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Best remembered for his gothic horror movies, for his final feature, Shock, he eschewed the grand guignol excesses of Black Sabbath or Blood and Black Lace for a more intimate portrait of mental breakdown in which true horror comes from within. Dora (Daria Nicolodi, Deep Red) moves back into her old family home with her husband, Bruno (John Steiner, Tenebrae), and Marco (David Colin Jr., Beyond the Door), her young son from her previous marriage. But domestic bliss proves elusive as numerous strange and disturbing occurrences transpire, while Dora is haunted by a series of nightmares and hallucinations, many of them involving her dead former husband. Is the house itself possessed? Or does Dora's increasingly fragile grip on reality originate from somewhere far closer to home? Released in the United States as a sequel to Ovidio G. Assonitis's Beyond the Door, Shock more than lives up to its name, proving that, even at this late stage in his career, Bava hadn't lost his touch for terror. Now restored in high definition for the first time, the Maestro of the Macabre's chilling swansong disturbs like never before in this feature-laden release from Arrow Video. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation Brand new 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films Original Italian and English front and end titles and insert shots Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack New audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark A Ghost in the House, a new video interview with co-director and co-writer Lamberto Bava Via Dell’Orologio 33, a new video interview with co-writer Dardano Sacchetti The Devil Pulls the Strings, a new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Shock! Horror! – The Stylistic Diversity of Mario Bava, a new video appreciation by author and critic Stephen Thrower The Most Atrocious Tortur(e), a new interview with critic Alberto Farina Italian theatrical trailer 4 US “Beyond the Door II” TV spots Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Christopher Shy FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Troy Howarth, author of The Haunted World of Mario Bava Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “Shock” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/shock-blu-ray "Sleep" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) Who protects you when you dream? Nightmare and trauma. Fear and repression. Guilt and atonement. Weaving together the emotional violence of horror with the cryptic motifs of German folk and fairy tales, Arrow Video is proud to present Sleep, the debut feature from a major new talent in world cinema. Tormented by recurring nightmares of a place she has never been, Marlene (Sandra Hüller, Requiem) cannot help but investigate when she discovers the place is real. Once there, she suffers a breakdown and is admitted to a psychiatric ward. Determined to discover what happened to her, Mona (Gro Swantje Kohlhof), her daughter, follows and finds herself in Stainbach, an idyllic village with a dark history. What is it that so tormented her mother, and the people of Stainbach? What is the source of the nightmares she suffers? And who is the mysterious Trude that lives in the forest? Richly conceived and confidently told, director Michael Venus draws influence from Mario Bava, David Lynch, Franz Kafka and the Brothers Grimm, but his voice is uniquely his own. As invested in substance and story as he is in style, Venus claws his way down to the roots of what haunts a people, a community, a nation and comes up screaming. "Will definitely keep you up at night" - Joey Keough, Wicked Horror Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original DTS-MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles Audio commentary by film critic and historian Kim Newman & author Sean Hogan A Strange Dark Magic, a visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Sleepwalking through National Trauma, a visual essay by film critic Anton Bitel Dream & Folktale in Sleep, an interview with anthropologist, dream researcher, and filmmaker Louise S. Milne Talking in their Sleep, director Michael Venus and star Gro Swantje Kohlhof in conversation A Dream We Dream Together, a compilation of film festival introductions created during lockdown by director Michael Venus and the cast of Sleep Making Dreams Come True, a glimpse behind the scenes of Sleep Deleted Scenes Marlene’s Sketches, explore the many obsessive dream journal sketches that are only glimpsed in the film, created by artist Christoph Vieweg, presented here in full Trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Oink Creative Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Alison Peirse, an interview with director Michael Venus, and Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'Frau Trude' Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Oink Creative Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “Sleep” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/sleep-limited-edition-blu-ray "The Toolbox Murders" 4K Review (Blue Underground) Bit By Bit By Bit... He Carved A Nightmare! In a quiet apartment complex in Los Angeles, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree, savagely murdering 'immoral' women with the tools