Visual Vengeance will bring Todd Sheets’ Violent New Breed to Blu-ray in January 2026. It is the film’s first appearance on Blu-ray and it arrives with four versions of the feature, a director-approved master, and a large suite of archival and newly produced extras.
Description
A lethal street drug called Rapture spreads across New York City while demons fester beneath Manhattan. Two burned-out cops scramble to trace the source as an Antichrist “hell-baby” enters the picture, setting up a desperate bid to reach the city’s last pastor, played by Rudy Ray Moore. The result is an SOV epic that mixes satanic-panic energy, Todd Sheets’ splatter effects, and a sprawling cast.
The versions included
This release collects four distinct cuts of the feature:
- New, director-approved remastered SD master from original tape elements
- Alternate original DVD version
- Alternate R-rated version as aired on The Movie Channel
- Alternate original VHS release version
Across all versions and supplements, the set delivers over 12 hours of total content.
Bonus features
Visual Vengeance has loaded this release with a wide lineup of new and archival material:
- Three commentary tracks
- Interview with actor Jerry Angell and director Todd Sheets
- Todd Sheets: Working with Rudy Ray Moore
- Behind-the-scenes documentary
- Nitehawk Cinema screening Q&A (2023)
- Blooper reel
- Behind-the-scenes image gallery
- Original local Kansas City news coverage
- Uncut strip club sequence
- Short film: Fistful of the Undead
- Original trailer and Visual Vengeance trailers
- Optional English subtitles are included
Packaging and first-pressing extras
The Blu-ray features a reversible sleeve with the original VHS art and a folded mini-poster of the original Ghana art by Heavy J. First-pressing copies add a Limited Edition slipcase by Heavy J and a vintage-style “birth announcement” reproduction. A booklet features liner notes by Tony Strauss of Weng’s Chop Magazine.
Release date
The Violent New Breed Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance is set for release on January 20, 2026.
The label’s early 2026 lineup also includes Ozone: Attack of the Redneck Mutants arriving in January and Highway to Hell following in February.
