The Halloween horror hits are coming up big again this week on blu-ray. Last week, we packed our shelves with such titles as the Annabelle: 2-Film Collection, The First Purge, Blood Fest, and The Spiral Staircase in addition to Kino Lorber's 1080p release of The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler (1972, 1973) which gave the show's fans and newbies alike plenty of things to dive into for.

Well, the trick or treat fun continues this week as several horror classics get 1080p releases. Shout Factory is bringing us 1999's House on Haunted Hill, a Collector's Edition of the 2007 spooktacular feature Trick 'r Treat that features a new 2K master and new interviews and tons of new features, and a steelbook release of Rick Rosenthal's Halloween II (1982). In addition, Lionsgate is filling our pumpkins with a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. How's that for getting the Halloween season up and running? {googleads}

But this week's new releases are some excellent ones as well, with several of the summer's biggest films getting blu-ray debuts. Our favorite monster family is getting the hi-def treatment this week with the release of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation on 4K blu-ray and digital. Also, Dwayne Johnson's towering thriller Skyscraper, and Jodie Foster's Hotel Artemis are getting 4K Ultra Blu-ray releases.

Also, our eyes got big upon seeing that a Planet of the Apes Collection is hitting shelves in the form of a 50 Years of Planet of the Apes -  Planet of the Apes 9-movie Collection box sets which includes all nine Planet of the Apes films including all the '60s originals, Tim Burton's take, plus the latest Planet of the Apes trilogy.

A couple of other titles getting our attention this week are the 4K Ultra HD blu-ray releases of Steven Spielberg's Hook, and the DC Universe animated movie Justice League Dark which also gets a 4K Ultra HD release.

But our Most Wanted blu-ray titles this week are:

Bo Burnam's sweet little coming-of-age tale, Eighth Grade which is getting a 1080p blu-ray release, the blu-ray debut of the ABC made-for-TV movie Bad Ronald, a spooky little movie that aired on TV back in the late '70s, and the wonky little film featuring career performances from both Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill called Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot.


Following is a list of notable titles that will be released on blu-ray and/or 4K this week on October 9, 2018

Skyscraper

Skyscraper

4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray | 3D

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

Deleted Scenes with director Commentary; Extended Scenes with Commentary; Dwayne Johnson: Embodying a Hero; Inspiration; Opposing Forces; Friends No More; Kids in Action; Pineapple Pitch; Feature Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber

 

Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade

Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Audio Commentary with Director Bo Burnham and Actress Elsie Fisher; "You're Not Alone: Life in Eighth Grade" Featurette; Music Video; Deleted Scenes

     

Hotel Artemis

Hotel Artemis

4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray | 3D

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

 

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/2/2018

Special Features:

"Inside the Accident" Featurette; "Inside the Hospital" Featurette

 

50 Years of Planet of the Apes - Blu-ray

50 Years of Planet of the Apes 9-Movie Collection

Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

Deleted Scene; A Radical Experiment - Featurette; Bringing the Chaos - Featurette; The Masks of The First Purge - Featurette

 

Bad Ronald Blu-ray

Bad Ronald

Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

     

Constantine

Constantine

4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

The Sorcerer's Occultist; Constantine: City of Demons WonderCon Panel – 2018; The Sorcerer's Occultist

 

Hook - Blu-ray

Hook

4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE, with approval from director Steven Spielberg. ALL-NEW; 11 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes

     

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

  • Scary-Oke Sing Alongs; Plan Your Own Spook-tacular Sleepover featurette; Vampire Make Over costume tutorial; Behind the Screams; Johnny's Home Movies (series recap); "I See Love" Monster Dance Party Dance Along; Drac's Zing-tastic Read Along; Two Mini Movies
 

 Strick 'r Treat - Blu-ray

Trick 'r Treat

Blu-ray Collector's Edition

Street Date: 10/2/2018

Special Features:

BRAND NEW 2K REMASTER OF THE FILM; NEW Tales of Folklore & Fright: Creating Trick 'r Treat; NEW Tales of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming Trick 'r Treat; NEW Sounds of Shock & Superstition: Scoring Trick 'r Treat ; NEW Tales of Dread and Despair: Releasing Trick 'r Treat; Season's Greetings – NEW 2K scan of the original 16mm elements; NEW Storyboard and Conceptual Artwork Gallery; NEW Behind the Scenes Still Gallery; NEW Monster Mash – a story from the TRICK 'R TREAT graphic novel; NEW FEARnet.com Shorts; Audio Commentary with director Michael Dougherty; Trick 'R Treat: The Lore and Legends of Halloween featurette; Deleted and Alternate Scenes;School Bus FX Comparison; Theatrical Trailer

     

House on Haunted Hill - Blu-ray

House on Haunted Hill: Collectors Edition

Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

2K REMASTER; NEW interview with director William Malone; NEW interview with composer Don Davis; NEW Interview with visual effects supervisor Robert Skotak; storyboards, concept art; behind-the-scenes photos; Audio Commentary with director William Malone; A Tale of Two Houses – vintage featurette; Behind the Visual FX – vintage featurette; Deleted Scenes; Theatrical Trailer; TV Spots; Movie Stills; Poster Gallery

 

Justice League Dark - Blu-ray

Justice League Dark

4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray

Street Date: 10/9/2018

Special Features:

Other titles coming to blu-ray this week on October 9, 2018:

  • The Evil Dead
  • Halloween II
  • Girl Crazy
  • Babes In Arms
  • Babes On Broadway
  • City Ninja
  • The Unnamable
  • Strike Up The Band
  • The 100: Complete Fifth Season
  • Don't Open Your Eyes
  • Zeotrope
  • Welcome to Hell
  • Ninja Zombie
  • Malevolence
  • 50 Years of Planet of the Apes 9-Movie Collection
  • Cabaret
  • The Shakiest Gun in the West
  • How to Frame a Figg
  • The Reluctant Astronaut