=UPDATED= We’ve updated the post with the new press release after learning that the originally announced Blu-ray release of the film will no longer be released, the film will ONLY be available on Digital and DVD! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Blue Ribbon Content have officially announced and detailed their releases of the upcoming Christmas horror film ‘Toys of Terror’. The film will be available early on Digital beginning October 27, 2020, followed by the Blu-ray and DVD releases on January 19, 2021. Continue below to check out the full announcement for the release, along with the official trailer and more.
UPDATED, FINAL PRESS RELEASE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
You Better Not Shout, You Better Not Cry!
Toys of Terror
Available NOW on Digital, On DVD January 19, 2021
BURBANK, CA (October 20, 2020) – Season’s Screamings and Happy Horror-days! Just in time for the most spooktackular time of the year, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will have you on the edge of seats with an all-new original feature-length horror film, Toys of Terror, on Digital NOW and DVD January 19, 2021. The movie is priced to own at $14.99 SRP for Digital, and $19.98 SRP ($24.98 in Canada) for the DVD. The DVD has an order due date of December 15, 2020.
David and Hannah Cashman have promised their family a fun Christmas getaway, but when they arrive at a grand, old house in the snowy woods of Washington and are greeted by familiar construction foreman, the kids realize their parent’s plan to make it a working vacation; renovating the place in the hopes of flipping it. Alicia, the eldest, is annoyed but the younger kids are soon distracted when, wandering through the creepy mansion, they find a stash of old toys in an abandoned playroom and take to them instantly. Before long, they seem to be inseparable from their new playthings, much to the consternation of their nanny Rose who, along with Alicia, senses that something in the house is not quite right. As stranger and stranger things start to happen, Rose and Alicia have a hunch that there may be more to the history of the old house than the Cashman’s are letting on. Can the family escape with their lives – or will they stay forever in the crumbling house, never to celebrate another Christmas again?
“Toys of Terror will grip you from beginning to end with its creepily life-like toys and chilling plot twists,” said Mary Ellen Thomas SVP Originals, Animation & Family at WBHE. “Get into the holiday spirit and be prepared to be horrified the same time with this all-new horror classic.”
Bringing the nostalgia of stop motion holiday specials – Toys of Terror stars Kyana Teresa (“Shadowhunters,” “Star Trek: Discovery”) as Hannah Cashman, Georgia Waters (“Siren”) as Rose Mathis, Verity Marks (“The Christmas Club”) as Alicia Cashman, Dayo Ade (“Workin Moms,” “October Faction”) as David Cashman, Saul Elias as Franklin Cashman and Zoe Fish as Zoe Cashman. The film is written and executive produced by Dana Gould (“Stan Against Evil,” “The Simpsons”) and directed by Nicholas Verso (Boys in the Trees, “Nowhere Boys”). The movie is produced by Blue Ribbon Content in association with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and SYFY. Toys of Terror will make its broadcast debut on SYFY this December.
MARKETING SUPPORT
The release of Toys of Terror will be supported by a national media and publicity campaign.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
- Toys of Terror Come to Life
- A Terrifying Weekend: Making of Toys of Terror
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DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS
Toys of Terror is available to own in high definition and standard definition from select digital retailers including Amazon, the Apple TV app, FandangoNOW, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. Toys of Terror is also available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.
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BASICS
Digital Release: October 27, 2020
DVD Release: January 19, 2021
DVD Order Due Date: December 15, 2020
DVD Presented in 16×9 widescreen format
Running Time: Feature: Approx. 89 min
Enhanced Content: Approx. 14 min
Rated: R
DVD
Price: $19.98 SRP ($24.98 in Canada)
1 DVD-9s
Audio – English (5.1)
UPC# 883929707287 (US & Canada)
Catalog# 1000757408 (US & Canada)
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees.
About SYFY
SYFY is a global, multiplatform media brand that gives science fiction fans of all kinds a universe to call home. Celebrating the genre in all its forms, SYFY super-serves passionate fans with scripted original science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and superhero programming, along with late night animation, fan-focused franchises and live event coverage. The brand is powered by SYFY WIRE (www.syfy.com), the premier editorial brand for fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. SYFY is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
About Blue Ribbon Content
Formed in 2014, Warner Bros. Television Group’s Blue Ribbon Content (BRC) develops and produces live-action series for digital platforms, tapping the creative talent already working at the Studio while also identifying opportunities for collaboration with new writers and producers. In addition to live-action programming, BRC produces animated content and also experiments with emerging platforms such as virtual reality. Live-action BRC programs include digital feature Daphne and Velma for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, comedies Beerfest and JoJoHead for CW Seed, SpringHill Entertainment’s basketball documentary series Best Shot for YouTube Red and the following upcoming projects: the second season of the UNINTERRUPTED comedy Now We’re Talking, Golden Revenge, and the feature-length comedy Good Girls Get High. Animated BRC programs include Constantine: City of Demons and Freedom Fighters: The Ray for CW Seed, as well as Ginger Snaps for ABC Digital.
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Previous Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
You Better Not Shout, You Better Not Cry!
Toys of Terror
Available on Digital October 27, 2020
On Blu-rayTM and DVD January 19, 2021
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BURBANK, CA (October 20, 2020) – Season’s Screamings and Happy Horror-days! Just in time for the most spooktackular time of the year, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will have you on the edge of seats with an all-new original feature-length horror film – Toys of Terror – on Digital October 27, 2020 and on Blu-ray and DVD January 19, 2021. The movie is priced to own at $14.99 SRP for Digital, $24.98 SRP ($29.98 in Canada) for Blu-ray which includes a Digital Copy, $19.98 SRP ($24.98 in Canada) for the DVD. Both disc sets have an order due date of December 15, 2020.
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David and Hannah Cashman have promised their family a fun Christmas getaway, but when they arrive at a grand, old house in the snowy woods of Washington and are greeted by familiar construction foreman, the kids realize their parent’s plan to make it a working vacation; renovating the place in the hopes of flipping it. Alicia, the eldest, is annoyed but the younger kids are soon distracted when, wandering through the creepy mansion, they find a stash of old toys in an abandoned playroom and take to them instantly. Before long, they seem to be inseparable from their new playthings, much to the consternation of their nanny Rose who, along with Alicia, senses that something in the house is not quite right. As stranger and stranger things start to happen, Rose and Alicia have a hunch that there may be more to the history of the old house than the Cashman’s are letting on. Can the family escape with their lives – or will they stay forever in the crumbling house, never to celebrate another Christmas again?
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- Toys of Terror Come to Life
- A Terrifying Weekend: Making of Toys of Terror
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