New Releases for September 24 to 30, 2019 August 31, 2019
New Horror Releases

September 24

Wax Mask (1997) (Directed by Sergio Stivaletti)

 

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Robert Hossein, Romina Mondello, Riccardo Serventi Longhi, Gabriella Giorgelli, Umberto Balli
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • There’s a new attraction in town that’s not for the fainthearted. A wax museum that recreates, for the thrills of a paying audience, some of the most gruesome murders ever committed by human hands.A young man makes a bet with his friends that he can spend an entire night in the museum, but he is found dead the morning after. Who is the savage slayer? The police are unable to come up with a reason or a clue to identify the murderer. Weirdly enough, the museum starts featuring new murder scenes as the killing spree increases. Is the metal-clawed killer that haunted Paris years ago, prowling the streets of Rome, looking for fresh flesh and blood?
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 98 Minutes
  • See Review HERE
  • STUDIO: Severin Films
  • https://severin-films.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Mask-Limited-Blu-ray-Robert-Hossein/dp/B07TLP9VQ7/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119588/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lJEbqCKIek

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Jacob’s Ladder (2019) (Directed by David M. Rosenthal)

 

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Jesse Williams, Joseph Sikora, Karla Souza, Guy Burnet, Michael Ealy, Nicole Beharie, Kevin L. Johnson, Ruben Vidal, Ninja N. Devoe, William Tokarsky, Michael Aaron Milligan, Brooke Jaye Taylor, Dwayne Boyd, Ben Bladon, Adam Fristoe
  • WRITER: Jeff Buhler, Sarah Thorpe
  • SYNOPSIS: After the death of his brother in Afghanistan, Jacob Singer is finally getting his life back together. He has a beautiful wife, a newborn child, and a successful career as surgeon in a VA hospital. When a stranger approaches him and tells him that his brother is actually alive and living in an underground shelter with other homeless vets, Jacob’s life starts to unravel. He begins hallucinating, believes he is being followed by violent attackers, and becomes paranoid about the truth of what really happened to his brother. When he discovers that his brother is alive and addicted to an experimental drug, he uncovers a secret he never could have been prepared for.
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Mystery
  • RATING: Rated R (language, some violence, sexuality and drug content)
  • RUN TIME: 89 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Lionsgate
  • https://www.lionsgate.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Jacobs-Ladder-Michael-Ealy/dp/B07TNVXT9Z/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3016748/

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Luz (2018) (Directed by Tilman Singer)

 

  • VOD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Luana Velis, Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt, Lilli Lorenz, Julia Riedler, Nadja Stubiger
  • WRITER: Tilman Singer
  • SYNOPSIS: In this slick and disturbing horror film, Luz is a young cab driver fleeing from the grasp of an evil entity who covets her. When she seeks refuge at a local police station, a series of events unfolds that endangers the lives of everyone around her. It starts when an off duty police psychiatrist finds himself the easy prey of the sexy Nora who approaches him at a bar and relays a seemingly random story about her former classmate… Luz. As luck would have it, the psychiatrist is then summoned to the precinct to help interview a disturbed young woman. But, before he can leave he comes face to face with true horror as Nora’s real motivation for seeking him out becomes evident. Once at the station, the psychiatrist begins interviewing Luz who soon realizes that her fears were justified.
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 70 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Screen Media Films
  • https://screenmediafilms.net/
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  • https://twitter.com/ScreenMediaFilm
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7858616/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVOKQQ68NjM

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Charlie Charlie (2017) (Directed by Glenn Plummer)

Aka: 7 Deadly Sins

 

  • VOD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Tori Vild, Ana Walczak, Gladys Bautista, Tom Sizemore, Bart Voitila, Noel Gugliemi, Eric Roberts, Anthony Del Negro, Daniel Rovira, Glenn Plummer, Shanna Forrestall, Samson Crouppen, Jaslyn Ome, Stephano McAlphin, Orit Morami
  • WRITER: Tony Mercedes
  • SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers look to have the best Spring Break party ever before going off to college. However, when friends begin to die, who’s to blame? Themselves? Or the demon they summoned? Charlie’s evil spirit creeps in and hands out the ultimate test of survival. Can they figure out a way to free themselves from his evil game? One night, one house, one chance at survival.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 86 Minutes
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5478746/

