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Catch-22 (1970): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The absurdist antiwar classic is now on 4K UHD from Shout Select. Buy Catch-22.

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (2023): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Argentinian magical realism/satire about religion and the afterlife, now on Blu-ray with lots of extras including a bonus short from director Tomás Gómez Bustillo. Buy Chronicles of a Wandering Saint.

Dracula (2025): A series of riffs on the Dracula character, including A.I. inspired segments, by Romanian satirist Radu Jude (who considers the film his tribute to Ed Wood Jr.). Not to be confused with Luc Besson‘s upcoming Dracula: A Love Tale. Dracula official Facebook page (mostly in Romanian language).

Dust Devil (1992): A mysterious wanderer in the Namibian wilderness may be a supernatural entity. This Richard Stanley horror movie is often described as muddled and hallucinatory. Buy Dust Devil.

Edward Scissorhands (1990): Read Scott Sentinella’s List Candidate review. Tim Burton‘s weirdo fairy tale joins the steelbook 4K UHD + Blu-ray crowd. Buy Edward Scissorhands.

In the Mouth of Madness (1994): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. John Carpenter‘s Stephen King/H.P. Lovecraft tribute gets a massive 4K UHD (only) release from Arrow. Buy In the Mouth of Madness.

Malpertuis (1972): Read the Canonically Weird entry! It’s the Blu-ray debut of Harry Kümel‘s mythological mystery. Buy Malpertuis.

The Toxic Avenger (2023): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. The remake is now out on physical media in your choice of DVD, basic Blu-ray, or three different flavors of Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray only, 4K UHD + Blu-ray steelbook, or standard combo pack). Buy The Toxic Avenger (2023).

“Urotsukidoji: Sequels of the Overfiend” (1990-1196): As far as we can tell, this includes every sequel to the tentacle porn saga Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend, over 8 hours of content in all, including the never-on-US-video “Final Chapter.” Buy “Urotsukidoji: Sequels of the Overfiend.”

Vincent Must Die (2023): Read Giles Edwards’ Apocrypha Candidate review. Oddly, this French black comedy gets its first US theatrical release as part of an AMC theaters double feature, coupled with the more mainstream horror Hallow Road. Starts on Halloween (today!) and plays through Nov. 5. No word on future distribution plans, but we’d expect to see it show up on VOD shortly. Hallow Road + Vincent Must Die announcement.

NEPOTISM CORNER:

“The Color Out of Space”: Giles Edwards narrates the H.P. Lovecraft story, with the band Ignore That Door providing dark ambient audio.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest (firmly) scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Giles and Greg will return to discuss the week’s new weird news and releases. In written content, Shane Wilson lands on reader suggestion Tierra (1996), Enar Clarke  removes another one from the reader-suggestion queue by exterminating Spider [Zirneklis] (1992), Giles Edwards embarks on another choose-your-own adventure movie experiment with Jason Trost‘s brand-new Afar, and Gregory J. Smalley finally gets around to Bugonia (promised last week, but this week for sure—hopefully). Onward and weirdward!

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The Assassin of the Tsar (1991): A man in a Soviet mental institution insists he has killed two different tsars, despite the fact that he would have had to be centuries old to do so. Karen Shakhnazarov directs Malcolm McDowell (versions were filmed in both English and Russian) in this psychological time-traveling mind-bender. Buy The Assassin of the Tsar.

Eyes Without a Face (1960): Read the Canonically Weird entry! Nothing new from this Criterion collection classic release, it’s just the 4K upgrade. Buy Eyes Without a Face.

Ferat Vampire (1982): A race car driver gets a new vehicle that runs on blood. A bizarre regional cult film from Czech New Wave icon Juraj Herz. Buy Ferat Vampire.

Jacob’s Ladder (1990): Read the Canonically Weird entry! This Limited Edition 4K disc comes exclusively from Lionsgate and includes a never-before-seen featurette (something called “The Rungs of Jacob’s Ladder“) along with legacy features. Buy Jacob’s Ladder directly from Lionsgate.

School in the Crosshairs (1981): A high school girl uses her psychic powers to stop a fascist alien takeover of her school. Of the four rare Nobuhiko Obayashi movies Cult Epics is releasing this year, School in the Crosshairs seems by far the wildest and the closest in spirit to Hausu. Buy School in the Crosshairs.

“Treasures of Soviet Animation, Vol. 1”: This Deaf Crocodile compilation contains 3 short (the longest is 48 minutes) psychedelic sci-fi Soviet cartoons:  “The Mystery of the Third Planet,” “The Return,” and “The Pass.” These shorts are remastered and available for the first time outside of Russia. Buy “Treasures of Soviet Animation, Vol. 1”.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

W.M. Weikart of Soul to Squeeze will be our guest on Pod 366 next week. In written reviews, Shane Wilson fits a date with Frankenhooker (1990) onto his reader-suggested Halloween viewing card, while Gregory J. Smalley takes in a fall Harvest (2024). And don’t be surprised if there’s a surprise review in there as well. Onward and weirdward!

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The Dark Crystal (1982): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. This 4K UHD + Blu-ray Steelbook edition of Jim Henson’s uncanny valley puppet fantasy was formerly a Walmart exclusive, now available everywhere. Buy The Dark Crystal.

Eddington (2025): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. For Ari Aster completists, his pandemic drama arrives on 4K UHD (only) with a making-of doc and six cool collectible postcards. Buy Eddington.

