November 24
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula [2020]
AKA: Train to Busan 2
- 4K UHD/Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, John. D Micheals
- DIRECTOR: Yeon Sang-Ho
- WRITERS: Yeon Sang-ho, Park Joo-Suk
- SYNOPSIS: Four years after South Korea’s total decimation in TRAIN TO BUSAN, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us PENINSULA, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.
- TAGLINE: 4 years later…
- GENRE: Horror, Foreign, Action, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 116 Minutes
- STUDIO: Well Go USA
- https://www.wellgousa.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/WellGoUSA
- https://twitter.com/wellgousa
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FXGZ99W/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8850222/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_BjeMp2Vco
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Haunting of Mary Celeste [2020]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Emily Swallow, Dominic Devore, Alice Hunter, Pierre Adele, Richard Roundtree
- DIRECTOR: Shana Betz
- SYNOPSIS: A researcher and her crew set out to sea to prove that the disappearance of a family and crew from a merchant ship was for reasons having to do with the supernatural. Her theory, that those on the Mary Celeste vanished into a “rift” between dimensions, proves true as their boat breaks down and her crew begins to vanish one-by-one.
- TAGLINE: Fear Lies Beneath
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 74 Minutes
- STUDIO: Lionsgate
- https://www.lionsgate.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/lionsgate
- https://twitter.com/Lionsgate
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H6TJWD7/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13192570/
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Blood Craft [2019]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Madeleine Wade, Augie Duke, Michael Welch
- DIRECTOR: James Cullen Bressack
- SYNOPSIS: Two sisters who suffered abuse as children at the hands of their sadistic father decide, after his death, to use witchcraft to bring his spirit back to get revenge.
- TAGLINE: How far would you go for revenge?
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
- STUDIO: MVD Rewind
- https://mvdshop.com/collections/mvd-rewind
- https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWM7JWF/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7737656/
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He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Rita Hayworth, Richard Jaeckel, Christopher George, John Darrell, Jeremy Slate
- DIRECTOR: Bill Grefé
- SYNOPSIS:
- Killer sharks and human jellyfish and living mummies, oh my! Arrow Video is proud to present the first ever collection of works by William Wild Bill Grefé, the maverick filmmaker who braved the deep, dark depths of the Florida everglades to deliver some of the most outrageous exploitation fare ever to go-go dance its way across drive-in screens.
- Bringing together seven of Grefé s most outlandish features, all new to Blu-ray, He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection packs in a macabre menagerie of demented jellyfish men (Sting of Death), zombified witch doctors (Death Curse of Tartu), homicidal hippies (The Hooked Generation) and seductive matrons (The Naked Zoo) not to mention the ubiquitous go-go dancing college kids to create one of the most wildly entertaining box-sets of all time!
- LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Seven William Grefé films, all newly restored from the best surviving film elements: Sting of Death (1966), Death Curse of Tartu (1966), The Hooked Generation (1968), The Psychedelic Priest (1971), The Naked Zoo(1971), Mako: Jaws of Death (1976) and Whiskey Mountain (1977)
- Brand new, extended version of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures definitive documentary They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations on 4 Blu-ray discs
- Original uncompressed mono audio for all films
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Fully illustrated collector s booklet featuring an extensive, never-before-published interview with William Grefé and a new foreword by the filmmaker
- Reversible poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil
- Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork for each of the films by The Twins of Evil
- STING OF DEATH (1966) + DEATH CURSE OF TARTU (1966)
- Brand new introductions to the films by director William Grefé
Archival audio commentaries for both films with William Grefé and filmmaker Frank Henenlotter
Sting of Death: Beyond the Movie Monsters a-Go Go! a look into the history of rock ‘n’ roll monster movies with author/historian C. Courtney Joyner
The Curious Case of Dr. Traboh: Spook Show Extraordinaire a ghoulish look into the early spook show days with monster maker Doug Hobart
Original Trailers
Still and Promotion Gallery
- THE HOOKED GENERATION (1968) + THE PSYCHEDELIC PRIEST (1971)
- Archival audio commentaries for both films with director William Grefé and filmmaker Frank Henenlotter
Hooked Generation behind-the-scenes footage
Hooked Generation Original Trailer
Still and Promotion Gallery - THE NAKED ZOO (1971) + MAKO: JAWS OF DEATH (1976)
- William Grefé s original Director s Cut of Naked Zoo
Alternate Barry Mahon re-release cut of Naked Zoo
Original Mako: Jaws of Death Trailer and Promo
Still and Promotion Gallery - WHISKEY MOUNTAIN (1977) + THEY CAME FROM THE SWAMP: EXTENDED CUT (2020)
- Whiskey Mountain Original Trailer
Still and Promotion Gallery
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé the definitive documentary presented for the first in High-Definition and in a brand new, extended cut - Extras subject to change
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 12 hours, 16 minutes
- STUDIO: Arrow Video
- https://www.arrowvideo.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo
- https://twitter.com/ArrowFilmsVideo
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GVJLKZL/
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Cemetery of Terror [1985]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Hugo Stiglitz, José Gómez Parcero, René Cardona III, Leo Villanueva, Andrés García Jr.