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American Horror Story: Apocalypse – The Complete Eighth Season

 

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Adina Porter, Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman, Cody Fern, Emma Roberts, Cheyenne Jackson, Kathy Bates, Billy Eichner, Kyle Allen, Ash Santos, Erika Ervin, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Joan Collins, Frances Conroy, Taissa Farmiga,Gabourey Sidibe, Jon Briones, Billy Porter, BD Wong, Carlo Rota
  • SYNOPSIS: The complete eighth season of American Horror Story.
  • GENRE: TV Series, Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 431 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Fox / FX
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  • https://www.amazon.com/American-Horror-Story-Apocalypse/dp/B07LDCG9DY/

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Killer Crocodile (1989) (Directed by Fabrizio De Angelis)

 

  • DVD/Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Richard Anthony Crenna, Pietro Genuardi, John Harper, Sherrie Rose, Ennio Girolami, Van Johnson
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • More than a decade after the Spielberg blockbuster, a dream team of shock maestros – including producer-turned-director Fabrizio De Angelis (DR. BUTCHER M.D., EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS), screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti (BAY OF BLOOD, DEMONS), gore guru Giannetto De Rossi (ZOMBIE, THE BEYOND) and Oscar®-nominated composer Riz Ortolani (MONDO CANE, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST) – created one of the most ridiculously entertaining JAWS rip-offs in ItaloSleaze history.
  • When a humongous crocodile begins chomping on a tropical island community, a group of idealistic young environmentalists will clash with a crusty redneck hunter to destroy the monster reptile spawned by toxic waste.
  • GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Adventure
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Severin Films
  • https://severin-films.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/severinfilms
  • https://twitter.com/severinfilms
  • https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Crocodile-Blu-ray-Richard-Anthony/dp/B07VBH5BQN/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143338/

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Stephen King’s The Stand (1994)

 

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Corin Nemec, Matt Frewer, Ray Walston, Rob Loew, Adam Storke, Bill Fagerbakke, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Stephen King, John Landis, Sam Raimi, Kathy Bates, Ed Haris
  • DIRECTOR: Mick Garris
  • WRITER: Stephen King
  • GENRE: Horror, TV Miniseries
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 359 Minutes
  • TAGLINE: The end of the world is just the beginning.
  • STUDIO: Artisan
  • https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Kings-Stand-Blu-ray-Sinise/dp/B07TMRSP6L/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108941/

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John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) (Directed by John Carpenter)

 

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Fear No Evil (1981) (Directed by Frank Laloggia)

 

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Child’s Play (2019) (Directed by Lars Klevberg)

 

https://youtu.be/TA8Q3sxZWQ0

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Pledge Night  (1990) (Directed by Paul Ziller)

 

  • Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Joey Belladonna, Will Kempe, Shannon McMahon, Todd Eastland, Arthur Lundquist
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.
  • It’s hazing season at Phi Up and the boys are up to all sorts of nasty pranks on their hapless pledges, in between regular bouts of ‘wetting their whistles’ at the campus watering hole…with some of the area’s beautiful sorority babes. But this is going to be one literal ‘hell week’ as they unwittingly unleash the spirit of Acid Sid; an unfortunate pledge who was accidentally dissolved in acid during a hazing prank gone wrong some 20 years earlier. As the helpless fratboys and pledges fall victim to Sid’s wrath and seemingly indestructible towering zombie corpse, it’s up to the stragglers to figure out how to kill someone who’s been dead for two decades, or die trying.
  • A truly one-of-a-kind blending of post-Animal House T&A sex comedy and gore filled supernatural slasher, Paul Ziller’s PLEDGE NIGHT unloads a nearly non-stop barrage of weirdness on the viewer. From the jaw dropping, all-based-on-actual-practices, hazing rituals, as meticulously researched by writer/producer Joyce Synder (Raw Talent), to the slimy and often ‘explosive’ gore, from effects wizard Robert Mulvey, along with a soundtrack performed by Anthrax, whose singer, Joey Belladonna makes a memorable onscreen appearance, PLEDGE NIGHT serves up a non-stop ride of horror and weirdness guaranteed to keep you glued to the screen, mouth agape. Vinegar Syndrome is excited to offer up this one-of-a-kind slice of sleaze on Blu-ray for the very first time, newly restored in 2k from its original 35mm camera negative.
  • Bonus Features:
    Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
    Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm original camera negative
    Brand new video interview with director Paul Ziller
    Brand new video interview with writer/producer Joyce Snyder
    Brand new video interview with actor Robert Lentini
    Brand new video interview with actor Arthur Lundquist
    Original theatrical Trailer
    Reversible cover artwork
    English SDH subtitles
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 86 minutes
  • STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
  • https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/vinegarsyndrome
  • https://www.amazon.com/Pledge-Night-Blu-ray-DVD-Combo/dp/B07WQ1P19G/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095878/

