"We are very proud to present these films that feature the most talented, up and coming directors who work in our favorite genre. With Ghost House Underground, we have the opportunity to present these distinctive horror films to a discerning and enthusiastic audience." – Sam Raimi
“These films all embody the independent spirit of Ghost House Underground. They maintain the quality that people expect from a Ghost House release and I feel strongly that we will be seeing more from these filmmakers in the future.” – Rob Tapert
GHOSTHOUSE UNDERGROUND is back!
SEVENTH MOON
OFFSPRING
THE THAW
THE CHILDREN
Street Date: 10/6/09
Order Date: 9/9/09
DVD SRP: $19.98 each
Blu-ray Disc SRP: $29.99 each
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Lionsgate brings the newest Ghost House Underground releases – Seventh Moon, Offspring, The Thaw and The Children – to DVD and Blu-ray Disc just in time for Halloween. These terrifying tales are handpicked by the most trusted names in horror, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, the creative forces behind The Evil Dead franchise and Drag Me to Hell. Each title will be sold separately and will be available on October 6, 2009 for the suggested retail price of $19.98 each for DVD and $29.99 each on Blu-ray.
The films include:
SEVENTH MOON SYNOPSIS:
Seventh Moon “will send chills down your spine…” (Dread Central.com). Director Eduardo Sanchez, winner of the 1999 Cannes Film Festival Award of Youth for The Blair Witch Project, “returns with a brilliantly conceived and executed supernatural thriller” (Fantastic Fest). According to an ancient Chinese myth, on the full moon of the seventh lunar month, the gates of hell open and the dead are freed to roam among the living. While honeymooning in China, a young newlywed couple takes part in a sacred event that honors these spirits. Unfortunately their enthusiasm borders on mockery and their disagreeable charm ends in angry glances among the locals. As night falls, their tour guide abandons them in a desolate field. What they thought was a joke is becoming far too real as they fight to survive the night of the Seventh Moon.
*DVD/BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
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Audio commentary with writer/director Eduardo Sanchez and actress Amy Smart
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“Ghosts of Hong Kong: The Making of Seventh Moon” featurette
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“The Pale Figures” featurette
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“Mysteries of the Seventh Lunar Month” featurette
*Subject to change
CAST
Amy Smart Crank 2 High Voltage, Mirrors, Crank, The Butterfly Effect, Just Friends
Tim Chiou The Wizard of Gore, TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” TV’s “Southland”
Dennis Chan Knock Off, Kickboxer, Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
OFFSPRING SYNOPSIS:
They Hunt in Packs. They Feed on Flesh. They prey on innocence. They are back with a vengeance and an insatiable appetite for human flesh. Their time has come – again. Based on the acclaimed novel and adapted for the screen by bestselling author Jack Ketchum, Offspring follows the survivors of a brutal flesh-eating clan that has re-surfaced in the once sleepy town of Dead River, Maine. The locals are in for a rude awakening when they realize it’s the same pack that the sheriff thought he killed off a decade ago. Just when they thought the nightmare was over, they’re about to discover that the fight for their lives has only just begun. The film was included in the Fangoria Weekend of Horror and Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear.
*DVD/BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
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Audio commentary with writer Jack Ketchum, director/producer Andrew Van Den Houten and producer/cinematographer William M. Miller
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“Progeny: The Birth of Offspring” featurette
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Webisodes
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Photo gallery
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Printable script
*Subject to change
CAST
Amy Hargreaves Michael Clayton, Delirious, TV’ “Law & Order,” TV’s “The Unusuals”
Art Hindle Porky’s, TV’s “Paradise Falls,” TV’s “Beverly Hills, 90210”
Erick Kastel TV’s “What About Brian,” Headspace, Casting Adrift, Ghostlight
Spencer List TV’s “Fringe,” TV’s “The Wonder Pets,” TV’s “Saturday Night Live”
Pollyanna McIntosh Land of the Lost, Sex and Death 101, Headspace, TV’s “Taggart”
Andrew Elvis Miller The Broken Hearts Club, Red Sands, Falling Up
Tommy Nelson Then She Found Me, The Ten, The Good Shepherd
THE THAW SYNOPSIS:
Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) stars as a renowned environmental advocate, Dr. David Kruipen, who discovers the real horror of global warming in the frightening new film The Thaw. When Dr. Kruipen discovers the carcass of a woolly mammoth in a polar ice cap, he helms a team of four bright ecology students and leads them in a research mission at a remote Arctic station. The group uncovers information beyond their wildest dreams…and nightmares…when a pre-historic parasite revives and searches for a new warm-blooded host. Now, infected, the unsuspecting students are forced to choose between a quarantine that will result in their burial ground or a global epidemic.
