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Director/writer: Gregory Connors.

Cast: Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy and Ozzie Devrish.

The premise in Alien Undead aka The Dark Lurking is quite simple: all the survivors have to do is to get out alive. When this tale is set in the world of science fiction, all this movie has to do is to have the heroes call for help, find the Starship Enterprise (the ship here brings forth recollections of the Red Dwarf) and call for Scotty to beam them up. That would end the movie fast.

Instead, what this film does is to continue for approximately 95 minutes including credits. Nobody is going to leave alive and that is too abruptly established at the start. Nobody at Outpost 30 even knows their fate, but that certainly will not stop them from trying to make it up to the surface. Maybe if the eight survivors can get out of the hut,...

Alien Undead

Stars: Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, Gregory Connors, Ozzie Devrish, Roslyn van Doorn | Written and Directed by Greg Connors

Originally began in 2006, and completed in 2008 (at least according to the copyright info), Alien Undead was originally released as The Dark Lurking in its native Australia, and Aliens vs. Zombies in Germany (perhaps a more fitting title given UK distributor Left Films other DVD releases – Cowboys vs. Zombies and Ninjas Vs. Vampires). This low budget Aussie-lensed sci-fi horror movie tells the story of eight people trapped in a secret underground research facility, at the mercy of a horde of terrifying zombie-like creatures. With supplies and weapons running low the survivors must put aside their differences and band together in order to find out way out alive. However the constantly mutating monstrous hordes are not their only problem, an ancient evil has been unleashed and one of them may not be...

Well it’s the start of another week, so you know what that means – yet more DVD and Blu-ray releases hit the high street, ready and waiting to swallow up all your hard-earned cash! Not as many Halloween-themed releases this week but no matter, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, October 24th 2011.

Pick Of The Week

Mother’s Day (DVD/Blu-ray)

After a bank robbery goes seriously wrong, three sadistic, bloodthirsty, criminal brothers find themselves on the run. Their childhood home seems like the safest place to hide out. But a few things have changed, their mother has been evicted and the house is now occupied by a young couple and their birthday guests. Taken hostage, the new owners and friends are forced to endure a night of blood-drenched hell. Because mother’s coming home to roost and her maternal instincts involve extreme torture and a taste for terror.

Gregory Connors Aussie Indy sci-fi action horror The Dark Lurking is finally arriving on UK DVD next month, under the amended name tag of Alien Undead. Considering the budget they’ve done a pretty good job on delivering the goods. I.E….Enough splattery, mutant nastiness and mayhem, to keep most indy/gore/fanboys very happy. Alien Undead goes on sale October 10. Synopsis: Something has gone terribly wrong at Research Station 320, a secret research facility one mile beneath the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating ancient flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost, two research subjects, three mercenaries, two research technicians and a medic barricade themselves inside a remote area of the facility with little food, almost no means of defence and little hope of rescue. Their one possible escape...

Director/writer: Aash Aaron.

Oh Aash Aaron, the boredom of I.C.U. is equal to watching dust settle. This film is labelled in the genre of thriller on some sites, but mysteriously there are few scares or tense moments found here. This review is a precedent, as there are no other reviews on this 2009 title! The first hour, with nothing happening, is followed by a looming black whole, which promises to dull the senses further. However, this film has managed to move onto video-on-demand this month, through Gravitas Ventures.

The synopsis involves: two wank happy teens who spy on their neighbours for titillation and excitement. Then, they spy another pervert, who gets his thrills from assaulting local prostitutes. Enter a strange, bloody climax and the end.

Movie specialists might recognize director Aash Aaron's name with Vigilante, or The Dark Lurking. Vigilante has been reviewed (here) and The Dark Lurking has received ambivalent reviews.

This week's roundup of DVD releases include fan favorites from TV, a scarred comic book antihero, the next installment of The Lost Boys, the requisite creature features, a Roger Corman set, and SyFy's apocalyptic view of the world. Also, don't forget to check out the soundtrack from the hottest vampire TV show right now (well, there's only one playing currently) at the very end of this list.

While waiting for your orders to arrive by mail, you can always catch up on Camera Obscura for free with our Episode 1-7 episodes & recap or watch the newest episodes on Dailymotion. You can also learn all about creature making from our Q&A With Camera Obscura's FX Maestro Jeff Farley.

On with the list....

Jonah Hex

Directed by Jimmy Hayward

Out of the pages of the legendary comics and graphic novels steps Jonah Hex (review), a scarred drifter and bounty hunter...

Here's a list of DVD releases for this week with some of the more noteworthy theatrical releases in bold.Arn: The Knight Templar As Good As Dead Assassin In Love Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition Banqkok Adrenaline Banqkok Adrenaline Black Dolemite: B.O. Rudy Ray Moore Booky and the Secret Santa Breaking Upwards Busby Berkeley 9-Film Collection Callas Forever Coffin Rock Criminal Justice 2 Crucible of Terror Daniel & Ana The Darjeeling Limited The Dark Lurking Demeking, The Sea Monster Dexter's Laboratory: Season One Doghouse Dragon Ball Z Kai: Saiyan Set...

