Carl Roberts 
Get ready this October as Toy Robot Video releases Trick Or Treat, High Road To China, and Manhunt on Blu-ray, with Trick Or Treat also getting a 4K UHD release.
Toy Robot Video is proud to announce their October releases, a bounty of bountiful tricks and treats, including an 80s headbanging Halloween horror favorite making its 4K debut, a superb Tom Selleck action adventure, and a Blu-ray debut for a groundbreaking smash hit Japanese crime thriller.
The newly launched Toy Robot Video is a home entertainment label for people who love owning their movies. Built by the team behind Arrow Video, Toy Robot Video aims to bring well-loved films to a wider audience in editions that are accessible, characterful, and made for the shelf. Every release is curated with care, utilizing film masters from the best elements available, colorfully-branded OBI-Strips, art cards, and plenty of extras, and presented in a way that welcomes everyone, from newcomers and casual fans through to seasoned collectors.
LET TOY ROBOT GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE OCTOBER RELEASES
Trick or Treat
Sammi Curr is a rock’n’roll nightmare. His fans won’t let him DIE. He won’t let them LIVE.
Rock’n’roll will never die in this 80s cult favorite, starring Marc Price (Family Ties) as Eddie Weinbauer, a teenage outcast who is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr (Tony Fields). But as Halloween approaches, Eddie soon realizes that only he can stop Sammi’s vengeful soul from making a horrifying encore from beyond the grave.
Featuring special appearances by Gene Simmons (KISS) and Ozzy Osbourne and a legendary soundtrack by Fastway, this Dual Format release features a 4K restoration of this heavy metal horror classic, a new head-banging 5.1 surround sound mix, and hours of bonus material.
Toy Robot says: “It’s only shock ‘n’ roll, but I like it – turn the volume up to 11 for this!”
SPECIAL FEATURES
– Audio commentary with director Charles Martin Smith, moderated by filmmaker Mark Savage
– Audio interviews with writer/producer Michael S. Murphey and writer Rhet Topham, moderated by Michael Felsher
Audio conversation with Paul Corupe and Allison Lang, authors of Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s
– Rock & Shock: The Making of Trick or Treat
– In The Spotlight: A Tribute to Tony Fields
– Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: The Filming Locations of Trick or Treat
– After Midnight, music video
– Stills Gallery featuring optional audio interview with photographer Phillip V. Caruso
– Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots, Radio Spots, and Press Kit
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Cast: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne
Country: USA
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Release Date: October 5
Format: Dual Format – 4K UHD and Blu-ray
Discs: 2
BBFC: 18
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: DTS-HD 5.1, DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Run Time: 98 mins
RRP: £29.99
Pre-order in the UK via hmv: https://bit.ly/4gUO1ly
Pre-order in the UK via Zavvi: https://bit.ly/4yJ8Wyy
High Road to China
Take the High Road to China… for an adventure you’ll never forget.
Out on: Blu-Ray 19th Oct. 2026
Tom Selleck (MAGNUM P.I.) and Bess Armstrong (JAWS 3-D) star in this freewheeling action comedy set in the roaring twenties. Patrick O’Malley (Selleck), a washed-up and alcoholic aviator, meets his match when he’s hired by high-strung heiress Eve Tozer (Armstrong) to find her father, long-lost somewhere in Asia. Making their way eastward in O’Malley’s WWI biplane, the disparate couple bicker their way through several high adventures, narrow escapes, and encounters with dangerous bandits along the way.
With its thrilling aerial action sequences and a charming old-fashioned romance plot, HIGH ROAD TO CHINA also boasts a terrific soundtrack by John Barry and a fantastic support cast, including Brian Blessed (FLASH GORDON), Wilford Brimley (THE THING), and Cassandra Gava (CONAN THE BARBARIAN).
Toy Robot says: “Selleck in a biplane and a score by Bond composer Barry? I’ll take the high road, please!”
SPECIAL FEATURES
– NEW Free As A Bird, interview with actress Bess Armstrong
– NEW Taking the High Road, interview with associate producer Frederick Muller
– Original Theatrical Trailer
NEW Vic Pratt on High Road to China
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Cast: Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Jack Weston, Wilford Brimley, Brian Blessed, Robert Morley, Lynda La Plante
Country: Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, USA
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Release Date: October 19
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 1
BBFC: PG
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: DTS-HD 2.0 Mono
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Run Time: 105 mins
RRP: £21.99
Pre-order in the UK via hmv: https://bit.ly/3TRMRNX
Pre-order in the UK via Zavvi: https://bit.ly/4pD3VDq
Manhunt
Burning with rage against an unseen enemy
Out on: Blu-Ray 19th Oct. 2026
MANHUNT sees the iconic Ken Takakura (A FUGITIVE FROM THE PAST, BLACK RAIN, THE YAKUZA) reunited with Japan’s top action director Junya Sato (THE BULLET TRAIN) in a high-octane crime thriller that takes him across the whole of Japan.
When Fuyuto Morioka (Takakura), a chief prosecutor for the Ministry of Justice, is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, he escapes from custody. Trailed by a detective and two shadowy figures wielding shotguns, Morioka’s investigation into who might want to see him locked away sees him uncover a dark web of government and corporate corruption involving a dangerous mind-controlling drug developed by a sinister pharmaceutical company.
A star-studded blockbuster featuring some of Japan’s most familiar actors, including Kunie Tanaka, Ryo Ikebe, and Ko Nishimura, MANHUNT proved a surprise box-office smash, inspiring a 2017 remake by John Woo, and is now presented in a brand new high-definition restoration with original lossless audio.
Toy Robot says: “Don’t miss this man on the run epic with more twists and turns than my circuit board”
SPECIAL FEATURES
– NEW Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp and Amber T.
– NEW Man on the Run, Japanese film specialist Mark Schilling on Manhunt
– Stills Gallery
– NEW An Unusual Director, a discussion of the film and its production by Junya Sato biographers Masaaki Nomura and Tatsuya Masuto
– NEW Scaling The (Great) Wall to Freedom, a text essay by James Marsh
– Original Theatrical Trailer
– NEW Believing in Ken Takakura, a text essay by Earl Jackson
Director: Junya Sato
Cast: Ken Takakura, Yoshio Harada, Ryo Ikebe
Country: Japan
Genre: Action / Crime
Release Date: October 19
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 1
BBFC: 15
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: DTS-HD 2.0 Mono
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Run Time: 151 mins
RRP: £21.99
Pre-order in the UK via hmv: https://bit.ly/4hrzDkP
Pre-order in the UK via Zavvi: https://bit.ly/4bbBhDl
Grab these incredible movies to add to your collection this October from Toy Robot Video.
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
