The Future of Scream Factory | Have They Lost Their Way?

[@jonbo53]

“What the hell are they suppose to do with the other one!?” Exactly!

[@richardstange5939]

That Friday the 13th box set is absolutely amazing, but I remember all of the issues it had at first. We all had to get replacement discs for parts 3, 9, and 10. I still have my original (flawed) copies of the discs as well as the replacement discs.

[@GothGfGG]

I didn’t realize there were issues with the discs :( what was wrong with them? Can I still get replacements?

[@rickwj324]

@@GothGfGG Unless you got an original release, there's a good chance you have the fixed discs already. You can look at the copyright text on the discs. At the very end of the text it'll have R1 on the discs). If you don't have the fixed discs, you can try emailing Shout directly. Not sure if they will replace them at this point.

[@GothGfGG]

@@rickwj324 I got the OG release, I did email shout and they said they will replace them just that it will take a while to send out replacement discs.

[@Anthony-fl2sn]

I love Scream Factory but they’re definitely losing their way a little bit. I really like the idea of going after 2000s horror. I grew up on those films and I’m now at an age where I would love to add them to my collection.

[@TwinFamiProductions]

I BEEN saying this every since the fiasco over the Halloween 4K deluxe sets with the vinyls. I got screwed out of my sets simply because I kept retweeting other frustrated customers and kept demanding answers, especially when retail was selling them and we still didn’t get ours shipped well over a week later. Then them using KZbin and VHS rips for TV scenes that the studio should’ve had on hand for the Chucky movies. Now this delay for the newer Chucky movies with no announcement I was aware of. They most definitely have and it’s really sad. Especially when you got companies like Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome, and Blue Underground wiping the floor with Scream’s products. I’m glad other people are seeing it too however I wished it was much earlier where a course could’ve been corrected.

[@will07a1]

Top 10 Most Wanted titles to get a 4K Collector’s Edition: Black Christmas 2006 remake Death Proof The Faculty Fear The Guest Jaws 3 Joy Ride My Bloody Valentine 2009 remake The Terminator Thinner

[@Det.DrCowboyNinjaCyborgSamurai]

100% agree with you on this. Not only is the pricing and presentation out of whack, the whole excitement of Scream Factory new releases has lost its allure. I used to anticipate each month wondering what they might announce, but now it’s just another 4K of something we already have. Each. Month.

[@corruptivekhaos2282]

Re-releases with ZERO new features as well, it's become typical for them to use another company's 4K transfer too and skip doing an Atmos track-plenty of times they've just kept an existing 5.1 track

[@kevinschmitt4050]

Scream Factory will ship a new Blu-ray in an eco-case. That is not a boutique label. Physical media is a means to an end for them now. They just happen to have a lot of high end titles.

[@tommyricknell2829]

These eco cases are insanity! Don't know how much of my inner sleeves that went hole in when they arrived! What's the point with eco cases when you're forced to buy replacement...

[@kevinschmitt4050]

@@tommyricknell2829 I’m currently getting them out of my collection. A24 and Warner Brothers are the worst offenders.

[@matthewg666]

Synapse is putting out Trick Or Treat so unless SF does a NOES box set, then the F13 set was their apex. I mean it's nice that they're re-releasing their older titles on 4k for those who missed out on those titles. It would be nice if they could get licensing for Miramax and Dimension films. I think a lot of those are still stuck on dvd. Feast trilogy (afaik, only the first got a blu-ray release), Black Sheep (no US blu), Dee Snider's Strangeland (not Dimension but stuck on dvd), the Hellraiser films which outside of Arrow UK have not got much love, etc.

[@richardstange5939]

I remember the hype for Halloween II and III on Blu-Ray for the first time from Scream factory. The hype for the big Halloween box set was also amazing, because everyone was excited about getting the Halloween 6 Producer’s Cut officially for the first time. Scream Factory is for Blu-ray what Anchor Bay was for DVD.

[@JoeGrizz1y]

I recently have gone into arrow video releases and I love how a handful of their products has it to where you can purchase many different versions. Recently, they are having pre orders for hellraiser box set. There are 3 choices for whatever the consumer can afford or wants.

[@Born2BeRad]

Dead on! Couldnt agree more. Nice work on this.

[@nicomedessantiago6259]

I do wonder how it can be the Friday the13th box never sold out. I thought they'd all be snapped up in a heartbeat.

[@corruptivekhaos2282]

Wasn't it limited at 13,000 units? I bet they've sold that many and more were "magically" manufactured because they saw how big the demand is

[@jumbome7420]

Yes it was supposed to be a limited set but sf really dropped the ball but they did only offer so many with the limited edition posters

[@dalton3706]

I think when SF started doing 4ks, the slips should have all been like the Halloween 4ks side loading hard slip. It would've justified the price, and it sticks out against their Competitors because SF slips aren't the best quality.

