Satanic/Demonic

dir. Peter Hyams

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Schwarzenegger vs. the Devil at Y2K. Shout Factory picking up 90s action catalog.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Clive Barker

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Clive Barker's Cenobites. Arrow's release is the definitive version.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alan Smithee, Kevin Yagher

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The fourth Hellraiser, in space. Arrow has the whole franchise covered.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Takashi Shimizu

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Takashi Shimizu's Japanese horror. Arrow's announcement came alongside a pile of other re-releases, and people noted that Arrow keeps repackaging the same catalog. Japanese horror is getting a real moment in boutique 4K right now between Arrow, Eureka, and the Daiei Gothic sets.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes

S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. The 70s-style talk show horror with David Dastmalchian. The Umbrella release came with a VHS of the broadcast cut at $86 USD, which raised some eyebrows. A24 did a steelbook at $40 USD. Second Sight's limited edition is the one collectors are targeting. The AI-generated images controversy follows this film everywhere.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Clive Barker

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Clive Barker's detective horror from 1995. Thin current signal, but the original pressing has become an OOP target for people who missed it.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert Eggers

S-Tier Universal 4K. Eggers' 2024 Nosferatu, and the BFI 4K release became a controversy when the transfer turned out to be heavily processed with DNR and possible AI smoothing. OrbitDVD's social media went viral telling customers to stop asking them for refunds on a disc they didn't make. The Universal US steelbook from GRUV was pre-ordered in droves after the BFI debacle, and a second steelbook with better artwork and debossing followed.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Brandon Cronenberg

S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K with a 4.5 score. Brandon Cronenberg's body-horror thriller, and one of the most underrated horror films of the 2020s. Second Sight's limited edition had people double-dipping from the basic US release. Someone's copy from Diabolik came signed by the director unexpectedly. Green Room is getting the same Second Sight 4K treatment.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Carpenter

S-Tier StudioCanal 4K with a 4.5 score. Carpenter's second Apocalypse Trilogy entry. Scream Factory did a steelbook at $45 USD which people thought was too much, and the price eventually dropped to $34.99 USD. The StudioCanal 4-pack has better color accuracy but zero special features, while Scream Factory's has Atmos but messed up the colors.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Parker Finn

Paramount S-Tier 4K. The Atmos track on the Smile 2 disc is the reason to own this physically. Naomi Scott carries the sequel and most people think it's a step up from the first, though opinions split.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Michael Philippou, Danny Philippou

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Piers Haggard

After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal behavior.

88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. William Peter Blatty

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mark Robson

After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track down her sibling. But Mary gets drawn deeper into the mystery.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Rod Hardy

The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this state of superiority by drinking from the "blood cows" kept at the "dairy farm", and they try to get her to join them.

Indicator · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Demián Rugna

When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse, they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community.

Second Sight Films · Limited Edition

dir. Danny Boyle

A-Tier 4K. The Danny Boyle sequel got a strong steelbook release, and the visual callbacks to Dawn of the Dead are all over the film. Better on disc than the streaming version let on.

dir. Fede Álvarez

A-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Fede Alvarez's brutal Evil Dead remake. Scream Factory's horror catalog.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

dir. John Carpenter

A-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Carpenter on Mars with Ice Cube. Scream Factory's Carpenter catalog keeps growing.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ari Aster

A-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Ari Aster's debut horror. The dark house interiors test your display.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Parker Finn

Paramount's 4K for Smile looks solid, with the HDR doing good work in the darker scenes. The steelbook has been as low as $20 USD at Best Buy.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Luca Guadagnino

Shameless Films has a Collector's Edition 4K out March 30. Argento supervised the color timing, Dolby Vision, six hours of extras, serial numbered. Already sold out at Rare Waves. The problem is that Synapse had the cinematographer supervise their transfer and Argento has a different idea of what his film should look like. Worth waiting for comparison shots before buying it twice.

Imprint · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. James Wan

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

dir. Taylor Hackford

Shout! Factory put this out and it's making rounds again. Keanu, Pacino, Charlize Theron. The 4K is there for anyone who wants it.

Shout! Factory

dir. Sam Raimi

The Lionsgate 4K is out of print individually but still available in the Groovy Collection box with Evil Dead II and Ash vs Evil Dead. The standalone steelbook runs $40 USD on eBay if you can find one with a slip. Most people are telling newcomers to grab the box while it lasts since that's the cheapest path to both films in 4K.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. William Friedkin

Friedkin's A-Tier 4K from Warner Bros. still lands in reference disc conversations alongside the usual suspects. The practical effects and Karlin's score benefit from the higher bitrate in ways you wouldn't predict for a 1973 film.

Warner Bros.

dir. David Lynch

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Roman Polanski

Paramount's 4K got dragged for ugly cover artwork and the giant "FIRST TIME ON 4K ULTRA HD" banner. Polanski's name is conspicuously absent from the cover, which people noticed. The better deal is the Paramount Scares Volume 1 box set at roughly $10 USD per film. One thing to check before buying the standalone disc is whether it's the corrected version, because the original pressing had sync issues and a missing line of dialogue.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Andrew Fleming

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.

Shout! Factory

dir. Nia DaCosta

Sony steelbook for the Danny Boyle sequel, April 21 release. The first film's disc moved well and people are pre-ordering based on that alone.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook

dir. Seth Holt, Michael Carreras

Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying incidents, powerless against the forces of darkness, directed by Corbeck, that are taking possession of her body and soul to fulfill the ancient prophesy that Queen Tara will be resurrected to continue her reign of unspeakable evil.

StudioCanal · Collector's Edition

dir. Wes Craven

Kino Lorber 4K of the 1981 Wes Craven with a young Sharon Stone. The thread spent more time correcting blu-ray.com for burying Maren Jensen and Ernest Borgnine in favor of Stone's name than discussing the disc itself, but the buy intent is real.

Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Alvin Rakoff

Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Boorman

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

dir. Jeff Chan

A unique horror film told from the first-person perspective of Grace - a naive, virginal college freshman trying to deal with campus culture and her outgoing roommate as an evil entity takes over her body and unleashes chaos.

dir. Christopher Landon

Seventeen-year-old Jesse has been hearing terrifying sounds coming from his neighbor’s apartment, but when he turns on his camera and sets out to uncover their source, he encounters an ancient evil that won’t rest until it’s claimed his very soul.

dir. Rupert Wainwright

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

Altitude · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Sean Byrne

Second Sight 4K. Sean Byrne's Texas horror with Ethan Embry has had one physical release, the Scream Factory Blu-ray, and nothing since. Second Sight coming back from a long silence and leading with this one got a warm response on r/4kbluray. 'Wicked underrated movie, love it.'

Second Sight Films · Limited Edition

dir. Scott Derrickson

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

dir. John Hough

While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.

Spirit Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD