With our fifth installment of “an essential series of Euro-Gothic tastiness” (Mondo Digital), Severin returns to the cemeteries, catacombs and cobwebbed castles of Spanish cinema for an all-new exploration of Gothic Horror excellence with 4 uncut classics on 5 discs: In the North American Disc Premiere of 1964’s STRANGE VOYAGE, director Fernando Fernán Gómez crafts a macabre true-crime shocker featuring a poignant performance by none other than Jess Franco. The disturbing 1971 drama EXORCISM’S DAUGHTER is presented in its complete U.S. Version – now featuring the infamous orgy sequence – as well as the original Spanish Version LAS MELANCÓLICAS, both on disc for the first time ever. THE DRACULA SAGA is 1973’s grisly reinvention of vampiric damnation from the legendary León Klimovsky, uncut in North America for the first time ever. And in 1985’s acclaimed THE TURN OF THE SCREW, controversial director Eloy de la Iglesia adapts Henry James’ classic novella with a startling psychosexual twist. Each film in this collection has been scanned from original camera negatives or archival 35mm prints, with 10+ combined hours of new audio commentaries, video essays, interview featurettes and more. DANZA MACABRA VOLUME FIVE: THE SPANISH GOTHIC COLLECTION is now available for pre-order at The Severin Webstore. In addition, all four previous volumes of DANZA MACABRA will be available for 50% off SRLP through June 8th.

STRANGE VOYAGE

In 1964, renowned novelist, playwright and actor Fernando Fernán Gómez directed his most controversial film, “a truly remarkable” (Cinemagavia) gothic horror black comedy based on a shocking true crime, condemned by government censors upon its release and featuring a surprisingly poignant performance by none other than Jess Franco: In an old dark house on the outskirts of a rural village, a matriarch cruelly bullies her two childlike adult siblings. But when dread leads to murder, will repression and deceit bring about the most depraved acts of all? Carlos Larrañaga (THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION), Tota Alba (STRANGE LOVE OF THE VAMPIRES), Lina Canalejas (BLOOD HUNT) and María Luisa Ponte (EUGENIE) co-star in this “masterpiece of artistic subversion” (The Postmodern Pelican), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative with over 2 hours of new Special Features.

Disc 1: STRANGE VOYAGE Special Features:

Audio Commentary With Dr. Adrian Smith, Co-Author Of Norman J. Warren: Gentleman Of Terror
A ‘Rara Avis’ Duo – Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival, On Fernando Fernán Gómez & Jess Franco
The Multifaceted Mind Of Fernando Fernán Gómez – Filmmaker Helena de Llanos On The Work And Legacy Of Her Grandfather
Facing The Sun: STRANGE VOYAGE’s Promise Of Broken Dreams – Video Essay By Andy Marshall-Roberts, Host Of The Nasty Pasty Podcast
Trailer

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 92 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

EXORCISM’S DAUGHTER

What was deceptively marketed in North America as an EXORCIST rip-off is in fact one of Spain’s most unsettling genre films of the ‘70s: Driven to madness by a horrific childhood trauma, a young woman (Analía Gadé of IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE) is committed to a brutal insane asylum from which there may be no escape. Francisco Rabal (SORCERER, DAGON), Espartaco Santoni (THE FEAST OF SATAN) and Helga Liné (THE VAMPIRES NIGHT ORGY) co-star in this “disturbing” (Mondo Digital) gothic drama written and directed by Rafael Moreno Alba (DREAM KISS), presented in its original Spanish Version LAS MELANCÓLICAS scanned in 4K from the original camera negative plus the complete U.S. Version (also known as THE HOUSE OF INSANE WOMEN) with additional footage – including the infamous inmate orgy sequence – now sourced from an archival 35mm print, with over 2 hours of new Special Features.

