Splatter/Gore movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. Lewis Teague
S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. A new release coming May 19 through Diabolik. 80s creature feature with a devoted following.
Scream Factory
dir. Lucio Fulci
S-Tier Cauldron Films 4K. Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy entry. Cauldron has been doing solid work with Italian horror on 4K. Diabolik DVD had the preorder and it sold through fast.
Cauldron Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. George A. Romero
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Zack Snyder
S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Zack Snyder's fast zombies remake. Scream Factory's horror catalog.
Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Lamberto Bava
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.
Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Adam B. Stein, Zach Lipovsky
S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The latest Final Destination. Warner's horror franchise.
Warner Bros. · 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. 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.
dir. Ti West
S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. Ti West's third film in the X trilogy. People are holding out for either a steelbook or a trilogy box set. A German steelbook from Capelight exists with embossing. Second Sight has the limited edition for UK collectors. The X/Pearl/MaXXXine collector conversation is mostly about completing the set rather than this film individually.
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.
dir. Anthony Perkins
S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The third Psycho, directed by Anthony Perkins himself. No relevant collector discussion around the 4K specifically.
dir. Chris McKay
The Walmart steelbook got attention for its artwork, and not in a good way. Multiple comments flagged it as AI-generated art, with spider legs that don't add up. The film itself is fun but lightweight, and most people paired it with Nosferatu as a double feature pick rather than buying it on its own merits.
Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Kevin Greutert
Between the events of Saw and Saw II, a desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for an experimental medical procedure, only to discover the entire operation is a scam — and turns the tables on the con artists in his signature way.
Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Scream Factory's S-Tier 4K of the controversial Santa slasher. The Imprint Parts 1 + 2 special edition is a massive package that surprised buyers with its size. The Lionsgate steelbook at over $50 USD got pushback on pricing. A seasonal purchase that reliably sells every October and December.
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. Alexandre Aja
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.
dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy janitor at the local health club, is cast into a vat of toxic waste and transformed into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength.
dir. Ron Underwood
Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.
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. Frank Henenlotter
A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Shot on the cheap in early 80s New York. The source material means the 4K isn't going to look like a modern film, but Arrow did what they could with it.
A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.
dir. Sam Raimi
A-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Sam Raimi's return to horror. Scream Factory's treatment.
dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
A-Tier Paramount 4K. Paul Anderson's space horror. The production design in HDR is the reason to buy this disc.
dir. Lee Cronin
A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The 2023 Evil Dead entry. Arrow has the UK 4K.
dir. Paul Morrissey
A-Tier Vinegar Syndrome 4K. Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol's Frankenstein with Udo Kier. Vinegar Syndrome released it well.
Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Jeremy Saulnier
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
dir. Marina de Van
After a disfiguring leg injury, a young woman develops an unsettling secret relationship with her own body in which pain is pleasure, mutilation is love and hungers of the flesh have a mind of their own.
Radiance Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
A-Tier Lionsgate 4K. The Saw franchise revival entry. Mostly appears in Saw completionist collections and in Walmart steelbook stock lists. Not a title people seek out individually, but franchise collectors keep it in rotation around Halloween.
dir. Franck Khalfoun
A-Tier Blue Underground 4K. The 2012 Elijah Wood remake shot almost entirely in first person. Blue Underground's HDR transfer is well-liked, and the disc has been found at McKay's for around $20 USD with slip.
Blue Underground · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Andrzej Żuławski
A-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. Zulawski's 1981 horror with Isabelle Adjani. The Second Sight limited edition sold out at OrbitDVD within hours. There are questions about the quality of different 4K transfers, since the French version had poor gamma and an extreme blue push. Second Sight's version and the Umbrella release are the ones collectors are weighing.
dir. Roy Ward Baker
The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracula is resurrected. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one... loved to death by Dracula's mistress. But after they discover his blood-drained corpse in Dracula's castle necropolis, the Vampire Lord's lustful vengeance begins.
dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Universal A-Tier 4K. McAvoy's performance is the reason people own this. The 4K steelbook pairs nicely with Unbreakable and Glass for the trilogy shelf, and collectors who own all three tend to admit Glass is the weak link. The 3.5 score reflects an early Universal disc that's fine but not a showpiece.
Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Damien Leone
A maniacal clown named Art terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.