Writer/director Greg Connors new Aussie sci-fi horror flick 'The Dark Lurking' finally arrives on Region 1 DVD stateside today. The action-packed alien-esque project from Conners and Filmwerx77 is about eight remaining survivors of a secret research facility who barricade themselves away from a horde of ancient and deadly creatures. Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, Ozzie Devrish, Roslyn van Doorn, Dirk Foulger, Anthony Edwards, Davyd Williams and Cassia Rosenstraus star. 'Something has gone terribly wrong at research station 320, a secret research facility one mile beneath the earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating ancient flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost, two research subjects, three mercenaries, two research technicians and a medic barricade themselves inside a remote area of the facility with little food, almost no means of defense and little hope of rescue.

Not feeling a whole lotta love for the ‘Aliens’ rip-off cover art, but good news is Gregory Connors Aussie Indy sci-fi action horror The Dark Lurking is finally arriving on Us DVD next week. Considering the budget they’ve done a pretty good job on delivering the goods. I.E…. plenty of splattery, mutant nastiness and mayhem, to keep most indy/gore/fanboys happy. The Dark Lurking goes on sale Monday. Synopsis: Something has gone terribly wrong at Research Station 320, a secret research facility one mile beneath the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating ancient flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost, two research subjects, three mercenaries, two research technicians and a medic barricade themselves inside a remote area of the facility with little food, almost no means of defence and little hope of rescue.

Not feeling a whole lotta love for the ‘Aliens’ rip-off cover art, but good news is Gregory Connors Aussie Indy sci-fi action horror The Dark Lurking is finally arriving on Us DVD next week. Considering the budget they’ve done a pretty good job on delivering the goods. I.E…. plenty of splattery, mutant nastiness and mayhem, to keep most indy/gore/fanboys happy. The Dark Lurking goes on sale Monday. Synopsis: Something has gone terribly wrong at Research Station 320, a secret research facility one mile beneath the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating ancient flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost, two research subjects, three mercenaries, two research technicians and a medic barricade themselves inside a remote area of the facility with little food, almost no means of defence and little hope of rescue.

Not feeling a whole lotta love for the ‘Aliens’ rip-off cover art, but good news is Gregory Connors Aussie Indy sci-fi action horror The Dark Lurking is finally arriving on Us DVD next week. Considering the budget they’ve done a pretty good job on delivering the goods. I.E…. plenty of splattery, mutant nastiness and mayhem, to keep most indy/gore/fanboys happy. The Dark Lurking goes on sale Monday. Synopsis: Something has gone terribly wrong at Research Station 320, a secret research facility one mile beneath the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating ancient flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost, two research subjects, three mercenaries, two research technicians and a medic barricade themselves inside a remote area of the facility with little food, almost no means of defence and little hope of rescue.

The Dark Lurking PosterThere is a lot of interesting, dark writing occurring at Film-Book.com and this horror aficionado is taking notice. Recently posted is a tale of a mining colony cut-off and trapped one mile below the earth's surface. Below the crust these "eight survivors" (Dark) must battle an assortment of hellions, who may or may not have been released through drilling. Enter one rescue party and the the s&^* hits the fan, in this trailer for The Dark Lurking.

The synopsis for The Dark Lurking here:

"2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at outpost 30, a secret international research facility one mile beneath a remote part of the Earths surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of creatures is on the loose.

For eight survivors, their one possible escape route is through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to...

The Aussie sci-fi film 'The Dark Lurking' is heading to DVD on October 12th via Epoch Cinema. Check out the synopsis and trailer below.

Movie Synopsis:

2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at Outpost 30, a secret international research facility one mile beneath a remote part of the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed, and an extremely dangerous horde of creatures is on the loose. For eight survivors their one possible escape route is through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to the surface.

The Dark Lurking, an adrenaline-fueled action thriller in the tradition of such horror classics as Aliens and The Evil Dead, stars Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, and Ozzie Devrish. Shot entirely in Queensland, Australia, The Dark Lurking was written and directed by Greg Connors and is his debut feature film.

Watch the trailer below, and check out the official...

Greg Connors' Australian genre mash-up, The Dark Lurking , is coming to DVD on October 12. Production began in 2006 and Connors has been tinkering away at the film since then with shooting taking place as financing came in. Connors told us in 2008 shortly after a trailer debut, "['Dark Lurking'] is a big time nod to all the cool movies from the 80's before CG turned movie monsters gay. Aliens, John Carpenter's The Thing, Predator, Pumpkinhead and even Robocop. Honestly, who's made a cool horror/sci-fi movie in a while? Fox killed the Aliens and Predator franchises so we decided to make something new that people could enjoy and would give the same feel from a monster movie that seems to be lacking these days." Cinema Epoch picked up the film for U.S. distribution....

It's been months and months since we've gotten an update on the Aussie sci-fi monster-mash The Dark Lurking, but apparently things have been proceeding along nicely as the flick is hitting DVD this October 12th courtesy of Epoch Cinema.

Synopsis:

2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at Outpost 30, a secret international research facility one mile beneath a remote part of the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed, and an extremely dangerous horde of creatures is on the loose. For eight survivors their one possible escape route is through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to the surface.

