Dept Store Halloween Promo DVD sales

rxfiend · 09-20-2007, 07:28 AM

Well, it's that time of year again! I've had my decorations out for about a month now. Yes, I start real early. lol Anyway, with this season comes sales on horror dvds because apparently the general public only buys horror films around Halloween (at least that's what the big heads think). Anyway, what are some of the sales going on? At Walmart, they have up their pitiful horror halloween section. Most of the titles are either Fox or Paramount discs. Good news is that their either $5 or under. Some of the titles I can remember are:
The Alligator People
Dead Zone
Prophecy
F13 1 - 8
Pet Semetary 2
Graveyard Shift
Killer Tomatoes 3 & 4
Day the Earth Stood Still
House of the Damned
Legend of Hell House
Club Dread
Edward Scissorhands
Frankenstein Unbound
Audrey Rose
And some others that come out to about 25 - 30 titles. They also have the "Dreadtime Stories" DVDs that Sony put out. Those include RE3 tickets for those who missed my post on that. These discs should be on their own display case rather than mixed in with the halloween promotional area.

Another store that usually has some good october dvd deals is "Dollar Tree." Two years ago they had a lot of great double features though most got pulled because they ended up ripping off other company's transfers! whoops. lol Last year they had some pd stuff with really lame cartoon art. This year, I have not seen a damn thing at this chain as I have checked a few stores. Even their halloween decorations are pretty lame this year which is unfortunate as I picked up a lot of old school monster stuff last year like posters, cards, figures, etc...

Katatonia · 09-20-2007, 08:19 AM

I picked up these last night at Wally World:

The Dead Zone Collector's Edition
Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound

I had already bought the Decoys 1 and 2 Dreadtime double feature a couple weeks ago there. Still need to use the movie ticket!

I'll have to check "Dollar Tree" again soon, I grabbed a few good double features there the other year.

09-20-2007, 10:19 AM

I got a whole stack of DVDs from Dollar Tree that year as well, so thanks for the reminder to check them out this time around! I always forget them because we have Dollar General nearby.

BroodingHope · 09-20-2007, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rxfiend

Well, it's that time of year again! I've had my decorations out for about a month now. Yes, I start real early. lol Anyway, with this season comes sales on horror dvds because apparently the general public only buys horror films around Halloween (at least that's what the big heads think). Anyway, what are some of the sales going on? At Walmart, they have up their pitiful horror halloween section. Most of the titles are either Fox or Paramount discs. Good news is that their either $5 or under. Some of the titles I can remember are:
The Alligator People
Dead Zone
Prophecy
F13 1 - 8
Pet Semetary 2
Graveyard Shift
Killer Tomatoes 3 & 4
Day the Earth Stood Still
House of the Damned
Legend of Hell House
Club Dread
Edward Scissorhands
Frankenstein Unbound
Audrey Rose
And some others that come out to about 25 - 30 titles. They also have the "Dreadtime Stories" DVDs that Sony put out. Those include RE3 tickets for those who missed my post on that. These discs should be on their own display case rather than mixed in with the halloween promotional area.

Another store that usually has some good october dvd deals is "Dollar Tree." Two years ago they had a lot of great double features though most got pulled because they ended up ripping off other company's transfers! whoops. lol Last year they had some pd stuff with really lame cartoon art. This year, I have not seen a damn thing at this chain as I have checked a few stores. Even their halloween decorations are pretty lame this year which is unfortunate as I picked up a lot of old school monster stuff last year like posters, cards, figures, etc...

The Wal-Mart near me also had copies of

Omen (remake)
Omen II
Omen III
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Lifeboat
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II (Old MGM, not SE)
Bringing Out the Dead

uradouche · 09-20-2007, 04:24 PM

Good call on this thread! You beat me to it.
I went to Wal-Mart today near me and they had nothin' yet. I remember a few years ago they had a sweet MGM Midnight bin right near the check-out for 5 bucks a pop. I picked up some pretty good stuff last year there - they had a Tartan Asian Extreme set-up with everything well under $10

17thJuggalo · 09-20-2007, 04:40 PM

This is a bit off topic of Halloween, but I got Night of the Lepus for $5 bucks at Dollar General yesterday! Its the same DVD that was released this past May.

