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Time Stamps
“The Boys Next Door” Review– 0:36
“Gwendoline” Review– 10:21
“Robocop” Review – 16:24
“Jake Speed” Review –26:12
“The Fare” Review – 31:24
“The Banana Splits Movie” Review – 36:25
Quickie “Tigers Are Not Afraid” Review  – 41:36
Quickie “Haunt” Review – 45:20
Quickie “The Furies” Review – 48:36
Patreon Pick “The Clan of the White Lotus” Review– 51:21
Hammer Time “The Lost Continent” Review w Jeremy– 55:28
Pick A Movie  – 1:10:42
Questions – 1:11:40
Answers “Price, Cushing, Lee, Pleasence, or Carradine?” – 1:12:41
Question of the Week “Favorite Horror Film of 2019?”– 1:18:40
Update – 1:18:51

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​                Severin Films brings the cult classic “Boys Next Door” to Blu-Ray for the first time.  Before acclaimed filmmaker Penelope Spheeris moved onto the comedy genre, she directed this violent 80’s thriller. “Boys Next Door” follows a pair of young men, Bo (Charlie Sheen) and Roy (Maxwell Caulfield), who start a streak of violence after their graduation. It’s up to a pair of cops to track the duo down and put an end to it.
                The film opens up in a chilling fashion showing the faces of infamous serial killers, complete with interview quotes and trivia. Although not completely fitting for the film, it sure grabs the audience’s attention. The title of the film plays on the overused phrase people spew when they find out someone they were familiar with happens to be a serial killer. However, these two characters wouldn’t be considered serial killers in the truest sense, but more so spree killers. The title is not lost on the audience.
                Bo and Roy are losers; they come from families that don’t seem to care nor support them and lack the ambition and drive to move on to their future factory job. They aren’t content with their lives and while this may be a common starting point for the coming of age genre, this film decides to go in a much darker route. The pair is dressed in clothes that look like they are from the 50’s while their peers are dressed in the latest fashions. We have two drastic personalities; Bo is concerned with getting laid and typically comes across as desperate, chauvinistic, and a bit simple. Roy is the truly dangerous one, he’s filled with misogynistic rage and psychotic tendencies brought on by being a closeted homosexual. It’s worth mentioning that the catalyst for their road trip and inevitable spree is something petty on the surface. They are kicked out of a graduation party thrown by their more better off classmates, but it’s not just that to Bo and Roy. It’s the final straw in solidifying their alienation from their age group and other social classes. At times “Boys Next Door” feels like a statement on the youth, a statement on classism, and a statement on repressed homosexuality. Sometimes it just feels like exploitation.
                The filmmakers really have a wonderful eye for lighting, the locations are lit beautifully. With most of the film taking place at night, it’s never over lit or too dark. The colors are in abundance and the locations are captured perfectly making the film a nice time piece. “Boys Next Door” is one of the great, sleazy Los Angeles movies to rival the New York works of Lustig and Henenlotter. The soundtrack is perfect; the music fits with the scenes and the drama, reflecting the time. When some of the more grueling scenes take place, they are filmed in a dreamlike, yet realistic fashion that makes one feel every impact of violence. The acting from everyone involved is top notch. The several small characters with weird quirks and remarks help the could-be-slow moments and make them memorable. The two leads have great chemistry together and although they are despicable, the ending is impactful and tragic due to their performances and the writing.
                “Boys Next Door” is an excellent movie with great acting, filmmaking, and writing. Luckily Severin Films has loaded this Blu-Ray to the brim with features. Included on the release is an audio commentary with Director Penelope Spheeris and Actor Maxwell Caulfield. An awesome interview with Stephen Thrower who goes into depth about the impact this film had on him. Also included is a side by side Interview with Christopher McDonald and Maxwell Caulfield together. This feature is a treat to see two old friends talk about the film and remember the experience. All and all Severin Films has done a great job with this underrated film. 

Plot Summary:
This is the moment ‘80s teen movies turned “harrowing” (Unobtanium13.com), “frightening” (FilmFracture.com) and “all too real” (CoolAssCinema.com). Now this “dark, forbidding vision” (Los Angeles Times) from Penelope Spheeris – director of THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION Trilogy as well as WAYNE’S WORLD – and screenwriters Glen Morgan & James Wong – creators of FINAL DESTINATION and writers/producers of THE X-FILES – comes to Blu-ray for the first time ever.
 
Maxwell Caulfield and Chariie Sheen star as high-school outcasts who head to Los Angeles for a spree of petty crime, senseless violence and savage murder, “that will stick in your head for a long time” (The-Unknown-Movies.com). Patti D’Arbanville (BILITIS) and Christopher McDonald (REQUIEM FOR A DREAM) co-star in this “Descent into Hell” (BirthMoviesDeath.com) featuring music by Iggy Pop, Tex & The Horseheads and The Cramps, scanned in 4k from the original negative.

Special Features:

- Audio Commentary with Director Penelope Spheeris and Actor Maxwell Caulfiel.
- Blind Rage - Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Nightmare USA.
- Both Side of the Law - Interview with Actors Maxwell Caulfield and Christopher McDonald.
- Give Us Your Money - Interviews with Street Band Performers Texacala Jones and Tequila Mockingbird.
- Caveman Day - Cinemaniacs Interview with Director Penelope Spheeris and Actor Maxwell Caulfield.
- Tales from the End Zone - Interview with Actor Kenneth Cortland.
- The Psychotronic Tourist - The Boys Next Door .
- Alternate Opening Title Sequence & Extended Scenes (Silent).
- Trailer. 

Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/
 
“The Boys Next Door” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/boys-next-door-blu/

Plot Summary:
In the ‘70s, he created a daring new world of X-rated cinema with EMMANUELLE and THE STORY OF O. And in 1984, Just Jaeckin wrote and directed the most ambitious, audacious, fun – and final – classic of his legendary erotic career: Video vixen Tawny Kitaen (BACHELOR PARTY, WITCHBOARD) and action hero Brent Huff (NINE DEATHS OF THE NINJA, STRIKE COMMANDO 2) star in this “4 Star kink-o-rama” (Mr. Skin) based on the infamous S&M comic strip and bursting with perilous adventure, bountiful nudity, spectacular production design, eye-popping lesbian bondage, all-new Special Features and more. César Award winning actress/director Zabou co-stars in the “decadent delight and true cult favorite” (WhatCulture.com) that launched Severin Films, now scanned uncut in 4k from the original negative recently discovered in a Paris vault.

Special Features:

- Alternate US Release Version THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK
- Audio Commentary with Director Just Jaeckin
- Audio Commentary with Stars Tawny Kitaen and Brent Huff
- The Butterfly Effect - 2019 Interview with Director Just Jaeckin
- Bondage Paradise - Interviews with Costume & Concept Designers & Comic Book Artists François Schuiten and Claude Renard
- The Perils Of Production - Interview with Executive Producer Jean-Claude Fleury
- Gwendoline’s Travels - Interview with Production Designer Françoise Deleu
- Blu-Ray Promos with Tawny Kitaen & Brent Huff
- The Last Temptation Of Just - 2006 Interview with Director Just Jaeckin
- Dr. Kinsey Interview with John Willie, Creator of SWEET GWENDOLINE
- Revealing Tawny Kitaen Photospread for French LUI Magazine
- Trailers

Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/

“Gwendoline” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/gwendoline-le-blu/

PART MAN, PART MACHINE, ALL COP. RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked director Paul Verhoeven's (Flesh + Blood) Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven's peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special effects by Rob Bottin (The Thing) and Phil Tippett (The Empire Strikes Back). The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) is gunned down in the line of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop - a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop's memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy Allen, Dressed To Kill) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above. Unsurpassably thrilling, unexpectedly moving and unforgettably hilarious in equal measure, the future of law enforcement is back in a definitive Blu-ray™ presentation packed with hours of brand new bonus features and exclusive collectable packaging.

Bonus Materials
4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by director Paul Verhoeven
Newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper
Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film on two High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ discs
Original lossless stereo and four-channel mixes plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround sound option on both cuts
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cuts
Six collector's postcards (Limited Edition exclusive)
Double-sided, fold-out poster (Limited Edition exclusive)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
Limited edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Omar Ahmed, Christopher Griffiths and Henry Blyth, a 1987 Fangoria interview with Rob Bottin, and archive publicity materials (some contents exclusive to Limited Edition)
Archive commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for the Theatrical Cut and re-edited in 2014 for the Director's Cut)
New commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon
New commentary by fans Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart and Eastwood Allen
The Future of Law Enforcement: Creating RoboCop, a newly filmed interview with co-writer Michael Miner
RoboTalk, a newly filmed conversation between co-writer Ed Neumeier and filmmakers David Birke (writer of Elle) and Nick McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures' The Prodigy)
Truth of Character, a newly filmed interview with star Nancy Allen on her role as Lewis
Casting Old Detroit, a newly filmed interview with casting director Julie Selzer on how the film's ensemble cast was assembled
Connecting the Shots, a newly filmed interview with second unit director and frequent Verhoeven collaborator Mark Goldblatt
Composing RoboCop, a new tribute to composer Basil Poledouris featuring film music experts Jeff Bond, Lukas Kendall, Daniel Schweiger and Robert Townson
RoboProps, a newly filmed tour of super-fan Julien Dumont's collection of original props and memorabilia
2012 Q&A with the Filmmakers, a panel discussion featuring Verhoeven, Davison, Neumeier, Miner, Allen, star Peter Weller and animator Phil Tippett
RoboCop: Creating a Legend, Villains of Old Detroit and Special Effects: Then & Now, three archive featurettes from 2007 featuring interviews with cast and crew
Paul Verhoeven Easter Egg
Four deleted scenes
The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett
Director's Cut Production Footage, raw dailies from the filming of the unrated gore scenes
Two theatrical trailers and three TV spots
Extensive image galleries
Archive commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for Theatrical version of the film)
Two Isolated Score tracks (Composer's Original Mix and Final Theatrical Mix) in lossless stereo
Edited-for-television version of the film, featuring alternate dubs, takes and edits of several scenes (95 mins, SD only)
Split screen comparison of Theatrical and Director's Cuts
RoboCop: Edited For Television, a compilation of alternate scenes from two edited-for-television versions, newly transferred in HD from recently-unearthed 35mm elements
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Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/
 
“Robocop” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/robocop-limited-edition-blu-ray

Where Jake Speed Goes, Adventure Follows in this Special Edition from Arrow Video!

MORE THAN A MYTH, LESS THAN A LEGEND... AND A BIT TOO BIG FOR HIS BOOTS. When her sister is taken by a gang of white slavers, Margaret (Karen Kopins, Troop Beverly Hills) knows she needs a hero with a difference to bring her home. Enter Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford, Barracuda), leaping from the pages of pulp thriller novels and into the real world. With Margaret and his trusty sidekick Desmond Floyd (Dennis Christopher Chariots of Fire), Jake arrives hot on the heels of the kidnappers in a southern African country gripped by civil war. But it soon turns out Jake got more than he bargained for when he discovers that the ringleader of the slavers is none other than his own arch-nemesis: the wicked, criminally insane Sid (John Hurt, Alien, The Osterman Weekend)... A ripe slice of '80s action cheese in the tradition of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone, Jake Speed has it all: romance, death-defying stunts, spellbinding scenery shot on location in Zimbabwe... and best of all, a wickedly off-the-wall performance by the late John Hurt, proving the old adage that a hero is nothing without a worthy foe.

Bonus Materials
Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original 35mm interpositive
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original lossless mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Paperback Wishes, Cinematic Dreams, a new interview with co-writer/producer/director Andrew Lane
The Hard Way Reads Better, a new interview with producer William Fay
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/

“Jake Speed” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/jake-speed-blu-ray

Harris, a world-weary taxi driver, and his fare, Penny, find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping ride that changes their lives forever.

Bonus:

1. "Alternate Realities" -- Unused Footage Montage
2. Beyond FM
3. Flashback Scene Breakdown
4. Gag Reel
5. "The Look of The Fare" - Joshua Harrison and D.C. Hamilton
6. "Lost in the Fog" - Extended Sequence
7. Original Opening
8. "Secrets of The Fare" - Brinna Kelly

Commentary
Director, D.C. Hamilton Commentary – 82:00
Screenwriter/Producer; Brinna Kelly Commentary – 82:00

Epic Pictures Releasing – https://epic-pictures.com/
 
“The Fare” Blu-Ray – https://epic-pictures.com/merchandise/the-fare-blu-ray

Dani takes her family to a taping of the Banana Splits Movie but must help them esacpe the murder spree that ensues when the animatronic rock band learns their show is being cancelled.
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Features
Interactive Menus
Chapter Selections
Web Site Information
Previews
Trailers
Digital Copy Included

“The Banana Splits Movie” Blu-Ray/DVD Combo – https://www.amazon.com/Banana-Splits-Movie-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B07RVHFPRT/

A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico’s devastating drug wars,​ TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents. Filmmaker Issa López creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro, imbued with her own gritty urban spin on magical realism to conjure a wholly unique experience that audiences will not soon forget. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE.
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Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/
 
“Tigers Are Not Afraid” Streaming – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/tigers-are-not-afraid/5138008
 

On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an "extreme" haunted house which promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE.
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Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/

“Haunt” Streaming – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/haunt/5244594

Rebellious high school students Kayla and her best friend Maddie are abducted by a sinister presence while out bombing their neighbourhood with graffiti. Waking up, in the woods, bound and disoriented in a claustrophobic coffin-like apparatus, Kayla's first thought is of Maddie. Before she has a chance to ruminate on the dreadful fate that may have befallen her friend, Kayla notices a terrifying masked man fast approaching, armed with a razor-sharp axe. As a chase ensues, it soon becomes clear that Kayla and her pursuer are not alone. There are six more young women, each with a masked stalker assigned to them, hell-bent on murder.
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Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/

