By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The psychedelic horror of filmmaker Graham Reznick gets the hi-def showcase it deserves on the new disc.

The Blu-ray edition of I CAN SEE YOU is now available for pre-order at the discount price of $28.99 from Vinegar Syndrome. The second title in the partnership between Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix and OCN Distribution that we first reported on here, it will ship later this month. Written and directed by Reznick, it stars Benjamin Dickinson, Duncan Skiles, Christopher Ford, Olivia Villanti, Heather Robb, Larry Fessenden. The synopsis: “Three aspiring ad-men take a weekend in the wilderness, brainstorming for their first assignment: to overhaul the image of a once popular cleaning product, Claractix. While in the woods, a girlfriend’s mysterious disappearance sparks a harrowing descent into unreality. Personalities contort into extremes and visits are made by a specter from Claractix campaigns of the past as the film careens towards its startling climax.”

The region-free Blu-ray will also contain Reznick’s stereoscopic 3D short film THE VIEWER (both movies are newly restored and available in HD for the first time), which has been optimized for 3D TVs and projectors, along with a flat version. This initial run will contain two pairs of collectable Glass Eye Pix red-cyan anaglyph 3D glasses. On top of that, the disc includes OFFERINGS, a collection of short films never before released on physical media. The complete details:

I CAN SEE YOU

• Brand new 2025 commentary with director Graham Reznick, producer Peter Phok and moderated by film critic Simon Abrams
• Original 2009 commentary with Graham Reznick, cast Ben Dickinson, Christopher Ford, and Duncan Skiles, and first assistant director Josh Hartsoe
• 28-page booklet with a new essay by culture critic and SHOCK VALUE author Jason Zinoman, new art by Adam Juresko, unseen concept art, poster designs, behind the scenes photos, director’s notes, and a forward by Larry Fessenden
• Brand new slipcase artwork by Brian Level
• Ti West interviews Graham Reznick; a rarely heard 2009 podcast recording
• Behind-The-Scenes featurette compiled by Larry Fessenden
• Deleted scenes and outtakes
• Original 2008 Trailer
• Original 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo Mixes

THE VIEWER

• Original 2009 commentary track with Graham Reznick, cinematographer Gordon Arkenberg and VFX Supervisor Neal Jonas
• Original 2009 stereoscopic 3D trailer
• Brand new remastered 2025 5.1 Surround mix by Graham Reznick
• Original 2009 2.0 Stereo mix

OFFERINGS

• Three short films and one music video
• Offering.01 – TWELVE DAYS OF BLACK MASS (2008)
• Offering.02 – THE TRICK IS THE TREAT (2013, featuring Angus Scrimm)
• Offering.03 – SM CLAUS (2018)
• Para.Offering – HIGHLAND STEEL (music video, 2018)

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ORDER YOUR I CAN SEE YOU BLU-RAY TODAY!

We follow Marc a homicidal maniac driven by demons buried deep within his soul, and Wendy Marc’s polar opposite who lives life fast and hard without a second’s thought to the consequences. Their separate paths will eventually cross, but will it be on the road to salvation or the highway to hell?

“a clever collision of flamboyant gore and social commentary
 that never goes too far with anything save mordant wit” 
– VARIETY

 “weird and wild… a truly subversive work of art.” 
– SHOCK CINEMA

“At a time when the Tea Party and Religious Right groups have
a stranglehold on “morality” and government, Satan Hates You
is just about the most timely horror film out there.”
—All Things Horror

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by Jason Lockard

Crumb Catcher is a truly unforgettable, quirky and horrifying experience. The acting is spot on, with the performance of John Speredakos standing out as chilling and creepy in the most perfect way. Chris Skotchdopole wrote and directed a film that I am sure will go down in history and become a cult classic.

Read review and specs at Nerdly

Glass Eye Pix 40th Anniversary celebration continues with the announcement of Graham Reznick’s
I CAN SEE YOU Special Edition Blu-Ray, dropping later this month!

Special Edition slipcover designed by GEP pal Brian Level, limited to 1,000 copies!

Packed with Special Featurettes: Newly restored, available in HD for the first time.
Brand new 2025 commentary with director Graham Reznick, producer Peter Phok and moderated by film critic Simon Abrams. Original 2009 commentary with Graham Reznick, cast Ben Dickinson, Christopher Ford, and Duncan Skiles, and first assistant director Josh Hartsoe. 28 page booklet with a new essay by culture critic and “Shock Value” author Jason Zinoman, new art by Adam Juresko, unseen concept art, poster designs, behind the scenes photos, director’s notes, and a forward by Larry Fessenden. Brand new slipcase artwork by Brian Level. Ti West interviews Graham Reznick; a rarely heard 2009 podcast recording. Behind-The-Scenes featurette compiled by Larry Fessenden. Reznick’s 3D Short Film THE VIEWER, newly restored. A selection of short films, music video and more!

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From Variety: By Abigail Lee

“Blood Shine,” a folk horror feature from Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, will be released later this year, with Aaron B. Koontz handling sales on the film via Paper Street Pictures. 