of his trade - claw-hammers, screwdrivers, power drills and even a deadly nail gun! But these gruesome massacres are just the beginning of this landmark epic of violence and depravity that was vilified by critics, banned by censors, and treasured by splatter fans worldwide. This is... THE TOOLBOX MURDERS! Cameron Mitchell (BLOOD AND BLACK LACE), Wesley Eure (LAND OF THE LOST), Aneta Corsaut (THE BLOB), Marianne Walter (adult film star Kelly Nichols) and former child actress Pamelyn Ferdin (THE BEGUILED) star in this notorious sickie. Now experience one of the most shocking exploitation films of all time at its bloody best, as THE TOOLBOX MURDERS has been newly scanned in 4K 16-bit from its uncut original negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, and gushing with new and archival Extras! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) and HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 1.66:1 feature presentations Audio: Dolby Atmos (English); 5.1 DTS-HD (English); 1.0 DTS-HD (English) Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol Audio Commentary #1 with Producer Tony DiDio, Director of Photography Gary Graver and Star Pamelyn Ferdin NEW! Audio Commentary #2 with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson NEW! Drill Sergeant – Interview with Director Dennis Donnelly NEW! Tools Of The Trade – Interview with Star Wesley Eure NEW! Flesh And Blood – Interview with Actress Kelly Nichols I Got Nailed In THE TOOLBOX MURDERS – Interview with Actress Marianne Walter NEW! Slashback Memories – David Del Valle Remembers Cameron Mitchell NEW! 'They Know I Have Been Sad' – Video Essay by Film Historian Amanda Reyes and Filmmaker Chris O'Neill Theatrical Trailer TV Spot Radio Spots NEW! Poster & Still Gallery Blue Underground – https://www.facebook.com/BlueUndergroundFilms/ “The Toolbox Murders” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-toolbox-murders-4k-uhd-blu-ray-4k-ultra-hd Pervert Card "Asami in Prison Girl" DVD Review (Pink Eiga)  A bored housewife has some wild prison captivity fantasies. The plot twists as lines blur between fantasy and reality... ASAMI in Prison Girl stars... you guessed it... ASAMI. We're sure you recognize her - she's that smokin' hot beast from The Machine Girl, Gun Woman, Dead Sushi, Rape Zombie, Karate Robo Zaborgar, Robogeisha and the list goes on. Before she was a heavy-hitter ass-kicker badass babe, she did her share of Pink Films, including one of our most popular digital-only releases, Three Slave Women. In Prison Girl, Asami is a bored housewife who has some pretty wild and graphic sexy prison captivity fantasies. The plot thickens when the lines blur between fantasy and reality... “Asami in Prison Girl” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/asami-in-prison-girl-dvd Patreon Pick “Roald Dahl’s Witches" Streaming Review (HBO Max) THEY’RE REAL! In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world’s Grand High Witch has gathered. “Ronald Dahl’s Witches” HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GX5A8JQnSPQ2QFgEAAAAC "Bloodstone: Subspecies 2" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon Entertainment) Continuing after the first “Subspecies”, a woman who has just become a vampire tries to escape the evil vampire, Radu, who seeks her as his love interest. But she has taken the vampire family’s bloodstone, and now Radu must find her to get it back. While her sister comes to Romania to save her soul. It might be to late… Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Subspecies 3 Pack” Blu-Ray – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/Subspecies-1-3-Blu-ray-Slimline-Set_p_645.html 1994 "Bloodlust: Subspecies 3" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon Entertainment) Still in the thrall of the evil vampire Radu, Michelle yearns to be taught the skills of the vampire. Meanwhile, her sister Becky tries to free her from his evil clutches, and this time, she’s brought some help. Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Subspecies 3 Pack” Blu-Ray – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/Subspecies-1-3-Blu-ray-Slimline-Set_p_645.html 1994 "Savage Harvest" Blu-Ray Review (Saturn's Core) Saturn's Core Audio & Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn's Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line! Determined to atone for the suffering brought upon his people during the Trail of Tears, a Cherokee elder engaged in dark magic to summon an ancient demon entity known as Retlawkoob. When the tribe awoke to find their bountiful harvest turned into rows of useless stone, they buried the elder in the fields beneath a pile of the cursed rocks; each of which bore the mark of a different bestial demon. After a flood causes the stones to resurface, six teenagers camping on the burial site unsuspectingly unleash the demonic forces. Possession consumes one camper after another, transforming them into animalistic, frenzied killing machines, voraciously feeding on the warm meat of their freshly deceased victims. As the body count grows, only the timid Mikki is left to unlock the riddles left behind by the elders and do battle with the vengeful demon Retlawkoob. Now, only bloodshed, violence, and terror grow in these darkened fields...and tonight the harvest begins. St. Louis, Missouri