“The Furies” Streaming – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-furies/5224107

Lo Lieh, Shaw Studios' first international kung-fu film star, also directed this special sequel to Executioners From Shaolin, where heroic Gordon Liu Chia-hui must learn "Embroidery Fist" and acupuncture to counter the evil White Lotus leader's deadly "Weightless Boxing" and "Nerve Centre Shutdown" techniques.
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 “The Clan of the White Lotus” Amazon Prime  – https://www.amazon.com/Clan-White-Lotus-Liu-Chia-hui/dp/B00V2MSLRY/

Product Description
Offbeat 1960s Hammer Studios fantasy horror. When Captain Lansen (Eric Portman)'s leaky cargo ship is blown off course, the crew members find themselves in a mysterious, fog-shrouded ocean where the seaweed eats human flesh and mutated crab-like creatures with huge claws are on the loose. The surviving crew and passengers then encounter a band of Spanish conquistadors who think it is still the 1500s and the Inquisition is still in progress.
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“The Lost Continent” DVD Import – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Continent-DVD-Eric-Porter/dp/B001TJKW5Y/

Favorite Horror Film of 2019? 

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4K

1. Suspiria

Blu-Ray

1. Kwaidan
2. Shock Corridor
3. The Fan
4. Breathless
5. The Pope of Greenwich Village/ Desperate Hours
6. Stigmata
7.  Jessie’s Super Normal Regular Average Day
8. Caspter
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
10. Black Hole
11. George of the Jungle
12. The Alex Disanto Collection
13. Someone Behind the Door
14. Farewell, Friend
15. The Naked Face
16. The Secret Invasion
17. Hidden Agenda
18. 10 Seconds to Hell
19. Tiger By the Tail
20. Freeway
21. Young Billy Young
22. Pursuit
23. The McKenzie Break
24. Target: Harry
25. Invitation to a Gunfighter
26. Avalanche

DVDS

1. Brightside Trilogy (White Lie, Eating Razors, The Gateway Meat) 

​The Boys Next Door – 1985 – Penelope Spheeris
Gwendoline – 1984 – Just Jaeckin               
Robocop – 1987 – Paul Verhoeven
Jake Speed – 1986 – Andrew Lane
The Fare – 2018 – D.C. Hamilton
The Banana Splits Movie – 2019 – Danishka Esterhazy
Tigers Are Not Afraid – 2017 – Issa López
Haunt – 2019 – Scott Beck/Bryan Woods
The Furies – 2019 – Tony D’Aquino
The Clan of the White Lotus – 1980 – Lo Lieh    
The Lost Continent – 1968 – Michael Carreras

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Time Stamps
“Red Letter Day” Review– 0:53
“Zoom Up: Graduation Photo” Review– 6:41
The Weekly Western “The Far Country” Review – 10:13
“Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters” Review –21:31
“Act of Vengeance” Review – 25:37
“Get My Gun” Review – 31:32
“Corpse Eaters” Review  – 37:02
Patreon Pick “One Cut of the Dead” Review – 41:55
Patreon Pick “I Trapped the Devil” Review – 47:06
Patreon Pick “Funny Games” Review– 53:54
Patreon Pick “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me”– 100:08
Patreon Pick “Trust” Review  – 1:06:36
Pick a Movie “Blindman” Review – 1:11:29
Hammer Time “The Devil Rides Out” Review w Jeremy – 1:17:08
Pick a Movie – 1:32:21
Questions – 1:32:48
Answers “Favorite Zombie Film Made Between Night and Dawn?” – 1:37:10
Question of the Week “Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine, or Donald Pleasence?” – 1:42:21
Update – 1:43:01

While adjusting to a new life in a quiet suburban community, a recently divorced mother and her two teens receive mysterious red letters instructing them each to kill or be killed.
​
Bonus Features:

-Suburban Skirmish – The Making of Red Letter Day
-Her Eyes – My Dance through the movies with Actor Tiffany Helm
-Audio Commentary with Director, Executive Producer and Cinematographer
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Epic Pictures – https://epic-pictures.com/
 
“Red Letter Day” Blu-Ray – https://epic-pictures.com/merchandise/red-letter-day-blu-ray

Synopsis
Yoko is a young woman who takes a job working as a nude model for a Japanese pornographic magazine. At first, she is ashamed and denies the pictures are of her when her boyfriend sees them. Feeling bad about her decision to model, she tries buying back the picture negatives but is unsuccessful. Embracing her new job, she is introduced to new acts of depravity… shaving, enemas, sex toys, lesbianism and even fruit come into play. In the end, she doesn’t want a banana or a fist. She wants a REAL man, and she’s determined to find one.


Features
Newly Translated Removable English Subtitles

Impulse Pictures – https://synapse-films.com/category/impulse-pictures/
 
“Zoom Up: Graduation Photo” DVD – https://synapse-films.com/dvds/zoom-up-graduation-photo-dvd/
 

​An archetypal example of its genre, The Far Country is one of five superb westerns the screen legend James Stewart (Vertigo, Man of the West) made with acclaimed Hollywood auteur Anthony Mann (El Cid, The Man from Laramie). Mann's film tells of Jeff Webster (Stewart) and his sidekick Ben Tatum (Walter Brennen, My Darling Clementine): two stoic adventurers driving cattle to market from Wyoming to Canada who come to logger heads with a corrupt judge (John McIntire, Psycho) and his henchmen. Ruth Romain (Strangers on a Train) plays a sultry saloon keeper who falls for Stewart, teaming up with him to take on the errant lawman. An epic saga set during the heady times of the Klondike Gold Rush, The Far Country captures the scenic grandeur of northern Canada's icy glaciers and snow-swept mountains in vivid Technicolor. Mann's direction expertly steers the film to an unorthodox, yet thrilling 'all guns-blazing' finale, whilst the imposing landscape takes on a whole new splendour in High Definition.

Bonus Materials
TWO-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Two presentations of The Far Country in both original aspect ratios of 1.85:1 and 2.00:1
Brand new 4K restoration from the original film elements by Arrow Films
Original 1.0 stereo audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition booklet with new writing on the film by Philip Kemp and original reviews
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
DISC ONE
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1
New audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin
American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal, an all-new, feature-length documentary with Mann biographer Alan K. Rode, western author C. Courtney Joyner, script supervisor Michael Preece, and critics Michael Schlesinger and Rob Word
Mann of the West, a newly filmed appraisal of Far Country and the westerns of Anthony Mann by the critic Kim Newman
Image gallery
Original trailer
DISC TWO
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the film in the alternate original aspect ratio of 2.00:1

Arrow Academy – https://arrowfilms.com/brands/arrow-academy/
 
“The Far Country” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-far-country-blu-ray

Long live the new king!