The Dark Lurking, an adrenaline-fueled action thriller in the tradition of such horror classics as Aliens and The Evil Dead, stars Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, and Ozzie Devrish. Shot entirely in Queensland, Australia, The Dark Lurking was written and directed by Greg Connors and is his debut feature film.

Greg Connors’ low-budget sci-fi film The Dark Lurking will debut in Sydney this weekend but it has already been a victim of piracy, even though so far it has only been screened at festivals.

“It’s a kick in the guts; a lot of people are downloading it. A friend in Shanghai went to a video store there, and they had two shelves of our film on DVD, stacked between Transformers 2 and Transporter 3,” producer Bret Connors told Encore.

“A lot of the people that have seen the movie are from territories where there have been no sales, so we’re losing potential sales,” he added.

Piracy is indeed a bigger problem for an independent film that has struggled for years to become a reality.

The Dark Lurking is set in 2017, and something has gone wrong at an underground research facility, where a dangerous horde of creatures is on the loose.

To this movie nerd’s infinite pleasure, Australian filmmaker Gregory Connors’ gore-heavy sci-fi horror flick “The Dark Lurking” is finally coming to the Us later this year. According to 24 Frames Per Second, the film will have its debut on V.O.D. sometime during the end of October/beginning of November, with a proper DVD release to follow. I first watched the trailer for this film about a year ago, and have been anxiously awaiting its Stateside debut ever since. In fact, I’d almost given up hope for a Region 1 release until this very morning. And as soon as I stumble across an official release date for the DVD, you’ll be one of the first to know. For the uninitiated, here’s the official synopsis: Something has gone terribly wrong at Outpost 30, a secret international research facility some five hundred meters beneath the snow blown arctic wilderness. All communications are gone,...

A new action clip has been released for Gregory Connors Aussie Indy sci-fi action horror The Dark Lurking, which is all the more impressive when you consider that’s its unfinished footage. If you’re in the States and like the looks, you’ll soon get a chance to see it soon, the movie is due for a Us release on V.O.D. in Oct/Nov 2009. With DVD shortly after. Links to all the icky goodness, below. Synopsis: 2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at outpost 30, a secret international research facility some five hundred meters beneath the snow blown arctic wilderness. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of ancient creatures is on the loose after a doorway to an unspeakable evil has been unleashed.

A new action clip has been released for Gregory Connors Aussie Indy sci-fi action horror The Dark Lurking, which is all the more impressive when you consider that’s its unfinished footage. If you’re in the States and like the looks, you’ll soon get a chance to see it soon, the movie is due for a Us release on V.O.D. in Oct/Nov 2009. With DVD shortly after. Links to all the icky goodness, below. Synopsis: 2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at outpost 30, a secret international research facility some five hundred meters beneath the snow blown arctic wilderness. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of ancient creatures is on the loose after a doorway to an unspeakable evil has been unleashed.

tweetmeme_url='http://www.scificool.com/preview-aussie-sci-fi-actioner-the-dark-lurking/'; tweetmeme_style = 'normal';; What do you get when you cross James Cameron’s “Aliens” with Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead”? Try the new Aussie sci-fi actioner “The Dark Lurking”. According to the film’s director Greg Connors, they’re looking at an October/November VOD release for the film in the States, ahead of its eventual DVD release. Check out a trailer, a two-minute action clip, and some very badass looking stills from the movie below. Something has gone terribly wrong at research station 320, a secret facility one mile beneath the earth’s surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost attempt to escape through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to the surface. One of...

MPAA ratings: Aug. 19, 2009. The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.

G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.

PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.

PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.

The Boys Are Back

Miramax Films

Rated for some sexual language and thematic elements.

PG-13

The Brooklyn Heist

Image Entertainment, Inc.

Rated for sexual content and language.

PG-13

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Columbia Pictures & Sony Pictures Animations

Rated for brief mild language.

PG

The Dark Lurking

Lightning Media

Rated for bloody horror violence/gore and language.

R (more)Fireball

Grindstone Entertainment Group

Rated for strong bloody brutal martial arts violence throughout, and brief sexuality.

R Frat Party

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Rated for strong crude and sexual content, nudity and language throughout.

R Halloween II

Weinstein Company, LLC, The

Rated for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, and some crude sexual content and nudity.

R Ichi

Eleven Arts & FUNimation Entertainment

Rated for sequences of bloody violence, and brief sexuality.

R In My Sleep

Highway Media, Inc.

Rated for sexual content, violence and bloody images.

PG-13 Plaguers

Image Entertainment, Inc.

Rated for horror violence/gore and language.

R

Pool Boys, The

Cinedigm

Rated for sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.

R

Prom Wars

Lightning Media

Rated for language, some sexual content and teen drinking.

R Surrogates Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Rated for intense sequences of violences, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drug-related scene. PG-13 Taking Chances Lightning Media Rated for some crude sexual references. R Would Be Kings E1 Entertainment U.S. LP

Rated for some violence, sexuality and language. R Zombieland Columbia Pictures Rated for zombie horror violence/gore and language. R Bulletin No: 2083

Updated Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009...