[@OhItsRoodie]

SF definitely needs to offer the new art slips separately or as an option outside the bundles.

[@nikkix2896]

SF could redeem themselves with a Nightmare on Elm Street 4k box set and something really good for Halloween’s 45th anniversary

[@jumbome7420]

Man let’s hope. That would be kick ass

[@JoeGrizz1y]

Yes I’m completely waiting for 4K releases of the Nightmare films. Very surprising that we haven’t. Granted the license is locked behind Craven’s family. It would be up to them to work with the family and the distribution rights.

[@bernardocisneros]

totally agree with you. Although I was late in the party for scream factory since I was in high school, no job and no money lol when they are pumping amazing releases. Man, I wish I got those original blu-ray releases with those amazing covers. I hate that I miss out on the halloween blu-ray set. That's why when they started pumping out 4K releases. I told myself not to miss it out. I do wish they can continue releasing 4K with new artwork than the og poster like they did in the beginning. I hate I have to buy the big editions just to get the new commission artwork. Yeah, I hope they can get back in the game soon. I still love them and hope nothing but success for them.

[@nicomedessantiago6259]

CHH I picked up 2 GREAT Titles from Scream Factory last week. Under the radar, off the beaten path titles but still in my wheelhouse. The Strangler and Private Parts (1972). They STILL surprise me. And Shout Factory's Shaw Brothers box sets are like treasure. Still dig the Factory.

[@mmagiraffe]

The Shaw Brothers boxset is incredible - with volume 2 on the way. I also picked up Sidney Lumet’s Morning After from them. I too still SF.

[@vagamer522]

After the F13 box set I wondered when they would do the Nightmare on Elm Street box set then it went radio silent with releases that just feel "eh I just don't care." then they annouced War World Z in 4K and the price is just wtf. Edit: speaking of 2000 era horror movies they also did Zack Synder's Dawn of the Dead on 4K which was sweet.

[@raptorclaw163]

Absolutely spot on with your observations. Less 4K restorations of previous films & theatrical slipcovers. I also hate how some of the 4Ks like Alligator & Halloween have reversible cover artwork, but almost all the other ones are just the theatrical and that’s it. Definitely not cool. We need more and deserve more!

[@richardstange5939]

One more thing, let’s not forget that when the big Halloween box set first came out, there was a replacement program for Halloween 4, because the audio was messed up in a scene or two, so even that box set wasn’t without its issues. So, I think when it comes to big projects, quality control was always an issue.

[@chrleebrwn]

I will say that scream factory did issue a replacement disc program for the Friday the 13th box set and it was free BUT it is still alarming how it was one of the companies biggest releases and they fumbled the bag with their quality control. It raises concerns big time

[@daninbox]

Criterion with Citizen Kane too. That was a huge release for them.

[@picklet_]

A big thing for me is cases. As boutique collectors, we are paying top dollar, and more for the premium vs the standard. I hate to be nitpicky, but I find the standard blu-ray cases to be disappointing as well. I prefer clear cases like Arrow or even the standard clear or black cases that they did for F13 and Halloween.

[@NomisArchives]

Hey CHH, I love Scream factory but holy fucking shit what the hell has been going on with them? Nightbreed - no 4k for the directors cut? Army of Darkness - no 4k for the directors cut? Lifeforce - no 4k for the directors cut? 100 bucks for 3 halloween 4ks???? There black 4k cases are also really smeary? Like weird fingerprints magent? Vinegar Syndrome for fucking live. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 from them rules. Also this may be a small thing but basiclly every other label ships to Europe. Scream Factory does not for some reason. They region locked 4k? Look I've only been a blu ray collector for about 4 to 5 years but man Scream Factory quickly keeps going down on my ranking. I hope Vinegar Syndrome gets more of their titles.

[@holleringsmith3837]

None of their 4ks are region locked my guy.

[@joshfulcifan1015]

It was a nightmare obtaining replacement discs for my Jason blu ray set, - especially because I live in Australia and even more I bought it off a local ebay seller. And your right - if we pay hard money for a release we should damn well have perfection!