The battleship Yamato, the largest and strongest of its time, is on patrol when a lookout spots a massive shape half-submerged in the distance. Believing it to be an enemy submarine, they fire and score a direct hit. But they are shocked when the object emits a strange cry as it sinks beneath the waves. Soon after, something much bigger arrives, the massive kaiju Reigo, seething with rage at the murder of its cub. The monster attacks the Combined Fleet with incredible ferocity and awesome destructive power. The naval forces are caught off guard, and Reigo is able to destroy the escort ships and damage the Yamato before returning to the ocean depths. Now the stage is set for a final battle to unfold between the world's largest battleship and the mysterious dragon-like monster - who will prevail?

Bonus Materials
Original Trailer
USA Trailer
Slideshow / Photo Gallery


Sub Rosa Studios – http://www.srscinema.com/subrosa/
 
“Reigo: King of the Sea Creatures” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/reigo-king-of-the-sea-monsters-dvd

​These women all had one thing in common: They all had been attacked in the same savage way. When they looked for justice, it wasn't there, so they took the law into their own hands and made the revenge fit the crime.

Starring Jo Ann Harris, Jennifer Pryor, Steve Kanaly, Peter Brown

Special Features: New 2019 HD master, New interview with Jennifer Pryor

Scorpion Releasing // 1974 // 91 Minutes // Rated R // Color // English // Region A


Ronin Flix – https://roninflix.com/
 
“Act of Vengeance” Blu-Ray – https://roninflix.com/collections/new-release/products/act-of-vengeance

​After an asault leaves Amanda pregnant and out of a job, she finds herself on the verge of motherhood and the target of a psychotic stalker who will stop at nothing to get her hands on the unborn child.

Cast: Kate Hoffman, Christy Casey, Rosanne Rubino, William Jousset

Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/
 
“Get My Gun” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/get-my-gun/5009201

THE DEAD COME BACK- THEY HAVE AN UN-NATURAL HUNGER… HUMAN BODIES!
Zombies eat freshly killed humans.


“Corpse Eaters” YouTube – https://youtu.be/jagTwHF4w2Q

​While shooting a low-budget zombie film in an abandoned warehouse, the crew find themselves caught between actual zombies and a mad director who won’t stop rolling. If you think you know what happens next, think again. Filmmaker Shinichiro Ueda turns the film on its head more than once for one of the wildest, funniest, and most surprising zombie movies of all time. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE.

Cast: Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Mao, Takayuki Hamatsu

Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/
 
“One Cut of the Dead” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/one-cut-of-the-dead/5179585

​Synopsis
Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (AJ Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in Steve's basement is a man ... but not just any man: Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself. As shock and skepticism turn to fear and paranoia, Matt and Karen find themselves facing a terrifying quandary — is Steve dangerously unhinged? Or could the mysterious stranger really be the embodiment of evil incarnate? Either way, the stage is set for a true Christmas from hell in this provocative holiday horror.

Bonus Features
Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Josh Lobo
Deleted Scene
Theatrical Trailer


Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/
 
“I Trapped the Devil” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/i-trapped-the-devil?product_id=7132

Michael Haneke’s most notorious provocation, Funny Games spares no detail in its depiction of the agony of a bourgeois family held captive at their vacation home by a pair of white-gloved young men. In a series of escalating “games,” the sadistic duo subject their victims to unspeakable physical and psychological torture over the course of a night. A home-invasion thriller in which the genre’s threat of bloodshed is made stomach-churningly real, the film ratchets up shocks even as its executioners interrupt the action to address the audience, drawing queasy attention to the way that cinema milks pleasure from pain and stokes our appetite for atrocity. With this controversial treatise on violence and entertainment, Haneke issued a summation of his cinematic philosophy, implicating his audience in a spectacle of unbearable cruelty.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Michael Haneke, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New interviews with Haneke and actor Arno Frisch
New interview with film historian Alexander Horwath
Press conference from the 1997 Cannes Film Festival featuring Haneke and actors Susanne Lothar and Ulrich Mühe
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by critic Bilge Ebiri

Criterion Collection – https://www.criterion.com/
 
“Funny Games” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/28836-funny-games
 
Criterion Channel – https://www.criterionchannel.com/

In the town of Twin Peaks, everybody has their secrets—but no one more than Laura Palmer. In this prequel to his groundbreaking 1990s television series, David Lynch resurrects the teenager found wrapped in plastic at the beginning of the show, following her through the last week of her life and teasing out the enigmas that surround her murder. Homecoming queen by day and drug-addicted thrill seeker by night, Laura leads a double life that pulls her deeper and deeper into horror as she pieces together the identity of the assailant who has been terrorizing her for years. Nightmarish in its vision of an innocent torn apart by unfathomable forces, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is nevertheless one of Lynch’s most humane films, aching with compassion for its tortured heroine—a character as enthralling in life as she was in death.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
Restored 4K digital transfer, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray, both supervised by director David Lynch
7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray, supervised by Lynch
Alternate original 2.0 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
The Missing Pieces, ninety minutes of deleted and alternate scenes from the film, assembled by Lynch
Interview from 2014 by Lynch with actors Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, and Grace Zabriskie
New interviews with Lee and composer Angelo Badalamenti
Trailers
PLUS: Excerpts from an interview with Lynch from Lynch on Lynch, a 1997 book edited by filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley

New cover by Fred Davis

Criterion Collection – https://www.criterion.com/

Criterion Channel – https://www.criterionchannel.com/
 
“Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/29237-twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me

When an adolescent girl meets her first boyfriend online, he turns out to be a sexual predator who tears the life of her happy suburban family apart.


Tubi TV – https://tubitv.com/
 
“Trust” Tubi – https://tubitv.com/movies/456902/trust?tracked=1

​Blindman, a Ferdinando Baldi's Spaghetti take on the immensely popular 'Zatoichi' cult films is one of the most stylish and enjoyable Spaghetti Westerns to come out of the early ‘70’s. It’s a unique Spaghetti Western full of sarcasm with one of the genre's most bizarre story lines. A blind gunman (Tony Anthony) escorts a group of fifty women to Texas, where they are to be married to miners.

“Blindman” Amazon Prime – https://www.amazon.com/Blindman-Tony-Anthony/dp/B01M4QGQO0/

Synopsis
All the demons of hell summoned to earth to claim "The Devil's Bride!"

The debonair Duc de Richleau has been entrusted with the care of his deceased friend's son, Simon Aron. The Duc discovers that the young man has been seduced into joining a satanic cult headed by the diabolic Mocata, who is intent on making Simon one of the Devil's disciples. Having rescued Simon from a bloodied ritual, de Richleau is pursued by Mocata, who will stop at nothing to destroy the Duc and his friends, even summoning the Angel of Death itself.

Starring Christopher Lee in one of his personal favorite roles and based on the celebrated novel by Dennis Wheatley, The Devil Rides Out is one of Hammer's most accomplished and thrilling mystery horrors.

