Posted Fri Jan 6, 2012 at 06:00 AM PST by Tom Landy
The ultimate slasher anthology is now coming to Blu-ray at the end of January.
As previously reported, Breaking Glass announced 'The Summer of Massacre' was coming to Blu-ray on January 10, but now the new date looks to be January 31.
'The Summer of Massacre' sends viewers on a tour through the mind of madness, as multiple killers strive to create the biggest and bloodiest body count imaginable. Featuring 8 killers in 5 carnage-drenched stories, 'The Summer of Massacre' lives up to its name with the highest body count ever recorded in a film by The Guinness Book of World Records.
Ungodly brutal beatings turn Chris into a fiend that sets off a bloody rampage. Beauty is truly only skin deep - Watch a young paraplegic fight for her life as her older, beautiful sister tries to murder her.
It’s been 36 years since Jesse’s biological father raped his loving mother. Now, after hiding and running their entire lives, he has found them. A group of Christian teenagers are stalked, maimed and burned by a local legend in a haunted forest.
Three legendary serial killers terrorize downtown Los Angeles and their killer plan is to go out with a real bang.
'The Summer of Massacre' is a 100 mph slasher ride through the sweltering heat of summer and insanity. Packed with enough gore to turn every type of stomach, 'The Summer of Massacre' delivers a pile of corpses that The Guinness Book of World Records has awarded “biggest body count” in all of film history.
Writer-Director Joe Castro ('Terror Toons 1&2,' 'The Jackhammer Massacre') introduces another original tale -- the first ever anthology/slasher film that presents eight killers in 5 gore fest tales. 'The Summer of Massacre' features Brinke Stevens ('Slumber Party Massacre'), Nick Principe ('Laid to Rest'), and Cleve Hall ('Nightmare').
The Blu-Ray/DVD release will come loaded with numerous HD special features, including: a director’s commentary, a behind the scenes director’s diary, interviews with Brinke Stevens, cast audition tapes, and Joe Castro’s “Childhood of Massacre” a short film furthering the bloodshed.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $29.99.
You can find the latest specs for 'The Summer of Massacre' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under January 31.
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