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Sleepy Hollow (1999) (Directed by Tim Burton)

 

  • Blu-Ray – 20th Anniversary Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien
  • SYNOPSIS:  Master storyteller Tim Burton (Batman, Edward Scissorhands) weaves an eerie, enchanting version of this classic tale of horror. Johnny Depp is Ichabod Crane, an eccentric investigator determined to stop the murderous Headless Horseman. Christina Ricci is Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful and mysterious girl with secret ties to the supernatural terror.
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 105 minutes
  • TAGLINES:
    • Who will it come for next?!
    • Watch your head!
    • Köpfe werden rollen ! (Heads will roll.)
    • Beware!
    • Heads Will Roll.
    • Close Your Eyes. Say Your Prayers. Sleep If You Can.
    • You can lock the doors. You can bolt the windows. But can you survive the night?
  • STUDIO: Paramount
  • https://www.paramount.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/ParamountPics
  • https://www.amazon.com/Sleepy-Hollow-20th-Anniversary-Blu-ray/dp/B07TJKC8CD/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162661/

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Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983) (Directed by Jim McCullough Sr.)

 

  • Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Bill Thurman, Anna Chappell, Will Mitchell
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.
  • Evelyn (Anna Chappell) runs the Mountaintop Motel, a cluster of ramshackle cabins nestled deep in the Texas countryside. But Evelyn isn’t ‘all there;’ instead she’s tormented by ghastly voices and visions which cause her to periodically lose her grip on reality, until one fateful day, lost in a bout of insanity, she unwittingly murders her young daughter.
  • Although the police rule it an accident, Evelyn’s guilt soon overtakes her, plunging her deeper and deeper into a world of violent paranoia. When a group of travelers arrive to spend the night at the motel, Evelyn completely detaches from reality and, viewing her new guests as a threat, begins to terrorize and dispatch them one by one, with the help of her trusty sickle…
  • An atmospheric regional slasher from director Jim McCullough Sr. (The Creature From Black Lake), MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE blends suspenseful psychological drama with gory killings. Filled with gorgeously gelled cinematography from Joseph Wilcots (Roots), Vinegar Syndrome brings this unsettling horror classic to Blu-ray in a brand new 2k restoration.
  • Bonus Features:
    Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
    Newly scanned & restored in 2k from 35mm negative elements
    “Under the Influence” – an interview with assistant cameraman David Akin
    “Mountaintop Motel Memories” – an interview with production designer Drew Edward Hunter
    Still gallery
    Original theatrical trailer
    Reversible cover artwork
    English SDH subtitles
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING:  Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 96 minutes
  • TAGLINES:
    • Welcome to Mountaintop Motel – We have all the latest facilities for you – built-in torture chambers, adjoining cemetery, drowning pool acid saunas, hanging tree (“Horrors at Mountaintop Motel” tagline)
    • Always a vacancy for fresh blood (“Horrors at Mountaintop Motel” tagline)
    • Please do not disturb Evelyn. She already is.
  • STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Mountaintop-Motel-Massacre-Blu-ray-Combo/dp/B07WFJBL3Z/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091560/

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The Vineyard (1989) (Directed by James Hong)

 

  • Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: James Hong, Karen Lorre, Harry Mok, Michael Wong
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.
  • The wines created by Dr. Elson Po have been known for decades as among the finest in the world, but unknown to the public, Po has been using his vintning and chemistry skills as a front for a much more sinister purpose; harvesting fresh blood from his youthful victims to produce an elixir designed to keep him young forever. Unfortunately, his special potion seems to be weakening in its strength and Po finds himself in need of fresh bodies. Deciding to use his connections to the film industry, he presents himself as a potential film investor and invites a group of attractive young actors and models to his secluded island mansion, with the intent of harvesting their life sustaining properties. When they arrive, Po becomes convinced that statuesque beauty, Jezebel, might be the ideal candidate from which more elixir can be created and sends his henchmen out with the task of violently killing off her friends.
  • A wild late 80s horror film starring and co-directed, with William Rice, by character actor James Hong (Chinatown, Big Trouble in Little China), THE VINEYARD mixes just about every popular horror trope around into a non-stop assault on the senses. Featuring everything from zombies, to supernatural mysticism, to slasher touches, along with bouts of martial arts and loads of T&A, all photographed by John Dirlam (Gone in 60 Seconds), Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present the world Blu-ray debut of THE VINEYARD, newly restored in 4k from its original 35mm camera negative and loaded with revealing interviews with its creators.
  • Bonus Features:
    Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
    Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original camera negative
    “Welcome to the Vineyard” – a brand new interview with director/actor James Hong and producer/actor Harry Mok
    “Zombies From San Jose” – a brand new interview with co-director William Rice
    “Sacred Earth and Restless Souls” – a brand new interview with cinematographer John Dirlam
    Original theatrical trailer
    Reversible cover artwork
    English SDH subtitles
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 94 minutes
  • TAGLINE: An island of death fueled by the blood of its victims.
  • STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Vineyard-Blu-ray-DVD-Combo/dp/B07WHMQ2W9/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098600/

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Hellraiser (1987) (Directed by Clive Barker)

 

  • Blu-ray – Special Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Actors: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Doug Bradley
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, I have seen the future of horror… his name is Clive Barker. That future was realized in 1987 with the release of Barker s directorial debut Hellraiser.
  • Based on his own novella The Hellbound Heart, Barker s Hellraiser sees Larry (Andrew Robinson) and his wife Julia (Clare Higgins) move into their new home, unaware that something evil lurks beneath the floorboards of the dilapidated house something that wants human blood…
  • Introducing the world to the iconic Pinhead and his sadistic band of Cenobites, Hellraiser became an instant genre classic upon release and remains one of the most frighteningly original visions in horror.
  • SPECIAL EDITION CONTENT
  • Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon
  • High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation
  • Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary with writer-director Clive Barker
  • Audio commentary with Barker and actress Ashley Laurence
  • Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members
  • Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser actor Sean Chapman talks candidly about playing the character of Frank Cotton in Barker s original
  • Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score ex-Coil member Stephen Thrower on the Hellraiser score that almost was
  • Hellraiser: Resurrection vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, actors Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence, special make-up effects artist Bob Keen and others
  • Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser
  • Original EPK featuring on-set interviews with cast and crew
  • Draft Screenplays [BD-ROM content]
  • Trailers and TV Spots
  • Image Gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated $
  • RUN TIME: 93 minutes
  • TAGLINES:
    • Still Raising Hell [20th Anniversary Re-Issue]
    • Demon to some. Angel to others.
    • It will tear your soul apart.
    • There are no limits.
    • Satan’s done waitin’.
    • He’ll tear your soul apart.
    • We have such sights to show you
  • Note: Blu-ray – November 14, 2017 – Limited Edition Steelbook
  • Difference in Special Editions Contents:
  • Just one – Limited Edition SteelBook featuring brand new Mondo artwork by Matt Ryan Tobin
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 93 minutes
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
  • https://www.arrowvideo.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo
  • https://twitter.com/ArrowFilmsVideo
  • https://www.amazon.com/Hellraiser-Blu-ray-Andrew-Robinson/dp/B07VHY7QK5/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093177/

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Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (1988) (Directed by Tony Randel)

 