Bonus Features
NEW 2K Scan Of The 20thCentury Fox Interpositive (Also Included Is The Studio Canal Restored Master)
NEW Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman, Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr, And Author/Screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson
NEW Satanic Shocks – Author/Film Historian Kim Newman Discusses The Devil Rides Out
NEW Folk Horror Goes Haywire – Author/Film Historian Jonathan Rigby Discusses The Devil Rides Out
Audio Commentary With Actors Christopher Lee And Sarah Lawson
Black Magic: The Making Of The Devil Rides Out
Dennis Wheatley At Hammer
World Of Hammer Episode – Hammer
Theatrical Trailers
Still Gallery

Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/

“The Devil Rides Out” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-devil-rides-out?product_id=7201

Who is your favorite between Price, Lee, Cushing, Carradine, and Pleasence? 

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​Blu-Ray

1. Mom
2. Return to Macon County
3. Poltergeist 3
4. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
5. Winter Kills
6. Street People
7. Charley Varrick 

Red Letter Day – 2019 – Cameron Macgowan
Zoom Up: Graduation Photo – 1983 – Yoshihiro Kawasaki
The Far Country – 1954 – Anthony Mann
Reigo: The King of the Sea Creatures – 2008 – Shinpei Hayashiya
Act of Vengeance – 1974 – Bob Kelljan
Get My Gun – 2017 – Brian Darwas
Corpse Eaters – 1974 – Donald R. Passmore/Klaus Vetter
One Cut of the Dead – 2017 – Shinichiro Ueda
I Trapped the Devil – 2019 – Josh Lobo
Funny Games – 1997 – Michael Haneke
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me – 1992 – David Lynch
Trust – 2010 – David Schwimmer
Blindman – 1971 – Ferdinando Baldi
The Devil Rides Out – 1968 – Terence Fisher

Written by Seth Poulin 
The golden age of adult cinema lives on as the Impulse Pictures imprint of Synapse Films have gathered another collection of these rare 8mm loops for release on DVD. Themes include something for every kink including rape fantasy  (nothing quite like a scene opening with a forceful undressing and the film company's logo proudly popping up right in the center of the screen as it occurs) to a cowboy wearing assless chaps while shagging away (yeehaw!) and interracial pool boy fun. Vintage hardcore fans will love the 32nd volume of 42ND STREET FOREVER: THE PEEP SHOW COLLECTION.


Picture quality varies depending on the condition that the reels have survived in but scratching, dirt and debris are common and rampant. I wouldn't feel good about myself watching a sparkling clean version of these loops and since they were shot in 8mm they wouldn't look particularly sharp anyways. That said, the picture is actually quite decent in terms of colors and clarity. The DVD's static menu gives us two options- Play All and Select A Loop, there are no extras.


Synopsis from Back of DVD:

Their place in history is undeniable. Hardcore 8mm stag films introduced explicit human sexuality to the public. Predating every other moving picture home format, these inauspicious productions provide not only a window to a whole other world, but also immediate relief for those not fortunate enough to make their fantasies into reality. Thousands of these underground movies were made between the 1960s and 1980s,and sold in the back of sex magazines or distributed to the almost 60,000 private "peep show booths located in adult stores in most major cities. 


Impulse Pictures is proud to present 42ND STREET FOREVER: THE PEEP SHOW COLLECTION VOL 32,a new, continuing series of salacious 8mm shorts,re-mastered from original film prints. This collection features fifteen classic "loops" with titles like "Sunrise Service", "Lick Me Clean", "Shower Head" and more. Watch for adult film stars Linda Shaw, Susan Nero, Veri Knotty, and Arcadia Lake, and a slew of unknowns in these raunchy rarities. 

https://synapse-films.com/category/impulse-pictures/

https://synapse-films.com/dvds/42nd-street-forever-the-peep-show-collection-vol-32-dvd/
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Time Stamps
“Slaughterhouse Slumber Party” Kick Starter and Changes to YouTube– 0:15
“Byleth” Review– 2:04
“Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory” Review – 6:05
“Hitch Hike to Hell” Review –12:38
“Man of a Thousand Faces” Review – 19:50
“Plaguers” Review – 25:34
“The Thing” Review  – 30:55
“The Spirit Gallery” Review – 37:06
Flashback “Amerikan Holocaust” Review – 43:18
“Scarecrow County” Review– 51:45
Hammer Time “Quatermass and the Pit” Review w Jeremy – 58:55
Pick a Movie – 1:19:40
Questions – 1:20:24
Answers “Favorite Fuck Used in a Film?” – 1:24:00
Question of the Week “Favorite Zombie Film Made Between Night and Dawn?” 1:34:00
Update – 1:34:34
Patreon Shout Outs – 1:38:17
Dustin Mills “Slaughterhouse Slumber Party” Interview – 1:38:55

“Slaughterhouse Slumber Party” KickStarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shsptour/slaughterhouse-slumber-party-on-tour?ref=3jeanm&token=f4220efb&fbclid=IwAR0NTHRwyZqplq83zSaC59o_a7Uasa32mrx_M89qCX4j1rzbiEIbDg0maCI

Dustin Mills Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/Dwmills/posts

Written by MrParka
​            Severin Films brings “Byleth” the 1972 Italian Shocker to Blu-Ray. Not only is this the Blu-Ray debut of “Byleth” in the states, but the home video debut as well. 
When Lionello returns after a long trip, he is excited to finally reunite with his sister, Barbara. However, his excitement is soon turned to disappointment when he finds out Barbara has recently married the charming Giordano.  Lionello begins to act strangely, becoming angry and withdrawn. With his change of character, he becomes a suspect in a series of murders that have taken place in the surrounding town. All the victims have three small puncture wounds on their neck. Before long, all signs point to demonic possession by none other than Byleth, a demon of incest! 
“Byleth” mixes giallo, gothic, and possession subgenres into a period piece sleazoid flick. Much of the violence is pretty standard for the time; although fairly graphic it never does anything that other contemporary Italian horror films didn’t. The sleaze on the other hand is pretty abundant with full frontal appearing numerous times. Add in the element of incest in a high class family and we have a classic gothic story. What sets this even further apart is of course the possession, which makes for some interesting imagery where the demon Byleth is seen riding through mirrors on a white horse, dressed in dark cloaks. All and all “Byleth” is a little curio that is fast paced and delivers on what it promises. 
Severin Films has done a good job remastering the film and has included it in German and Italian audio with subtitles.


Plot Summary:
In one of the most bizarre EuroSleaze sickies of the ‘70s, Mark Damon (HOUSE OF USHER, CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD) delivers an atypically unhinged performance as a duke consumed by unnatural lust for his beautiful sister (Claudia Gravy of THE NUN & THE DEVIL). Toss in depraved dollops of sex, voyeurism, demonic possession and giallo-style violence, and you get the sumptuous-yet-insane rarity The Wild Eye calls “intriguingly different and endearingly odd for Italian Horror aficionados.” Aldo Bufi Landi (FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET) and Fernando Cerulli (DEATH SMILES ON A MURDER) co-star in this long-lost filth-fest, directed by Spaghetti Western veteran Leopoldo Savona (PISTOL PACKIN’ PREACHER, APOCALYPSE JOE) and now scanned in 2k from negative elements recently discovered in a Madrid lab vault.

​Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/
 
“Byleth” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/byleth-blu/

Written by MrParka 
        Severin Films brings the early werewolf shocker “Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory” to Blu-Ray stateside. One of the only werewolf flicks from Italy, it’s no surprise Severin has cleaned up this black and white cheapie and given it some much needed love.
                A disbarred doctor shows up to teach at a girl’s reform school the same night that a young girl is killed on the grounds by a blood thirsty werewolf. The obvious signs point to our troubled newcomer, but other shady and seedy acts on the grounds suggest the werewolf could be one of many lurid suspects.
                Predating the Giallo boom, the mystery elements in the film would often be compared to Krimis, the German predecessor to the Giallo. Much of the film’s short runtime deals with the sleazy practices of the school’s staff, including a husband and wife who both teach there. The husband has an appetite for young girls, but even with his infidelity and perversity he may not necessarily be the werewolf.  We jump back and forth between a few of the characters trying to uncover the truth until the final climax and all is revealed.
                “Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory” isn’t brimming with explicit content as some might expect for an Italian horror film. It relies on mystery, characters, and its story. All are solid and portrayed by some pretty faces as well as some familiar yet not so pretty faces such as Luciano Pigozzi, who plays the school’s groundskeeper. The creature design isn’t hidden to the end like many traditional monster flicks, but is shown fairly early on. Thankfully, it’s a solid lycanthrope. The film does have its corny moments but it manages to unfold nicely and makes for an entertaining watch.
                Included on the Severin’s release is a great commentary with David Del Valle and actor Curt Lowens. The two dive into the movie as well as the career of Mr. Lowens. David Del Valle is very good at getting the actor to open up about his career and participation in the film. Also included on the disc is an interview with screen writing legend Ernesto Gastaldi. All and all Severin has done a solid job in putting this little seen title on Blu-Ray.

Plot Summary:
Twisted Italian horror meets lurid German krimi in the 1961 EuroShocker fIlled with “genuinely eerie scenes and rather graphic maulings” (DVD Drive-In), now restored like you’ve never seen or heard it before: When an all-girl reform school is rocked by a series of grisly murders, it will unleash a nightmare of sexual corruption and lupine depravity. Carl Schell (THE BLUE MAX), Barbara Lass (aka Roman Polanski’s first wife Barbara Kwiatkowska) and Luciano Pigozzi (CASTLE OF THE LIVING DEAD) star in this infamous Italian/Austrian co-production – originally titled LYCANTHROPUS – directed by Paolo Heusch (THE DAY THE SKY EXPLODED) from a screenplay by giallo maestro Ernesto Gastaldi (ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK) with a classic score by Armando Trovajoli (STRANGE SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM), newly scanned in 2k from archival elements recently discovered in a Rome lab vault.

Special Features:

- Bad Moon Rising: Interview with Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
- Italian Trailer
- US Trailer
- Alternate Opening

Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/

“Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/werewolf-girls-dormitory-blu/

Be careful who you hitch a ride with! All roads lead to terror in Hitch Hike to Hell, the delightfully sleazy cautionary tale from cult director Irvin Berwick (Malibu High, The Monster of Piedras Blancas). Howard is a mild-mannered momma's boy whose job running deliveries for a cleaning agency affords him a lot of time out on the road. It's not until he picks up young women who've run away from home that he transforms into a twitching, homicidal maniac, hellbent on meting out punishment for their "transgressions". Can the cops put a stop to Howard's demented spree before he claims yet another victim? Influenced by the depraved crimes of the likes of "Co-ed Killer" Edmund Kemper, Hitch Hike to Hell is a bona fide American nightmare from the vaults of legendary exploitation producer Harry Novak (The Child, Toys Are Not for Children).

Bonus Materials
Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements
1.33 and 1.78 versions of the feature
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original uncompressed mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Newly-filmed appreciation by Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower
Road to Nowhere: Hitchhiking Culture Goes to Hell - brand new video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas exploring the dark side of hitch-hiking in the real world and on the screen
Original theatrical trailer
Original press book (BD-ROM Content)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Heather Drain
 
Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/
 
“Hitchhike to Hell” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/hitchhike-to-hell-blu-ray

One screen legend pays homage to another in Man of a Thousand Faces, an enthralling biopic which sees Oscar-winning tough guy James Cagney give a multifaceted portrayal of silent cinema legend Lon Chaney. In early horror classics such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of The Opera, Lon Chaney captivated audiences with his vivid personifications of grotesque and afflicted characters. His extraordinary make-up skills, and miraculous ability to completely transform into grisly yet sympathetic and tragic monsters, garnered him international acclaim and the famous moniker of this film's title. Yet, despite his talent and success, Chaney led a life plagued by hardship and heartache. This insightful film-portrait traces the trajectory of the actor's career: from impoverished vaudeville clown to Hollywood stardom, whilst also capturing the drama that surrounded his private life. The film is presented here for the first time in dazzling High Definition, with a selection of revealing extras.

Bonus Materials
Brand new restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
New audio commentary by film scholar Tim Lucas
The Man Behind a Thousand Faces, a newly filmed look at Lon Chaney and his legacy by the critic Kim Newman
Image gallery
Original trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully Illustrated booklet with a newly commissioned essay by Vic Pratt of the BFI
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Arrow Academy – https://arrowfilms.com/brands/arrow-academy/
 
“Man of a Thousand Faces” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/man-of-a-thousand-faces-blu-ray

In Space, Everyone Screams.

When a band of space pirates hijack a fuel-transport vessel bound for Earth, an alien virus known only as "Thanatos" is accidentally released. The contagion mutates its victims, transforming them one after another into ravenous, demonic creatures. Pirates and crew must join together to destroy the undead PLAGUERS as the ship nears Earth, threatening to infect the entire planet.

Bonus Materials
First time ever on Blu Ray
Special 10th Anniversary Special Edition
Archive commentary track with star Steve Railsback and producers Brad & Josephina Sykes
New 2019 anniversary edition producer commentary track
Behind The Scenes documentary 'Scares In Space'
Highlights from Q&A with cast and crew
Original release trailer
Trailers
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Wild Eye Releasing – http://www.wildeyereleasing.com/
 
“Plaguers” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/plaguers-blu-ray

Synopsis:
It Isn't Human. Yet.

“a competent, confident claustrophobic thriller.” – Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

From the producers of Dawn of the Dead comes the chilling prelude to John Carpenter's cult classic film. When paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.
 
Mill Creek Entertainment – https://www.millcreekent.com/
 
“The Thing” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Thing-Blu-ray-Mary-Elizabeth-Winstead/dp/B07VTHFRPY/
 

"This dream-like, hallucinogenic release is worth a viewing for fans of artsy horror or David Lynch."
- POP APOSTLE

"The Spirit Gallery... blurs the lines between reality and hallucination. It mixes horrific and religious imagery much like Ken Russell did in Lair of the White Worm and Altered States"
- VOICES FROM THE BALCONY

For the first time on DVD!!!  SOVHORROR.COM is pleased to present John Strysik's rarely seen S.O.V. from 1995, The Spirit Gallery!