[@stevenpulkowski9750]

I continue to be a big advocate for Scream Factory since they launched in 2012. They've been able to license some of the most popular mainstream and cult horror/sci-fi titles from the 70's to the present. Their Halloween Deluxe Collection was a minor miracle that I never thought was possible. Their Friday the 13th Complete Collection was amazing despite a few issues, which were quickly addressed with replacement discs. And the Friday set came at a time when Paramount pretty much abandoned the notion of giving catalog releases a physical media release. I have no issue with them re-issuing their best selling titles on 4K. I'll happily double dip and support them to own my favorite films on the best format possible. And when possible, they always make the effort to include the OG audio tracks, which a lot of major studios couldn't be bothered with. Their pricing structure that some have an issue with may be due to the fact that it costs a lot more to license a title for a 4K release vs a standard blu-ray. And for "A" list titles, I'm sure it's very expensive. In a time when the physical media market is shrinking, they're going to look to offset that increased fee which will also help them to acquire some lesser known titles for 4K or standard blu-ray release while expanding their catalog and also turning a profit. At least there's options. No one is forced to pony up for the sets that offer all the extra bells and whistles. You can still order just the 4K blu-ray through various online retailers. And if someone has the finances they can opt to order one of the Deluxe Editions directly from Shout. Some other boutique labels may be able to offer a few extras, but they also aren't forking over the amount of money to license the number of "A" list catalog titles. A few issues I wish Shout would address and correct asap are the number of scratched discs, cases with off-gassing and continuing to use eco-cases which causes the inner sleeve/artwork to he susceptible to dents, dings and holes. All of which are attributed to the Mexico replication plant. Other than that, I look forward to seeing what they have to offer for the rest of the year and hope they increase their 4K output in 2024!

[@TheBloodyNights]

I'm somewhat new to physical media collecting. I dabbled with it back when DVDs got released. But got fed up with it and sold all of them. I kind of skipped the Blu-ray take off only buying a few titles but not many. However once I saw Halloween 1-5 on 4k I became extremely interested. I didn't even know much about Scream Factory. I just bought them, and ever since then I've been pretty excited about collecting movies again. Mostly Horror titles. And I generally always go for the 4k rather than the Blu-rays. Because of that almost no Scream Factory title that is being put out is a rebuy from me. I say almost no Scream Factory title is a rebuy...except for Black Christmas. After you suggested it in a video I bought the Blu-ray of it, and loved the title. So I'm going to double dip for the 4k...soonish. I've generally have had zero issues with any of the Scream Factory movies I've bought, no issues with their competitors either tbh. To me it's all a fresh experience. But I do understand that I'd be bummed if I bought an older release, only to find out that they are updating it, and my money feels like it's wasted to some degree. Especially with like you said all those fancy new slip covers are behind an even bigger pay wall. But for me...as a first time buyer and these being my singular copy I'm more excited than disappointed.

[@midlifemedia]

Vinegar Syndrome is my favorite label by far, and Scream Factory has moved down to probably about dead last. I'm tired of some stuff getting slips and some not and sometimes the price is the same, them releasing surprise titles with no slips for like $40 for a bluray, adding $60 for pins to their big sets, getting scratched discs very often, etc. I made a decision about a couple months back to quit buying their stuff on release and get them only on sale.

[@balladofthebroken7569]

Vinegar’s release of Amityville is one of my favorite 4k’s that I own

[@JDobbsy79]

I’m one of the few who felt the FRIDAY THE 13th deluxe set was a little lackluster (especially in comparison to the 2014 Halloween box set). The commentaries and interviews are less than thrilling because they’re recorded during Covid and usually are zoom related. Also- the interview segments are annoyingly broken up into multiples. Why not create one big doc rather than spreading out so many interviews with the same person. It just fell a little flat to me.

[@dragofan21gaming]

Not in love with a lot of there pricing. I like the box sets but dang it’s getting expensive from them. Creep show for example is almost $50 extra just for some pins.

[@austinwillcut4919]

I agree about SF releasing more of the 2000's era horror films, those movies are starting to look old and retro now. I think enough time has passed for those to be re-released from boutique companies.

[@daninbox]

You see their new Shaw Brothers sets? Those are high quality like Friday the 13th.

[@Physicalmediaavenger]

Vinegar syndrome has been the best label this year. Umbrella entertainment has blown me away lately

[@c-rad2419]

I agree with you. The other thing about scream factory that upsets me is no reversible artwork on the 4K's I think similar to what vinegar syndrome does with this slip covers. They should do with the artwork and give you the option of which slip cover you would like to have. They should do the same with the posters. I love the newly commissioned art work for the chucky movies But it bothers me that to get it you have to spend at least a hundred and fifty dollars. I think before they do any of the 200os horror. they should definitely put out Nightmare on Elm Street.

[@Thecatdrums3]

Also scream factory never fixed the issues the 4K discs for Halloween 2 had

[@davidjjanderson1981]

Great video CHH,The fact they region locked “the people under the stairs “ 4K was also a big no no ! 👍👍

[@vanderhoff66fu]

Well said...

[@ricardodiaz9805]

I have no issue with re-issuing previous Blu-ray’s on 4K, the problem is that just updating the audio and visual is not enough , they should get NEW bonus features , interviews , commentary as well as the previous bonus features , that would make a huge difference for someone that already has the film on Blu-ray and is content with the audio and visual

[@boomstickcritique902]

I bought my Scream Factory Friday collection from Amazon my set didn't have any defaults thank God lol.

