Horror-Blu-ray HorrorPack - Horror Movie Subscription Service

[tridon]

Hey, everyone! Does anyone here subscribe to this? I think it looks pretty cool and I've seen a few unboxings on Instagram and YouTube.

Basically, each month, HorrorPack sends you four horror-related Blu-rays via mail. The titles would be a mystery, so there's a good chance you may own a film already. It's basically like buying trading cards, except it's Blu-rays instead (they also offer a DVD subscription).

It looks pretty cool. They have a few excellent horror labels on board and sometimes even offer indie horrors exclusively through their subscriptions. They ship worldwide and all movies are sealed/new.

Prices seem decent, too. It becomes cheaper for the longer you sign up for, but it's only $24.99 for one month.

Check out their site/service here!

 

[BluSteel2012]

Interesting. I would be interested to know what type of stuff you'd get for the price each month.

Probably no real high end titles like Scream Factory etc......though?

 

[Asopp]

Interesting. I would be interested to know what type of stuff you'd get for the price each month.

Probably no real high end titles like Scream Factory etc......though?

 

[tridon]

Interesting. I would be interested to know what type of stuff you'd get for the price each month.

Probably no real high end titles like Scream Factory etc......though?

From their FAQs...

Our panel of Horror movie filmmakers and fans pick four of the best titles available to us and build a new, curated pack of 4 DVDs every month.

Here is a sampling of some titles we are negotiating for. Only some of these will make into future packs (as we’re also working with indie filmmakers on some fun stuff) but it gives you an idea of what to expect. We are sourcing titles from most of the major studios, as well as the bigger indie distributors like Scream Factory, Dark Sky, Magnet and Full Moon, and some of the truly independent labels like Wild Eye and Apprehensive. All of the packs will be a mystery until unboxing.

American Mary
Bad Blood
Basket Case
Dark Water
Dead Girl
Eight Legged Freaks
Friday the 13th Franchise
Found
Hellraiser Franchise
Killer Eye
Maid
Masters of Horror
Paranormal Captivity
Puppet Master Franchise
Piranha
Rise of the Zombies
Stir of Echoes
Teeth
Thirst
The Unborn
Witchouse Franchise

 

[tridon]

Looks like the August subscription box was a bit of a letdown. Kinda glad that I didn't subscribe now.

Included: Scar 3D, Saw V, Motivational Growth, and Re-Animator.

 

[Paperinukke]

Seems like an interesting service and I would probably at least try it if I lived in the US, but to a Finnish guy who needs to pay the shipping costs there's not really any point for this.

 

[tridon]

September's subscription box will include a limited edition Blu-ray available only through HorrorPack. Their DVD package will also include a LE DVD.

That said, this little bit of info from their FAQs is worrisome...

"Do you send BD-Rs? What is a BD-R? Someone told me they were bootlegs."

Let's address that last statement first. We do not send bootlegs. We either purchase studio glass mastered discs from authorized resellers, or in the case of our exclusives, we pay the filmmakers directly to license their title. One the best things we have been able to do at HorrorPack is to help get independent horror films out to a wider audience and compensate the filmmakers at the same time. We will never send bootlegs.

Unfortunately, for smaller print runs, replicated glass-mastered discs are cost prohibitive for our service. Additionally, we have started working with independent labels who also have the same cost concerns regarding glass-mastered discs. The lower cost option is a BD-R disc, which is a recordable disc that is pressed blank and then content is added to it after pressing. Occasionally, as part of our service, we will send a professional, thermal printed and packaged BD-R disc. These discs are not inkjet printed or run in the back of our warehouse, those discs are made in a professional production facility just like a standard glass mastered BD-R would be pressed. These discs play just fine in the vast majority of Blu-ray players. The one exception to this is the Microsoft XBox One, which does not play BD-R discs because Microsoft has limited the functionality of that player.

As our subscription numbers grow, we will revisit the topic of providing glass mastered, replicated discs if it becomes more affordable, which it does at high print numbers. In the meantime, we want our customers to be aware that we do sometimes send BD-Rs. It is unlikely that we would ever send more than one BD-R title a month.

I don't really care about getting a LE Blu-ray if it's nothing but a BD-R disc.