The Horror Times

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPB3TG4Z/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086971/

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Fatal Games [1984]

Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: Sally Kirkland, Lynn Banashek, Sean Masterson, Michael O’Leary, Teal Roberts

DIRECTOR: Michael Elliot

SYNOPSIS: The young athletes of Falcon Academy are training hard to earn their place in the nationals. But when these burgeoning sports stars start disappearing one after the other, Dr. Jordine and his team – who’ve started plying their athletes with new and untested performance-enhancing drugs – are baffled. Little do they realize that a javelin-wielding, tracksuit-wearing killer with a strong throwing arm and a deadly grudge against athletic excellence is on the prowl, picking off the Olympic hopefuls one by one. Whether they’re squeezing out a few extra reps in the gym, training on the field or clocking up some late-night strokes in the pool, nowhere is safe. As their numbers continue to dwindle, can the remaining athletes unmask the maniac before they’re disqualified… for good?!

Directed by Michael Elliot – who does double duty in the role of Dr. Jordine – and starring Academy Award-nominee Sally Kirkland, FATAL GAMES is a deliriously entertaining early ’80s stalk-and-slash effort stacked with gratuitous nudity, physics-defying death sequences and one of the most jaw-dropping twist endings in all of slasher movie history. Completely AWOL on home video since its original VHS release and high up on any slasher enthusiast’s wish list, the horror champions at Vinegar Syndrome have at long last taken up the baton with this Blu-ray world premiere of FATAL GAMES, newly restored in 4K from recently-unearthed film elements and bulked up with a winning array of brand new extras in an edition that really takes it all the way!

Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from a 35mm dupe negative
3. Commentary track with podcaster Bill Ackerman and author Amanda Reyes
4. “The Winning Touch” – an interview with actress Tracie Hellberg (formerly Lynn Banashek)
5. “Going for Gold” – an interview with actor Sean Masterson
6. “Death on the Staircase” – an interview with actor Michael O’Leary
7. “A Great Day at the Office” – an interview with actress Melissa Prophet
8. “It’s the Taking Part That Counts” – an interview with actress Spice Williams-Crosby
9. “Cutting Gym Class” – an interview with editor/associate producer Jonathon Braun, ACE
10. Archival artwork & behind-the-scenes photo gallery
11. Original The Killing Touch title card
12. Theatrical trailer
13. Reversible sleeve artwork
14. English SDH subtitles

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

TAGLINES:

Is winning worth killing for?
The second prize is death!
Someone is stopping the nation’s top athletes dead in their tracks!

GENRE: Horror, Sport

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 88 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPB21LH8/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087243/

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The Prophecy: 1-3 Collection

Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen

DIRECTOR: Gregory Widen, Greg Spence, Patrick Lussier

SYNOPSIS: One of the bloodiest and most creative, late 20th century horror franchises, THE PROPHECY TRILOGY, all of which star Oscar® winner Christopher Walken as the evil angel Gabriel, broke new ground in 1990s horror with their high concept narratives and gruesome practical effects. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present the 4K UHD debuts of THE PROPHECY 1-3, or the “Gabriel” trilogy, all newly and exclusively restored and featuring an extensive array of new and archival bonus materials.

In Gregory Widen’s acclaimed directorial debut, THE PROPHECY (1994), Elias Koteas (Crash) stars as Thomas Dagget, a former seminary student who has turned his back on religion, instead becoming a homicide detective. Thomas’ latest case, of a strangely deformed and mutilated corpse, pushes him into the middle of a bloody battle between Simon (Eric Stoltz), an angel of good, and Gabriel (Christopher Walken), an angel of evil, each of whom are attempting to gather souls and build an army in order to prevent – or bring about – the apocalypse.

In director Greg Spence’s gruesome follow-up, THE PROPHECY II (1998), dark angel Gabriel, vengeful over his failure to bring about the end times, returns to earth intent on spreading violence and destruction, but soon sets his sights on Valarie Rosales (Jennifer Beals), a nurse who, unbeknownst to her, is pregnant with an angel. If Gabriel is able to kill both her and her child, he will hold sufficient evil power to finish his war in heaven.

Finally, in director Patrick Lussier’s closing entry in the trilogy, THE PROPHECY 3: THE ASCENT (2000), the now human Gabriel is faced with an unlikely challenge – to assist Danyael, a resurrected half angel/half human in stopping the evil angel sent to kill him, and to help Danyael prevent Heaven’s war and stop the coming of a second genocidal God – Pyriel.