F____ My Son! (2025) A.I. scandal: Todd Rohal‘s upcoming midnight movie about a mom trying to get her monster son laid continues to make news, although maybe for the wrong reasons.  Rohal’s complete explanation of where and how A.I. was used in the film, thanks to Variety. Variety also brings us this list of upcoming screening venues (NYC, LA, Austin and so forth).

Labyrinth (1986): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. Same situation as Dark Crystal above; love the cover design on this one. Buy Labyrinth.

Mr. K (2025): Crispin Glover kicks off Crispin Glover week by starring in this neosurrealist effort that casts him as a man trapped in an impossible-to-exit hotel. Zachary Lee of RogerEbert.com apparently called it “perhaps the weirdest film I’ve seen this year,” although the official review RE decided to go with in print was Simon Abrams complaint that it amounts to “second-hand surrealism.” Mr. K at Music Box Films.

No, You’re Wrong! or, Spooky Action at a Distance (2025): Speaking of Crispin Glover, here’s his latest directorial experiment (announced by our crew a couple weeks weeks ago). Still no idea what this is like, and like a lot of Crispin’s other projects it will probably be confined to theatrical viewings. We might have a report for you down the line. No! You’re Wrong or: Spooky Action at a Distance official site.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975): Read the Canonically Weird entry! The cult classic trans-musical arrives for the first time on 4K UHD, in a Steelbook, no less. Standard Blu-ray included (along with—unconfirmed but presumed—special features ported over from previous releases). Buy The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The Sweet Idelness (2025?): Pitched as the first AI-directed (?) feature film, credited to “FellinAI.” The plot involves a future eu/dys-topia where AI and robots do all the work while humans enjoy idleness. Sure to raise a controversy. More at Variety.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992): Read the Canonically Weird entry. Nothing especially new here, just a 4K UHD upgrade from the Criterion Collection Buy Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest firmly scheduled for next week, although we have some ideas. In any case, we will definitely return to run down the week’s weird news and releases. In written content, Eugene Vasiliev gives us an informative explanation of the “parallel cinema” of the late Soviet Union; Shane Wilson gets into the Halloween spirit with the reader-suggested Clive Barker/Stephen King anthology Quicksilver Highway; Giles Edwards addresses the low-budget weirdness of Soul to Squeeze (2025); and Gregory J. Smalley spirals into the madness that is the Uzumaki anime adaptation. Onward and weirdward!

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Dogtooth (2009): Read the Canonically Weird entry! As we expected, Dogtooth‘s recent 4K restoration and theatrical re-release ends with a 4K UHD set (and standard Blu-ray). Buy Dogtooth.

“Drug-O-Rama Video Party”: Four sex & drugsploitative features from the 1960s. The titles are Help Wanted Female (1968), the mondo-ish Hedonistic Pleasures (1969), Alice in Acidland (1969), and The Hard Road (1970–some sources say 1973). Groovy.  Buy “Drug O-Rama Video Party.”

The Ice Tower (2025): Read Giles Edwards’ review. Lucile Hadzihalilovic‘s fairy tale variant opens this week at IFC Center, and maybe other hoity-toity art-houses across the country. No official site (in English) located.

Perfect Blue (1997): Read the Canonically Weird entry! A “remastered” version of Satoshi Kon‘s groundbreaking psychological thriller in the form of anime is now in cinemas across the nation. Perfect Blue listing at Fandango to find a cinema near you.

“Phantasmatapes” (2025): Glitchy remixed versions of the public domain creature features The Revenge of Dr. X and The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, presented as a TV double feature complete with local commercial parodies. From Bleeding Skull, with additional short films. Buy “Phantasmatapes.”

Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD (1990): A detective turns into a superhero based on Japanese stereotypes in this early entry from Troma‘s extended universe. The movie is notable for originating the Troma car crash, and the 4K UHD + Blu-ray set comes with the usual trove of bonus features (many new). Buy Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD.

She Loved Blossoms More (2025): A Greek indie about two brothers building a time machine to bring back their dead mother that, by all accounts, gets super-weird. In limited theaters and simultaneously debuting on VOD. She Loved Blossoms More official site.

The Toxic Avenger (2023): Read Gregory J. Smalley’s review. If you ever wanted to know what a Troma movie would look like with Hollywood actors like Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, and Elijah Wood, the extremely gory (but less offensive) remake is now available on-demand (with a Blu-ray dropping later this month). Buy or rent The Toxic Avenger (2023).

V/H/S/Halloween (2025): Another installment of the retro horror anthology series, this time with a Halloween theme. Directors involved include a bunch of relative newcomers, Alex Ross Perry, and the name that brings this project to our attention: Casper Kelly (the friendly ghost). It might show up in a theater or two, but mainly you can watch it on Shudder. V/H/S Halloween official Facebook page.

“The Wes Anderson Archive”: Uncle Wes‘ weirdest (Asteroid City) unfortunately isn’t represented in this box set from the Criterion Collection. What you get is a hefty 10 4K UHD and 10 Blu-ray set of Anderson’s first ten films: Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs, and The French Dispatch. (Pro tip: wait for the 50% off sale in November). Buy “The Wes Anderson Archive”.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

No guest (definitively) scheduled for next week’s Pod 366, but Greg and Giles should return to discuss the week’s weird news and new releases. Also on YouTube , Pete Trbovich revives his “Ten Weird Things” clip series with Dead Leaves (just in time for Autumn)! In written content, Shane Wilson takes on Chile’s Pinochet-as-a-vampire fantasy El Conde (2023), while Gregory J. Smalley also stays scary with a look at the strange Japanese horror Best Wishes to All (2022). Onward and weirdward!