DVD/BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
*Subject to change
CAST
Val Kilmer Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Déjà vu, Wonderland, Heat, Batman Forever, Top Gun
Martha MacIsaac The Last House on the Left, Superbad, Ice Princess
Aaron Ashmore The Skulls II, TV’s “Smallville,” TV’s “Veronica Mars”
Kyle Schmid The Covenant, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, A History of Violence
Steph Song War, Dim Sum Funeral, Waiting in Beijing, Everything’s Gone Green
Viv Leacock Are We There Yet?, Freddy vs. Jason, I Spy, TV’s “Psych”
THE CHILDREN SYNOPSIS:
You brought them into the world. They will take you out. A family anticipates a Christmas filled with sledding, laughter and hot cocoa as they head to their vacation home in the secluded backcountry. The holiday cheer takes a fast turn for the worst after a mysterious flu-like virus sweeps through the kids. One by one the children become deadly. Amidst the suspicion, mayhem and murder, the parents must fight for survival against their own twisted offspring. The Children was declared “relentless, primal horror” (Guardian), a “taboo shattering movie” (Time Out), “Village of the Damned for the 21st Century” (IGN.com) and Steve Niles, author of the graphic novel 30 Days of Night says, “I will never go near a playground again!”
DVD/BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
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Deleted scenes
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“The Making of The Children” featurette
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“Shooting on Location” featurette
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“Paul Hyett Talks Prosthetics” featurette
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“Snow Set Design” featurette
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“Inside Tom Shankland’s On Set Lair” featurette
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“Working with The Children” featurette
*Subject to change
CAST
Eva Birthistle Nightwatching, Imagine Me & You, Breakfast on Pluto, BBC’s “Trust”
Stephen Campbell Moore The Bank Job, The History Boys, Amazing Grace, Bright Young Things
Eva Sayer Dean Spanley, BBC’s “EastEnders,” BBC’s “Lewis”
Jeremy Sheffield Last Chance Harvey, Miss Conception, The Wedding Date, Creep
Rachel Shelley Gray Matters, Seeing Other People, Showtime’s “The L Word”
Hannah Tointon Just My Luck, BBC’s “Hollyoaks,” Sky TV’s “Dream Team”
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: Seventh Moon, The Children: 2008
Offspring, The Thaw: 2009
Title Copyright: Seventh Moon: 2008 Seventh Moon Partners LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Offspring: 2009 Modern Offspring, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The Thaw: 2009 Thaw Productions Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Children: 2008 The Day Distribution Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Home Entertainment Premiere
Rating: Seventh Moon: R for language and violence/terror
Offspring: R for strong bloody violence and gore, disturbing situations, language, nudity and some
sexuality
The Thaw: R for violence, disturbing images, language and brief sexuality
The Children: R for disturbing bloody violent content, terror, language and brief drug use
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Closed Captioned: DVD: English Closed Captioned
Blu-ray: English SDH
Subtitles: English and Spanish
DVD Format: Seventh Moon, Offspring: 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1)
The Thaw: 16x9 Widescreen (2.35:1)
The Children: 16x9 Widescreen (1.85:1)
Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition Widescreen
Feature Running Time: Seventh Moon: 87 minutes
Offspring: 79 minutes
The Thaw: 94 minutes
The Children: 85 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray Audio Status: 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio
For artwork and additional information on this release, e-mail Elizabeth Atler at Elizabeth_atler@bhimpact.com.
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