STACK #264 October 2026

MOVIE FEATURE

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From sword-swinging barbarians and alien hybrids to wilderness manhunts and haunted hospitals, October’s Imprint releases deliver a seriously fun mix of cult classics. Words Glenn Cochrane

DEATHSTALKER COLLECTION For sword-and-sorcery fans, The Deathstalker Collection is pretty much catnip. This three-film set brings together the gloriously pulpy 1983 original, Deathstalker II (1987), and the brand-new 2025 reboot starring Daniel Bernhardt. All three films receive 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentations, with Dolby Vision and HDR10 on the 4K discs. The 2025 film also features two audio commentaries, interviews, and a stop-motion skeletons featurette,

RED SONJA More swords, sorcery, and peak '80s fantasy collide in Red Sonja , the gloriously campy 1985 adventure starring Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Originally conceived as a spin-off of Conan the Barbarian , copyright restrictions meant Schwarzenegger couldn't play Conan, so he instead portrayed Kalidor, a character clearly modelled on his musclebound barbarian persona. The result is a wonderfully

while the earlier films include commentaries and trailers. Housed in an exclusive steelbook and 3D lenticular hardcase, with three collectible posters included, this strictly

limited set is loaded with enough swords, sorcery,

bonkers fantasy romp packed with battles, monsters, and mystical mayhem. This limited edition steelbook presents the film in 4K UHD and Blu-ray with Dolby Vision/HDR10 and English 5.1 audio. Bonus features include audio commentary, interviews, featurettes, trailers, and a 60-page hardcover booklet, making it prime '80s fantasy collector bait.

monsters, and glorious fantasy cheese to satisfy even the most discerning genre completist.

SPECIES I & II Before the franchise went direct-to-video, Species (1995) and Species II (1998) delivered two gloriously slimy slices of '90s sci-fi horror. Natasha Henstridge stars as alien-human hybrid Sil, created using extraterrestrial DNA and soon pursued by a government team, while the sequel unleashes an even nastier threat following a Mars mission gone wrong. Both films are restored from their original camera negatives and presented in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision/HDR10, DTS-HD 5.1, and LPCM 2.0 audio. Bonus highlights include commentaries, documentaries, H.R. Giger featurettes, interviews, and uncut footage. The lavish five-disc set also includes posters, lobby cards, press kits, a hardcover photo book, and Sveta Shubina artwork. Fun fact: A very young Michelle Williams plays young Sil.

THE HUNTED If you love First Blood and The Fugitive , The Hunted is for you. Cut from the same cloth as both, William Friedkin’s gritty wilderness manhunt thriller is a brutal, uncompromising adventure. Tommy Lee Jones stars as a veteran tracker tasked with hunting down a former Special Forces soldier, played by Benicio Del Toro, who has disappeared into the Oregon wilderness after a violent breakdown. What follows is a tense

THE KINGDOMTRILOGY Long before prestige TV became a thing, Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom was serving up surrealist hospital nightmares that could sit comfortably alongside Twin Peaks as some of the most influential television of the 1990s. Set inside Copenhagen’s haunted Royal Hospital, the series follows patients, doctors, and staff as supernatural forces begin bleeding into everyday life. Stephen King was so enamoured with the series that he remade it as Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital , recently released on Blu

ray by ViaVision. This collection brings together all three seasons, including the long-awaited third series, which arrived 25 years later to critical acclaim. Packed with dark comedy, bizarre characters, and supernatural mystery, the set includes new and archival special features and high-definition presentations across its extensive 4K UHD and Blu-ray collection.

game of survival between two highly trained men who know exactly how to hunt and how to kill. This limited edition presents the film in stunning 4K UHD and Blu-ray with Dolby Vision/HDR10, plus audio commentary, interviews, featurettes, trailers, and a 52-page hardcover booklet.

Out Oct 28

• The new Imprint range is out on October 14 for a limited time only, while stocks last.

14 OCTOBER 2026

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