Bonus Features:
1. 4-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD x2 / Region A Blu-ray x2
2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from their 35mm interpositives
4. Commentary track for THE PROPHECY with writer/director Gregory Widen and producer Joel Soisson
5. Commentary track for THE PROPHECY II with co-writer/director Greg Spence and producer Joel Soisson
6. Commentary track for THE PROPHECY III: THE ASCENT with director Patrick Lussier and co-writer/producer Joel Soisson
7. “The War in Heaven: The Making of The Prophecy” (38 minutes) – brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Gregory Widen, producer Joel Soisson, director of photography Richard Clabaugh and special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos
8. “The Return to Eden: The Making of The Prophecy II” (34 minutes) – brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Greg Spence, producer Joel Soisson, writer Matt Greenberg, director of photography Richard Clabaugh, special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos and actor Russell Wong
9. “The War on Earth: The Making of The Prophecy III: The Ascent” (29 minutes) – brand new documentary featuring interviews with director Patrick Lussier, producer Joel Soisson, special makeup effects artist Mark Villalobos and actors Davino Buzzotta and Vincent Spano
10. Comprehensive promotional & behind-the-scenes still gallery
11. Reversible sleeve artwork
12. English SDH subtitles

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited-edition slipcase!*

GENRE: Horror, Action, Crime, Drama

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 4 Hours, 24 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPB2S85X/

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eXistenZ [1999]

4K UHD/Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: ‎ Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Sarah Polley

DIRECTOR: David Cronenberg

SYNOPSIS: In the near future, video games have evolved to a point where they are able to biologically interact with players through the use of an electronic umbilical cord. Allegra Geller has created eXistenZ, a highly anticipated virtual reality game which has come under fire for its potential ability to effectively warp players’ perceptions of reality. When an anti-game zealot attempts to murder Allegra during a demo, she narrowly escapes with the help of her publicist, Ted Pikul. However, Allegra discovers that the only master copy of the game might have been damaged during the attack and convinces Ted to test it with her. After Ted reluctantly agrees, the pair enter the virtual world of eXistenZ, but it’s not long before they start becoming uncertain as to where the violent gameplay ends and reality begins…

Director David Cronenberg’s (Videodrome, Crash) masterpiece of sci-fi horror for the video game age, eXistenZ stars two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Oscar® nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (Single White Female), and four-time Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Action-packed from beginning to end and featuring memorable creature effects designed by Stephan Dupuis (Scanners), loaded with a consummate selection of new and archival extras, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present the 4K UHD debut of this slime-filled look at a virtual future which might become reality sooner than we’d like to think.

Bonus Features:
1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive
4. Brand new commentary track with film historian Dr. Jennifer Moorman
5. Archival commentary track with director David Cronenberg
6. Archival commentary track with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky
7. Archival commentary track with visual effects supervisor Jim Isaac
8. “Crafting (un)Reality” (22 min) – a brand new interview with art director Tamara Deverell on building the worlds of eXistenZ
9. “Frankenstein Syndrome” (9 min) – a brand new interview with make-up effects artist Stephan Dupuis on bringing eXistenZ to life
10. “Sticking with Genius” (10 min) – a brand new interview with producer Robert Lantos
11. “The Art of the Title” (7 min) – a brand new interview with opening title designer Robert Pilichowski
12. “Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier” (48 min) – archival featurette
13. Archival Promotional Featurette (7 min)
14. Archival Special Effects Featurette (4 min)
15. Promotional & behind-the-scenes still gallery
16. Theatrical trailer
17. Archival EPK interviews with: director David Cronenberg (4 min), actor Jude Law (15 min), actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (2 min), actor Willem Dafoe (7 min) and visual effects supervisor Jim Isaac (28 min)
18. Reversible sleeve artwork
19. English SDH subtitles

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited-edition slipcase!*

TAGLINES:

Play it. Live it. Kill for it.
Where does reality stop… And the game begin?
Play Or Be Played.
Connect Compete Collide
Into your body, under your skin, beyond your senses
A game to live or to die for.

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 97 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPB1RWP3/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120907/

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Vile 21 [1998]

Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: Daniel Skinner, Brian Southwick, Ronnie Sorter

DIRECTOR: Mike Strain Jr.

SYNOPSIS: When Dr. Walter Hall creates a drug that turns men into unstoppable beasts the government will stop at nothing to get it. Forced by the pressure of authority, Dr. Hall injects Jon, an unsuspecting bum, and unleashes a terror on the community. Five days in one man’s life gives him an eternity in hell when he reopened an old experiment, when he reopens… Vile 21! Made in the mid-90s by special effects veteran Mike Strain Jr., VILE 21 is an SFX tour de force of creatures, gore, stop motion, and rubber masks. VHSHITFEST is beyond excited to bring this regional obscurity to disc for the first time with a new edit transferred from the original master!

