ARROW is kicking off the holiday season with a massive slate of genre classics, new cult favorites, and the ultimate collection of Hong Kong horror and martial arts cinema.
December 2 is the premiere of a new 4K restoration of Pupi Avati’s 1976 Italian giallo masterpiece, The House with Laughing Windows. One of the greatest gialli ever made, this lesser-seen gem offers a uniquely eerie and artful twist on the genre.
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Synopsis: Art restorer Stefano arrives in an isolated village to repair a fresco by a mad “death artist.” As people begin turning up dead, Stefano fears the artist has returned to continue his brutal career.
December 1: Kier-La Janisse Selects
Acquisitions executive, author, and director Kier-La Janisse (Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched) curates a selection that includes her recent narrative feature, The Occupant of the Room.
December 5: Witchcraft, Hexes, and Horror (Shaw Brothers)
ARROW brews up curses and mayhem with six wild supernatural thrillers from the 70s and 80s:
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Black Magic & Black Magic Part 2: Martial arts hero Ti Lung battles evil magic spells and wicked witch doctors.
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Hex (The original supernatural mystery thriller), Hex Vs. Witchcraft, and Hex After Hex: Director Kuei Chih-hung blends comedy, ghosts, and frightening Hong Kong horror.
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Bewitched: Another stunning horror film from the Hex director, revolving around a police detective investigating claims of an evil spell and a maggot-ridden killer.
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Oily Maniac: Ho Meng-hua’s horror hit based on a true story about a creature that kills at night, starring Danny Lee.
December 12: Christmas Double Feature
Stuff your stockings with holiday horror:
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A Cadaver Christmas (US/CA): An evil force in a cadaver lab recruits an army of the undead to claim the living for Christmas.
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13 Slays till Xmas (US/CA/UK/IE): Five men gather on Christmas Eve to tell scary stories.
December 22: ARROW After Dark (Exploitation)
Unwind after the holidays with a selection of classic exploitation cinema: My Nights With Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie (US/CA), Cheerleaders Wild Weekend (US/CA), Bikini Carwash Company (US/CA), and Bikini Carwash Company II (US/CA).
The Shaw Brothers Blockbuster
ARROW delivers a massive wave of Hong Kong cinema, culminating in a major box set release.
December 8: More Shaw Brothers Wildness
Four martial arts and mystery epics are added, including Bat Without Wings (an atmospheric mystery thriller), Bloody Parrot (a fast-paced kung-fu adventure), The Fake Ghost-Catchers (an action comedy), and the notoriously gory Seeding of a Ghost.
December 19: Shawscope Volume Four
Close out your office for the holidays and fire up Shawscope Volume Four, a sixteen-film collection featuring the wildest and weirdest films from the studio, gorgeously restored. Titles include The Super Inframan, Demon of the Lute, Seeding of a Ghost, and many of the Black Magic and Hex films already released earlier in the month.
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