14 Dark Force Entertainment 4K Ultra HD films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.
dir. Marina Sargenti
Dark Force #7 from 2024, the 1990 Karen Black and Rainbow Harvest mirror-horror that ran on cable for years. The 4K HDR scan is from the original 35mm camera negative, which this film has never had before. The glow-in-the-dark slipcover sold out fast, and the standard slipcase is the easier find now.
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dir. Lee Frost
Dark Force #4 from June 2023, native 4K from a fresh scan with HDR10 and a 300-copy limited slipcover. Lee Frost's 1975 blaxploitation is the kind of grindhouse title that usually gets a soft 2K master, so the native 4K route is the surprise. The slipcover edition is gone, the bare disc is what Dark Force is moving now.
dir. Brett Leonard
Dark Force #2 from February 2023, 2000 copies with a heavy slipcover that has a sculpted Dead Pit head you can feel in the dark. The 4K scan with new color correction is the kind of jump from Blu-ray you only get with low-budget 80s horror that nobody had ever scanned right. Glow slipcover is long gone, copies on the secondary market climb.
dir. Byron Quisenberry
Dark Force #1, the label's first 4K release in June 2023. Byron Quisenberry's 1981 SCREAM, also released as The Outing, predates the Wes Craven film by 15 years. 4K UHD only with no Blu-ray included, restored from the original 16mm camera negative. Sold out.
dir. Jerry Jameson
Dark Force #12 from January 2026, Jerry Jameson's 1971 directorial debut about a draft dodger and a hitchhiker stuck with mercenaries in Mexico. The 4K scan is from the only surviving 35mm interpositive and the disc is 4K UHD only with no Blu-ray included. Code Red did a 2015 webstore Blu-ray that's been hard to track down for years.
dir. Tony Giglio
Dark Force #13 from February 2026, finally giving David DeFalco's own 2005 home-invasion horror a 4K release after years of debate about whether the film should even exist. DeFalco runs Dark Force, so the title coming home to his label was eventual. 4K UHD plus Blu-ray combo.
dir. Jimmy Huston
Dark Force shipped Final Exam in March 2023 with a glossy bloody slipcover. Jimmy Huston's 1981 college slasher set during exam week, more interested in dragging out the pre-kill silences than the gore most slashers chased. The 4K UHD plus standard Blu-ray combo is the only HD release of any quality.
dir. William Fruet
Dark Force #14 just shipped after a replication delay pushed it from Black Friday preorder. Custom embossed limited edition slipcover, 4K UHD only with no Blu-ray included. The 1987 William Fruet creature feature originally released as Blue Monkey, re-titled Insect for this Dark Force release. Oversized killer bug loose in a hospital, the kind of 50s-style monster movie that needs the new scan more than it needs the bonus features.
dir. Paul Nicholas
Dark Force shipped Julie Darling in summer 2023, also known as Daughter of Death. Paul Nicholas's 1982 Canadian-German psychological horror with Anthony Franciosa and Sybil Danning. 4K UHD plus Blu-ray combo, framed at 1.66:1 to match the original aspect ratio.
dir. Alan Rudolph
Dark Force shipped Terror Circus on Black Friday 2024. Alan Rudolph's 1974 desert-horror under the Gerald Cormier pseudonym, also known as Nightmare Circus and Barn of the Naked Dead. 4K UHD plus Blu-ray combo with an embossed limited edition slipcover, restored from the 35mm interpositive.
dir. David Berlatsky
Dark Force #11 from early 2025 with a custom two-sided slipcover featuring a red-foiled pitchfork and rifle. David Berlatsky's 1977 revenge thriller with Gary Conway as a WWII veteran taking on a Georgia mob. The 4K UHD is from a new scan of the original 35mm camera negative.
dir. Bill Rebane
Dark Force shipped The Giant Spider Invasion in December 2024. Bill Rebane's 1975 Wisconsin-shot creature feature, the kind of film MST3K kept alive for two decades. 4K UHD only, region-free, native 4K from a fresh scan. The grain structure is what was missing from every prior HD pass.
dir. Paul Harrison
Dark Force #9 from June 2024 with an embossed glow-in-the-dark slipcover. Paul Harrison's 1974 horror-within-a-horror about a film crew shooting at a haunted house. The 4K is from a fresh scan of the 35mm camera negative with HDR10, paired with a Blu-ray bonus disc.
dir. Michael Fink
Dark Force #6 from November 2023. Michael Fink's 1976 blaxploitation with Johnnie Hill as a martial artist tracking a kidnapped sister, 4K UHD plus Blu-ray combo with a slipcover. The kind of regional grindhouse fare that gets one shot at HD survival.