[@deadbydawn93]

Good video, man! Personally, I do think that Scream Factory seams to be focusing more on re-releasing older titles on 4k or steelbook and, even though that's cool, I do think that they should release something that has never been released onto disc. One of the best things about SF was when they released movies or editions that have never been put onto bluray. So, I think if they got back into doing that, they could get back to where they were before. Also, it seams they struggle with bigger sets, like the Halloween and F13 sets with them having so many issues. And I agree with you about the slipcovers. I think it would be cool if you could chose what slipcover you want on the release instead of having to get both. I love Scream Factory, I think they are one of the best releasing companies in the world. But I do think that they need to getting back into releasing films that have never been released or new cuts of films that have never been released.

[@corruptivekhaos2282]

I've been thinking a lot of the same since around a year ago, certainly I thought the decision to package the next 3 Halloween movies on 4K together was a purely business move (and it was convenient to blame it on Miramax). I'll always dislike whenever they also do a 4K re-release and they didn't even do the transfer themselves, and once again blame it on licensing forcing their hand. Then when it comes to the double dipping for 4Ks with no option to buy just the alternate slip artwork, well that's ridiculous. I'd love the new Creepshow 4K art, but you have to pay a premium price ($44.99 instead of $34.99) for it.

[@McFlurryMachineIsDown]

They rush these box sets as of late. It's almost as if they just want to make sure that they're getting their money secured. I never do pre-orders anymore. Too many things gone wrong with fast releases. Take your time. Inspect everything for the best quality so your customers are happy. Missing content Now seems to be a common thing.They do look pretty but id rather lower tier packaging and the content on the discs that ive paid for. Just give me the movie dude lol i dont want a keychain or a coozy with my movie lol Put your money where your mouth is!!!👊 Good video as always dude👌

[@ec4146]

As long as they keeping putting at 4k’s I’m good. Bring on chucky!

[@dawsonquick165]

You should be able to get just the special artwork slipcover. I end up throwing the posters away 90% of the time. Enough with it just bring out the occasional lithographs and I’m good

[@screamingeekmedia]

I've only learned about SF a few years ago when I came across this physical media community on KZbin. I rarely buy new releases due to prices. I wait for sales. The Halloween set I got the 10-disc set couple of years ago on ebay and paid a lot for it. I got the F13 set year or so ago when it was 50% off. Got it straight from SF since they would guarantee it having the replacement discs. I agree they seem to be lacking lately. I am a person that hates slipcovers, so I don't care about those extras. I am not paying extra for crap I don't want. I did, however, pre-order the Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal box sets (cheaper ones). So looking forward to seeing those. I also ordered Silent Night Deadly Night. That was movie I grew up with> I spent $60 for the VHS when it came out because the video store would not carry it.

[@SteakSauceOTG]

They peaked with the RotLD release, let’s be honest.

[@SicilMBuff13]

This is my take on Scream/Shout Factory. I’ve been a collector of there’s since 2012. I bought the H3 blu-ray the day it was announced and put up for order. I have since then bought many of there releases and have been an avid fan of there’s supporting every release even if I didn’t buy them all. You stand corrected when things started to take a turn and that’s the Friday the 13th box set. One of my favorite box sets ever released and I was as stoked as everyone else but the damn issues were troubling. Now mind you after that whole debacle they got their act together but it still left me with a fear this is gonna start becoming a major issue and it has. 2022 was the worst year for me with them. Every release I received in the mail was scratched and botched. I got replacements but even some of the replacements came scratched due to the way they shipped the disc. I was so mad and fed up because I’ve bought from them since day 1 and supported all throughout. Army of Darkness 4K was the last straw because that was my most anticipated 4K release and even with no new features I wanted it and it came botched. Since that release I refuse to buy from them again. With what they are asking for price wise it ain’t worth the headache. Their business aspect is boring even with rereleases. The having to buy a package deal to get the new art work sucks. It’s just boring sadly. Vinegar Syndrome and Severin are my favorite companies at the moment. Amazing releases, hardly no issues and if there was it’ll get fixed instantly with no hassle, amazing art work, loaded features and side stuff added. I cannot praise them enough. They are both crushing Scream/Shout. Even Arrow and Criterion. They sadly started the boutique labels of Blu-ray out strong but are now at the way bottom for me. No longer kings but wasted away making bad decisions in QC and quickly trying to make a buck with the rehashes. It gets old really fast

[@austinwillcut4919]

Luke Wilson was in Vacancy. Vacancy and its sequel/prequel definitely need the 4K CE treatment.