Disc 2-3: EXORCISM’S DAUGHTER Special Features:

Disc 2: Spanish Version + Special Feature

Trailer

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 111 mins
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Disc 3: U.S. Version + Special Features

Audio Commentary With Matt Rogerson, Author Of The Vatican Versus Horror Movies And Fulci’s Inferno: Faith In The Films Of A Horror And Giallo Auteur
A Film That Stands Apart – An Appreciation By Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival
Madwoman In The Attic: EXORCISM’S DAUGHTER And The Female Gothic – Video Essay By Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 96 mins
Audio: English Mono
Subtitles: English SDH
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

THE DRACULA SAGA

From famed director León Klimovsky (THE NIGHT OF THE WALKING DEAD, THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK) comes the daring gothic shocker hailed as “one of the most original vampire films in Spanish horror cinema” (Cine Maldito): When Dracula’s pregnant granddaughter (Tina Sáinz) and her upstanding husband (Tony Isbert of TRAGIC CEREMONY) arrive at the Count’s castle, it will birth a nightmare of profane seduction, ancestral damnation and inconceivable vampiric carnage. Helga Liné (THE LORELEY’S GRASP), María Kosty (NIGHT OF THE SEAGULLS) and Narciso Ibáñez Menta (THE BEAST MUST DIE) co-star in this “bizarre Spanish gem” (Bloody Pit of Horror) co-written by Emilio Martínez Lázaro (CAKE OF BLOOD) and Juan Tébar (THE LEGEND OF BLOOD CASTLE), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative with over 2 hours of new Special Features.

Disc 4: THE DRACULA SAGA Special Features:

​​Audio Commentary With Rod Barnett And Troy Guinn, Film Historians/Co-Hosts Of NaschyCast
Klimovsky’s Vampires – An Appreciation By Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival
The Spanish Hammer: The Rise And Fall Of Profilmes – Interview With Profilmes Production And Sales Executive Lluís Ferrando
Inheritance As Horror: Blood, Tradition And The Gothic In THE DRACULA SAGA – Video Essay By Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness
Trailer

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 92 mins
Audio: English Mono, Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English SDH, English
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

THE TURN OF THE SCREW

From Eloy de la Iglesia – writer/director of such controversial classics as CANNIBAL MAN, THE GLASS CEILING, NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM, NAVAJEROS and EL PICO – comes the startling 1985 adaptation of Henry James’ classic novella of gothic horror: After dropping out of seminary, a spiritually conflicted young man (Pedro Mari Sánchez of CREATION OF THE DAMNED) is hired to teach a pair of wealthy orphans in their remote seaside mansion. But when he begins to believe that the estate is haunted by the ghost of the previous cruel caretaker, it will unlock an ordeal of lost innocence, forbidden desire and immoral terror. Queta Claver (THE PRIEST) co-stars in this provocative shocker – “a thoughtful drama with shades of SALÒ” (Beyond Boundaries) – now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over 3 hours of new Special Features.

Disc 5: THE TURN OF THE SCREW Special Features:

Audio Commentary With Matt Rogerson, Author Of The Vatican Versus Horror Movies And Fulci’s Inferno: Faith In The Films Of A Horror And Giallo Auteur
Repression And Tragedy – An Appreciation By Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival
One In Four Hundred – Interview With Actor Asier Hernández
The Role Of My Dreams – Interview With Actress Cristina Goyanes
Head Full Of Phantoms – Video Essay By Xavier Aldana Reyes, Author Of Spanish Gothic: National Identity, Collaboration And Cultural Adaptation
Trailer

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 118 mins
Audio: Spanish/Basque Mono
Subtitles: English
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

The Witchcraft franchise is crawling back from the grave — and it’s bringing Eric Roberts with it.

The Oscar-nominated actor (Runaway Train, The Dark Knight, Babylon) has officially joined the cast of Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light, the newest installment in the long-running horror franchise. But this isn’t the campy direct-to-video horror fans may remember. Director Carissa Pierson and writer Andrew Pierson are taking the series into much darker territory with a brutal found-footage nightmare soaked in occult lore, ritual sacrifice and psychological terror.

Set deep within the forests of North Carolina, Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light follows a paranormal investigation crew documenting the legend of a cursed lantern connected to an ancient cult known as The Children of the Hollow. As the crew digs deeper into the region’s disturbing past, they uncover ties to a sadistic exiled priest and a series of rituals inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins. What starts as a ghost hunt quickly devolves into something far more violent and inescapable.

