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Happy Thursday, everyone! On tap today is a brand new list of streaming recommendations that I have put together as part of our ongoing Indie Horror Month celebration. This time, we’re showcasing five fantastic films that are available to stream on the Arrow player and are well worth your time. One note: Clapboard Jungle doesn’t arrive on Arrow until the 19th, but I thought it was a perfect title to include here, so you just have to hang on a few days until you can finally check it out for yourself.

Read on for my Arrow indie horror recommendations and happy streaming!

The Bloodhound (Directed by Patrick Picard)

I just recently watched The Bloodhound for a discussion happening on an upcoming episode of Corpse Club, and it has just stuck with me over the last 10 days or so now. It’s a movie that I wasn’t even...

Why Don’T You Just Die! is currently available on Blu-ray From Arrow Video

Shades of early Tarantino, Edgar Wright and Sam Raimi abound in this violent, stylish and riotously entertaining slice of family life, Moscow style, described as a splatterpunk action comedy drenched in gleefully dark Russian humor (The Hollywood Reporter) and an amazing first feature from a filmmaker to watch (Screen Anarchy).

Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend s parents apartment and kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) with a hammer to restore her honor. But all is not as it initially seems, and Matvey s attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don t quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable not to mention ruthless opponent than he anticipated and Matvey, for his part, proves stubbornly unwilling to die.

Making his feature debut, writer/director Kirill Sokolov...

Hello, dear readers! We have a brand new batch of Blu-ray and DVD releases coming our way this week, and there are some killer titles that you’re definitely going to want to pick up, including Scream Factory’s Blu-ray release of The Curse of the Werewolf.

We also have some excellent recent titles headed to various formats this week, including Why Don’t You Just Die! (which this writer absolutely loved), Sea Fever (another film I really enjoyed immensely), The Turning, and Party Hard, Die Young.

Other releases for April 21st include Prey, Colour of the Dark, and a brand new Blu-ray for Fatal Attraction.

The Curse of the Werewolf

His beast-blood demanded he Kill ... Kill ... Kill! Directed by legendary horror filmmaker Terence Fisher, this atmospheric tale of terror stars Oliver Reed as the orphan of a maniacal beggar and a mute girl. From his birth to young manhood, he discovers a horrible secret.

Writer/director Kirill Sokolov's feature debut Why Don't You Just Die! is a stylish and grisly dark comedy about greed and corruption in modern Russia. Set almost entirely within a small Moscow apartment over the course of one day, the story involves Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov), a young man charged by his girlfriend, Olya (Evgeniya Kregzhde ) to murder her abusive father, Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) . Naturally, this proves more difficult than anticipated, and within the first five minutes the film has wasted no time in delivering some eye-popping and expertly choreographed violence.

Through flashbacks we learn more about our players. Andrey is a corrupt cop with more than a few skeletons in his closet; Olya's motivations are less about revenge than sheer avarice; and when Andrey's...

To mark the release of Why Don’t You Just Die!, out now, we’ve been given a Why Don’t You Just Die! Russian Doll set to give away along with a copy of the movie on Blu-ray. There are also Blu-ray copies for 2 runners up.

Shades of early Tarantino, Edgar Wright and Sam Raimi abound in this violent, stylish and riotously entertaining slice of family life, Moscow style.

Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend’s parents’ apartment and kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) with a hammer to restore her honour. But all is not as it initially seems, and Matvey’s attempts to bludgeon the family patriarch to death don’t quite go to plan as Andrey proves a more formidable – not to mention ruthless – opponent than he anticipated… and Matvey, for his part, proves stubbornly unwilling to die.

Please note: This...

For his feature film directorial debut, Russian filmmaker Kirill Sokolov delivers up a blisteringly funny and relentlessly brutal pitch-black comedy in Why Don’t You Just Die! The basic setup of the film follows a young guy named Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov), whose girlfriend shares a disturbing family secret with him, and he sets out to right the wrong by attempting to kill her father (Vitaliy Khaev). Things don’t necessarily go according to plan for the naïve Matvey, and from there, blood, chaos, and a string of surprising revelations come about.

Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Sokolov about the inspirations behind Why Don’t You Just Die!, and he discussed how he had to change up his approach early on for his first feature, the challenges of making his central locale continually interesting for viewers, and how his special effects team was able to achieve some mind-blowing practical gags in the film.