[@jumbome7420]

I agree scream factory has definitely dropped the ball and it’s time they close up shop. I absolutely love arrow video and vinegar

[@JAY-rahd_GI-benz]

I just wanted to drop in to say that Scream Factory’s 4K Steelbooks for They Live & The Fog look absolutely amazing on my bookshelf. I really hope they continue to pump these amazing pieces of art out. I used your referral code for both of them btw. Fantastic reviews! Would love to see all of John Carpenter’s movies come down the pipeline again looking like this. And I don’t care how many times I’ve purchased the Halloween movies, if they pump them out with this new brilliant Steelbook artwork, I’m buying them. 😂. Shout out to Devon Draws! At this point I honestly will only buy these particular versions from Scream Factory.

[@mikec1974-b6s]

I wish their quality control would improve. I’ve encountered scratched discs brand new out of the package a few times now. Any scratches should be unacceptable.

[@Hicks-g1m]

I would love for Scream factory to release an ANOES box set I agree with you Christian the Friday box set needed to be perfect all around physical media is far from shrinking or dying Physical media is very much alive and well in other countries

[@Jaydread78]

I’m just seeing this video now… I avoid scream factory at all costs unless I really need a title. Some retailers i know won’t even bring scream factory in from their distributors because of the amount of problems they have encountered in the past. And yes ever since the F13 box set release they have definitely been going down hill on quality and control. They amount of scratches and finger prints i have encountered in the past has been brutal. I recently thought they were getting better with the possible 4K’s, but after encountering audio issues on the night of the demons 5.1 and returning my recent pumpkinhead because of a gouge in the disc. I guess I was wrong. I will literally open up the SF disc at the cashier and check the disc before taking it home. Vinegar syndrome, arrow and criterion It never even crosses my mind! Hands down the best quality and I have never had a problem. Love the channel bro! And I think it’s great your bringing this up because everyone I have talked to that collects thinks the same! 🍻

[@WolvesAtYourDoor]

SF really needs to up their big releases. get rid of the $60+ pins and give us amazing sets like what you mentions w the box sets.

[@swp90]

From a purely practical sense I don't know what I am supposed to do with two slip covers, one goes on the actual disk and then what the hell do people do with the other ones?

[@ReverendDrDeath]

Scream Factory should definitely up their game to stay competitive. The 2000 horror suggestion is a great one, and they should continue that new steelbook line as those are my favorite Scream Factory releases they have ever done. I said this on Mid-level Medias channel but Scream Factory, if they aren't going to do commissioned artwork for every 4k upgrade, should at the very least give is alternative art of the back of the inner sleeve. Foreign posters or alternative marketing or something. It's so lame to get the same one sided case wrap as the slip itself

[@MegaSargent1]

I 100% agree with everything you said I don't understand Shout Factory's model for there products right now if you are going to re release movies from your catalog spend some time and come up with new extras and don't make people pay full price for them also the exclusive artwork is driving me nuts I wanted some of the commissioned artwork for the Chucky releases in July but you have to buy all this other stuff to get and I'm not spending that kind of money so I will buy it in the store and get boring artwork instead of what I wanted plus they are pushing releases back People Under The Stairs got pushed back so I had to buy the old release to hold me over and now The Burning which I love isn't coming out until July now The Descent is probably my number one film from the 2000's that I want but The Hills Have Eyes remake would be good and Cabin Fever is a must plus movies like Wrong Turn and Wolf Creek would be awesome

[@coolfinel]

For me, Shout/Scream Factory have been hit or miss. First release I bought from them was the 4 disc DVD box set of Sonic SatAM. It was a decent release (though the cover art was a bit lackluster). The next two were the Army of Darkness steelbook and the Critters 4 movie boxed set (both were released by Scream Factory in 2018). Those ones I actually preordered, which came with really cool lithographs. The selection of special features was also really nice. The most recent Shout Factory release I have is the 20th anniversary edition of Thomas and the Magic Railroad in 2020. It has a decent amount of special features (including an in-character interview with Eddie Glen as Thomas), but the video quality was more or less the same as the DVD release from Columbia TriStar Home Video back in 2000. It also didn’t help that many people in the fandom may have overhyped the Blu-Ray leading up to its release.

[@mmagiraffe]

There’s truth behind certain SF criticisms, but these days it seems people are defaulting to negative even when they have great releases.

[@Josehorror86]

Yeah man I agree with you a bit. They need to bring back those 4K Steelbooks you know? so many great movies that could’ve been released on steelbooks that they’re probably gonna milk it and release them next year but I still will buy a few copies from them here, and there, and I might get creepshow. I might get that Chucky set you know? Made a good video man you make a great point vinegar syndrome is more dedicated to the releases, case, wise, cover wise everything….