  • Blu-ray – Special Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Picking up right where Hellraiser left off, Hellbound: Hellraiser II expands upon the terrifying universe created in Clive Barker s original film taking the story into the very depths of Hell itself.
  • Having escaped the clutches of Pinhead and the demonic Cenobites, Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) awakens to finds herself detained at the Channard Institute, a hospital for the mentally ill. But her torments are far from over the chief doctor at the institute is determined to unleash the powers of Hell to achieve his own twisted ends.
  • Hellbound: Hellraiser II is one of the most celebrated horror sequels of all time, offering a vision that is both more gruesome and fantastical than its predecessor.
  • SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
  • Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon
  • High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation
  • Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary with director Tony Randel and writer Peter Atkins
  • Audio commentary with Randel, Atkins and actress Ashley Laurence
  • Leviathan: The Story of Hellbound: Hellraiser II brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellbound, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members
  • Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound actor Sean Chapman talks about reprising the role of Frank Cotton in the first Hellraiser sequel
  • Surgeon Scene the legendary excised sequence
  • Lost in the Labyrinth vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others
  • Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound: Hellraiser II
  • On-set interview with Clive Barker
  • On-set interviews with cast and crew
  • Behind-the-Scenes Footage
  • Rare and unseen storyboards
  • Draft Screenplay [BD-ROM content]
  • Trailers and TV Spots
  • Image Gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
  • TAGLINES:
    • They will tear your soul apart. Again.
    • The Horror Continues.
    • Clive Barker takes us on a descent into…
    • It will tear your soul apart… again.
    • Time to play.
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 99 minutes
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
  • https://www.arrowvideo.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo
  • https://twitter.com/ArrowFilmsVideo
  • https://www.amazon.com/Hellbound-Hellraiser-Blu-ray-Doug-Bradley/dp/B07VDMP9TD/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095294

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Secta Siniestra aka Bloody Sect (1982) (Directed by Ignacio F. Iquino)

 

  • Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Emma Quer, Carlos Martos, Diana Conca, Concha Valero
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.
  • After being found in bed with another woman, Frederick, a retired mercenary, is blinded by his deranged and spiteful wife, who is then confined to an asylum. Deciding to start a new life and family with his mistress, Helen, but finding that he is unable to successfully impregnate her, Frederick consults with a fertility doctor who agrees to assist in helping them conceive a baby. But unknown to the happy couple, the doctor is actually a member of a Satanic sect who have decided that Helen will be the perfect mother for the Antichrist!
  • A diamond in the rough of early 80s Euro-horror, then 72 year old filmmaker Ignacio F. Iquino’s (directing as Steve McCoy) SECTA SINIESTRA, or, Bloody Sect, barely saw any kind of release outside of its native Spain, despite liberally ‘borrowing’ plot elements from Rosemary’s Baby, with touches of The Exorcist. Brimming over with every key element of Eurosleaze, including surprisingly mean spirited and brutal killings, Satanic possession, loads of nudity, zoom-happy cinematography, absurd plot twists and a pounding score, SECTA SINIESTRA is long overdue to join the ranks of the craziest offerings from Bruno Mattei or Joe D’Amato. Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to resurrect this forgotten gem from Spain’s sleaziest and most entertaining era in film production and presents the impossible to see SECTA SINIESTRA on Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored in 2k from its original 35mm camera negative.
  • Bonus Features:
    Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
    Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm original camera negative
    Audio commentary with film historian and author Kat Ellinger
    Promotional stills gallery
    Reversible cover artwork
    Original Spanish language soundtrack
    Newly translated English subtitles
  • Language: Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 86 minutes
  • STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
  • https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Secta-Siniestra-Bloody-Blu-ray-Combo/dp/B07WMTBHRP/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084651/

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September 27

Torture Garden (1967) (Directed by Freddie Francis)

 

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Beverly Adams, Jack Palance, Peter Cushing, Michael Bryant, Burgess Meredith
  • PRODUCERS: Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
  • SYNOPSIS: From Hammer-rival Amicus Productions comes this horror anthology penned by Robert Bloch (author of Psycho) and directed by the great British cinematographer Freddie Francis. Genre legend Peter Cushing stars alongside Jack Palance and Burgess Meredith in an omnibus of chilling and gruesome stories, inspired by E.C. Comics’ Tales from the Crypt comic-book series of the 1950s.
  • TAGLINES:
    • Do You Dare See the 100 Horrors of Dr. Diablo? Enter his “Torture Garden” and the screen’s most astounding journey into the unknown! See the amazing “hundred horrors” that are nothing ever seen before!
    • From the shock-author of “PSYCHO!”
    • Where Nothing Grows But Fear!
    • Do You Dare See What Dr. Diabolo Sees?
  • GENRE: Horror, Fantasy
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 93 minutes
  • STUDIO: Power House
  • https://www.amazon.com/Torture-Garden-Blu-ray-Beverly-Adams/dp/B07TZ14FLQ/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062384/

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