A woman obsessed with a secluded artist travels beyond reality in THE SPIRIT GALLERY!

Gwendolyn Creed was a God-fearing woman until she met B.A. Catch and his fantastic abilities. A legendary and reclusive artist, Catch could manifest ectoplasm from the palms of his hands - and steal your soul in the process. Sculpting faces out of soul-matter, Catch opens doorways into alternate dimensions where pain and pleasure combine. People are beaten, stabbed and crucified. The body is altered, the skin diseased and in need of new host to survive - but can love win out?

From John Strysik, a director on George Romero's "Tales From the Darkside" and screenwriter of Stuart Gordon's "Stuck" and "Deathbed" comes THE SPIRIT GALLERY! A Semi-Divine Comedy of Love, Lust and Severe Mutation.


Special Features
    Commentary With Director John Strysik
    Young People In Trouble - A 16mm Short by John Strysik
    Behind The Scenes Stills Gallery
    Trailer
    Trailers For Other SOVHORROR.COM Releases
    Reproduction Catch Newspaper Article

SOV Horror – https://www.sovhorror.com/
 
“The Spirit Gallery” DVD – https://www.sovhorror.com/2019/10/the-spirit-gallery.html

Two veterans of the Vietnam War return to the USA without any moral restraints and with a sense that the nation has a debt to them.

Special Features: 
New Interviews with Chris Woods (Director) and the cast including Bon Glazier 
The Story of the Failed "Amerikan Holocaust" Sequel 
A Look at "Amerikan Holocaust" Memorabilia 

The Sleaze Box – http://www.thesleazebox.com/Shop.html
 
“Amerikan Holocaust” Blu-Ray – http://www.thesleazebox.com/BR-AH.html

THERE’S NOWHERE TO HIDE.
A small-town librarian is gifted the lost diary of a dead teenager, exposing long-buried secrets as a murderous scarecrow stalks the streets.
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“Scarecrow County” Letterboxd – https://letterboxd.com/film/scarecrow-county/

Synopsis
Hobbs End, Knightsbridge, London. While working on a new subway tunnel for the London Underground, a group of construction workers uncover a strangely shaped skull. Nearby, another discovery: a large, mysterious and impenetrable metal object. Initially mistaken for an unexploded bomb, the object and its strange power turn out to be far more horrific than anybody could have possibly imagined. Is it of this earth? Could it be the ancestral link to mankind's evolution? Or could it be an ancient link to the unleashing of the ultimate evil? There's only one man capable of unravelling the clues, and his name is Professor Bernard Quatermass (Andrew Keir), a man of science who thrives on the dark mysteries of the world.

Written by legendary screenwriter Nigel Kneale, Quatermass And The Pit is a seminal British sci-fi classic. For its U.S. release by 20th Century Fox, the film was retitled Five Million Years To Earth.

Bonus Features
NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck
NEW Audio Commentary With Filmmaker Constantine Nasr And Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman
NEW Interview With Actor Hugh Futcher
NEW Interview With Academy Award-Winning Special Effects Artist Brian Johnson (Alien)
NEW Interview With Clapper Loader Trevor Coop
NEW Interview With Focus Puller Bob Jordan
Interview With Author Judith Kerr
Interview With Actor Julian Glover
Interview With Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss
Interview With Filmmaker Joe Dante
Interview With Author/Film Historian Kim Newman
Interview With author/Hammer Film Historian Marcus Hearn
Audio Commentary With Director Roy Ward Baker And Writer Nigel Kneale
World of Hammer – Sci-Fi
Theatrical Trailers
TV Spots
Alternate U.S. Credits
Still Gallery
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Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/
 
“Quatermass and the Pit” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/quatermass-and-the-pit?product_id=7059

Favorite Zombie Film Between Night and Dawn?

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Blu-Ray

1. Border
2. Shelley
3. The Vampire and the Ballerina
4. The Poseidon Adventure
5. Brubaker
6. Sunset Boulevard
7. Matewan
8. Do the Right Thing
9. Polyester
10. Nightmare in Badham County
11. Piercing
12. Futureworld
13. Dead Shack
14. I Trapped the Devil
15. Deadgirl 

Byleth – 1972 –Leopoldo Savona
Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory – 1961 – Paolo Heusch
Hitchhike to Hell – 1977 – Irvin Berwick
Man of a Thousand Faces – 1957 – Joseph Pevney
Plaguers – 2008 – Brad Sykes
The Thing – 2011 – Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
The Spirit Gallery – 1995 – John Strysik
Amerikan Holocaust – 2013 – Chris Woods
Scarecrow County – 2019 – John Oak Dalton
Quatermass and the Pitand the Pit – 1967 – Roy Ward Baker
Slaughterhouse Slumber Party – 2019 – Dustin Mills 

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Time Stamps
Creepshow TV Talk– 0:48
“Bliss” Review– 4:36
“Watch Me When I Kill” Review – 11:02
“Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death” Review –16:34
“Apprentice to Murder” Review – 23:18
Hammer Time “The Mummy’s Shroud” Review w Jeremy – 29:20 
Pick A Movie Drawing –  44:38
Answers “Favorite Walking Scene in a Movie?”– 45:45
Question of the Week “Favorite Fuck Used in a Movie?” – 50:37
Update – 51:36

Horror Philia – https://www.horrorphilia.com/
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Written by MrParka 
​                Dark Sky Films brings Joe Bego’s anticipated 3rd feature “Bliss” to Blu-Ray. Joe Begos takes a dive into the L.A. art scene with his hypnotic, blood spattered, drug fueled vision. Dezzy (Dora Madison) is a struggling artist with a former drug problem. During an artistic dry spell she decides to dive back into the world of drugs to finish a commission piece. After a crazy night of drugs, sex, art, and blood she develops a crippling addiction.
                At first glance people might think how cliché, a struggling artist story, but hold your judgements. “Bliss” isn’t a lazy, haphazard attempt at a film, it’s full of life and dangerous, manic energy. Dora Madison is phenomenal as the lead; she doesn’t hold anything back, her delivery is dead on whether it be long winded drug rants or the fits of rage and violence she lets take control of her body. Visually it's the best looking horror film to come out this year. Being shot on 16mm, the film has a grainy texture that recalls a grittier time in filmmaking. The lighting is perfect with tons of colors and trippy visuals that amplify the drug induced manias. When the blood flows, it flows like rivers; hitting walls and fountaining on top of bloody stumps. Some will make comparisons to Abel Ferrara’s “The Addiction”; it has some similarities ala becoming a monster in the art scene. But while the “The Addiction” is an obvious drug metaphor, “Bliss” doesn't bother even thinly veiling the metaphor for drugs. The strong supporting cast helps a great deal. The vets of the picture Abraham Benrubi, George Wendt, and Mark Beltzman all add a certain amount of enjoyment and their performances seem natural. The fresher faces, only in comparison to the former, include Jeremy Gardner who always does a solid job and Graham Skipper who is nearly unrecognizable and becoming one of my favorite modern day faces to spot.
                “Bliss” is a must see and a great pick up by Dark Sky films. Joe Begos has come a long way and, like good directors, his films always get better. “Bliss” is a gory, beautiful statement on the art scene while coming across as personal without being preachy. A must own and one of the best films of the year.

