![]() Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps “Slaughterhouse Slumber Party” Contest -0:12 “King of Ants” Review – -2:30 “Zombie Rampage 2” Review – 9:28 “The Pont!” Review with Jeremy – 16:18 “Thoroughbreds” Patreon Review – 26:00 “Midnight Kiss” Patreon Review– 31:45 “Future-Kill” Dive into 85’ Review – 41:51 “Warning Sign” Dive into 85’ Review – 47:26 “Blood Cult” Dive into 85’ Review– 53:41 “The Ripper” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:00:33 “Murderlust” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:05:09 “Massacre in Dinosaur Valley” Dive into 85’ Review– 1:12:42 “Junior” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:18:47 “Naked Vengeance” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:23:14 “Death Wish 3” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:30:02 “Re-Animator” Dive into 85’ Review with Jeremy - 1:37:17 Hammer Time “Straight on Till Morning” Review with Jeremy – 1:59:00 Questions – 2:13:45 Answers – 2:15:27 Question of the Week “Why do you love indie movies?” – 2:18:04 Update – 2:18:14 Email for Contest – davidparker1986@live.com Grindhouse Video “Slaughterhouse Slumber Party” Blu-Ray – https://grindhousevideo.com/shop?keywords=slaughterhouse&olsPage=products%2Fslaughterhouse-slumber-party-blu-ray Rent “Slaughterhouse Slumber Party” – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/shsp Video Reviews"King of Ants" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime)![]() Everyone Has A Breaking Point... Ray needs somebody dead. Sean will do anything for money. A double-cross was never part of the deal. Bent on keeping Sean quiet after the killing, Ray's thugs hold him prisoner in the desert, ruthlessly beating him to destroy his memory. But with each blow, Sean is becoming a killing machine hell-bent on payback. The game is about to change... A blood-curdling tale of power and vengeance starring Daniel Baldwin (Homicide: Life on the Street), Kari Wuhrer (Anaconda) and George Wendt ("Cheers"). “King of Ants” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/King-Ants-Kari-Wuhrer/dp/B07JX71Z4D/ "Zombie Rampage 2" DVD Review (Wild Eye Releasing)![]() The Dead Are Still Mad As Hell! The long-awaited follow up to Todd Sheets' seminal 1989 shot on video splatter fest is finally here. Using newly-unearthed footage from his aborted sequel to the VHS hit, Sheets has overseen the completion of the gore-soaked second installment in his zombie filmography that was thought lost forever. The Prince of Gore is back to settle the score! Wild Eye Releasing – http://www.wildeyereleasing.com/ “Zombie Rampage 2” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/zombie-rampage-2-dvd "The Point!" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Rewind)![]() Harry Nilsson Animated Classic Makes its HD Debut! Directed and animated by Academy Award® Winner** Fred Wolf (Free To Be... You & Me, The Flintstones) with story and songs written by Grammy Award® Winner** Harry Nilsson and narration by Ringo Starr, THE POINT is a timeless enchanting fable for the whole family to enjoy! Years ago there was a place called The Land of the Point, because everything in The Land of the Point had one - the barns, the houses, the cars, everything - even the people. Everyone, that is, except Oblio (Mike Lookinland, The Brady Bunch), who was born round-headed. Since he had no point, Oblio - along with his trusty dog, Arrow - was banished to the Pointless Forest. Join them to see what wonders await these two intrepid travelers as they make their way on their amazing, song-filled journey of discovery! Bonus Materials Brand new 2K High Definition transfer presented in its original aspect ratio. Optional English Subtitles NEW! 'The Kid's Got a Point: An Interview with Mike Lookinland' NEW! 'That Old Guy Wrote The Point': A Conversation with Screenwriter Norm Lenzer NEW! 'Everybody's Got a Point: Kiefo Nilsson and Bobby Halvorson on Adapting the Point' NEW! 'Nilsson on Screen': Biographer Alyn Shipton and Friends on Harry Nilsson's Film Projects & Appearances (HD, 1:01:13) The Making of The Point: Four part featurette includes: 'Who Is Harry Nilsson?' , 'Pitching The Point' , 'Making The Point' and 'Legacy of the Point' (SD, 26:40) Collectible Mini-Poster MVD Rewind Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/ “The Point!” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/harry-nilsson-the-point-ultimate-edition-blu-ray "Thoroughbreds" Blu-Ray Review Patreon Pick![]() GOOD BREEDING GONE BAD Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they learn that neither is what she seems to be, and that a murder might solve both of their problems. “Thoroughbreds” Blu-Ray Hamilton Books – https://www.hamiltonbook.com/thoroughbreds-blu-ray "Midnight Kiss" Streaming Review (Hulu) Patreon Pick![]() A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst. “Midnight Kiss” Hulu Streaming – https://www.hulu.com/movie/midnight-kiss-1025a39a-f965-4a95-87f9-c0fb65840f15 Dive into 85’ "Future-Kill" DVD Review (Subversive)![]() In an attempt to regain campus favor, a group of Texas University frat boys attempts to abduct Eddie Pain, the leader of the Anti-Nuke Mutants. Unfortunately, Pain is murdered by Splatter (Edwin Neal; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), a Mutant who hides behind metal body-armor and is regarded as psychotic even among his own, with the help of a friendly mutant named Julie (Alice Villarreal; Visions), the frat boys must escape hostile territory while pursued by both the Mutants who believe them responsible for their leader's death and the relentless Splatter... Features Making-Of Featurette Cast And Crew Bios Trailers Reproduction Of Original Artwork by H.R. Giger “Future-Kill” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Future-Kill-Edwin-Neal/dp/B000HXDWTG/ Dive into 85’ "Warning Sign" DVD Review (Anchor Bay)![]() Synopsis When tampering with the natural order of things, man must not ignore the Warning Sign. In the rolling Utah countryside, a small town is host to a fortress-like research facility, which the townspeople believe is developing new advancements in agriculture. But deep within is a top-secret project to create a bioweapon that turns anyone exposed to it into a raging, psychotic killer. When the unthinkable happens and the facility is locked down, Sheriff Cal Morse (Sam Waterston, Serial Mom) must choose between keeping the town safe and rescuing his wife Joanie (Kathleen Quinlan, Twilight Zone: The Movie), who is trapped inside. But for Major Connolly (Yaphet Kotto, Alien), there is only one remorseless solution: contain the deadly virus … at all costs. Written by Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins (the team behind Dragonslayer) and featuring the cinematography of Dean Cundey (Halloween, John Carpenter’s The Thing), Warning Sign presents a nightmarish scenario of science gone wrong. Bonus Features NEW Interview With Director/Co-Writer Hal Barwood NEW Interview With Producer Jim Bloom Audio Commentary With Hal Barwood Theatrical Trailer Original TV Spot Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Warning Sign” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/warning-sign?product_id=7010 Dive into 85’ "Blood Cult" and "The Ripper" DVD Review (VCI Entertainment)![]() Ripper Blood Pack, The The Ripper Blood Pack collection presents three full-length features full of terror and gore. In The Ripper (1986), From out of a dream, Jack the Ripper returns to stalk the living. A college professor finds a ring that resembles one found at the scene of the last White Chapel murder. And, when he wears it, brutal slashings occur in the small town. Blood Cult (1985) - a movie so gruesomely realistic, the production was banned from two mid-western campuses. Crafted in the tradition of such horror classics as Psycho and Halloween, with an ending so surprising, we dare you to guess who the killer is. (Blood Cult was the first movie made direct to video) Revenge (1986) - This shocking suspense thriller, starring Hollywood film legends Patrick Wayne (Young Guns) and John Carradine (The Howling), is a sequel to the groundbreaking made-for-video gore fest Blood Cult. VCI Entertainment – https://www.vcientertainment.com/ Ripper Blood Pack DVD Set – https://mvdshop.com/products/ripper-blood-pack-the-dvd?_pos=1&_sid=98d032170&_ss=r Dive into 85’ "Murderlust" DVD Review (Intervision)![]() Plot Summary: From enigmatic director Donald M. Jones comes one of the most disturbing and rarely seen serial killer sagas of the 80s: By day, mild-mannered Steve Belmont (Eli Rich of THE JIGSAW MURDERS) is a clean-cut teacher and youth counselor at his Los Angeles church. But by night, he's a sexual psychopath who murders prostitutes and dumps their bodies in the Mojave Desert. Ashley St. Jon (TAKIN IT OFF) co-stars in this overlooked and effective (Horrorpedia) chiller, now with an all-new audio commentary and available uncut on DVD for the first time ever. Bonus Second Feature: Jones trippy directorial debut, PROJECT NIGHTMARE is the obscure VHS nugget now restored for DVD that Unobtanium13.com calls something of a surrealistic masterpiece! Special Features: - Audio Commentary With Writer / Producer James C. Lane - Partial Audio Commentary With Writer / Producer James C. Lane Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Murderlust” DVD – https://severin-films.com/shop/murderlust-dvd/ Dive into 85’ "Massacre in Dinosaur Valley" DVD Review (Shriek Show)![]() A Journey Into A Cannibal Inferno Action star Michael Sopkiw (2010: AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK, BLAST FIGHTER) is Kevin Hall, a handsome, young paleontologist, in search of the mythical "Valley of the Dinosaur" which the locals swear is cursed! When his plane crash-lands, Kevin wages a single-handed battle against the Amazon's most evil elements-treacherous quick sand, man-eating beasts, flesh hungry cannibals, and sadistic slave traders. Presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio, with all the gore and bloody entrail-rending, bullet hits, human sacrifice and impaling intact! From the imagination of prolific writer Dardano Sacchetti, screenwriter of ZOMBIE 2, THE BEYOND and BRONX WARRIORS and Michele Massimo Tarantini, Director of JUNGLE HOLOCAUST, EATEN ALIVE and EMMANUELLE & THE LAST CANNIBALS! Features Interview and Audio Commentary with Lead Actor Michael Sopkiw Deleted Scenes Interview with Director Michele Massimo Tarantini Production Stills Original Trailer “Massacre in Dinosaur Valley” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Massacre-Dinosaur-Valley-Blu-ray-Michael/dp/B01NCEJX2B Dive into 85’ "Junior" VHS Review (Prism)![]() THE MOST DERANGED LUNATIC TO STALK THE SCREEN! K.C. and Jo are two hardened female ex-cons who decide to build a marina on a lake in backwoods Texas to start a life for themselves, only to be hassled by the redneck locals who do not like outsiders, and that the lakeshore is their own regular hangout. But K.C. and Jo’s worst troubles come from Junior, a slow-witted psycho redneck who gets the O.K. from his equally demented mother to kill the two. “Junior” VHS – https://www.ebay.com/itm/Junior-VHS-Horror-Slasher-1986-chainsaw/193292525754?hash=item2d0121e0ba:g:7Z4AAOSwvmteDQmg Dive into 85’ "Naked Vengeance" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() NAKED VENGEANCE (1985, UNRATED) Carla Harris (Deborah Tranelli, Dallas) leads a normal, happy life until a maniacal killer brutally murders her husband. She retreats to her parent's lakeside cottage. But there is no escape from harsh reality when local rowdies break into the home and ravage Carla, leaving her for dead. That was their first mistake, because Carla has survived their attack and is now bent on gruesome revenge! Bonus Features NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Naked Vengeance/Vendetta” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/naked-vengeance-vendetta-double-feature?product_id=6884 Dive into 85’ "Death Wish 3" Blu-Ray Review![]() HE’S BACK IN NEW YORK BRINGING JUSTICE TO THE STREETS… Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods. “Death Wish 3” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Death-Wish-Blu-ray-Charles-Bronson/dp/B0089J25RU/ Dive into 85’ "Re-Animator" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() HERBERT WEST HAS A GOOD HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERS... AND ANOTHER ONE ON HIS DESK. One of the most wildly popular horror movies of all-time, Stuart Gordon's enduring splatter-comedy classic Re-Animator returns to Blu-ray in a stunning restoration packed with special features! When medical student Dean Cain advertises for a roommate, he soon finds one in the form of Dr. Herbert West. Initially a little eccentric, it some becomes clear that West entertains some seriously outlandish theories specifically, the possibility of re-animating the dead. It's not long before Dean finds himself under West's influence, and embroiled in a serious of ghoulish experiments which threaten to go wildly out of control... Based on H.P. Lovecraft's classic terror tale Herbert West Reanimator and featuring a standout performance from Jeffrey Combs as the deliciously deranged West, Re-Animator remains the ground-zero of 80s splatter mayhem and one of the genre's finest hours. Bonus Materials 4K restorations of the Unrated version High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Mono, Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround Audio Options Isolated Score Audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and actors Graham Skipper and Jesse Merlin of Re-Animator: The Musical Audio commentary with Stuart Gordon Audio commentary with producer Brian Yuzna, actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott and Robert Sampson Re-Animator: Resurrectus - feature-length documentary on the making of the film, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew Interviews with director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna, writer Dennis Paoli, composer Richard Band and former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone • Music discussion with composer Richard Band Barbara Crampton in Conversation - the Re-Animator star sits down with journalist Alan Jones for this career-spanning 2015 interview The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and The Organic Theater - director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his continued commitment to the stage Theater of Blood - Re-Animator: The Musical lyricist Mark Nutter on adapting the cult classic for musical theatre Extended Scenes Deleted Scene Trailer & TV Spots Still Gallery Screenplay (BD-ROM Content) Reversible sleeve with newly commissioned artwork by Justin Erickson Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Re-Animator” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/re-animator-blu-ray Hammer Time Episode 47 "Straight on Till Morning" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) ![]() Synopsis "One Of Hammer's Most Intriguing Thrillers." – Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the 1970s An ugly duckling yearns to leave her drab Liverpool life and move to swinging London to find her Prince Charming. But the big city holds some nasty surprises for the naïve young woman when she becomes obsessed with a handsome gigolo who may be a depraved serial killer! Rita Tushingham (A Taste Of Honey) and Shane Briant (Demons Of The Mind) star in this 1972 psycho-sexual thriller directed by Peter Collinson (Fright, The Italian Job). Bonus Features Presented In Two Aspect Ratios – 1.66:1 And 1.85:1 NEW The Morning After – An Interview With Author/Film Historian Kim Newman Dream Lover: Inside STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING Audio Commentary With Actress Rita Tushingham And Author/Film Historian Jonathan Sothcott Theatrical Trailer Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Straight on Till Morning” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/straight-on-till-morning?product_id=7152 Ask a Question/Answer a Question Why do you love indie cinema? If you don't why not? Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-151-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesKing of Ants – 2003 – Stuart Gordon
Zombie Rampage 2 – Alexander Brotherton The Point! – 1971 – Fred Wolf Thoroughbreds – 2017 – Cory Finley Midnight Kiss – 2019 – Carter Smith Future-Kill – 1985 – Ronald W. Moore Warning Sign – 1985 – Hal Barwood Blood Cult – 1985 – Christopher Lewis The Ripper – 1985 – Christopher Lewis Murderlust – 1985 – Donald M. Jones Massacre in Dinosaur Valley – 1985 – Michele Massimo Tarantini Junior – 1985 – Jim Hanley Naked Vengeance – 1985 – Cirio H. Santiago Death Wish 3 – 1985 – Michael Winner Re-Animator – 1985 – Stuart Gordon Straight on Till Morning – 1972 – Peter Collinson
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Now on the run from the law after taking a bite out of an unwilling victim, Charlie begs Norman to help him get out of town with another fellow veteran, Tom (Tony King, Report to the Commissioner, The Raiders of Atlantis). Soon the ragtag team of cannibals are fighting for their lives, spreading a deadly contagion through the city before heading into the sewers for a gut-wrenching climax no one will soon forget! One of the most infamous Italian horror films of all time, Cannibal Apocalypse was heavily censored in many countries where it played under such titles as Cannibals in the Streets and Invasion of the Flesh Hunters. Now you can finally experience this thrilling collision of action-packed combat and monstrous horror from cult director Antonio Margheriti (The Long Hair of Death, Castle of Blood, Take a Hard Ride, Killer Fish) in its original gory splendor for the first time in fully restored HD! Not for the faint of heart or those with full stomachs! Blu-ray Extras Include: BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE REDUX: Documentary Featuring John Saxon, John Morghen (Giovanni Lombardo Radice) and director Antonio Margheriti CANNIBAL KING: NEW Interview with Actor Tony King APOCALYPSE IN THE STREETS: A Video Tour of Filming Locations European Theatrical Trailer Japanese Teaser Alternate U.S. Opening Sequence Optional English Subtitles Dual-Layered BD50 Disc Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Cannibal Apocalypse” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/cannibal-apocalypse-aka-cannibal-in-the-streets-invasion-of-the-flesh-hunters-blu-ray "Black Site" Blu-Ray (Dread Central)![]() An elite military unit encounters a supernatural entity, that forces them into battle against an army from another world An elite military unit encounters a supernatural entity, known as The Elder Gods, that forces them into battle against an army from another world. Bonus Materials Audio Commentary with writer/director Tom Paton Behind-The-Scenes Featurette Deleted Scenes Trailers English 5.1 Surround Sound and English Stereo 2.0 English and Spanish Subtitles Blu-Ray is Region Free Dread Central – https://www.dreadcentral.com/ “Black Site” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/black-site-blu-ray Patreon Pick "Logan" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental)![]() HIS TIME HAS COME In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces. “Logan” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Logan-Blu-ray/dp/B073LYNYMZ/ Patreon Pick "John Wick: Chapter 2" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental)![]() NEVER STAB THE DEVIL IN THE BACK John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers. “John Wick: Chapter 2” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/John-Wick-Chapter-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B06XWWZ955/ Patreon Pick "The Debt Collector" Streaming Review (Netflix)![]() VIOLENCE FIRST - QUESTIONS LATER A classically-trained martial artist goes to work as a debt collector for the mob. The job seems easy enough, until one “client” pulls him into a situation deeper than could ever be expected. “The Debt Collector” Netflix – https://www.amazon.com/The-Debt-Collector/dp/B07GNWKD3J/ Dive into 85’ "Crime Wave" Blu-Ray Review (Shout! Factory)![]() Synopsis “A boisterous, goofy, cartoonish comedy in the Airplane mold!” – Daily Variety After the success of their cult hit, The Evil Dead producer Robert Tapert and director Sam Raimi made Crimewave their next feature film. Also along from the ride is their Evil Dead leading man Bruce Campbell, who plays a supporting role. Writing the film along with Raimi is Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (The Big Lebowski, Fargo and Raising Arizona). In a nod to film noir, a businessman hires two inept “exterminators” to kill his business partner in a burglar-alarm company, but his dim-witted wife witnesses the crime and becomes their next target, along with the nerd framed for the murder. Starring in this zany comedy are Reed Birney (Adult World), Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), Paul L. Smith (Midnight Express), Brion James (Blade Runner) and Sheree J. Wilson (Walker, Texas Ranger). Bonus Features Audio Commentary With Actor Bruce Campbell Theatrical Trailer Interviews Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Crime Wave” Blu-Ray/DVD Combo - https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/crimewave?product_id=2561 Dive into 85’ "The Strangeness" Blu-Ray Review (Code Red) ![]() It is 1980, the price of gold is soaring. Old timers warn would be prospectors to stay away from the Gold Spike Mine. It has stood as a ghastly reminder of the horrors of a century before when the earth violently shook and over twenty miners were killed, their bodies stripped of flesh. The residents of Basin City talked of the grizzly murders only in whispers from which legends of The Strangeness grew. A small group of explorers innocently make their way to the Gold Spike. Only one knows the incredible secret of the mine, and here the nightmare begins.....! Called "Ominous atmosphere, flashes of humour, and a truly startling monster!"" by NIGHTMARE USA's Stephen Thrower, shot in 16mm, Code Red proudly present this in widescreen, from a HiDef master, from the only surviving 16mm print SPECIAL FEATURES: - Audio commentary with director Melanie Anne Phillips and actors/effects techs Mark Sawicki and Chris Huntley moderated by Jeff McKay - Interview with Melanie Anne Phillips - Interview with Mark Sawicki - Interview with Chris Huntley - Short film ORIGINS - Short film EAT AT JOE'S - Short film IT STALKED THE NIGHT - Short film GRAVE SIGHT - Short film DADDY Code Red – http://codereddvd.com/ “The Strangeness” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Strangeness-PRINT-LIMITED-UNRATED-BLU-RAY/dp/012666000X/ Dive into 85’ "Honeymoon" VHS Review (Lorimar) ![]() THIS YEAR IN NEW YORK, 76,336 WOMEN WILL GET MARRIED… 282 WILL BE MURDERED. A Frenchwoman in Manhattan, in danger of being deported because of her relationship with a recently arrested drug offender, enters into a marriage of convenience with a stranger that is arranged through an agency. But even though the two are not supposed to even meet, her new husband starts taking his faux wedding vows entirely too seriously. “Honeymoon” VHS – https://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-VHS/dp/B00000F43T/ Dive into 85’ "Appointment with Fear" VHS Review (I.V.E.) ![]() TRAPPED IN A WORLD WHERE DEATH IS NOT THE END! An Egyptian god figures into a bizarre murder investigation where the suspect uses astral projection to murder at will. “Appointment with Fear” VHS – https://www.amazon.com/Appointment-Fear-VHS-Michele-Little/dp/6300163458/ Dive into 85’ "Howling 2...Your Sister is a Werewolf" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) ![]() Synopsis Your Sister Is A Werewolf! After countless millennia of watching, waiting and stalking, the unholy creatures known as werewolves are poised to inherit the earth. Legendary horror icon Christopher Lee faces off against sexy cult favorite Sybil Danning (Battle Beyond the Stars, Chained Heat, Grindhouse) in this terrifying descent into a world of nightmares that turns out to be all too real! After newscaster Karen White's shocking on-screen transformation and violent death (in the original The Howling), her brother Ben (Reb Brown, Yor, the Hunter of the Future) is approached by Stefan Crosscoe (Lee), a mysterious man who claims that Karen has, in fact, become a werewolf. But this is the least of their worries... to save mankind, Stefan and Ben must travel to Transylvania to battle and destroy Stirba (Danning), the immortal queen of all werewolves, before she is restored to her full powers! Also starring Annie McEnroe (The Hand) and Marsha A. Hunt (Dracula A.D. 1972), directed by Philippe Mora (The Marsupials: The Howling III, Communion, The Beast Within), and driven by a pulsing punk-y soundtrack, this film is a no-holds-barred horror-fest that'll rip your heart out… and you'll like it. Bonus Features Audio Commentary With Director Philippe Mora Audio Commentary With Composer Steve Parsons And Editor Charles Bornstein Leading Man - An Interview With Actor Reb Brown Queen Of The Werewolves - An Interview With Actress Sybil Danning A Monkey Phase - Interviews With Special Make-Up Effects Artists Steve Johnson And Scott Wheeler Behind The Scenes Footage (In HD - From Philippe Mora's Archive) Alternate Opening And Alternate Ending (In HD – From Philippe Mora's Archive) Theatrical Trailer Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Howling 2… Your Sister is a Werewolf” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/howling-ii-your-sister-is-a-werewolf?product_id=4292 Dive into 85’ "Day of the Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis “The zombies in Day of the Dead are marvels of special effects…” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times In this the third film in the continuing saga of the undead from writer/director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead), a small group of scientists and soldiers have taken refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating horror that walks the earth above. But will the final battle for the future of the human race be fought among the living or have they forever unleashed the hunger of the dead? Lori Cardille, Joe Pilato and Richard Liberty star in this controversial classic with groundbreaking gore effects by Tom Savini. Trailer Bonus Features All New Transfer New Documentary - World’s End: The Legacy of Day of the Dead NEW! UNDERGROUND: A Look into the DAY OF THE DEAD mines Audio Commentary with writer/director George A. Romero, Special Make-up Effects artist Tom Savini, Production Designer Cletus Anderson and actress Lori Cardille Audio Commentary with filmmaker Roger Avary Behind-The-Scenes Footage from Special Make-up Effects Creator Tom Savini’s archives Photo Galleries Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Day of the Dead” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/day-of-the-dead-collector-s-edition?product_id=3070 “Day of the Dead” Commentary – https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/patreon-fan-commentary-day-of-the-dead-with-mrparka-jeremy-ryan-and-felton-jackson/ Hammer Time Episode 46 "Fear in the Night" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory) ![]() Synopsis "Cushing and Bates [are] great in their roles, as [is] Collins ... a solid, well-produced film that anyone, fans of the genre or not, will enjoy" – The Telltale Mind Recovering from a recent nervous breakdown, a young woman (Judy Geeson, Hammerhead) moves with her new husband (Ralph Bates, Horror Of Frankenstein) to a rural boarding school where she meets the peculiar headmaster (horror film icon Peter Cushing) and his lusty wife (Joan Collins, Empire Of The Ants). When the fragile newlywed is repeatedly stalked and assaulted by a one-armed man, her terror escalates to a frenzy of madness and murder ... or does it? If she can survive one night of fear, then the morning promises an even more shocking surprise! Bonus Features Presented In Two Aspect Ratios – 1.66:1 And 1.85:1 NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Troy Howarth Audio Commentary With Co-writer/Producer/Director Jimmy Sangster And Hammer Film Historian Marcus Hearn Vintage Interview With Co-writer/Producer/Director Jimmy Sangster End Of Term: Inside FEAR IN THE NIGHT Theatrical Trailer Still Gallery Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Fear in the Night” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/fear-in-the-night?product_id=7142 Ask a Question/Answer a Question Favorite Dustin Mills Movie? Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-150-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film Notes Cannibal Apocalypse – 1980 – Antonio Margheriti
