ROUND UP

n escaped lunatic menacing a babysitter? How very . Sadly 1971 shocker (14 October, Blu-ray) is an inferior precursor. After a fairly suspenseful first act SEASON NINE (out now, Blu-ray/DVD), as a couple of time-jumps move things on significantly. There’s also a genuinely intimidating new foe: the Whisperers, savage survivors who use the skins of the dead as a disguise. We said: “Under Kang’s regime you actually care about who will live and die.” Why buy (14 October, DVD) when you could stream it on Netflix? As incentive, this physical release has commentary on four episodes by creator Mike Flanagan – three of which are extended director’s cuts. We said: “Combining emotional depth and jump scares within an intricately folded narrative, it respects Shirley Jackson’s source novel but doesn’t remain constrained by it.” Finally, these are now all out on 4K Blu-ray: , del Toro’s , , (the original US release), (a three-film set) and .