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Clockwise from bottom left: The Evil Dead (New Line Cinema), Talk To Me (A24), Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (Cult Epics), The Ring (DreamWorks Pictures)Image: The A.V. Club

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Summer is officially right around the corner, which means horror DVD and Blu-rays are starting to heat up as well. This week, we’ve got several cult classics hitting high definition for the first time, another special edition set of the first three seasons of The Walking Dead,and the recent RoboCop reboot directed by Jose Padilha and starring Joel Kinnaman.

As if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a special Doctor Who David Tennant-themed collection being released, several indie creature features and we’re finally seeing the official arrival of the Video Nasties documentaries stateside on Tuesday. Check out all the horror and sci-fi fun you can add to your home collections this week below!

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Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (Cult Epics, Blu-ray)

Prepare yourselves… The strangest bedtime story ever told! Cult Epics brings you Death Bed, George Barry’s uniquely weird journey through a world of wind demons,...

You've heard the stories of the lost 70s flick Death Bed - The Bed That Eats, and now you're gonna get a chance to witness first-hand the real thing! Come June 3, 2014, Death Bed is coming to Blu-ray! Hallelujah! The only thing that sucks? The cover art!

From the Press Release

Prepare yourselves! The strangest bedtime story ever told! Cult Epics brings you Death Bed, George Barry's uniquely weird journey through a world of wind demons, carnivorous furnishings, and the spirit of Aubrey Beardsley!

At the edge of a grand estate near a crumbling old mansion, lies a strange stone building with just a single room. In the room there lies a bed. Born of demonic power, the bed seeks the flesh, blood, and life essence of unwary travelers... Three pretty girls on vacation, searching for a place to spend the night. Instead, they stumble into nightmares - and the...

Cult Epics is bringing George Barry's incredibly weird, very '70s horror film Death Bed to Blu-ray on June 3rd. At the edge of a grand estate, near a crumbling old mansion lies a strange stone building with just a single room.

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The 10th annual Lausanne Underground Film Festival is a truly epic film event with an immense lineup of the strangest, sexiest, most grotesque, oddball and downright freakish movies from all over the world — from modern underground treats to classic cult movies of yesteryear.

The fest officially begins on Oct. 15 with a special live performance by the legendary Diamanda Galas. But the film festivities run from Oct. 17-23, starting with the grand opening of an exhibition and retrospective of the films by Ericka Beckman.

The full film lineup, which is presented below, is a massive mix of underground greatness, but here are some of the highlights:

Gross-Out Flicks:

Chop, dir. Trent Haaga.

The Taint, dir. Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson.

Calibre 9, dir. Jean-Christian Tassy.

The Bunny Game, dir. Adam Rehmeier

Trippy Movies:

Profane, dir. Usama Alshaibi

The Oregonian, dir. Calvin Lee Reeder

Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass, dir.