MorallySound · 09-20-2007, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 17thJuggalo

This is a bit off topic of Halloween, but I got Night of the Lepus for $5 bucks at Dollar General yesterday! Its the same DVD that was released this past May.

Yeah, I got the same DVD at a local grocery store for $4.99.

booper71 · 09-20-2007, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 17thJuggalo

This is a bit off topic of Halloween, but I got Night of the Lepus for $5 bucks at Dollar General yesterday! Its the same DVD that was released this past May.

a classic movie from the 70's and a Monstervision favorite.
I bet you can find Devil Dog Hound From Hell cheap as well.

_pi_ · 09-23-2007, 08:31 PM

Oh this is why I love being in America!

Going to Wal Mart tomorrow!

09-23-2007, 08:39 PM

I got these for $5 each at Wal-Mart earlier:

Prophecy
The Relic
House Of The Damned

09-20-2007, 07:28 AM	#1
rxfiend Joe Six-Pack Join Date: May 2001 Location: Southern IN Posts: 4,061	Dept Store Halloween Promo DVD sales Well, it's that time of year again! I've had my decorations out for about a month now. Yes, I start real early. lol Anyway, with this season comes sales on horror dvds because apparently the general public only buys horror films around Halloween (at least that's what the big heads think). Anyway, what are some of the sales going on? At Walmart, they have up their pitiful horror halloween section. Most of the titles are either Fox or Paramount discs. Good news is that their either $5 or under. Some of the titles I can remember are: The Alligator People Dead Zone Prophecy F13 1 - 8 Pet Semetary 2 Graveyard Shift Killer Tomatoes 3 & 4 Day the Earth Stood Still House of the Damned Legend of Hell House Club Dread Edward Scissorhands Frankenstein Unbound Audrey Rose And some others that come out to about 25 - 30 titles. They also have the "Dreadtime Stories" DVDs that Sony put out. Those include RE3 tickets for those who missed my post on that. These discs should be on their own display case rather than mixed in with the halloween promotional area. Another store that usually has some good october dvd deals is "Dollar Tree." Two years ago they had a lot of great double features though most got pulled because they ended up ripping off other company's transfers! whoops. lol Last year they had some pd stuff with really lame cartoon art. This year, I have not seen a damn thing at this chain as I have checked a few stores. Even their halloween decorations are pretty lame this year which is unfortunate as I picked up a lot of old school monster stuff last year like posters, cards, figures, etc... __________________ My web domain * Night Screams BLOG

09-20-2007, 08:19 AM	#2
Katatonia Hellbound Heart Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 15,903	I picked up these last night at Wally World: The Dead Zone Collector's Edition Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound I had already bought the Decoys 1 and 2 Dreadtime double feature a couple weeks ago there. Still need to use the movie ticket! I'll have to check "Dollar Tree" again soon, I grabbed a few good double features there the other year. __________________ "The machines are faster and the bombs are worse, as we're all sucked into this unholy curse." - Saint Vitus - War Is Our Destiny DVD Profiler Collection

09-20-2007, 04:24 PM	#5
uradouche Stalker Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 230	Good call on this thread! You beat me to it. I went to Wal-Mart today near me and they had nothin' yet. I remember a few years ago they had a sweet MGM Midnight bin right near the check-out for 5 bucks a pop. I picked up some pretty good stuff last year there - they had a Tartan Asian Extreme set-up with everything well under $10 __________________ My DVDs

09-23-2007, 08:31 PM	#9
_pi_ Peace, bitch Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 2,620	Oh this is why I love being in America! Going to Wal Mart tomorrow! __________________ "Compared to her I'm just some bland, flappy hausfrau." Baby, there ain't nothing good about this goodbye.

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09-20-2007, 10:19 AM	#3
Luna Guest Posts: n/a	I got a whole stack of DVDs from Dollar Tree that year as well, so thanks for the reminder to check them out this time around! I always forget them because we have Dollar General nearby.

09-20-2007, 04:40 PM	#6
17thJuggalo HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,592	This is a bit off topic of Halloween, but I got Night of the Lepus for $5 bucks at Dollar General yesterday! Its the same DVD that was released this past May.

09-23-2007, 08:39 PM	#10
VideoViolence Guest Posts: n/a	I got these for $5 each at Wal-Mart earlier: Prophecy The Relic House Of The Damned