based writer / director Eric Stanze (The Scare Game, Scrapbook, Ratline) made major waves in the underground with this ambitious, Native American themed, Evil Dead-style demonic possession romp filmed against the backdrop of the Great Flood of 1993; a real life debilatating disaster that devastated parts of the American Midwest. Elaborate practical effects, extreme chainsaw violence, a memorable monster, and some genuine atmospheric scares helped put Savage Harvest on the map and cemented Stanze's status as one of the most consistent and visionary auteurs working in the shot on video horror medium. Additional information: • Region Free Blu-ray • "A Quarter Century Since the Harvest" - new 2021 retrospective documentary • "Hell or High Water: The Making of Savage Harvest" - archival 1994 documentary • Archival audio commentary with writer / director / producer Eric Stanze & actor / producer D.J. Vivona • Archival audio commentary with associate producer Jessica Wyman and actors Ramona Midgett & Rebecca Kennebeck • Behind-the-scenes stills montage • Archive of music videos directed by Eric Stanze (1994-2000) • Eric Stanze / Wicked Pixel Cinema trailer vault • Reversible cover art • English SDH subtitles Saturn’s Core – https://www.facebook.com/saturnscoreaudiovideo7 “Savage Harvest” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/savage-harvest-saturns-core 1994 "Psycho Sisters" Blu-Ray Review (Saturn's Core) Saturn's Core Audio & Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn's Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line! Sisters Jane and Jackie Sicole (Pamela Sutch & Christine Taylor) are driven far beyond the brink of madness after witnessing the brutal rape and murder of their younger sister Janice (Tina Krause) at the hands of a drunken gang of marauding college fraternity brothers. After undergoing extensive rehabilitation therapy, Jane and Jackie are released from the insane asylum, only to promptly embark on a relentless search for the men that callously executed their innocent sister. Obsessed with revenge and fueled by a hatred for men, the sisters kill virtually every man that crosses their path, brazenly collecting the severed genitals of their victims as morbid trophies. The bloody trail ends with a climactic confrontation between the crazed girls and the savage rapists. Will this be the end of the Psycho Sisters...or just the beginning? The directorial debut from prolific chiropractor turned filmmaker Pete Jacelone (Poetic Seduction, Creepy Clowns), the original 1994, shot on video incarnation of Psycho Sisters was a cornerstone of the mid ‘90s, East Coast underground video movement. Made in collaboration with director Gary Whitson and his infamous New Jersey based, custom movie studio W.A.V.E. Productions, Psycho Sisters was distinctive for transposing the archetypal gender tropes of the genre by depicting a duo of sympathetic female killers enacting sexualized violence upon a procession of hapless male victims. Notable as the only feature in the W.A.V.E. filmography to be directed by it’s financier, Psycho Sisters would go on to transcend its regional roots, receive nationwide distribution on VHS, and eventually even spawn a 16mm remake. Saturn's Core Audio & Video is proud to present Psycho Sisters in this newly restored, director’s approved edition, featuring remastered picture and sound elements from the original SVHS master tapes. • Region Free Blu-ray • New transfer from the original S-VHS edit master • Original “Psycho Sisters” demo video created by W.A.V.E. Productions • Vintage 1995 “afterward” with director Pete Jacelone • Vintage 1998 “afterward” with director Pete Jacelone • W.A.V.E.’s Splatter Chatter video magazine featuring footage & interviews from the 1995 theatrical premiere at Willam Paterson College • “Psycho Sisters at Chiller” - vintage interviews from the 1995 Chiller Theatre Expo • “The Day the Shopping Carts Came To Life”: an early short film by Pete Jacelone • “Lost Child”: an early short film by Pete Jacelone • Original video teaser trailer • Mail Order Murder: The Story of W.A.V.E. Production trailer • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles Saturn’s Core – https://www.facebook.com/saturnscoreaudiovideo7 “Psycho Sisters” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/psycho-sisters-saturns-core 1994 "La Machine" Review This deftly made French psychological thriller terrifies with its exploration of an experiment gone horribly wrong. Dr. Marc Lacroix, a psychiatrist specializing in brain functions, is obsessed with the link between mind and spirit. To find his link he studies the criminally insane. He builds a secret machine, known only to his mistress Marianne, in which he hopes to exchange minds between humans. He simultaneously wants to help the mentally ill recover, and he wants to experience their madness. He chooses the psychotic killer, Zyto, a man who stabbed at least three women, for his experiment. The initial experiment is successful and the two exchange minds. But trouble ensues when Zyto refuses to reverse the switch. There is little Marc can do when Zyto takes over Marc’s life, and more ominously his wife and child whom are unknowingly in mortal danger. Marc, encased in Zyto’s body, is returned to the asylum. Will Marc’s wife recognize the danger? Will Zyto kill