I’m am a huge sucker for the stream of Jaws knockoffs that came out in the late 70’s/early 80’s. To coincide with the Alex Aja remake of Piranha, Shout! Factory will be giving the original a Blu-Ray release on April 6. Bootleggers be damned, because on April 13 there will be a double-feature release of Up From The Depths and Demon of Paradise. And on the same day, there will be a reissue of the 1980 classic Humanoids from the Deep.

“April 6th will see the launch of Shout! Factory’s “Roger Corman Cult Classics” line of DVDs presenting Roger Corman produced cult favorites from his days at New World Pictures. The first title being offered is a two-disc special edition Joe Dante’s 1978 cult classic Piranha, also available on Blu-ray. No doubt this special edition been timed to coincide with the release of Alex Aja’s 3-D remake.

The following week, April 13th, Humanoids From the Deep, the notorious 1980 creature feature about salmon gill-men on a horny rampage, will get a re-release. The same day will bring us of two more Corman water monster flicks that have never before been released on DVD: Up From the Depths and Demon of Paradise, together on one double feature DVD. Up From the Depths is a 1979 Jaws rip-off about a monster fish (rarely shown on camera) stalking the shores of a Hawaiian resort. Demon of Paradise is an underrated b-movie gem from 1987 about an ancient gill-man awakened from its slumber by dynamite fisherman that proceeds to terrorize a tropical resort.”

All of the Roger Corman Cult Classics titles will boast new anamorphic transfers, though Piranha will be the only one released on Blu-ray. No word yet as to what extras will be available.”

Source: Dread Central

Tags: Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Shout! Factory