Russian director Kirill Sokolov wears his influences on his sleeve in Why Don’t You Just Die!, a revenge tale in which a boyfriend will try to fulfill his girlfriend’s (Evgeniya Kregzhde as Olya) wish: kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev), a rough police detective who apparently raped her when she was just a teenager. A highly stylish movie that riffs on westerns, torture porn, crime and action cinema, and that’s mostly set in the apartment of Olya’s parents (Elena Shevchenko is the mother), Why Don’t You Just Die! constantly mixes tones as well, ranging from gory and exaggerated violence and a dose of horror to a lot of comedy. Not to mention the fact that it uses non-linear narrative to...

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Why Don't You Just Die! will be be available nationwide on Digital HD starting April 20th, but we have the opening scene that you can watch right now, courtesy of Arrow Video:

London, UK - In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that has ground daily life to a halt around the globe, Arrow Video is proud to announce the Us release of Why Don't You Just Die!, a blood-soaked black comedy in the vein of Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright. Making his feature debut, writer/director Kirill Sokolov presents a rousing tale of family, modern relationships and the dark places they can take you to when things turn sour. Why Don't You Just Die! will be available nationwide on Digital HD April 20th.

Why Don't You Just Die! has received critical acclaim from festivals around the globe, taking home the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature and Silver Audience Award at Fantasia,...

Stars: Vitaliy Khaev, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Evgeniya Kregzhde, Mikhail Gorevoy, Elena Shevchenko, Igor Grabuzov, Aleksandr Domogarov, Ilya Gavrilenkov, Vasiliy Kopeikin | Written and Directed by Kirill Sokolov

Do you remember The Raid? If you’ve seen it you probably won’t ever forget it. Now imagine taking the brutality and physical violence of that film and transpose it to one apartment and only a handful of people. That’s Why Don’t You Just Die! in a nutshell.

The film tells the story of Matvei, who ends up at the door of corrupt detective Andrei after his resentful daughter asks Matvei to kill him for her. The reason? She claims that her father has repeatedly raped her since she was a child. Now Matvei does what every longing boyfriend would, he says yes. Only Matvei doesn’t bank on things going south quite so fast. He also didn’t bank on Andrei fighting back,...

Tagline: "Meeting the Parents Doesn't Go Smoothly..." Why Don't You Just Die is a film from Russia. Shot in the Russian language, this title is from director Kirill Sokolov ("Fire"), who also wrote the screenplay. Sokolov's first feature, Why Don't You Just Die is a film about Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) and his girlfriend's honour. Matvey goes to attack Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev), but is not expecting so much resistance. Now, it is Matvey whose life is in danger. This title is set for an April release date, in the United States and thriller fans can find a movie clip below. Sokolov has spoken about this violent feature. Sokolov says of the violence and its realism: "the film’s inherent violence is the result of reflection on the realities of life in Russia, modern relationships, and societal attitudes." This director has taken a modern story and put it to screen. And, Sokolov's...

This smart, stylish and gory debut by Russia’s Kirill Sokolov follows the twists and violence that ensue when a hammer-wielding man turns up at the door

A macabre and ultraviolent Venus flytrap of a film from Russia that snaps shut with a steely clang. Its original title conveys a bit more succinctly what it’s about: “Papa, sdokhni”, or “Daddy, die”. With its slick and ingenious brutality, it exists on a continuum somewhere between Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino, maybe triangulated with a bit of Sergio Leone: there’s some Morricone-ish keening on the soundtrack.

Andrei is a middle-aged cop, played by Vitaliy Khaev: a bulky, shaven-headed guy clearly accustomed to a career in violence. His wife is Tasha (Elena Shevchenko), who has retreated into an ethereal depression. We join the story as he is sitting down to supper in his modest apartment, with Tasha busying herself morosely in the kitchen,...

Kirill Sokolov's Why Don't You Just Die! had a very successful festival run, pulling in awards from all over.    Arrow Video has released the opening scene from this excellent dark comedic thriller. It gives you a small glimpse of Sokolov's framing and look, how stylish it will be. There is none of the violence, which we can promise you there is plenty of, but you can see for yourself how purdy it is. Check the trailer we have also attached for a glimpse into the violence. Wheee!   Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) has just one objective: to gain entry to his girlfriend's parents' apartment and kill her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) with a hammer to restore her honour. But all is not as it initially...