Roberts joins a cast that also includes Andrew Pierson (A Soldier’s Descent), Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5), Kato Kaelin (American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson), Kristina Lafser (The Last Sleepover) and original Halloween actress Sandy Johnson.

The filmmakers describe the project as a slow-burn descent into dread inspired by the realism of modern found-footage horror while still embracing the franchise’s supernatural roots. Expect ritual sacrifice, deteriorating sanity, blood-soaked ceremonies and footage the crew was never meant to capture.

“This film isn’t just another sequel — it’s a descent into something far more disturbing and atmospheric,” director Carissa Pierson said. “We wanted to create a horror experience that feels raw, immersive and genuinely unsettling. Bringing Eric Roberts into this world adds another layer of intensity that horror fans are going to love. And this is only the beginning — fans can expect more major cast announcements very soon.”

Launched in 1988, the Witchcraft series became one of horror’s longest-running franchises with sequels spanning multiple decades. The Lanterne of Light aims to reinvent the mythology for a new generation while digging deeper into the occult history behind the cursed lantern at the center of the story.

Production is currently underway.

It started with Attack of the Corn Zombies.

It continued with Return of the Corn Zombies.

Be part of the final chapter:

Revenge of the Corn Zombies. Six years after the outbreak, survivors have found refuge in an abandoned sanatorium. As life appears to return to normal a new threat from the undead will leave them fighting for their survival. What started as a low budget, slightly campy late 1960s zombie story in the first movie, evolved into more suspense with a creepy atmosphere and visceral kills in the second movie. It’s time to finish the Corn Zombies story in the third movie with evolution of the zombies, increased psychological tension, and more gory practical effects in a dilapidated location that has become home for the survivors. Instinct was only the beginning Be part of this final apocalyptic zombie movie from Acrostar Productions that explores whether humanity will survive by joining the Crowdfundr campaign at https://crowdfundr.com/cornzombies.

Join us TODAY! This is your last chance to become part of the Corn Zombies trilogy with a team dedicated to bringing nothing but the best to the big screen. Whether in front of or behind the camera, we appreciate you! https://crowdfundr.com/cornzombies

DIRECTED BY Steve Hermann

PRODUCER Ann Myrna

SFX MAKEUP by Beth Metcalf and Marcus Koch

Distributed by BayView Entertainment

Revenge of the Corn Zombies is being filmed in July 2026 at the haunted Indiana State Sanatorium. During filming, a paranormal investigation is being conducted by Spiritual and Haunted. A crowdfunding campaign offers ways for fans to become involved in the movie, from IMDB credit to screen-used props and acting perks.

Following the streaming success of the hit independent horror anthology film At Death’s Door (2025) on Tubi, indie filmmaker and rock musician Frank Palangi has officially launched production and a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe for the highly anticipated sequel, At Death’s Door 2. Distributed in partnership with Cinema Epoch, the sequel aims to deliver an even higher caliber of spine-tingling indie horror to global streaming audiences.

Now on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100045465/at-death-s-door

The original At Death’s Door—adapted from author Christopher Pelton’s short story collection Toe in the Water—captivated audiences with its grim, atmospheric look at how ordinary, everyday choices can lead characters face-to-face with mortality.

Production on At Death’s Door 2 has officially commenced, with the film’s first anthology segment already completed. Palangi Films is turning to the horror community and indie film supporters to raise the vital capital needed to complete the remaining segments. Funds from the campaign will directly cover essential production costs, including:

Advanced special effects and makeup engineering

Upgraded cinematography equipment and lighting rigs

High-quality location scouting and set decoration

Post-production editing, sound mixing, and color grading

Exclusive Perks for Backers

To reward the community for supporting grassroots horror, Frank Palangi is offering unique perks for campaign contributors. Donors will receive:

On-Screen Credits: Every contributor will receive an official, permanent “Special Thanks” credit listed in the movie’s end scroll.

Behind-the-Scenes Access: Regular updates directly from the set as the practical effects and segments are filmed throughout the summer.