[@Cooltoytimefun]

Cry wolf needs a collectors blu from 05 and still need 80s stuff like cheerleader camp, hello Mary Lou etc

[@ryanhansen1325]

When are they going to release the Nightmare On Elm Street box set? There were rumors and then it never happened. I’d love that with all of the original movie poster art.

[@collier6794]

They need to release Nightmare on elm Street 4k box set

[@Captainhorror]

I agree 1000%! Scream Factory has definitely fallen off. Still love them but VS, Arrow and even Kino have definitely had my attention way more than SF lately. Also agree about the extra slips from SF. I hate them so much. Wtf am I supposed to do with that?! Lolol! I’m glad someone finally said it. Excellent video as always brother. 💯🤘🏻🔥

[@marcstriano3522]

I believe they are just trying to stay a float and I myself don't dislike the scream factory but I don't like them either and what I mean by this is when they released the Friday the13th boxset that was there swan song and they dropped the ball. Customer service is horrible, they take there sweet time in sending out your order, quality control is whole another video, they recently blocked me twice from ordering from because I had issues with my order and basically told take it or leave it I spent $320.00 recently and they just don't care... yes I'm in total agreement with what you just discussed in your video..

[@Whitleythe13th]

definitely, that what you say is undeniable... as far as the customer non service goes with SF (blurry print on Candyman cover)...I think also that the F13th box set was their peak and it dissatisfied...still better than what was ever released before...yes... at one time SF was cool...all thing's must pass... as far as ANOES disc, the DVD set from New Line still rocks...

[@TranzparentMethods]

The last thing I snapped up from Scream Factory was the Night of the Demons collection. Else than that, I think they are really losing ground by just re-releasing the films we already have on Blu on 4k without any new special features. I bought the 4k of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers on Ebay by itself, because H20 and Resurrection had the SAME features I already had with the Blu Ray box set (I have the budget box set). I'm pretty much off of the Scream Factory train. I buy a lot more from VS and Arrow now. As far as the business models go, I accidently had Vinegar Syndrome's Blu Ray release of the Video Violence collection shipped to our old address. I called customer service, explained the issue and they had another one shipped out the next day. Now THAT"s customer service.!

[@lutherheggs451]

They said before the Halloween 6-Resurrection 4k "boxset" came out that they were not going to be sold separately and it had to do with licensing issues and that they had to sell them in that pack because of Dimension/Miramax

[@TranzparentMethods]

@@lutherheggs451 I heard about that.

[@rickwj324]

My 15 disc Halloween set and the Friday the 13th boxed set are probably my 2 favorite things in my blu-ray collection (and I have over 4,000). Hopefully we can get ANOES set eventually.

[@hectormontalvo5565]

I have the Friday The 13th box set and a few other Scream Factory titles. But I mostly buy Vinegar Syndrome and Severin and some Blue Underground and Synapse. Good topic and cool video Christian!👉😃👈

[@181andbeyond]

I'm with you there. And I've seen a lot of people act like there isn't much left they haven't released, but I can rattle off loads of titles that I personally would pursue if I worked for them in a decision making capacity. Like, how has America not received a blu ray for Wolf Creek (I just got a kick ass via vision set that was recently released). Inside? Martyrs? Yeah those are a bit different for scream, but they did human centipede, so why not? Shit, pester the hell out of Netflix and get us Texas chainsaw '22. Hannibal rising. The list could go on and on.

[@johnnydarko2736]

I've got to be honest,,,, they've really been slacking lately. Boutique is BOUTIQUE. Boutique is ULTRA NICE.

[@Dangerousflower918]

I wouldn't say they peaked after the Friday set because they still released good titles after that like krampus, alone in the dark, alligator 1 & 2, event horizon, tales from the darkside & house of wax. Their is probably more that they released since than that has escaped my mind but I think they are still releasing gems. Personally I rarely buy from the other labels like the last time I got something from vinegar syndrome was only amdyville horror other than that I skipped tcm2 & from beyond because I already had the sf version. I don't really buy much arrow because most of their good stuff is region locked. I do think screams pricing & how they handle putting exclusives in bundles only now is a load of crap though. I hate that if I want the Chuck sequels or the dead silence Commissioned slip cover art I now have to buy them in a expensive bundlre like they been doing for a little over a year now. I shouldn't have to do that because most of the original titles already came with the commission & original art. Their is definitely some 90's 2000's or 2010's movies they can still release like p2, deep blue sea, final destination, may, frozen, anaconda & Jacobs ladder.

[@ryanhansen1325]

Somebody tell me the theme song to this channel. Ive heard it before, but I can’t figure it out!

[@PlanetCHH]

It’s a small rendition of ROTLD2 that I recorded.

