March Madness Brings Four Horror Titles to Blu-Ray and DVD March 29th

There are four notable horror features releasing Tuesday, March 29th on DVD or Blu-Ray. The After Dark Originals are hosting two of the films, including Husk and Prowl. Another is from Canadian director Ryan Nicholson (Gutterballs), while the final entry is the second film in thirty years from production company Hammer Films - The Resident.

If you are a Blu-Ray fan, then you will be disappointed with this weeks horror selections, as only The Resident, starring Hilary Swank, is available in high definition digital. As well, the majority of the special features for these discs will be on The After Dark entries, Husk and Prowl. Have a look at the release details for each one of these horror titles inside.

The synopsis for Prowl:

"Amber dreams of escaping her small town and persuades her friends to accompany her apartment-hunting in the big city. When their transportation breaks down, Amber and friends gratefully accept a ride in the back of a semi. But when the driver refuses to stop and they discover the cargo is cartons of blood, they panic. Soon, panic turns to terror when the truck disgorges into a dark, abandoned warehouse where blood-thirsty creatures learn to hunt human prey, which the friends realize is what they have now become" (Bloody).

Release Date: March 29th (DVD).

Director: Patrik Syversen.

Writer: Tim Tori.

Cast: Ruta Gedmintas, Joshua Bowman, Courtney Hope, Bruce Payne, Jamie Blackley, and George Oliver.

Special features for Prowl include:

-Director, writer & cast commentary
-Making-of featurette

Husk

The synopsis for Husk is here:

"When a murder of crows smash into the windshield causing their car to crash, the group of young friends, inside, are forced to abandon the vehicle. Stranded beside a desolate cornfield, they see a light on in a window and decide to go in search of help. They head into the fields but instead of finding sanctuary they discover something evil and unnatural lurking in the corn" (After Dark).

Release Date: March 29th (DVD).

Director/writer: Brett Simmons.

Special features for Husk include all that is below:

-After Dark Films presents "The Making of Husk"
-Audio commentary with director Brett Simmons and actors Wes Chatham, Devon Graye & C.J. Thomason
-Sketches and storyboard
-Photo gallery
-Theatrical trailer

Husk has been previously reviewed on 28DLA:

Husk and Getting Lost in Cursed Cornfields: A Movie Review

The Bleading Lady

The synopsis for The Bleading Lady is here:

"Don is a chauffeur and a movie buff who takes his job seriously — very seriously. When his latest assignment takes him to the set of a low-budget horror film, he’s overjoyed to learn he’ll be driving Riversa Red – his favorite B-movie 'Scream Queen.' While escorting his beloved idol, Don assumes the role of bodyguard and turns fiercely protective, especially after learning that Riversa has a stalker. Hell-bent on protecting his queen and fueled by paranoid fantasies, Don’s usual temper tantrums go to fatal extremes. Soon he proves to be not only Riversa’s biggest fan, but her worst nightmare as well" (Breaking Glass).

Release Date: March 29th, 2011 (DVD).

Director/writer: Ryan Nicholson.

Cast: Dan Ellis, Sindy Faraguna, Nathan Durec, Nick Windebank, and Mike Li.

The special features for the film include:

-Audio commentary by director Ryan Nicholson and actor Dan Ellis
-"Behind the Wheel: The Making of Bleading Lady" featurette
-"Left Coast TV Presents "On The Set Of Bleading Lady" featurette
-8 Deleted scenes
-Alternate opening
-A "Bleading Lady" trailer
-Vicious Circle trailers
-Sexy gory stills gallery (UHM)

The Bleading Lady has been reviewed below, on 28DLA;

The Bleading Lady and Dying For Scream Time: A Movie Review

The Resident

The synopsis for The Resident is here:

"The story tells of Juliet Dermer (Hilary Swank), a doctor who moves into the attic of an apartment block and begins to suspect that someone is watching her, only to discover that her landlord, Max, (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), has developed an unhealthy obsession with her" (UHM).

Release Date: March 29th, 2011 (DVD, Blu-Ray).

Director: Antti Jokinen.

Writers: Antti J. Jokinen, Robert Orr, and Erin Cressida Wilson.

Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan,Hilary Swank, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace Michael Massee, Kisha Sierra, Penny Balfour, Michael Showers, Alexandria Morrow, Peggy Miley, and Cliff Gravel.

*The Resident has been reviewed here:

The Resident and Looking Through a Looking Glass: A Movie Review

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Horror Film Releases for March 29th at Upcoming Horror Movies

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