How to Support

The campaign is currently live. Horror fans and independent cinema advocates can read the director’s mission statement, track the funding progress, and make a contribution directly through the official At Death’s Door 2 GoFundMe Project Page. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-create-at-deaths-door-2-an-indie-horror-film

Dragon Studios has officially announced the production of THE BAT, a gothic World War I horror epic currently filming on location in the United Kingdom. The ambitious feature serves as the official launchpad for the DRagonSTUDIOS Dark Universe, an interconnected cinematic world where literary monsters, occult masterminds, and legendary villains collide in the shadows of history.

Set against the gritty, atmospheric backdrop of wartime London, The Bat follows Dawson Clade (played by Steven Craine), a British aristocratic war veteran who returns from the trenches haunted by impossible horrors and the devastating loss of his closest friend. When a wave of terror grips the city, Clade transforms into the ultimate masked vigilante: THE BAT. Utilizing fear, technology, and brutal ingenuity, he wages a one-man war against an alliance of iconic adversaries, including Dracula, Moriarty, mad scientists, and a twisted Harlequin in a dark, stylized reimagining of classic pulp mythology.

The film boasts an elite ensemble cast of cult cinema icons and veteran character actors, including:

Bai Ling (The Crow, Dumplings)

Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, Runaway Train)

Steven Craine (The Bat) as Dawson Clade / The Bat

Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill)

The Bat is the first milestone in an aggressive production slate for Dragon Studios as it cements its footprint in major horror properties. Concurrently in production are two highly anticipated expansions of legendary horror franchises: Trash’s Revenge, expanding The Return of the Living Dead universe, and All American Horror Reimagined, a fresh nightmare expanding the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TCM) universe.

Further details regarding teaser trailers, promotional stills, and distribution release dates for The Bat will be shared by the studio in the coming months.

The Bat on Cinebacker: https://cinebacker.com/product/the-bat/

MOCKBUSTER is a hilarious and heartfelt Australian documentary that plunges into the eccentric, fast-and-loose filmmaking world of The Asylum, the infamous B-movie studio behind Sharknado. Fresh off of a successful festival run, MOCKBUSTER will be opening in theaters and on digital platforms beginning JULY 10th — just in time for shark week.

With a once-promising film career flattened to corporate video gigs, director Anthony Frith decides to shoot his shot — literally — by pitching himself to The Asylum to direct a lost-world dinosaur epic. Against all reason, the studio famous for its guilty-pleasure exploitation films, says yes. What follows is a madcap production of The Land That Time Forgot in suburban Adelaide, shot in just six days on a budget that could generously be described as “aspirational.”

Frith isn’t just directing the The Land That Time Forgot — he’s also helming the behind-the-scenes documentary that is MOCKBUSTER, capturing the beautiful mess of full-blown B-movie filmmaking. Between demanding LA executives, a game but bewildered cast, and his own self-doubt, the pressure builds. What emerges is not just a chronicle of chaotic production, but an unexpectedly tender portrait of chasing the dream through the absurd hustle of genre filmmaking — and finding a different kind of success behind the scenes.

Throughout the shoot, Frith navigates the gloriously chaotic orbit of Asylum producer Brendan Petrizzo and studio Founders David Rimawi, David Latt, and Paul Bales, as he attempts to keep a prehistoric adventure afloat amid rubber dinosaurs, last-minute rewrites, and caffeinated panic.

Though often written off as Hollywood’s B-movie renegades, The Asylum’s success is no laughing matter. Over two decades, the company has built a global empire of low-budget, high-concept hits, spawning international franchises (Sharknado alone became a cultural phenomenon), countless “mockbusters,” and a business model that’s as improbable as it is effective.

Co-written by Frith and Sandy Cameron, and produced by David Elliot-Jones, Cameron, and Naomi Ball, MOCKBUSTER is supported by Screen Australia, with the South Australian Film Corporation and Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund, in association with VicScreen. MOCKBUSTER was selected for highly-competitive national funding — proving Australia’s thriving documentary scene and commitment to sharing diverse stories. Executive Producers are Tickled filmmaker David Farrier, Nick Savva, Madeleine Schumacher, Alex West, Ty Morse, Phil Laboon, Ari Harrison, and Cam Rogers.

Learn more at www.mockbustermovie.com.

