10 Of The Best Upcoming 4K And Blu-Ray Horror Releases

Vinegar Syndrome continues to give great Shudder movies the physical media home they deserve. Good Madam, Jenna Cato Bass' psychological horror, is not only scary in a traditional manner, it also deals with the very real-life horrors of racism in post-apartheid South Africa, starring Chumisa Cosa as Tsidi, a single mother who moves back in with her mother Mavis (Nosipho Mtebe), a a live-in caregiver to an elderly white woman. Vinegar Syndrome's release of Good Madam comes with commentary with Cato Bass, with co-writer and co-producer Babalwa Baartman, and Cosa, as well as video interviews and booklet with new writing from Jourdain Searles.

Grab your copy of Good Madam here via Vin Syn.

Severin Films and producer/curator/author Kier-La Janisse are back with another set of female-focussed hidden horror gems, with the c. Included in this set are Butterfly Kiss (1995), Morgiana (1972), The Savage Eye (1959) and The Glass Ceiling (1971), all restored from original source elements and with 10+ combined hours of Special Features, including interviews, commentaries, short films, alternate scenes and much more. A must-have for psychotic women and fans of them alike!

Grab your copy of House of Psychotic Women Rarities Collection Volume 2 here via Severin.

It's been a pretty dry few years for Friday the 13th fans, but what with news of A24's Crystal Lake on the horizon and Arrow's new releases of two of the slasher franchise's most divisive entries, things are looking up. Released back in 1993, Adam Marcus' Jason Goes to Hell was not particularly well-received by critics, but has since been re-evaluated by fans and become something of a cult classic. No better time then for Arrow to give it a stacked physical media release, which includes brand new interviews with cast and crew,  a double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin and two cuts, the theatrical and unrated.

Pre-order Jason Goes to Hell right here for release on May 19.

If you're grabbing Jason Goes to Hell, you might as well also grab Arrow's release of the similarly beloved and unfairly maligned Jason X – the one where the hulking masked maniac gets blasted into space. Arrow's Jason X is a similarly stacked release, coming with a ton of cast and crew interviews, commentaries, documentaries and much more.

Pre-order Jason X right here for release on May 19.

Released in 2002, Lucky McKee's May stars Angela Bettis as the titular character, a socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and an obsession with perfection, who descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands. In the years since release, May has become an icon for sad, mad girls everywhere, well deserving of being spine #32 in the Vestron Video Collector’s Series. Featuring brand new artwork from Matt Ryan Tobin, May comes with commentaries, interviews and bits and pieces from the set of the cult classic.

Pre-order May here ahead of its (fitting) May 13 release.

Steven Soderbergh's unconventional ghost story Presence stands out for being told entirely from the POV of a specter haunting a family (Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang and Eddy Maday) who have recently moved into a new property.  The haunting release is well worth adding to your physical media collection, and if you're not already convinced, maybe reading Jordan Hoffman's glowing review for FANGORIA will help.

Pre-order Presence here for a May 20 release.

John Frankenheimer's 1979 eco-horror Prophecy is an eerily relevant tale of what happens when you don't respect Mother Nature. Although not widely appreciated upon release, like so many horror movies of this time, Prophecy has gone on to become something of a cult classic among newer generations, with even Quentin Tarantino saying he has “a soft spot in [his] heart for this stupid ass movie”. Kino Lorber's release comes from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative, and includes a new audio commentary and interviews with cast and crew.

Pre-order Prophecy here for a May 20 release.

Aldo Lado's 1971 giallo Short Night of Glass Dolls is a twisty, turny, sinister mystery that's essential viewing for fans of Eyes Wide Shut, with a killer soundtrack from the maestro himself, Ennio Morricone. 88 Films' release comes with a host of new special features including commentaries, video essays, interviews and all new artwork by Graham Humphreys.

Grab your copy of Short Night of Glass Dolls right here.

A true hidden gem, Korean horror Suddenly in the Dark gets a brand new 4K restoration done by the Korean Archive and in UHD with HDR by Terror Vision. The Deluxe Edition may be sold out, but the Standard Edition is still well worth grabbing due this film's cult status. The 1981 thriller by Ko Young-nam follows middle aged housewife Seon-hee who starts to have suspicions about her young and virile new housemaid, Mi-ok. And that's before the creepy doll even comes into play.

Pre-order Suddenly in the Dark here for release later this month.

Jaume Collet-Serra's latest chiller gave Blumhouse another horror hit on their hands earlier this year. If you didn't get the chance to see it in theaters and add to that grossing, it's well worth your time grabbing the film on physical media. Danielle Deadwyler (Till, The Harder They Fall) stars as Ramona, a woman crippled by grief and haunted by a mysterious woman (Okwui Okpokwasili) who has suddenly taken up residence in her yard. Frights follow.

Pre-order The Woman in the Yard here for a May 27 release.