Amid the glut of horror-comedies arriving this fall, one is going to take a stab at six modern movie killers in Bo Zenga’s Stan Helsing. Steve Howey (Reba) plays the titular hero, a video store clerk whose unaware that he is a descendent of the Van Helsing family and must battle a horde of monsters in his small town.

“I will lay myself across the tracks as far as how good this movie is,” enthuses writer-director Zenga, making his feature directorial debut. Zenga has played both ends of the spectrum in his career. In 2004 he penned Soul Plane and, two years later, produced Turistas with Josh Duhamel and Melissa George. He attributes Helsing‘s success to not just the cast of bogeymen he spoofs (Myers, Krueger, Pinhead, Chucky, Leatherface and Jason) but the other actors he attracted which includes Diora Baird, Kenan Thompson, Desi Lydic, Ben Cotton and Leslie Nielson.

The horror spoof Stan Helsing was acquired by Anchor Bay Entertainment not too long ago and today they have sent over the official specs for both the DVD and BluRay versions of the film. The DVD will be priced around $26.97 and the BluRay will be $34.98 and both will hit shelves on October 27th. It will also have exclusive theatrical engagements in New York, Los Angeles and other select cities the weekend of Friday, October 23rd.

Stan Helsing follows the misadventures of hapless video store clerk Stan Helsing (Steve Howey) and his friends. During what should be a routine video delivery on Halloween night before going to a Halloween party, Stan and company find themselves stranded in the mysterious residential development of Stormy Night Estates. There, Stan learns of his true destiny as a descendant of the legendary monster-hunter Van Helsing. With his motley band in tow – including his best friend Teddy (Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson), he will battle evil in the form of parodies of movie monster icons “Freddy,” “Jason,” “Leatherface,” “Pinhead,” “Michael Myers,” and “Chucky.” The ultimate confrontation between good and evil will require immeasurable courage, grim determination – and a flair for karaoke?

Both the DVD and BluRay editions will include:

* Commentary with writer/producer/director Bo Zenga and actors Kenan Thompson and Desi Lydic
* Killer Parody: The Making of Stan Helsing featurette
* Extended, Alternate & Deleted Scenes
* Outtakes
* Theatrical Trailer
* Still and storyboard gallery

Source: HorrorMovies.ca