- DIRECTOR: Rubén Galindo Jr.
- SYNOPSIS: It’s Halloween night and a group of bored teenagers decide to pull a ghastly prank (as a means of getting lucky): stealing a corpse from the local morgue and taking it to a nearby cemetery where they perform a Satanic ritual in an attempt to bring it back to life. Unfortunately, they happen to choose the body of a savage serial killer who has just been shot dead by police, ending a recent spate of satanically influenced murders. Unwittingly reviving the bloodthirsty sadist to the realm of the undead, the group of fun-seeking youngsters risk becoming dinner for the devil worshipping zombie, with only occult expert, Dr. Carden (legendary Mexican character actor Hugo Stiglitz), able to try and put an end to the madness.
- The directing debut of Rubén Galindo Jr. (Don’t Panic, Grave Robbers), CEMETERY OF TERROR is easily the wildest zombie movie to ever emerge from Mexico! Filled with extra gratuitous gore effects that would feel right at home in a Fulci film and all of the ludicrous plotting of a Bruno Mattei epic, CEMETERY OF TERROR is non-stop thrills and bloodshed from beginning to end. Vinegar Syndrome presents this quintessential piece of Mexican exploitation cinema on Blu-ray, in a new 4K restoration of recently unearthed 35mm negative elements.
- GENRE: Horror, Foreign, Thriller, Fantasy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 91 minutes
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
- https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/vinsyn
- https://twitter.com/vinegarsyndrome
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L43RR3Q/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218088/
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The Severed Arm [1973]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Deborah Walley, Paul Carr, David G. Cannon
- DIRECTOR: Thomas S. Alderman
- SYNOPSIS: While camping, a group of friends become trapped in a cave. Desperate and starving, they draw straws to decide which one should suffer the severing of his arm so that the others can eat. But no sooner than making this fateful amputation, they’re rescued, though their unfortunate victim has been driven hopelessly mad by the experience. Years later, the survivors have all moved on with their lives, that is until someone with a very sharp axe to grind begins stalking them and chopping off their arms, one by one…
- A drive-in and home video staple, thanks in large part to a notorious title and insane concept, Tom Alderman’s THE SEVERED ARM is a stylish and atmospheric murder mystery/proto-slasher. Starring Deborah Walley(Beach Blanket Bingo) along with Marvin Kaplan (Wild at Heart) and Vince Martorano (The Candy Snatchers) and featuring expectedly excellent cinematography by Robert Maxwell (Blood Mania, The Centerfold Girls), Vinegar Syndrome presents THE SEVERED ARM fully uncut and in its official disc debut, newly restored from a fresh 4K scan of its 35mm original camera negative.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 89 Minutes
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
- https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/vinsyn
- https://twitter.com/vinegarsyndrome
- https://www.amazon.com/Severed-Arm-Blu-ray-Deborah-Walley/dp/B08K3Z2MTK/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070673/
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Deadly Games [1989]
AKA: Game Over/Dial Code Santa Claus
- 4K UHD/Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Alain Lalanne, Patrick Floersheim, Louis Ducreux, Brigitte Fossey
- DIRECTOR: René Manzor
- SYNOPSIS: Young Thomas is obsessed with action movies and video games. So much so that, when his mother is out, he delights in turning the sprawling mansion where he and his invalid grandfather live into a makeshift battleground; concocting and setting elaborate traps. Home alone, grandfather aside, on Christmas Eve, Thomas is soon faced with an unexpected – and very unwelcome – guest, a department store Santa Claus, who is, in fact, a deranged maniac on the loose! Putting his skills into action, Thomas begins an all out assault against the murderous Saint Nick, rather than risking his Christmas turning into something closer to Halloween…
- A dazzling mix of thriller, action, and horror, and long rumored to be the unofficial inspiration for one of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of the 90s, René Manzor’s DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS (aka 3615 code Père Noël aka Deadly Games aka Game Over) is a would-be cult sensation that sadly never was. Featuring ultra stylized cinematography from Pal Gyulay which highlights the often dream-like production design, Vinegar Syndrome is honored to present your next holiday favorite, DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS, in its U.S. disc debut and worldwide 4k Ultra HD debut, from a brand new 4K restoration of its original 35mm camera negative!
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Action
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 91 minutes
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
- https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/vinsyn
- https://twitter.com/vinegarsyndrome
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L9XF2JJ/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096741/
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Lycanimator [2018]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Cayt Feinics, Joel D. Wynkoop, Briana Wyman
- DIRECTOR: Sebastien Godin
- SYNOPSIS: A group of friends break into an abandoned house for a weekend of partying only to discover a mad scientist in hiding … who just happens to need subjects to try out his new monster-making formula. When some of that serum turns one of the group into a hungry, murderous were-beast, all hell breaks loose and everyone is on the menu.
- TAGLINES:
- Hairy. Hungry.
- Release Your Beast
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 60 Minutes
- STUDIO: Wild Eye Releasing
- http://www.wildeyereleasing.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/wild.eye.releasing
- https://twitter.com/WildEyeMovies
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWD65JM/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6316856/
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