A year after the Miles County massacre, Art the Clown is resurrected by a sinister entity and returns to hunt down teenage Sienna and her younger brother Jonathan on Halloween night.
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their lives. As the holiday season approaches, Art returns to turn their Christmas cheer into a new nightmare.
dir. Tarsem Singh
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
dir. Tobe Hooper
A radio host is victimised by the notorious cannibal family while a former Texas Marshal hunts them.
dir. Ruben Fleischer
Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
dir. Lloyd Kaufman
A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its mirror image, Amortville. While Toxie is trapped in the mirror dimension, Tromaville comes under the control of his evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender.
dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
The chilling Jigsaw killer returns. When a gruesome murder victim surfaces with his trademark methods, Detective Eric Matthews discovers that being caught is merely another piece of Jigsaw's intricate puzzle.
Lionsgate · Steelbook
Jigsaw has disappeared. While detectives scramble to locate him, two unwitting victims become the latest pawns in his vicious game.
Despite Jigsaw's death, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game to save the lives of two colleagues.
Toxie travels to Japan to find his father while the evil corporation Apocalypse Inc. attempts to take over Tromaville in his absence.
Desperate to raise money for surgery to restore his blind fiancee's eyesight, Toxie accepts a job with the evil multinational corporation Apocalypse Inc., unknowingly working for the Devil himself.
dir. Romano Scavolini
A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares is released from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.
dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky
Severin's 4K lacks HDR by Jodorowsky's explicit request. He felt the color grade would not be truly director-approved with HDR applied, and Severin respected that. The disc delivers the color work at 4K resolution alone. Collectors are more excited about the packaging and the included CD soundtrack than the technical specs. The real demand in Jodorowsky circles is for Holy Mountain and El Topo in 4K.
Severin Films · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Robert Hall
After his gruesome encounter with a girl, and being outmatched by his own assistant, ChromeSkull resurges with a horrifying massacre of his own.
Limited Edition
Scream Factory 4K plus Blu-ray on June 16. Romero's third Dead film has been waiting for a proper 4K release and this is it.
dir. John Alan Schwartz
What question has plagued mankind more than the mystery—and terror—of death? This forbidden pursuit has driven Dr. Frances B. Gröss to the brink of madness, but in his obsession, he has amassed a uniquely comprehensive collection of films that depict life in its final, grueling moments. From the savagery of cold-blooded murder to the perverse realities of war, tragic accidents, and the everyday lives of those who collect, dissect, and bury the dead, this descent into morbidity lays bare a truth that all of us will one day face.
dir. Allan Holzman
In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.
88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray (Restored)
dir. Xavier Gens
A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
Second Sight Films · 4K Ultra HD
A young girl wakes up in a casket with a head injury and no memory of her identity. She quickly realizes she was abducted by a serial killer and she must fight to survive.
dir. Kevin Connor
Shout Factory Collector's Edition 4K is the one to get. The transfer is a real step up from the old Blu-ray with better detail in the night scenes and natural skin tones. A Walmart-exclusive steelbook dropped in January with different artwork that people really did not like, one person compared it to a Halloween Horror Nights house. A wider steelbook release hits May 12 through Gruv CA. The extras are good too, making-of doc and interviews with the director and cinematographer.
Shout! Factory · Collector's Edition
dir. Johannes Roberts
Lucy, a college student, along with her friends, spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.
Paramount Pictures · 4K Ultra HD
dir. Russell Mulcahy
A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembered corpses along with perversely ironic biblical quotes.
Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition
dir. György Pálfi
Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a glutton who grows up to be a champion speed eater. He produces a child who becomes obsessed with taxidermy.
dir. David Blue Garcia
After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.
Vinegar Syndrome · Limited Edition
dir. Marcus Nispel
After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.
The financially strained and increasingly desperate, Lester Parsons concocts a brilliant get-rich-quick scheme; cruise the lonely hearts ads for rich women to fleece. Too bad then, that Lester’s also a psychotic cannibal who enjoys mutilating these lovelorn souls, via his trusty chainsaw, and using their flesh for his dinner. When a copycat killer threatens to bring him down, Lester must do all he can to prevent this new killer’s sloppy work from ruining them both.
dir. Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly
A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
dir. Rob Schmidt
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.
