Monday, September 2, 2019

Synergy Entertainment's Festival of Fright: A Treasury of Classic Horror Movie Trailers Head To DVD On Oct. 01

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey
Grab the beer, or “monster grog” if you like, and the pop corn because Synergy Entertainment has 39 classic reasons to celebrate on Oct. 1.   That’s the street for the DVD/CD Combo Pack presentation of Festival of Fright: A Treasury of Classic Horror Movie Trailers.

This treasure trove of classic horror theatrical trailers is the perfect ice breaker for an evening of genre thrills … the warm up, if you please.   Honestly, current theatrical trailers suck.   They are lazy, they grab a scene here or there, throw in some music from the soundtrack and cut, cut, cut as fast as a film editor can.

But back in the day, there were screen crawls, block narrative wipes, narration (the perfect voice to sell, sell, sell), ominous music cues … and none better were theatrical trailers for horror and sci-fi films of the 1940s, 50s and even into the 60s, and then, at some point, Hollywood got lazy.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph TribbeySynergy Entertainment, in conjunction with The Monster Club, has assembled 39 of these trailer greats for genre fans to savor, enjoy and yes, talk about; critique.   How can you not but beam with joy as the coming attraction for The Mole People flashes before your eyes?   Or Tarantula — as it rolls your mind drifts off to the musical lines from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “…I knew Leo G. Carroll was over a barrel when Tarantula took to the hills.”

Every trailer, a memory; hours sitting in the dark, pop corn at the ready and all primed to be scared, horrified and thrilled.   Oct. 1, there will be 39 reasons to celebrate … From Hell it Came, Black Sunday (a love affair begins with Barbara Steele) and The Unearthly.   Or, how about Vincent Price, the master of horror, on view in the likes of The Masque of the Red Death, House on Haunted Hill and The Tingler.   

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph TribbeyThe bonus goodie included with this DVD release is a CD compilation of Halloween-themed party music … a little background to set the atmosphere as the night begins.  Recall that immortal line from Bela Lugosi in Dracula, “Listen to them.  Children of the night.   What music they make!” … and you know in your heart of hearts that any Halloween party needs that touch of properly-themed spooky, eerie, creepy music, complete with sounds from “children of the night.”    It’s here, Oct. 1 … trailers and music, the perfect combination.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey



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