Black Site – 2018 – Tom Paton Logan – 2017 – James Mangold John Wick: Chapter 2 – 2017 – Chad Stahelski The Debt Collector – 2018 – Jesse V. Johnson Crime Wave – 1985 – Sam Raimi The Strangeness – 1985 – Melanie Anne Phillips Honeymoon – 1985 – Patrick Jamain Appointment with Fear – 1985 – Alan Smithee/Ramsey Thomas Howling 2… Your Sister is a Werewolf – 1985 – Philippe Mora Day of the Dead – 1985 – George A. Romero Fear in the Night – 1972 – Jimmy Sangster Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Be careful and stay calm -0:10 “The Passion of Darkly Noon” Review – -0:48 “Verotika” Review –10:03 “Point Doom” Review – 16:58 “Alyce Kills” Review – 22:25 “The Bride” Dive into 85’ Review– 31:32 “Savage Dawn” Dive into 85’ Review – 38:10 “Transylvania 6,5000” Dive into 85’ Review – 44:45 “The Deadly Intruder” Dive into 85’ Review– 49:49 “Fright Show” Dive into 85’ Review – 55:31 “The Galaxy Invader” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:02:52 “The Return of the Living Dead” Dive into 85’ Review with Jeremy – 1:08:03 Hammer Time “Dracula 1972 A.D.” Reviews with Jeremy – 1:31:00 Questions – 1:44:29 Answers – 1:46:19 Question of the Week, “Best cinematic siblings?” 1:59:05 Update – 1:59:24 Video Reviews"The Passion of Darkly Noon" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() The Desire... The Obsession... The Nightmare... IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TONIGHT... Described by critic Mark Kermode as an "extraordinary filmmaker" and "one of the UK's most imaginative talents", visionary British director Philip Ridley followed his sensational debut The Reflecting Skin with another surreal incursion into the dark heart of the 'American dream' in The Passion of Darkly Noon. Darkly Noon (Brendan Fraser) is the sole survivor of a military-style attack on an isolated religious community. Stumbling through a forest in a daze, he is rescued by the free-spirited and enigmatic Callie (Ashley Judd). Darkly finds himself feeling strange new desires for Callie as she nurses him back to health... only to watch her jump into the arms of her returning mute lover Clay (Viggo Mortensen). Lost in the woods with only his fundamentalist upbringing to make sense of his unrequited passions, Darkly soon descends into an explosive and lethal rage. Now available for the first time worldwide on Blu-ray™, Ridley's talent for spellbinding, hallucinogenic dream imagery is on full display in a glittering new transfer of his most formally inventive and electrifying film. The mesmerising soundtrack includes two songs co-written by Ridley for the film, "Look What You've Done (To My Skin)" performed by Gavin Friday and "Who Will Love Me Now?" performed by PJ Harvey. Bonus Materials New 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative, approved by Philip Ridley High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original 5.1 and 2.0 DTS-HD MA audio English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary by writer/director Philip Ridley Isolated score track in lossless stereo, including never-before-heard extended and unused cues, and the two songs from the film Sharp Cuts, a newly filmed interview with editor Leslie Healey Forest Songs, a newly filmed interview with composer Nick Bicât Dreaming Darkly, an archive featurette from 2015 featuring interviews with Ridley, Bicât and star Viggo Mortensen Previously unreleased demos of the music score, written and performed by Bicât before filming started Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring a new Philip Ridley career retrospective written by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “The Passion of Darkly Noon” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-passion-of-darkly-noon-blu-ray "Verotika" Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Combo Review (Cleopatra Entertainment)![]() Rock Legend Glenn Danzig's Erotic Horror Comic Comes to Life in this Motion Picture Anthology! Verotika is a creepy, surreal and bloody horror anthology told in three chilling tales culled from rock legend Glenn Danzig's long-running edgy comic imprint of the same name. The first segment tells the story of a woman with eyeballs for nipples who conjures a giant, murderous albino man-spider every time she falls asleep. In the second story, a disfigured dancer collects other women's faces. The third and final segment is a take on the Elizabeth Bathory legend, about a countess who bathes in the blood of virgins in order to remain youthful. Presented by a mysterious woman named Morella (Kayden Kross) and inspired by classic horror cinematic anthologies such as "Trilogy of Terror" and Mario Bava's "Black Sabbath", Glenn Danzig's Verotika tells three shocking tales, each one more horrific than the last! Three disc set includes a Blu-ray, a DVD, PLUS A BONUS CD Soundtrack including the following tracks: Danzig - Eyes Ripping Fire Ministry - Dancing Madly Backwards on a Sea of Air Jyrki 69 - Close Your Eyes Vile a Sin - Crimson Lust Fantôme - Je Suis a Toi Pink Velvet - Allez Prenons Un Autre Verre Kore Rozzik - Can't Stop Won't Stop Switchblade Symphony - Gutter Glitter Vile a Sin - The Return Studio 69 - Il Est Juste la “Verotika” Blu-Ray/DVD Combo – https://mvdshop.com/products/verotika-blu-ray-dvd "Point Doom" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force Entertainment)![]() The Point Where Destiny and Revenge Meet Richard Grieco (21 Jump Street) stars as Rick Hansen, a double-crossing drug dealer in a dangerous relationship. When his girlfriend, Stephanie (Jennifer O'Dell), eventually finds love with another man, the young couple is forced to risk their own lives in hopes of facing the dangers threatening to bind them to street life forever. This late 90's cult classic action thriller features an all-star cast that also includes Andrew Dice Clay, Ice-T, Angie Everhart, Zach Galligan, John Enos and Skid Row's Sebastian Bach. Bonus Materials Interviews with Cast and Producers Behind the Scenes of Point Doom Featurette “Point Doom” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/point-doom-blu-ray Patreon Pick "Alyce Kills" DVD Review![]() Life takes a downward spiral for Alyce after a night of partying goes terribly wrong and she accidentally pushes her best friend off of a building. Panicked, Alyce lies to the police about her involvement. When she later learns that her friend miraculously survived, she begins to unravel-losing sl--p, her job, and eventually her sanity. When she finally decides to take control, she unleashes enough horror and chaos to satisfy any gorehound. Features Behind The Scenes Of Alyce Kills Cast Interviews Alyce Kills Trailer “Alyce Kills” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Alyce-Kills-Jade-Dornfeld/dp/B00CS7PKN0/ Dive into 85’ "The Bride" DVD Review Patreon Pick![]() Synopsis "The photography is just right, the editing flawless, the set design convincing and the wardrobes spot on ... The brilliant screenplay makes [the] journey fun, heart-warming and sad." – Tales Of Terror Frankenstein builds the perfect woman — and lives to regret it — in this tantalizing marriage of horror, romance, and unbridled passion! Rock legend Sting plays the cunning scientist and Jennifer Beals (Flashdance, The L Word) lends her dramatic presence as his supreme, sublime creation. This sumptuously gothic tale, inspired by the indelible themes and characters originally brought to life by Mary Shelley, follows Frankenstein's creations as they search for their place in the world — the gorgeous Eva by declaring her independence, and her grotesque intended mate Viktor (Clancy Brown, Highlander) by learning self-worth from a compassionate circus dwarf (David Rappaport, Time Bandits). Can Dr. Frankenstein survive when the monster returns to claim his intended? Alive with brilliant photography and lavish costumes. The Bride invites you to a wedding night you'll never forget. Bonus Features NEW Audio Commentary With Director Franc Roddam NEW Interview With Director Franc Roddam NEW Interview With Actor Clancy Brown TV Spot Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “The Bride” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-bride?product_id=6835 Dive into 85’ "Savage Dawn" Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome) Patreon Pick![]() Details The residents of a small border town find themselves under siege by a vicious biker gang who get their kicks from unfettered brutality. When Stryker, a hardened Vietnam veteran who's in the area visiting an old friend, learns of the goings-on, he becomes determined to put an end to the violence by any means necessary, and begins to assemble a ragtag militia... A rough n' tumble biker themed action film which evokes the feeling of AIP's 60s classics, though filtered through a nudity, violence, and crazy stunt fueled Cannon-era sensibility, Simon Nuchtern's SAVAGE DAWN stars Lance Henriksen (The Terminator, Aliens), George Kennedy (Death Ship), Karen Black (Easy Rider), and Richard Lynch (Invasion USA). Featuring heavily gelled cinematography by Gerald Fiel and a score by Pino Donaggio (Dressed to Kill), Vinegar Syndrome Archive is proud to present the world Blu-ray debut of SAVAGE DAWN, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative. directed by: Simon Nuchtern starring: Lance Henriksen, George Kennedy, Karen Black, Richard Lynch, William Forsythe 1985 / 103 min / 1.85:1 Special features: • Region Free Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm original camera negative • Commentary track with director Simon Nuchtern • Original theatrical trailer • Limited edition of 4,000 • Double-sided poster • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Savage Dawn” Blu-Ray - https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/savage-dawn Dive into 85’ "Transylvania 6,5000" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) ![]() Synopsis Tabloid reporters Jack Harrison (Jeff Goldblum, Earth Girls Are Easy) and Gil Turner (Ed Begley Jr., She-Devil) are sent to Transylvania with two choices: find the Frankenstein monster—or find new jobs. But before the jumpy journalists can dig up their big story, they must first face the horrors of an extremely clumsy butler (Michael Richards, TV’s Seinfeld), a nymphomaniac vampire (Geena Davis, Beetlejuice) and a semi-mad doctor (Joseph Bologna, Blame It on Rio), as well as assorted mummies, werewolves and more Transylvanian oddballs. Can these two bumbling heroes unravel this monstrous mystery—or are they in for some very scary surprises? Co-starring John Byner (The Ant and the Aardvark), Carol Kane (TV’s Taxi), Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), Norman Fell (TV’s Three’s Company), Donald Gibb (Revenge of the Nerds), Teresa Ganzel (The Toy) and writer/director Rudy De Luca (History of the World: Part I). Transylvania 6-5000 was the one and only feature film directed by legendary comedy writer and actor De Luca (Silent Movie, High Anxiety, Caveman, Life Stinks). Blu-ray Extras Include: Brand New 4K Restoration Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Rudy DeLuca and Visual Consultant Steve Haberman Optional English Subtitles Dual-Layered BD50 Disc Three TV Spot Two Theatrical Trailers Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Transylvania 6-5000” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/transylvania-6-5000-blu-ray Dive into 85' "The Deadly Intruder" Bootleg Review![]() SOMEONE OUT THERE IS WATCHING YOU… DON’T UNLOCK YOUR DOOR. A serial killer escapes from a mental hospital and hides out in a small town. A local cop must catch him before he starts on another killing spree. “The Deadly Intruder” YouTube – https://youtu.be/6-ELooJrMU0 Dive into 85' "Fright Show" VHS Review (MPI)![]() Two obscure film critics host four SF/Horror films: The Thing in the Basement, Illegal Alien, Nightfright, and Dr. Dobermind. “Fright Show” YouTube – https://youtu.be/U88ax25SXjo Dive into 85' "The Galaxy Invader" VHS Review![]() IT CAME FROM A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY. AN ALIEN EXPLORER – IT’S MISSION … TO SURVIVE! An alien is hunted by a gang of drunken hillbillies who saw him crash-land his spaceship. “The Galaxy Invader” YouTube – https://youtu.be/Vco-NE32wcU Dive into 85' "The Return of the Living Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis "A fresh and immensely entertaining take on the zombie genre." – Film Threat A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, The Return of the Living Dead is "a veritable smorgasbord of fun" (L.A. Herald Examiner)! On his first day on the job at a medical supply warehouse, poor Freddy (Thom Mathews) unwittingly releases toxic gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas reanimates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten! Why We Love It “The marketing campaign beautifully played up the picture as a punk-centric blast of nihilist horror with a wicked sense of humor, and that’s exactly what writer-director Dan O’Bannon delivered… This collector’s edition for ROTLD by Shout! Factory is definitely one fans should own.” – Blood, Violence, & Babes “'Return of the Living Dead' is one of the best zombie features balancing a perfect mix of comedy and horror. With Dan O'Bannon's rewrites and direction, the movie pays tribute to Romero's 'Dead' films for starting the genre craze, but suddenly leaps forward to do its own thing as a wild and crazy gorefest. The Blu-ray from Scream Factory arrives with improved picture quality and an even better audio presentation that was made from the original recording. Offering new, recently-recorded set of supplemental material, this high-def package is definitely one hardcore fanatics and completists will want it for their collection.” – M. Enois Duarte, High-Def Digest “The Return of the Living Dead is a funny and goofy "take" on the zombie genre, and it's notable that it actually helped foster certain genre tropes that are now considered "canon". There's no doubt that this Scream Factory release tops the MGM in video quality, and there's simply no competition when it comes to supplemental features, always one of the hallmarks of this imprint's Collector's Editions. Highly recommended.” – Jeffrey Kauffman, Blu-ray.com “Even if you've already ponied up for The Return of the Living Dead on Blu-ray, this is such an essential upgrade, with many hours of extras never before available on this side of the pond, a vastly improved presentation, and a near-perfect restoration of the original soundtrack. DVD Talk Collector Series.” – Adam Tyner, DVD Talk “The bottom line is that this is the definitive home video release of The Return of the Living Dead now.” – J Hurtado, Screen Anarchy “I feel like I’m always saying this about Scream Factory releases, but the care shown to the 2K scan of the film, and the sheer number of extras packed in to the two-disc set, are simply breathtaking… It’s truly hours of content, and it will certainly make you reassess the movie as I did, or appreciate it further.” – Kyle Anderson, Nerdist Bonus Features --- DISC 1 --- NEW 2K Scan Of The Interpositive NEW Audio Commentary With Gary Smart (Co-author Of The Complete History Of The Return Of The Living Dead) And Chris Griffiths NEW Audio Commentary With Actors Thom Mathews, John Philbin And Make-up Effects Artist Tony Gardner Audio Commentary With Director Dan O'Bannon And Production Designer William Stout Audio Commentary With The Cast And Crew Featuring Production Designer William Stout And Actors Don Calfa, Linnea Quigley, Brian Peck, Beverly Randolph, Allan Trautman The Decade Of Darkness – Featurette On '80s Horror Films (23 minutes) Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Still Gallery – Posters, Lobby Cards, Movie Stills And Behind-The-Scenes Photos Still Gallery – Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Special Make-up Effects Artist Kenny Myers' Personal Collection Zombie Subtitles For The Film In Their Own Words – The Zombies Speak --- DISC 2 --- NEW The FX Of The Living Dead With Production Designer William Stout, FX Make-up Artists William Munns, Tony Gardner, Kenny Myers And Craig Caton-Largnet, Visual Effects Artists Bret Mixon And Gene Warren Jr. And Actor Brian Peck (Expanded Version) NEW Party Time: The Music Of The Return Of The Living Dead With Music Consultants Budd Carr And Steve Pross And Soundtrack Artists Plus Musicians (Expanded Version) NEW HORROR'S HALLOWED GROUNDS – Revisiting The Locations Of The Film The Return Of The Living Dead Workprint – Includes 20 minutes Of Additional Footage (In Standard Definition) More Brains: A Return To The Living Dead – The Definitive Documentary On The Return Of The Living Dead (120 minutes) A Conversation With Dan O'Bannon – His Final Interview (28 minutes) The Origins Of The Living Dead – An Interview With John A. Russo (16 minutes) The Return Of The Living Dead – The Dead Have Risen – Interviews With Cast Members Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Brian Peck, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, Linnea Quigley And More… (21 minutes) Designing The Dead – Interviews With Writer/Director Dan O'Bannon And Production Designer William Stout (15 minutes) Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “The Return of the Living Dead” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-return-of-the-living-dead-collector-s-edition?product_id=4665 Hammer Time Episode 45 "Dracula A.D. 1972" Blu-Ray Review (Warner Archive) ![]() SYNOPSIS London's become a small town for a handful of jaded psychedelic-era hipsters. But Johnny Alucard has a groovy new way for his pals to get their kicks. A certain ritual will be the living end, he insists. And if you still wonder where Johnny's coming from, try spelling his last name backwards. Dracula is raised into the modern era in this Hammer Studios shocker that's "quite well done" (John Stanley, Creature Features). Christopher Lee dons the cape for the sixth time and seeks out fresh victims. As archnemesis Van Helsing, fellow horror legend Peter Cushing clutches a vial of holy water and edges within throwing distance. Their harrowing battle royale is not to be missed. In fact, it's the living end. Warner Archive – https://www.wbshop.com/collections/warner-archive “Dracula A.D. 1972” Blu-Ray – https://www.wbshop.com/products/dracula-a-d-1972-bd Ask a Question/Answer a Question Favorite cinematic siblings? Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-149-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Bug 2. Inseminoid 3. Opposing Force 4. Peace Killers 5. Phantom of the Opera 6. The Card Player 7. Assignment Terror Film NotesThe Passion of Darkly Noon – 1995 – Philip Ridley
