FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Prepare to double your fears!
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT
SPREADS FEAR WITH MASTERS OF HORROR -
MICK GARRIS' "VALERIE ON THE STAIRS"
AND TOM HOLLAND'S "WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM"
Available on DVD August 14, 2007
TROY, MI (June 21, 2007) – August is one of the hottest months of the year. Now with the release of two separate
Masters of Horror episodes on DVD August 14th, it may also be the most chilling month. First time MOH director Tom Holland (
Fright Night, Child's Play) dips into childhood fears with "We All Scream for Ice Cream," while series creator and Co-Executive Producer Mick Garris stays ahead of the pack with his writers' block shocker "Valerie on the Stairs." SRP is set at $14.98 each.
Adapted by David J. Schow from John Farris' short story, "
We All Scream for Ice Cream" stars William Forsythe (
The Devil's Rejects) as Buster the Clown, a mentally challenged man who drives an ice cream truck. One day while on his daily route, a group of kids play a cruel prank, with tragic consequences. Years later the same group, now adults with families of their own are slowly being exterminated – by their own children. Buster and his ice cream truck have returned for the sweet revenge that will leave their children screaming for ice cream – and their parents screaming for mercy.
Adapted from a Clive Barker story, "
Valerie on the Stairs" stars Tyron Leitso ("
Dinotopia") as Rob Hanisee, an unpublished writer living at a commune for aspiring and broke novelists. While the rejection letters continue to pile up, Rob suspects that the house may be haunted by more than just the specters of failed authors. Valerie, a gorgeous but mysterious apparition appears in the hallways; Rob believes that he has found his muse, yet the ghost of this beautiful woman cries out in fear – from a beast in the walls who owns her body and soul. Tony Todd (
Candyman) and Christopher Lloyd (
Back to the Future) co-star.
TOM HOLLAND'S "WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM" scoops out the following delectable bonus features:
- Widescreen Presentation (1.77:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs
- Dolby Surround 2.0, Dolby Surround 5.1
- Audio commentary featuring Director Tom Holland and Writer David J. Schow
- Melt Down: The Scoop on the Visual and Make-up Effects
- Photo Gallery
- Screenplay (DVD-ROM)
- Sweet Revenge: The Making of We All Scream for Ice Cream
MICK GARRIS' "VALERIE ON THE STAIRS" steps up with such aspiring extras as:
- Widescreen Presentation (1.77:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs
- Spine Tingler: The Making of Valerie on the Stairs
- Jump Scare: Editing Valerie on the Stairs
- Audio commentary featuring Writer/Director Mick Garris
- Script (DVD-ROM)
- Photo Gallery
Premiering on the Showtime cable network in October 2005 to critical and public acclaim, each one-hour
Masters of Horror film elevates the genre to a new standard in terror, written and directed by some of the genre's leading practitioners.
The executive producers of
Masters of Horror are Morris Berger and Steve Brown; Starz Media's John W. Hyde; Industry Entertainment's Keith Addis and Andrew Deane; and Nice Guy Productions' Mick Garris. Reunion Pictures' Lisa Richardson and Tom Rowe are producers. Industry Entertainment's Adam Goldworm and Ben Browning are co-producers on the series.
Anchor Bay Entertainment is distributed by Starz Home Entertainment, a division of Starz Media. Starz Media, LLC, is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman, Anchor Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming -- including theatrical films -- and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.
Industry Entertainment Partners, a leading talent management and production company, has produced award-winning films including
sex, lies and videotape, Drugstore Cowboy, The Player, Requiem for a Dream, and
Quills.
MASTERS OF HORROR - TOM HOLLAND'S WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
Street Date: August 14, 2007
Run Time: 57 Minutes
Rating: Not Rated
SRP: $14.98
MASTERS OF HORROR - MICK GARRIS' VALERIE ON THE STAIRS
Street Date: August 14, 2007
Run Time: 60 Minutes
Rating: Not Rated
SRP: $14.98