again? “La Machine” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110425/ 1994 "Witch Hunt" Review Detective Philip Lovecraft lives in Los Angeles in the 1950s when an ambitious Senator is holding hearings, on Magic. Magic is the new influence in Tinsel Town. Lovecraft is unique in that he is the only one who refuses to use magic in his work. Shortly after he is hired, he finds his client, Kim Hudson, accused of the murder of her husband, a film executive. Philip uses the talents of a local witch, Kropotkin, to explain what is happening only to see her accused of the murder and sentenced to be burnt at the stake. Reminiscent of Roger Rabbit, without the toons. “Witch Hunt” VHS – https://www.amazon.com/Witch-Hunt-VHS-Dennis-Hopper/dp/630341642X 1994 "Hellbound" DVD Review A CHICAGO COP IS ABOUT TO FACE HIS WORST NIGHTMARE… ONLY THIS TIME IT’S REAL. Two Chicago police officers are sent to investigate the brutal murder of a rabbi. As the investigation begins, Shatter and Jackson are summoned to Israel for questioning. Upon arrival they realize that they are, in fact, pursuing a supernatural being. “Hellbound” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Hellbound-Yoram-Globus/dp/B000AYEL2O/ 1994 "Ceremony" Review THE CEREMONY MUST BE PERFORMED OR EVIL WILL RULE THE EARTH. An angel was cast out of heaven and dispatched to Earth 1400 years ago. The angel was made a slave of the devil and was sent forth to terrorize mankind. To rid the world of this evil threat a “device” was erected to imprison the angel. Now the “device” is about to open. The Ceremony must be performed to keep the angel imprisoned or evil will rule the Earth. “Ceremony” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Ceremony-VHS-Talbot/dp/6304188668/ 1994 "The Childhood Friend" Review 40-year-old Arnold Gardner is put in charge of the talk show “The Twenty-fifth Hour” after the death of the former host Duncan Mackay. His role on screen creates immediate interest and the program becomes a great success with TV audiences. This proves to be a period of great satisfaction for Arnold, but his childhood friend, Eddie Greenberg, suddenly comes on the scene. Eddie is ill and frustrated by lack of success, and is so resentful and envious of Arnold’s fame that he wants him to make a full public confession of a “sin” he committed in his young days. “The Childhood Friend” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109102 1994, You Ain't Seen!? "Serial Mom" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)  Every woman wants to be wanted… just not for Murder One! Director John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) brings his twisted cinematic vision to the seemingly mundane world of suburbia in Serial Mom, an outrageous dark comedy starring Kathleen Turner (Body Heat, Romancing The Stone). Beverly (Turner) is the perfect happy homemaker. Along with her doting husband Eugene (Sam Waterston) and two children, Misty (Ricki Lake) and Chip (Matthew Lillard), she lives a life straight out of Good Housekeeping. But this nuclear family just might explode when Beverly's fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics – transforming her from middle class mom to mass murderer! Soon, the bodies begin to pile up… and suburbia faces a horror even worse than wearing white after Labor Day. Featuring appearances by Mink Stole, Suzanne Somers, Traci Lords, and Patty Hearst, Serial Mom is a bloody hilarious tale that's as American as motherhood, the flag, and apple die. Bonus Features NEW – A Conversation With Director John Waters, Actress Kathleen Turner And Actress Mink Stole Serial Mom: Surreal Moments – Featuring Interviews With Waters, Stole, Actress Patricia Hearst, Actress Ricki Lake, Actor Matthew Lillard, Casting Director Pat Moran, Production Designer Vincent Peranio & More! Feature Commentary With John Waters And Kathleen Turner Feature Commentary With John Waters The Making Of Serial Mom – Original Promotional Featurette The Kings Of Gore: Herschel Gordon Lewis And David Friedman Featurette Original Theatrical Trailer “Serial Mom” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/serial-mom-collector-s-edition?product_id=4999 Podcast Versionhttps://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-245-audio-version/ Question of the WeekTop 10 horror of 2021? UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Nobody 2. Saint Maud 3. Malignant 4. Casablanca 5. Brainstorm 6. The Last of Shelia 7. There Was a Crooked Man 8. Meatball Machine 9. School of Death 10. Hiruko the Goblin 11. Sukkubus 12. The Laughing Woman DVDs 13. Baptism of Blood 14. God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand 15. Darkside Blues Film NotesShock – 1977 – Mario Bava
Sleep – 2021 – Michael Venus The Toolbox Murders – 1978 – Dennis Donnelly Asami in Prison Girl – 2008 – Naoyuki Tomomatsu Roald Dahl’s Witches – 2020 – Robert Zemeckis Bloodstone: Subspecies 2 – 1993 – Ted Nicolaou Bloodlust: Subspecies 3 – 1994 – Ted Nicolaou Savage Harvest – 1994 – Eric Stanze Psycho Sisters – 1994 – Pete Jacelone/Gary Whitson La Machine – 1994 – François Dupeyron Witch Hunt – 1994 – Paul Schrader Hellbound – 1994 – Aaron Norris Ceremony – 1994 – Joe Castro The Childhood Friend – 1994 – Pupi Avati Serial Mom – 1994 – John Waters
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