Verotika – 2019 – Glenn Danzig Point Doom – 2000 – Art Camacho Alyce Kills – 2011 – Jay Lee The Bride – 1985 – Franc Roddam Savage Dawn – 1985 – Simon Nuchtern Transylvania 6-5000 – 1985 – Rudy De Luca The Deadly Intruder – 1985 – John McCauley Fright Show – 1985 – Jonathan Mostow/Damon Santostefano/Frank Kerr/Jeffrey Baker/Richard Taylor The Galaxy Invader – 1985 – Don Dohler The Return of the Living Dead – 1985 – Dan O’Bannon Dracula A.D. 1972 – 1972 – Alan Gibson Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps “My Valentine” Review -0:22 “Ghost Killers Vs Bloody Mary” Review – 4:49 “The Beast and the Magic Sword” Review –9:16 “Dangerous Cargo” Review – 18:11 “Kansas City” Review – 20:49 “Lycanimator” Review with Jeremy – 28:28 “The Dark Power” Dive into 85’ Review – 41:59 “Igor and the Lunatics” Dive into 85’ Review – 51:04 “Creature” Dive into 85’ Review– 57:48 “Once Bitten” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:02:45 “Fortress” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:07:57 “Angel’s Egg” Dive into 85’ Review with Jeremy – 1:13:57 Hammer Time “Demons of the Mind” Reviews with Jeremy – 1:23:24 Questions – 1:38:59 Answers – 1:43:15 Question of the Week, “Best Horror Remake/Worst Horror Remake?” 1:47:34 Update – 1:47:43 Video Reviews"My Valentine" Streaming Review (Hulu)![]() TRUE LOVE STRIKES TWICE A pop singer’s artistic identity is stolen by her ex-boyfriend/manager and shamelessly pasted onto his new girlfriend/protégé. Locked together late one night in a concert venue, the three reconcile emotional abuses of the past . . . until things turn violent. “My Valentine” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/my-valentine-5790001d-b1a6-4ad5-beb7-47706129d277 "Ghost Killers VS Bloody Mary" DVD Review (Dark Sky Films)![]() A group of three youtubers who call themselves experts in supernatural beings decide to win public recognition once and for all. For this they plot a plan to capture a being known to all. It is the spirit of a light-haired woman who died in an unknown way and who haunts the bathrooms of schools across the country: the blonde in the bathroom. Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/ “Ghost Killers VS Bloody Mary” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Killers-Vs-Bloody-Mary/dp/B082PQTRL4/ "The Beast and the Magic Sword" Blu-Ray (Mondo Macabro)![]() Plot Summary: Mondo Macabro’s February 2020 Release of THE BEAST AND THE MAGIC SWORD – Werewolf versus Samurai in a Battle to the Death! THE BEAST AND THE MAGIC SWORD is the last great film from Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy. Although he would go on making and planning films until his death in 2009, he never again attempted the epic sweep and grandeur of this 10th entry into the saga of Waldemar Daninsky, a man afflicted by the curse of lycanthropy. In this film we get for the first time an origin story of how the Daninsky curse began back in the 10th century. We then move forward to 16th century Japan where Daninsky has travelled in search of a cure to his affliction. Co-starring Japanese stage and screen veteran Shigeru Amachi, and shot in the studios of Toshiro Mifune, THE BEAST AND THE MAGIC SWORD is a highly successful and colorful melding of European werewolf legends and dark Japanese fantasy. It features a fight between werewolf and tiger, an evil scarlet-cloaked witch who imprisons Daninsky, a sword fight with a troupe of ghost samurai, and many other unforgettable scenes. This is the first Blu-ray release of this film and its first ever US release and includes both a full frame version and a widescreen version. Special Features: - 4k digitally restored transfer from film negative. - New cover painting by Rick Melton. - The Smile of the Wolf - Interview with star Paul Naschy. - Introduction to the film by Paul Naschy. - Interview with the writer and critic Gavin Baddeley. - Audio commentary with the Naschy cast. (Rod Barnett and Troy Guinn) - Disc contains both widescreen and full frame versions. - Original trailer. - Mondo Macabro previews. Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “The Beast and the Magic Sword” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Beast-Magic-Sword-Blu-ray/dp/B082BXSX4R/ "Dangerous Cargo" Blu-Ray (Mondo Macabro)![]() Plot Summary: Mondo Macabro’s February 2020 Release of DANGEROUS CARGO – TVs DALLAS’ Debbie Shelton in her most daring role ever! In this wild and rarely seen example of Greek exploitation cinema, Deborah Shelton - former Miss USA and star of TV’s DALLAS - plays the wife of a ship’s captain whose vessel is taken over by pirates. After her husband is brutally killed she is alone with a crew of rough, tough seafarers. When the pirate leader takes an interest in her she has to use all her cunning and skills - not to mention her sexuality - to stay alive and take revenge for the murder of her husband. The film is a tense and brutal story of lust and treachery on the high seas. Set entirely on a huge ship carrying an illegal cargo of dangerous nitro-glycerine, the film racks up the tension to almost unbearable levels as cross and counter cross take place among the warring parties. When a powerful cyclone threatens to sink the ship and kill all aboard, the former enemies must collaborate to save themselves. Directed by Kostas Karagiannis, the crazed genius behind such films as THE WIFE KILLER and TANGO OF PERVERSION, DANGEROUS CARGO is exploitation cinema at its finest. Deborah Shelton, in her raunchiest role ever, is by turns scared, seductive and scheming as she takes control of the situation and springs more than a few surprises for the viewer. Special Features: - Exclusive new cover art from Justin Coffee. - HD transfer from film negative. - Digitally restored. - Newly created English subtitles. - Mondo Macabro previews. Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Dangerous Cargo” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/dangerous-cargo-retail-edition "Kansas City" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Academy)![]() Returning to the city of his birth for inspiration, legendary maverick director Robert Altman helms an evocative, bullet-riddled tribute to the music and movies of his youth in Kansas City, a Depression-era gangster flick as only he could make one. Blondie O'Hara (Jennifer Jason Leigh) resorts to desperate measures when her low-level hood husband Johnny (Dermot Mulroney) gets caught trying to steal from Seldom Seen (Harry Belafonte), a local crime boss operating out of jazz haunt The Hey-Hey Club. Out on a limb, Blondie kidnaps laudanum-addled socialite Carolyn (Miranda Richardson), hoping her influential politician husband can pull the right strings and get Johnny out of Seldom Seen's clutches. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and featuring a remarkable soundtrack performed live by some of the best players in contemporary jazz, one of Altman's most underrated and idiosyncratic films finally makes its long-awaited Blu-ray™ debut. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Original 2.0 and 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by director Robert Altman Newly filmed appreciation by critic Geoff Andrew Gare, Trains et Deraillement, a 2007 visual essay by French critic Luc Lagier, plus short introduction to the film narrated by Lagier Robert Altman Goes to the Heart of America and Kansas City: The Music, two 1996 promotional featurettes including interviews with cast and crew Electronic press kit interviews with Altman, Leigh, Richardson, Belafonte and musician Joshua Redman, plus behind-the-scenes footage Four theatrical trailers TV spots Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Dr Nicolas Pillai, original press kit notes and an excerpt from Altman on Altman Arrow Films – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Kansas City” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/kansas-city-blu-ray "Lycanimator" DVD Review (Wild Eye Releasing)![]() Release Your Beast. A group of friends break into an abandoned house for a weekend of partying only to discover a mad scientist in hiding ... who just happens to need subjects to try out his new monster-making formula. When some of that serum turns one of the group into a hungry, murderous were-beast, all hell breaks loose and everyone is on the menu. Bonus Materials Behind The Scenes Making of Featurette Short Film: Fleshflower Trailers Wild Eye Releasing – http://www.wildeyereleasing.com/ “Lycanimator” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/lycanimator-dvd Dive into 85’ "The Dark Power" DVD Review (VCI Entertainment)![]() Your Appointment With Fear! A group of unsuspecting college coeds move into the house on Totem Hill, a cursed place where four Toltec Sorcerers buried themselves hundreds of years ago - Alive! On the coming of the Evil Days, the ancient demons arise to feed on the living. Now only one old Ranger with a whip -- fashioned out of materials from the four quarters of the world -- stands between the girls and the mystical zombies from the past. In the first of his two films for Writer/Director Phil Smoot, legendary B-Western film star Lash La Rue (The King of the Bullwhip and the role model for Indiana Jones) returned to the screen after nearly 30 years to portray the whip wielding Ranger Girard. Perfectly cast for the role, La Rue once again proved that no one could best him with his trademark weapon. Special Features: Commentary with Director Phil Smoot Appreciation of Lash La rue VCI Entertainment – https://www.vcientertainment.com/ “The Dark Power” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/dark-power-the-dvd Dive into 85’ "Igor and the Lunatics" DVD Review (Troma Entertainment)![]() Turns the silver screen