First published in 1865, The Book of Were-Wolves has long prowled the edges of horror and myth, its rare editions passed quietly from hand to hand as generations of devoted fans and writers whispered about its strange and lasting power.

The Book of Were-Wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition was the first serious study of lycanthropy and, to this day, remains one of the foundational texts of horror folklore. Moving through centuries of superstition, theology, confession, and early true crime, Sabine Baring-Gould – a 19th century Anglican priest – explores the enduring fear of transformation: of the boundary between human and beast dissolving under moonlight.

Long whispered about but difficult to find in a quality edition, this influential classic now returns in a beautifully designed hardcover from Saga Press, complete with silver gilded edges, illustrated interiors, and a deeply personal introduction from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, whose own work has redefined modern horror for a new generation.

This release arrives at a moment of renewed fascination with werewolves and folk horror (publishing in September ahead of the release of Robert Eggers’ much-anticipated film Werwulf) offering readers a rare opportunity to rediscover the text that helped shape the mythology of the monstrous across literature, film, and popular culture.

Hellraiser composer Christopher Young, practical effects artist Greg Punchatz, J.P. Manoux, Kenneth Miller and All Time Low’s Zack Merrick have joined Who Put That There?, a SAG horror-comedy mockumentary from writer-director Daniel Ruczko.

The feature is set to begin production July 14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Written and directed by Ruczko, Who Put That There? follows Leon, a meticulous contractor who works behind the scenes for serial killers, sourcing props and weapons, dressing locations, and making sure every eerie object and ominous detail is in place before the bodies drop. Part horror film and part mockumentary, the film looks at the unglamorous logistics behind genre-style murder.

Young, whose credits include Hellraiser, Drag Me to Hell, Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Spider-Man 3, will compose the score. Punchatz, known for his practical effects work on RoboCop, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge and From Beyond, and the iconic video game DOOM, is attached as practical effects artist.

Manoux, who leads the film as Leon, has credits including How I Met Your Mother, ER, Community and Netflix’s Running Point. Miller is known for Ransom Canyon, The Rookie and Bosch: Start of Watch, while Merrick is the bassist and backing vocalist for All Time Low.

“Who Put That There? feels like the perfect debut feature for me because it blends cinematic horror with documentary and mockumentary language in a way that feels incredibly natural to how I think and create,” said Ruczko.

Ruczko added, “Having Christopher Young involved honestly means the world to me. I grew up idolizing horror films from the ’80s and ’90s, including classics he scored, as well as one of my favorite horror films, Sinister. His soundtrack for that film was so unique, and it was actually close to what I do in my own electronic music. That was very impressive to me, and he really shaped the movie into what it is.”

The project will launch its Kickstarter campaign June 1.

Who Put That There? marks Ruczko’s feature directorial debut. The film is produced through Black Corridor Pictures, the production company founded by Ruczko and Miller.

Additional cast and creative team announcements are expected in the coming weeks.

Now working as a field agent for the CIA, Becky (Lulu Wilson) is sent undercover to Poland to infiltrate a family of innkeepers who are running a tourist venture at The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s WWII bunker. After learning that the father, Wilhelm Reuss (Neil Patrick Harris), is on a mission to bring about the Fourth Reich, Becky takes matters into her own hands.

Director: Jenn Wexler

Writers: Jenn Wexler and Matt Angel

Story By: Matt Angel & Suzanne Coote

Cast: Lulu Wilson, Kate Siegel, Brandon Flynn, Catherine Walker, with James Urbaniak and Neil Patrick Harris

Run Time: 89 minutes

Rating: Not Yet Rated

Genre: Thriller, Horror

Distributor: Quiver Distribution

Director Charles Band’s android-revenge epic ROBOTICA is set to release this summer, and we have your first look at the lean, mean, violent trailer!

This hot and high-octane sci-fi thriller stars Lilly Bell (PROMPT) as a beautiful sex-bot who, after getting brutalized once-too-often by her despicable male overlords, snaps out of her pre-programmed stupor and enacts a wave of bloody revenge.

It’s I SPIT ON YOUR CIRCUITRY and you’re gonna love it!