[@GoreGalore86]

I would love for scream factory to release a noes collection like they did Halloween box set

[@DeanoB866]

Not really a SF collector as im in Australia and don't really like buying region A, however I have The F13 box (with replacement discs) and the Halloween 4ks. The boxes are nice, but they don't hold a candle to Arrow premium releases. Also a nitpick, but not a fan of the US bluray cases with the 11mm spines. They seem flimsy compared to the 14mm AUS/UK spines

[@Horror_Collector87]

Great video and i agree Scream Factory should start doing collectors editions of early 2000s horror, but i have a feeling Arrow Video is goin to beat them to the punch with that line, since they have recently announced the great Last House On The Left Remake

[@jumbome7420]

Arrow did an amazing box set of the original last house on the left. Arrow in my opinion is out door sf these days

[@matthewgibb2640]

Im out of the scene these days as i barely buy any physicql media anymore but this was a very interesting video, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Maybe they have gotten greedy or have gone away from their original mission and its just about dollars now not quality. I dont know but it will be interesting to see who is left standing in two to five years. What new tech will come out in the next few yeas that disrupts or ends physical media. Im content with my collection of tapes and discs

[@OfficialAdamClarke]

Totally agree with you and the idea of them focusing on more 2000 horror movies is a great idea. I'd especially love to see 'Stay Alive (2006)' and 'House Of Fears (2007)' get the Scream Factory treatment. Also 'The Ruins (2008)', 'Eden Lake (2008)', 'High Tension (2003)' and many more should get collector's edition 4k releases from Scream Factory. I'd also love to see 'Seedpeople (1992)', 'Pinocchio's Revenge (1996)' and 'Grim (1995)'. So many more i could name. We also need the Nightmare on Elm Street box set in 4k this year. Loving your videos here in the UK 👌🏼🙌🏼

[@OfficialAdamClarke]

Another one I'd love to see, one of those 'so bad it's good' cheesy horror movies is 'Gingerclown (2012)', I mean it has Tim Curry, Lance Henriksen and Brad Dourif in it!! 🙏🏼

[@jcelldogs]

My problem with scream factory is they are buying up all the rights to these cult icon movies like chucky and Halloween and then they refuse to put them on any streaming site and force you to buy the 4k disc.. that's just horrible of them.

[@OfficialAdamClarke]

@@jcelldogs I have no issue with them preserving physical media because I'm not a huge fan of streaming. I much prefer to own a physical copy of a movie and build a collection 👍🏼

[@jcelldogs]

@@OfficialAdamClarke I'm not saying I have a problem with physical media, I'm just saying that for them to exclusively "force" you to buy the disc as opposed to making it available on streaming things like vudu and more, is just downright wrong of them. Not everyone has a 4k disc player.

[@OfficialAdamClarke]

@@jcelldogs no, but lots of people have a Blu-ray or DVD player 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@HoldenHomeVideo]

Just picked up a region free player and bought the halloween 3 scream factory to test it out.

[@richardstange5939]

Scream Factory puts out great discs, but the packaging is not great. I have had to replace keep cases for a few of my titles.

[@MaxRockatansky853]

Good stuff, CHH. Love your vids man. 🤟

[@BurninPopcorn]

Where the hell is the Day Of The Dead 4K damnit!

[@stormd712]

I def don’t think Scream Factory is A Great company nowadays! They’re cutting Corners like Crazy and being cheap compared to Their Competitors but charging Premium prices like their Competitors!

[@HalloweenMan1]

They have to get the nightmare boxset. The company that gets that… will be the best company.

[@johnnydarko2736]

Vacancy is a phenomenal low budget film. Would be great to get an A1 release for that one. It's Luke Wilson.

[@DevanHorror_]

I’m a massive Scream Factory fan and you can see that if you see my boutique collection but even I’ll admit they haven’t been themselves in recent times. It seems like once they got incredibly popular they just got cocky and to a certain degree, lazy. I agree about Vinegar Syndrome! While I may not like a lot of the stuff they put out, they put so much care into each release and it shows. Hopefully Vinegar Syndrome buys the rights to Killer Klowns to make a beautiful 4K boxset like their Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 release.

[@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470]

I'm still salty about the Texas chainsaw 2 Blu-ray and it's not shout factory spoiled I ordered it from a seller on eBay A seller I've ordered from before and takes two to three weeks to ship so everything comes Mars movies or something like I only say the name because of how bad this seller is The second it went out of print I got issued a refund for it and that fill in whatever you want to call him immediately relisted what he sold me for like triple the price and he gave me the excuse when I messaged him of I hadn't gotten it yet so he was allowed to issue me a refund jackwagon how about you give me the movie I paid you for at the original agreed-on price before it went out of print if you are that concerned about it you shouldn't have listed it till after

[@Sammy_X7]

We need the Friday sequels on 4K! Hurry the hell up!