Plot Description:
A brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex, and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles.
Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/
 
“Bliss” Blu-Ray 11/12/2019 – https://www.amazon.com/Bliss-Blu-ray-Dora-Madison/dp/B07WY4V78W/

Plot Summary:
WATCH ME WHEN I KILL - Director Antonio Bido's shocking Italian giallo.
Plus a BONUS CD SOUNTRACK of the amazing film score by prog-rockers Trans-Europa Express!

Antonio Bido (BLOODSTAINED SHADOW) directs this shocking Italian giallo! Mara (Paola Tedesco), a beautiful young nightclub dancer, witnesses a brutal murder and soon finds herself stalked by an animalistic gloved killer! While enlisting the help of her boyfriend Lukas (Corrado Pani) to track down and stop the maniac, the mystery surrounding the killings is slowly uncovered. As more bodies are found and secrets are uncovered, the truth behind the masked slasher is much more horrifying than anyone could imagine! A stylish and well-plotted mystery/thriller, WATCH ME WHEN I KILL (aka Il Gatto Dagli Occhi di Giada) is a graphic and suspenseful Italian giallo reminiscent of both Mario Bava and Dario Argento.

Special Features:

- New 4K transfer of the original negative, with color correction performed by Synapse Films. 
- DTS-HD MA English and Italian 2.0 Mono Soundtracks. 
- Isolated Music-Only Track. 
- Original Theatrical Trailer, T.V. Spot and Radio Spots. 
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Author, Nathaniel Thompson. 
- UK Interview with Academic Mikel Koven on WATCH ME WHEN I KILL.
- Three short films from director Antonio Bido: Danza Macabra, Mendelssohn Im Judischen Museum, Berlin and Marche Funebre D'une Marionette. 
- English Subtitles (Italian Mono) and English SDH Subtitles (English Mono). 
- BONUS CD SOUNDTRACK of the amazing film score by prog-rockers Trans-Europa Express!
 
Synapse Films – https://synapse-films.com/
 
“Watch Me When I Kill” Blu-ray – https://synapse-films.com/synapse-films/watch-me-when-i-kill-blu-ray-cd-soundtrack/
 

Plot Summary:
Like a kind of crazy cinematic ghost train ride, Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death take us on a journey deep into the darkness of one man’s fears and fantasies. That man is Young-gul, a lonely and rather morbid student in late 1970’s South Korea. Narrowly surviving a murder-suicide attempt by a woman wearing a butterfly pendant, he next finds himself besieged by a seemingly insane bookseller who claims he can never die. Even after Young-gul burns the man’s body his skeleton comes back to taunt him. As if that weren’t enough, the poor student then finds himself the victim of a beautiful thousand year old woman (she looks about 25) who says she is hungry and wants to eat his liver….

The director, Kim Ki-young, was one of Korea’s most successful film makers. His 1960 production The Housemaid is now a recognized classic of world cinema. With this film he goes far beyond the bounds of the real and takes us into a world where anything seems possible, a world where a kind of dream logic rules. Almost impossible to summarize, the film is nevertheless insanely enjoyable. A real one of a kind production that opens our eyes to the limitless possibilities of cinema.

Special Features:

- 4k transfer from film negative Digitally restored
- Interview with actress Lee Hwa-si
- Interview with producer Jeong Jin-woo
- Interview with cinematographer Koo Jong-mo
- Interview with Darcy Paquet
- Audio commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Paul Quinn of the What's Korean Cinema? Podcast
- Mondo Macabro previews
 
Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/
 
“Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/woman-chasing-the-butterfly-of-death-retail-edition

WAS IT MAGIC, MURDER, OR MADNESS? In early twentieth-century Pennsylvania Dutch Country, young Billy Kelly (Chad Lowe, Highway to Hell) falls in with a charismatic "powwower" or folk magic healer, Dr. John Reese (Donald Sutherland, Don't Look Now), shunned by the rest of the community for his non-conformist beliefs. Together, they investigate the mysterious sickness that is blighting the area, which Reese believes to be the work of a sinister local hermit. But as the plague spreads and the wide-eyed Billy falls ever deeper under Reese's spell, are they doing God's work or the Devil's bidding? Also starring Mia Sara (Legend) and featuring a powerhouse performance by Donald Sutherland - reunited here with Don't Look Now screenwriter Allan Scott - Apprentice to Murder is a chilling and unforgettable tale of the macabre that blurs the lines between conventional notions of "good" and "evil".

Bonus Materials
Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original 35mm interpositive
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original lossless mono soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
New audio commentary by author and critic Bryan Reesman
New video interview on religious horror cinema with Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine
New video interview with cinematographer Kelvin Pike
New video interview with makeup supervisor Robin Grantham
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love
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Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/
 
“Apprentice to Murder” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/apprentice-to-murder-blu-ray
 

BEWARE THE BEAT OF THE CLOTH-WRAPPED FEET!
Archaeologists discover the final resting place of a boy king, removing the remains to be exhibited in a museum. By disturbing the sarcophagus they unleash the forces of darkness. The Mummy has returned to discharge a violent retribution on the defilers as the curse that surrounds the tomb begins to come true. One by one the explorers are murdered until one of them discovers the ancient words that have the power to reduce the brutal killer to particles of dust.
 
“The Mummy’s Shroud” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-mummy-s-shroud?product_id=7271

Favorite Fuck Phrase Used in a Film? 

​​​https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast
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​https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?

​https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-130-audio-version/

​1. The Amityville Cursed Collection – (Amityville: The Evil Escapes, Amityville: It’s About Time, Amityville: New Generation, Amityville: Dollhouse) 
2. Berserker 
3. Beyond the Door 3
4. Unmasked Part 25 
5. The Loners/ Dragon Vs Needles of Death
6. Mirror Mirror 
7. Deep Space
8. Conquest 
9. The Chosen 
10. Poltergeist 2: The Other Side
11. The Devil Rides Out 
12. The Texas Chainsaw: The Next Generation
13. The Blob 
14. The Slave 
15. Night Has a Thousand Desires 
16. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark 
17. The Banana Splits Movie 
18. Tone-Deaf 
19. Panic in the Streets
20. The Cowboys/ The Green Berets/ The Searchers 

​Bliss – 2019 – Joe Begos
Watch Me When I Kill – 1977 – Antonio Bido
Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death – 1978 – Ki-young Kim
Apprentice to Murder – 1988 – Ralph L. Thomas
The Mummy’s Shroud – 1967 – John Gilling