STACK #228 October 2023

MOVIE FEATURE

visit jbhifi.com.au/stack

Ghosts and ghouls, madness and magic, horror and heartbreak. Imprint has your Halloween viewing sorted. Words Scott Hocking

THE SKELETON KEY (2005) Ehren Kruger ( Top Gun: Maverick ) scripted this Southern gothic tale that evokes the moody atmosphere of Angel Heart . Kate Hudson stars as a

hospice nurse caring for a stroke patient (John Hurt) in a creepy Louisiana plantation house full of dark secrets, which she is determined to unlock. This fully loaded Blu-ray edition includes audio commentaries, deleted scenes, multiple featurettes and a video essay.

WIND CHILL (2007) Two college students (Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes) driving home for the Christmas holidays suffer a breakdown and find themselves stranded on a haunted highway during a

THE ORPHANAGE (2007) Returning to her childhood home – an old orphanage by the sea – after 30 years, Laura (Belén Rueda) is forced to confront the restless ghosts of the past after her son mysteriously disappears. Produced by Guillermo del Toro, this superb Spanish ghost story is both haunting and heartbreaking and comes to Blu-ray in a limited edition boxset that includes a booklet and a second disc packed with bonus features. A must-have for horror fans.

snowstorm. Psychological and supernatural horror collide in this frosty ghost story that's executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney, and directed by Gregory Jacobs. Extras include director and writers' commentary and a making-of featurette.

THE MAD ROOM (1969) Two Hollywood Golden Age greats, Stella Stevens and Shelley Winters, headline this American gothic horror – a remake of the 1941 film Ladies in Retirement . Winters

NIGHT OFTHE EAGLE (1962) When a college professor discovers that his wife has been dabbling in witchcraft, she insists that she's attempting to protect him from spells being cast by his

BUG (2006) Directed by the late, great William Friedkin ( The Exorcist ), this disturbing psychological horror stars Ashley Judd as a lonely waitress hiding from her abusive ex-husband in a

rundown motel, where she meets a paranoid drifter (Michael Shannon) who turns her life into a crawling nightmare. Boasting intense performances, this twisted two-hander comes to Blu-ray with a new audio commentary, featurette, and a discussion with Friedkin.

plays a wealthy widow and Stevens is her secretary, whose siblings have just been released from a psychiatric facility after being committed 12 years earlier for killing their parents. When Winters reluctantly agrees to let them stay at her mansion, madness and murder reigns.

jealous colleagues. Perhaps better known by its alternate US title, Burn, Witch, Burn , this British horror classic makes a welcome local debut on Blu-ray with a cauldron of extras including three audio commentaries, a video essay, and interview with star Peter Wyngarde.

• The new Imprint range is out on October 25 for a limited time only, while stocks last.

34 OCTOBER 2023

jbhifi.com.au