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The coronavirus has made everyone a bit sensitive, with good reason, inspiring memes around such now-sensitive movie titles as delayed 007 entry “No Time to Die” and Emily Ting’s culture-shock indie “Go Back to China.” To this list of inappropriately named movies we might add “Why Don’t You Just Die!” — except that Russian director Kirill Sokolov’s pitch-black horror debut, which nixed its April 10 theatrical plans in favor of a straight-to-streaming option two weeks later, is the kind of deranged Grand Guignol bloodbath that’s wrong in all the right ways. So, in a sense, it fits.

Set almost entirely in a corrupt cop’s Moscow apartment, “Why Don’t You Just Die!” is a neatly conceived dark-comedy chamber piece — à la the Wachowski siblings’ clockwork-perfect queer-noir “Bound” or Sidney Lumet’s airtight but otherwise diabolical “Deathtrap” — in which a simple setup spirals into unimaginably twisted mayhem. A tough, agitated young...

Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) just wants to take his girlfriend Olya (Evgeniya Kregzhde) on a date. At least that’s what he tells her father Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) when he opens the door. We know it isn’t quite true, though, considering his pulse is racing and his grip on the hammer hidden behind his back is tightening. Because a neighbor is walking to her apartment across the hall to provide way too compelling a witness, he can’t just take a swing and leave. So Matvey enters upon invitation, locks the door behind him, and readies himself once more to do what he came to do … when Olya’s mother Tasha (Elena Shevchenko) appears to offer coffee and tea. What can he do now but sit and wait to hopefully leave?

While the awkward silence and surprised scoffs upon learning Matvey’s would-be victim is a police detective make for a humorously discomforting scenario,...

Initially slated to come out in select theaters on April 10th, festival darling Why Don't You Just Die! has joined the ranks of movies affected by the coronavirus and will not be released in Us cinemas this spring. However, Arrow Video is giving viewers good reason not to despair with the announcement of an April 20th Digital HD release for Why Don't You Just Die!, one day before its Blu-ray release:

Press Release: London, UK - In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that has ground daily life to a halt around the globe, Arrow Video is proud to announce the Us release of Why Don't You Just Die!, a blood-soaked black comedy in the vein of Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright. Making his feature debut, writer/director Kirill Sokolov presents a rousing tale of family, modern relationships and the dark places they can take you to when things turn sour.

Arrow Video is bringing Why Don't You Just Die! to select theaters across the Us, giving you a chance to see this festival darling on the big screen:

London, UK - Arrow Video is proud to announce the Us theatrical release of Why Don't You Just Die!, a blood-soaked black comedy in the vein of Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright. Making his feature debut, writer/director Kirill Sokolov presents a rousing tale of family, modern relationships and the dark places they can take you to when things turn sour. Why Don't You Just Die! will open in select theaters nationwide on April 10th, 2020.

Why Don't You Just Die! has received critical acclaim from festivals around the globe, taking home the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature and Silver Audience Award at Fantasia, Best European Feature Film at MOTELx, Best Director at Fantaspoa, Best Feature, Best Director and Best VFX Awards at Grimmfest.

"It might be because of the work I do, but I pay close attention to my daughter's friends." Arrow Films has unleashed an official trailer for a super-violent, dark comedy from Russia called (for the UK/Us release) Why Don't You Just Die!. The original title in Russian translates directly to Dad, Die - a bit too short. It's the feature directorial debut of a filmmaker named Kirill Sokolov. "Shades of early Tarantino, Edgar Wright and Sam Raimi abound in this violent, stylish and riotously entertaining slice of family life, Moscow style, described as 'a splatterpunk action comedy drenched in gleefully dark Russian humor.'" Sounds good? Andrei, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one has a reason to want revenge. The film stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov,...

Stars: Vitaliy Khaev, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Evgeniya Kregzhde, Mikhail Gorevoy, Elena Shevchenko, Igor Grabuzov, Aleksandr Domogarov, Ilya Gavrilenkov, Vasiliy Kopeikin | Written and Directed by Kirill Sokolov

Do you remember The Raid? If you’ve seen it you probably won’t ever forget it. Now imagine taking the brutality and physical violence of that film and transpose it to one apartment and only a handful of people. That’s Why Don’t You Just Die! in a nutshell.

The film tells the story of Matvei, who ends up at the door of corrupt detective Andrei after his resentful daughter asks Matvei to kill him for her. The reason? She claims that her father has repeatedly raped her since she was a child. Now Matvei does what every longing boyfriend would, he says yes. Only Matvei doesn’t bank on things going south quite so fast. He also didn’t bank on Andrei fighting back,...