The Best of... Scream Factory Blu-rays!

Since 2012, small boutique label Scream Factory has released 200+ Horror & Genre movies onto Blu-ray, many of the in Collector's Editions, and many of them for the first time.

Not all of their releases have been home runs, but for the most part, the movies they give us look and sound great, and are jam-packed with supplements: new 1080p transfers; commentaries; interviews; documentaries; reversible cover art and slipcovers... it's clear that Scream Factory puts plenty of time and effort, and dare we say love, into their releases.

With Scream Factory announcing the release of four of our favorite movies of all-time (Manhunter, Nighthawks, Return of the Living Dead, and Session 9), we started thinking about how much we've loved the discs they've put out over the past few years, and we decided to make a list of what we believe to be the best of them.

• The Top Six section below actually has 9 movies in it, because we couldn't  decide which three to get rid of.
  
• Four of the movies in the Top Nine (Manhunter, Nighthawks, Return of the Living Dead, and Session 9) are available for pre-order only.
  
• The 36 Blu-rays listed below are only a small sampling of Scream Factory's catalogue, and they have plenty of other titles that are worth checking out.
  
• These are the best of them, though. According to us.

If you've yet to become familiar with the wonderful world of Scream Factory Blu-rays, then any of the movies in our Top Six will do you right, especially since there's nine of them. I wouldn't know which one to tell you to check out first, but I personally love my From Beyond, Prince of Darkness, and Halloween II discs. If Return of the Living Dead and Session 9 weren't just pre-orders, I'd say start there.

Below are the rest of the best of Scream Factory's Blu-ray releases. Keep in mind that no "Best of" list is ever perfect, but merely a solid starting point for anyone looking to watch some great flicks, and in this case, great flicks of a particular type.

*Most of the links go to Amazon so that you can stream or grab yourself a copy of the movies; our review of the movie (when applicable); or in the case of some of the older & more obscure titles, IMDB, because they simply aren't available to stream or purchase. 
 

The Best of… Italian Horror!

Bloody, exploitative, atmospheric, and far different than anything that was being released in the West at the time, Italian Horror movies made their mark on the Genre in the 70's & 80's. Names like Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Bava (Both Mario and Lamberto), Michele Soavi, Sergio Martino, and many more, each lent their own unique visions to the Genre, giving Horror fans some of the best Gialli, zombie, supernatural, and slasher films of all-time.

A big part of the charm of the Italian Horror films of old, was their lack in quality. Many of the plots made no sense; the acting was not very good at all; the dubbed English voices were more humorous than they were ever meant to be; and a great many Italian Horror movies had endings that involved freeze-frames that made absolutely no sense.

But damn, were they ever enjoyable on every other front.

If you're looking for a proper introduction to the world of Italian Horror, then any of the movies in our Top Six will do you right. We'd urge you to start with Deep Red, Suspiria, and The Beyond, as they are probably the "best" of them, but most of the movies below represent Italian Horror very well, each in their own way, so why not enjoy them all!

Also, be sure to check out our Women of Italian Horror post HERE.  

Below are the rest of the best movies that Italian Horror has to offer. Keep in mind that no "Best of" list is ever perfect, but merely a solid starting point for anyone looking to watch some great flicks, and in this case, great flicks of a particular type.

*Most of the links go to Amazon so that you can stream or grab yourself a copy of the movies; our review of the movie (when applicable); or in the case of some of the older & more obscure titles, IMDB, because they simply aren't available to stream or purchase.