It’s a good month to be a homebody with a high tolerance for viscera. Whether you’re looking for a fresh take on ancient curses or a pristine look at the most infamous “snuff” collection in cinema history, the home video gods are smiling.
Since the trek to the local cinema is often more grueling than a desert expedition, these home releases are arriving just in time to save your gas mileage.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: Coming to a Screen Near You
Fresh off its theatrical run, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (New Line Cinema) is skipping the sarcophagus and heading straight for your living room. Cronin, who previously proved he could make a cheese grater terrifying in Evil Dead Rise, brings that same “practically-obsessed” energy to this Egyptian nightmare.
The Mummy hits digital on May 19 on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. If you’d rather own it on physical media (which is highly recommended), it lands on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 14.
This isn’t your grandfather’s Brendan Fraser adventure. The plot follows a journalist’s daughter who disappears into the desert, only to return eight years later… different. The special features promise a “Bloody and Grotesque Spectacle,” highlighting the use of bugs, blood, and—most unsettlingly—toenails. If you appreciate a film that chooses a prosthetic over a pixel, Natalie Grace’s transformation into a “demon-possessed vessel” is required viewing.
| Feature | What to Expect |
| The Making of… | Lee Cronin explains how to balance heart with “relentless terror.” |
| A Bloody Spectacle | A deep dive into the SFX magic (bring your own barf bag). |
| Possession & Rituals | The cast discusses the visceral reality of filming in the desert. |
| Deleted Scenes | More moments that were apparently too much for the R-rating. |
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Mondo Madness: Faces of Death Gets the 4K Treatment
If modern horror feels too “clean,” Vinegar Syndrome is here to remind you what “dangerous” cinema feels like. Their new 4K restoration of the 1978 cult classic Faces of Death is officially out, and it’s a doozy.
While the 2026 reboot attempted to translate the film’s infamy for the TikTok generation, nothing quite matches the grainy, doomy atmosphere of John Alan Schwartz’s original “documentary.”
The Vinegar Syndrome Package:
-A fresh 4K scan of the original negatives. It makes the autopsies and “real-life” footage look so clear that you can almost smell the formaldehyde.
– Stripping away the cheesy narration and focusing purely on the rhythmic, droning score turns the film into a hypnotic, dialogue-free odyssey of morbidity.
The 4K UHD is currently a Vinegar Syndrome website exclusive, but will hit wide release on May 26.
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