blood red! Sixteen years ago, random bloodshed ran rampant and a terrible tidal wave of brutal slaughter flooded Tromaville. The townspeople finally caught up with Igor and his evil blood-thirsty gang and locked them away to rot in prison. Peace and tranquility filled the small village once again. But now they’re on probation… One of the most bloody films in our collection. Get ready for a vicious rampage of brutal raping, torturing and murdering, climaxing in one of hte most frightening and violent bloodbaths ever captured on film. Troma Entertainment – https://www.troma.com/ “Igor and the Lunatics” DVD – https://www.tromadirect.com/shop/dvd/igor-and-the-lunatics-dvd/ Dive into 85’ "Creature" aka "Titan Find" Streaming Review (Tubi TV)![]() Scientists reach a remote planet only to find their rivals got there first, and are dead. Now, the creature that killed them hunts the new arrivals. “Creature” aka “Titan Find” Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/movies/309700/creature Dive into 85’ "Once Bitten" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime)![]() ONCE BITTEN Jim Carrey is necking with a vampire in Once Bitten, a 1985 teen comedy also starring Lauren Hutton, Karen Kopins, and Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles). When a vampire Countess (Hutton) seeks virgin blood, she soon discovers that it’s not as easy to come by as it was in the good old days! When she crosses paths with the still-virginal Mark Kendall (Carrey in one of his earliest screen roles), it's a race against time to get to him before he gets it on. Once Bitten is a totally '80s teen vampire flick where the bloodsuckers don’t sparkle, but the comedy most certainly does. Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Once Bitten” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/love-at-first-bite-once-bitten-double-feature?product_id=4145 Dive into 85’ "Fortress" DVD Review![]() It is morning in the one-room schoolhouse in the Australian outback. The young teacher, Rachel Ward (The Thorn Birds, Against All Odds), calls her class to order. It is a day like any other - until the unexpected occurs. Four masked gunmen break into the schoolhouse, kidnap the teacher and her class and transport them to the barren countryside. Terrorized and abandoned, the victims come to a shocking realization - only they can save themselves from an almost certain death. “Fortress” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Fortress-Rachel-Ward/dp/B00CDV4O56/ Dive into 85’ "Angel's Egg" Review![]() UNDER A SKY WHERE THE CLOUDS MAKE SOUND AS THEY MOVE A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg. “Angel’s Egg” HD YouTube – https://youtu.be/YopWyb75G7o Hammer Time Episode 44 "Demons of the Mind" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis "A Brilliantly Directed Gothic Horror Tale." – Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the 1970s In the 19th century, a depraved baron confronts a hereditary curse by imprisoning his two adult children in the family castle. When a nearby village is plagued by a series of murders, the killings trigger a mass hysteria of rituals and sadistic desires. Can these "demons" be destroyed by a power beyond madness ... or will a final onslaught of evil forever torment this land? Patrick Magee (A Clockwork Orange) and Paul Jones (lead singer of the band Manfred Mann) co-star in this psychological shocker from the director of To The Devil...A Daughter that many Hammer fans consider to be one of the studio's most offbeat and unique horror thrillers ever! Bonus Features NEW Audio Commentary By Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman NEW Interview With Camera Operator Neil Binney Blood Will Have Blood: The Making of Demons Of The Mind Audio Commentary With Director Peter Sykes, Writer Christopher Wicking, And Actress Virginia Wetherell, Moderated By Author/Film Historian Jonathan Sothcott Theatrical Trailer Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Demons of the Mind” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/demons-of-the-mind?product_id=7277 Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionFavorite Horror Remake? Worst Horror Remake? Podcast Version ![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-148-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Violet 2. The Good, the Bad, the Weird 3. Bitch 4. Convergence 5. Applesauce 6. My Boyfriend’s Back 7. Phobia 8. The Monster 9. Sudden Terror 10. The Hellbenders 11. Kill Them All and Come Back Alone 12. The Specialists 13. Semi-Tough 14. High-Ballin 15. Transylvania 6-5000 16. She 17. The Phantom from 1,000 Leagues 18. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Film NotesMy Valentine – 2020 – Maggie Levin
Ghost Killers VS Bloody Mary – 2018 – Fabrício Bittar The Beast and the Magic Sword – 1983 – Jacinto Molina aka Paul Naschy Dangerous Cargo – 1977 – Kostas Karagiannis Kansas City – 1996 – Robert Altman Lycanimator – 2018 – Sébastien Godin The Dark Power – 1985 – Phil Smoot Igor and the Lunatics – 1985 – W.J. Parolini Creature – 1985 – William Malone Once Bitten – 1985 – Howard Storm Fortress – 1985 – Arch Nicholson Angel’s Egg – 1985 – Mamoru Oshii Demons of the Mind – 1972 – Peter Skyes Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Celluloid Dissections Podcast (Cinema Attack) Wild Bunch Episode – 0:13 “Cries of Pleasure” Review – 0:35 “The Night of Open Sex” Review –8:58 “Mind Games” Review – 16:47 “Luz” Review – 22:14 “Harpoon” Review – 29:27 “Color Out of Space” Review – 36:13 “Mr. Vampire” Dive into 85’ Review – 46:07 “The Sea Serpent” Dive into 85’ Review– 51:49 “Formula for a Murder” Dive into 85’ Review – 58:09 “Making Contact” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:03:16 “The Midnight Hour” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:07:55 “Nail Gun Massacre” Dive into 85’ Review – 1:13:17 Hammer Time “The Anniversary” Reviews with Jeremy – 1:21:56 Questions – 1:36:54 Answers – 1:41:52 Question of the Week, “Most underrated horror film from 1985/Hidden Gem?” 1:46:22 Update – 1:46:50 Celluloid Dissections Podcast – https://www.horrorphilia.com/cinema-attack-presents-the-celluloid-dissections-podcast-episode-9-the-wild-bunch-1969/ Video Reviews"Cries of Pleasure" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films)![]() Plot Summary: Obscure even by hardcore Jess Franco fan standards, it remains the legendary writer/director’s most daring work of his early ‘80s erotic shocker oeuvre: Inspired by Hitchcock’s ROPE, Franco utilized long takes, minimal edits and his beloved Lina Romay at her most extreme for this de Sade-induced saga of violence, depravity and psychosexual mayhem among the amoral elite. Antonio Mayans (aka Robert Foster of DEVIL HUNTER and HOT NIGHTS OF LINDA), Rocío Freixas (THE SINISTER DR. ORLOFF) and Elisa Vela (aka Jasmina Bell of MANSION OF THE LIVING DEAD) co-star in this fascinating Franco rarity from his Golden Films Internacional period, now featuring a 4k scan from the original negative and all-new Special Features. Special Features: - In The Land Of Franco Part 1 - Stephen Thrower Tours Multiple Franco Locations in Portugal When Donald Met Jess and Lina Part 1 - Filmmaker Donald Farmer Interviews the Power Couple in 1993 Franco's Golden Years - Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of 'Murderous Passions & Flowers of Perversion - The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco' Reviews: "A powerful and unsettling work." Tim Lucas, Video Watchdog "A unique force in the world of cinema. There is more heart and soul in one scene from a Franco film than in the entire output of a Spielberg or a Cameron.” David Flint, Movies & Mania Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Cries of Pleasure” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/cries-of-pleasure-blu/ "The Night of Open Sex" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films)![]() Plot Summary: During the same period that he was making the certifiably insane INCONFESSABLE ORGIES OF EMMANUELLE, SEXUAL STORY OF O and CRIES OF PLEASURE for Spain’s Golden Films Internacional, Goya Award winner Jess Franco also wrote and directed this delirious hybrid of sexy caper comedy, EuroSpy suspense thriller, hard-boiled erotic noir, and depraved fetish shocker complete with jaw-dropping girl-on-girl violence. Jess’ equally legendary partner/muse Lina Romay – here at her most lusciously uninhibited – stars with Antonio Mayans (CANNIBAL TERROR), Lorna Green (MACUMBA SEXUAL), Albino Graziani (MANSION OF THE LIVING DEAD) and even Jess himself in this “fast-moving and slyly humorous” (El Franconomicon) rarity, now scanned in 4k from the original negative with all-new Special Features. Special Features: - In The Land Of Franco Part 2 - Stephen Thrower Tours Multiple Franco Locations in Portugal When Donald Met Jess and Lina Part 2 - Filmmaker Donald Farmer Interviews the Power Couple in 1993 Nights of Open Jess - Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of 'Murderous Passions & Flowers of Perversion - The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco' Reviews: "Welcome to the lurid universe of Franco's 1980s Spanish productions." Kino Detour "A visually gorgeous film about very sordid happenings... There are shootings, double crosses, torture sessions, exotic locales, and Lina Romay has never looked sexier.” I’m In A Jess Franco State Of Mind Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “The Night of Open Sex” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/night-open-sex-blu/ "Mind Games" Blu-Ray (MVD Rewind Collection)![]() THE DREAM VACATION BECAME A NIGHTMARE Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, Empire Records) stars in this taut psychological thriller from director Bob Yari (producer of the Academy Award® winning Crash) about a family's battle for survival against a cruel, scheming stranger. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, Dana Lund (Edward Albert, Galaxy of Terror) and his wife, Rita (Shawn Weatherly, Police Academy 3: Back in Training) try to breathe new life into their relationship by taking a trip through northern California with their 10-year-old son Kevin (Matt Norero, ''Roseanne''). Along the way they pick up Eric (Caufield) an amiable hitchhiker who's a psychology student. But Eric's charm masks the fact that he is psychotic. Sensing the Lund's vulnerability, he decides to take control of the family, then destroy it through deceit and emotional manipulation. At first the Lunds are easy prey until they realize they've become victims of a bizarre reign of terror. They begin to fight back in a desperate attempt to save themselves from Eric's madness and perverse MIND GAMES Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature English 2.0 Stereo Sound (LPCM) Optional English Subtitles NEW! “The Making of Mind Games” (HD, 108 mins) [brand new feature length retrospective of the film featuring interviews with stars Maxwell Caulfield, Matt Norero and Shawn Weatherly, producer Mary Apick and director Bob Yari] NEW! 'Bob Yari: Portrait of a Producer' (HD, 33 mins) [retrospective featurette on the career of the producer of the Academy Award Best Picture Winning “Crash”, “The Illusionist” , “Find Me Guilty” and many others] Original Theatrical Trailer (SD, 01:13) Reversible Sleeve Featuring Alternate Artwork Collectible Mini-Poster MVD Rewind Collection Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/ “Mind Games” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/mind-games-special-edition-blu-ray "Luz" Blu-Ray Review (Altered Innocence)![]() Plot Summary: Altered Innocence presents LUZ – A new horror masterpiece from Germany! Fleeing from the grasp of a possessed woman, a distressed cabdriver begins a confession in a rundown police station that endangers everyone who crosses her path. Shot entirely on 16mm and featuring a hypnotic synth-driven score, this first-time feature film from director Tilman Singer pays homage to the Euro Horror sensibilities of Andrzej ?u?awski’s Possession while subverting and re-inventing the genre along with contemporaries like Panos Cosmatos (Mandy). Special Features: - 2 Short Films by Tilman Singer. - New Interview with Director Tilman Singer. - International Teaser Trailer. - U.S. Theatrical Trailer. - Pull-out Poster. - Reversible Cover Art. Altered Innocence – https://www.alteredinnocence.net/ “Luz” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082PQKBRK/ref=cm_sw_su_dp "Harpoon" Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (Black Fawn)![]() Plot: Harpoon is one of the best reviewed movies of the year! When maladjusted Jonah (Munro Chambers, Turbo Kid) is attacked by his hot-headed best friend Richard (Christopher Gray) - who beleives Jonah and his girlfriend Sasha (Emily Tyra) are sleeping together - Richard apologizes by taking them on a cruises. After an accident renders the boat inoperable, more dark secrets and sexual tensions begin to emerge. With their rations quickly dwindling, the three friends must choose to put aside their differences or risk dying on the open water. Product Highlight Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with Limited Edition Slipcase Cover (While Supplies Last) 30 Minute Behind the Scenes Featurette 3 Audio Filmmaker Commentaries featuring director Rob Grant and more! B-Roll Footage with Additional Commentary 3 Deleted Scenes and Trailers Description Black Fawn Distribution – http://www.blackfawndistribution.com/harpoon “Harpoon” Blu-Ray/DVD Combo – http://www.blackfawndistribution.com/store/22154-HARPOON--BLU-DVD- “Harpoon” Retro Slip Cover – http://www.blackfawndistribution.com/store/22156-HARPOON-BLU-RAY-RETRO-SLIPCASE--SLIPCASE-ONLY- "Color Out of Space" 4K Review (RLJ Entertainment)![]() After a meteorite lands in the front yard of their farmstead, Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism as it infects their minds and bodies, transforming their quiet rural life into a technicolor nightmare. Special Features: Making of Deleted Scenes “Color Out of Space” 4K/Blu-Ray Combo – https://www.amazon.com/Color-Space-Blu-ray-Nicolas-Cage/dp/B082JKSW4V/ Dive into 85’ "Mr. Vampire" Review![]() The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, threatening mankind. Therefore, a Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror. Dive into 85’ "The Sea Serpent" Review![]() A serpent, created by radioactivity, threatens a Spanish coastal town. Dive into 85’ "Formula for a Murder" DVD Review (Shameless Entertainment)![]() Synopsis Formula for a murder aka 7, Hyden Park: la casa maledetta Check on IMDB Legendary cult-icon David Warbeck (THE BEYOND, LAST HUNTER) gives an explosive performance in this long-lost Giallo never released in UK. This Collector’s Edition is remastered from new restored HD materials in the film’s original widescreen format, for the 1st time! Joanna – who is wheelchair-bound after a horrific childhood attack – is a philanthropist who has funded a sports centre for paraplegics. She now plans to donate a large part of her wealth to the local church, but visions of a priest-looking figure carrying a blood-soaked doll start to haunt her… and whilst the apparitions seem to stem from Joanna’s traumatized psyche, they soon become horribly real! Watch Warbeck put on his yellow mac and turn from Joanna’s debonair fitness instructor into a conniving, violent, sadistic criminal .. Grimacing and slashing. Unstoppable. Shameless. 1. In-depth Audio Commentary on the making of. 2. English Audio and Optional Italian Audio with English Subtitles 3. Shameless Trailers Shameless Films – http://www.shameless-films.com/ “Formula for a Murder” DVD – http://www.shameless-films.com/films/formula-murder/ Dive into 85' "Making Contact" Blu-Ray (Kino Lorber)![]() Following the death of his father, nine-year-old Joey finds himself at the center of a frightening series of phenomena, including telekinesis, phone calls from beyond the grave and one very sinister ventriloquist dummy with extremely homicidal instincts. But when the authorities arrive to investigate Joey's gifts, they unknowingly unleash a horrific supernatural force that no scientist can comprehend and only one boy can hope to stop. Roland Emmerich, the director of blockbusters Independence Day, Stargate, The Day After Tomorrow and Universal Soldier, wonderfully directed this haunting shocker. Blu-ray Extras Include: Trailers Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Making Contact” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/making-contact-1985-aka-joey-blu-ray Dive into 85' "The Midnight Hour" DVD Review![]() GHOULS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN… Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again….or will it? “The Midnight Hour” YouTube – https://youtu.be/ZCU_vEuZH3g Dive into 85' "Nail Gun Massacre" Blu-Ray Review (88 Films)![]() Product Description Bill Leslie and Terry Lofton co-direct this low-budget slasher horror. After a violent gang of construction workers brutally assault a woman on their site, the perpetrators find themselves hunted down one by one by a crazed killer disguised in a motorbike helmet and wielding a deadly nail gun. With the number of murders quickly stacking up, the town's doctor (Rocky Patterson) and sheriff (Ron Queen) race to discover the reasons behind the anonymous vigilante's killing spree. Extras: Region Free 4x3 Version 16x9 Version An interview with director Terry Lofton An interview with composer Whitey Thomas Filming location visits with Terry Lofton Alamo Drafthouse screening Q&A with Rocky Patterson, Michelle Myer and Loyd Cryer. Brand new audio commentary with Loyd Cryer 88 Films – https://88-films.myshopify.com/ “Nail Gun Massacre” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nail-Massacre-Blu-ray-Rocky-Patterson/dp/B00YJ0YD4G/ Hammer Time Episode 43 "The Anniversary" DVD Review![]() Product Description Bette Davis (complete with eye-patch) stars as Mrs Taggart, a widowed mother with three sons. Once a year, to celebrate the death of a husband she despised, the entire family gathers and has to endure her cold sarcasm and malicious interference in their lives. “The Anniversary” DVD Import – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anniversary-DVD-Bette-Davis/dp/B000RWDXFA/ Ask a Question/Answer a Question Most underrated horror film of 1985? Hidden gems? Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934? https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-147-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesCries of Pleasure – 1983 – Jess Franco
The Night of Open Sex – 1983 – Jess Franco Mind Games – 1989 – Bob Yari Luz – 2018 – Ricky Lau Harpoon – 2019 – Rob Grant Color Out of Space – 2019 – Richard Stanley Mr. Vampire – 1985 – Ricky Lau The Sea Serpent – 1985 – Amando de Ossorio Formula for a Murder – 1985 – Alberto De Martino Making Contact – 1985 – Roland Emmerich The Midnight Hour – 1985 – Jack Bender Nail Gun Massacre – 1985 – Bill Leslie/Terry Lofton The Anniversary – 1968 – Roy Ward Baker |
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