[@Cole_412]

Scream Factory got me into boutique labels a few years back and it's just been painful the past two years and you hit everything on the head. I love Creepshow too (who doesn't?) but I refuse to buy this 4K reissue. There are literally no bonus features added to the disc. I don't care about posters, I don't care about enamel pins, I don't care about any of that. I want new documentaries, I want rare archival footage, I want new interviews. And I've been dropping so much money on Vinegar Syndrome's releases and their partner labels! They have a killer customer support team, great sales, a neat reward system, and seem like they're run for fans by fans.

[@danny_Kitty]

I would love to see arrow get the Nightmare On Elm Street box set. I think who ever gets that is gonna be the big winner.

[@chrisquinlan6527]

I dont mind the movies being re-released on 4k, but no new special features? Like...nothing new? Only reason I bought "Return Of The Living Dead" was I missed their original blu ray. If youre gonna do a re-release, give us new art. Give us new interviews. Part of the appeal of those old discs is that there were great new documentaries, amazing new artwork, the works. I like the 4k discs. But theyre not as exciting. You bring up a good point about 2000s movies. Imagine how a well-put-together "Saw" box set would make those fans salivate. Or the Final Destination movies on 4k.

[@codietylerhorror]

I definitely find myself getting less excited for their releases. I am grateful however that they released Return Of The Living Dead on 4K because I missed out on the blu ray.

[@papmasterOST]

CHH PLANET 🤟🏼👹🤟🏼

[@Savagedude11]

Vestron taking over exposing SF by bringing out those types of movies at a decent price unfortunately SF are now just a money grab they pretty much just releasing almost all their catalog in 4k at with overpriced pins posters and double slip covers like you said unfortunately they just put effort on high prices now in days

[@richardstange5939]

I honestly don’t care about 2000s films. I think the only thing that can save them would be a Nightmare on Elm Street box set.

[@CrimsonThorns]

Agree...and would add The complete Howling series...just like they did The Omen bluray boxset.

[@richardstange5939]

@@CrimsonThorns I love the first two Howling films. I have a couple others on movie pack collections, but haven’t watched them yet. I would definitely purchase a copy of a Howling box set if they ever made one. I love the Howling 4K.

[@richardstange5939]

@@CrimsonThorns I love the first two Howling films. I have a couple others on movie pack collections, but haven’t watched them yet. I would definitely purchase a copy of a Howling box set if they ever made one. I love the Howling 4K.

[@richardstange5939]

@@CrimsonThorns I love the first two Howling films. I have a couple others on movie pack collections, but haven’t watched them yet. I would definitely purchase a copy of a Howling box set if they ever made one. I love the Howling 4K.

[@CrimsonThorns]

@@richardstange5939 - Shout Factory did do a cool job with the Critters bluray box set. They are fun cheesy. The Friday 13th set is also great....i did see a couple of KZbin channels for that Nightmare Elm Street bluray boxset will soon be released by SF....u sure hope....i dont own any of the films...but will most certainly buy the set.

[@JonnyFlash80]

I just received 3 of the first 5 Scream factory Halloween 4k's. (the other 2 are on the way). The slipcases are nice quality so no complaints there, but when I cleaned the disks there was a big fat fingerprint on the surface of several of them along with a couple light scratches. I mean who sticks their bare fingers on the surface of discs? The person who packaged these didn't give a flying F. Scream Factory do better.

[@Thecatdrums3]

I never liked scream factory and only buy from them if they are the only company releasing said film or it is confirmed by others that they actually have the best pressed disc. Friday set was great and I’m happy since it was all fixed but due to the horror stories I’ve had with them and other companies is why people got upset so they could actually fix the discs. I love 2000s horror and 90s horror do I’d love for them to release that stuff but what I want is original audio and transfers of all the cuts which is what they have stopped doing.

[@bestofboastworlds1883]

Hell yeah, VS are the best... such interesting titles.

[@Johnstrunk01]

Can I just say I know I’m a small small market that there reaching but as a young person who couldn’t afford these movies when they came out and definitely can’t afford most of there blu rays now them re releasing stuff is great for me but if I’d bought all of there movies on blu ray first idk how I’d feel about it as for slip covers i like them but I’ll never pay more for one unless it’s like 1 or 2 dollars

[@JCsHorrorShow]

What about Kino Lorber? They have licensed a lot of films, previously held by Shout Factory. While their releases aren't necessarily the flashiest, they more than make up for it in value. Kino Lorber sales are amazing! Blu rays routinely sell for under $10, 4Ks for under $20. It seems they are catering to the budget-minded collector. No mega, ultimate, limited, numbered non-sense. Just good movies, at good prices. I would love to see you spotlight some Kino titles. Thanks for all the great content!

[@Delpes4]

Danny Devito approves

[@unclebillofthepit187]

They never had a way really. Maybe the first two years. After that, it’s all been trash and just trying to gouge money outta marks