The film takes place in upstate New York and follows Clara, played by Bennett (“Shelby Oaks”), described as a “religious zealot who worships light in lonely, sacred rituals.” David Call (“Insidious: The Red Door”) plays Brighton West, a horror filmmaker who tries to work on his script upstate when “a chance encounter with Clara leads him into an hallucinatory web of faith, flesh, and the sublime,” according to the logline. 

Cast members also include Brendan Sexton III (“Russian Doll”), Larry Fessenden (“MaXXXine”) and Toby Poser (“Hellbender”). 

Bennett and Brooks, a husband-and-wife creative duo, both wrote and directed the film, their sophomore effort. Their debut feature was “Alone With You” (2021), which featured Bennett alongside actors Barbara Crampton, Emma Myles and Dora Madison. That film was produced by Andrew Corkin and Theo James and won a FANGORIA Chainsaw Award in 2023. 

Bennett has also directed the short films “Smile for Me,” “Bed” and “Accidental Stars.” Brooks has directed shorts like “A Better Day” and “Pains” and also worked as a cinematographer on shows like “90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way.”

Brooks was the DP for “Blood Shine,” while Brian Spears (“Smile 2,” “American Horror Story”) provided gore effects. Producers include Alexander Schepsman, Garrett Fennelly, Zeus Kontoyannis via Zeus Pictures and Koontz via Paper Street Pictures. Ashleigh Snead and Cameron Burns are co-producers via Paper Street. Executive producers are Michael McFadden, G. Riley Mills and Matt Sullivan.

Fessenden has been working on his JAWS remake since 1975…

2015; Somewhere in the desert, Fessenden is on set of
Mickey Keating’s CARNAGE PARK. Available to stream on AMC Plus.

stay hydrated, stay cool!

GEP continues to drop Special Edition Blu-rays this summer! Ti West’s ghost story THE INNKEEPERS 4K Edition hits shelves in August, from Second Sight Films.

Before ‘X,’ Ti West Made an Underrated Horror Gem That You Can Soon Get on 4K Blu-ray
The Innkeepers is coming to the premium format in a stunningly haunted 4K box set from Second Sight Films. This 2011 ghost story features brand-new artwork by Nick Charge of star Sara Paxton (Return to Halloweentown) investigating a spooky hotel. However, there’s a ghost ready to make her night a living hell. The blue color tones that match the film’s original marketing palette also make this cover pop with eerie delight. This edition comes with a new 4K transfer approved by West alongside a handful of new special features. This includes an interview with West titled “A Lasting Memory”, an interview with star Pat Healy titled “Let’s Make This Good”, an interview with producer Larry Fessenden titled “Our Dysfunctional World,” and more.

Get the full scoop at Collider

“DEPRAVED” STAR’S FEATURE DIRECTING DEBUT “THE RECKONING”

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

THE RECKONING is the first feature film directed by Alex Breaux, whose many acting credits include the Frankensteinian creation Adam in Larry Fessenden’s DEPRAVED (a part he’ll soon reprise in Fessenden’s “monsterverse” film). It was written by Michael Weaver, who also stars alongside Kristin Griffith, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Julie Dray, Paul Bandey and Lemmy Constantine. The synopsis: “After their father’s death, long-kept secrets and a peculiar link to France lead two estranged brothers and their disabled mother to an unimaginable outcome. Inspired by Guy de Maupassant’s PIERRE ET JEAN (1888), THE RECKONING is a visceral drama cloaked in a knife-edge psychological thriller. An inversion of the prodigal-son parable, the film’s disturbing intensity is unrelenting, the focus constantly shifting, layering, unraveling like its main character. Fast descending to a mayhem where objective truth is indiscernible, and full immersion to an open eyed nightmare involuntary.”

Currently on its festival tour, the movie has already racked up a number of awards. THE RECKONING has already won Best Drama Film and Best Supporting Actress at the IFS Film Festival, Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography at the Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest and Best Cinematography and Best Editing at the Horrorhound Film Festival. It next plays the Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival this Sunday, June 22 at 11:30 a.m., and will also screen at the Richmond International FIlm Festival, which takes place September 23-28.

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Peter Grey, an overly zealous television chef, kidnaps J.T. Franks, an influential and notoriously snarky food blogger after a particularly nasty review deals the final blow to Grey’s already plummeting career. Sequestered deep in the woods of the Hudson Valley, Grey keeps Franks chained up in a basement, presenting him with a series of deceptively simple food challenges – from preparing a perfect egg over easy, to grilling a steak precisely medium rare – punishing him sadistically for anything less than total perfection. A tense thrill-ride served up with wicked wit and culinary flare, BITTER FEAST is an exploration of the creative impulse gone tragically and ferociously awry.

“Zesty fun for its actors… a sly parody… a creepy little chamber-piece… wonderfully wicked…”
– LA WEEKLY

“A MUST SEE … Razor sharp acerbic wit… perfectly crafted… meticulous… explosive”
– Culver City Observer

“Fantastic sequences sprinkled with intensity…
enthralling and definitely engaging…
an enjoyable snack.”
– Bloody Disgusting

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Ramping up to GEP’s 40th Anniversary,
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