Bonus Features:
1. Brand new special edition cut transferred from the original master
2. Original VHS cut
3. Audio commentary by Mike Strain Jr.
4. Audio commentary by Ronnie Sorter
5. “The Genetic Monster: The Making of Vile 21”
6. Behind the scenes
7. Bonus film: “Hotel of Terror”
8. Deleted scenes

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

TAGLINE: Science and mother nature don’t mix!

GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Action

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 76 Minutes

STUDIO: VHSHitfest

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP9ZGT5B/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309040/

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Redneck Zombies [1989]

Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: Lisa M. DeHaven, James H. Housely, Martin J. Wolfman, Boo Teasedale, Anthony Burlington-Smith

DIRECTOR: Pericles Lewnes

SYNOPSIS: Deep in the backwoods and winding trails of The Appalachian Mountains, Wilbur is leading a group of his friends to his old childhood stomping grounds. Just across the mountainous terrain, Pa and his three sons are making their patented moonshine. But when the military loses a canister of oozing, deadly and deforming toxic waste, all paths lead to terror! Soon the good ol’ boys are hand delivering a new nuked-up batch of brew to all the locals, turning them into melting cannibal zombies with their eyes on the freshest flesh around; Wilbur and his camping buddies! Will they escape the monstrous hordes or will they be the next course on the menu!?

In one of the first shot-on and released direct-to-video features, Degausser Video is proud to present the Blu-ray debut of REDNECK ZOMBIES from special fx whizz Pericles Lewnes (The Toxic Avenger 2 & 3, Shatter Dead). Shot with barely a budget and almost entirely on weekends, the film delivers scares, laughs and better than expected gore! Sourced from the highest quality tape master, feast your eyes on this banquet of flesh!

Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly transferred and restored from the best quality archival tape master
3. Presented in its fully uncut original director’s edit with the following sound options: a brand new commentary track with producer Ed Bishop, director Pericles Lewnes and lead actress Lisa M DeHaven; an archival commentary track with producer Ed Bishop and director Pericles Lewnes; a brand new critical commentary track with James Branscome and Nick Vance of The Cinematic Void Podcast; and an isolated score
4. Alternate 20th Anniversary Edit of REDNECK ZOMBIES (90 min)
5. “Sweet Redneck Memories” (83 min) – a making-of documentary from 2023 featuring interviews with the cast and crew
6. Unfinished archival making-of documentary (14 min)
7. Deleted scenes (20 min)
8. Outtakes (43 min)
9. A scene from Crabtown, USA, a 1986 local cable access show that was a precursor to REDNECK ZOMBIES (3 min)
10. In memoriam (1 min)
11. Archival interviews with: director Pericles Lewnes; producer Ed Bishop; associate producer William E. Benson; co-producer Bill Decker; ‘set mother’ Sandy Bishop; composer Adrian Bond; actress Lisa M. DeHaven; actor Alex Lewnes; actor Bucky Santini; misc. crew Jeff McKinstry; actor Tyrone Taylor; actor Martin J. Wolfman
12. Multiple trailers: Original; Troma; Trans World Entertainment
13. Reversible sleeve artwork
14. English SDH subtitles

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

TAGLINE: They’re Tobacco Chewin’, Gut Chompin’, Cannibal Kinfolk from Hell!

GENRE: Horror, Comedy

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 90 Minutes

STUDIO: Degausser Video

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPB41WRM/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093833/

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Scrapbook [2000]

Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: Emily Haack, Tommy Biondo, Todd Tevlin, Elizabeth Hammock

DIRECTOR: Eric Stanze

SYNOPSIS: Leonard (Tommy Biondo) is a depraved serial killer who is documenting his atrocities by keeping a scrapbook of the torment he inflicts, forcing each of his victims to personally chronicle their horrific ordeal within the pages before experiencing their grim demise. When he abducts Clara (Emily Haack), she too must unwillingly add her suffering to the pages of the book. Filthy, naked, and trapped amidst the decaying remains of previous victims, Clara is repeatedly beaten, raped, starved, and humiliated by her unhinged captor. She soon realizes that her only hope for survival is to manipulate Leonard through her writing, by authoring a final and cunning chapter to his macabre and cherished compendium of horrors.

Voted the “Best Independent Film of the Year” (2001) by Rue Morgue Magazine, the raw and claustrophobic SCRAPBOOK heralded a visceral and transgressive turning point in the career of visionary Missouri-based video auteur Eric Stanze (Savage Harvest, Ice from the Sun, Ratline) boasting a fearless and awe-inspiring performance by lead actress Emily Haack. One of the most harrowing and disturbing depictions of a serial killer in cinematic history, SCRAPBOOK polarized audiences, courted controversy, won festival awards, incurred censorship, and foreshadowed the “torture porn” movement in horror that would flourish in the decade to come. Saturn’s Core is proud to unleash SCRAPBOOK fully uncut and uncensored in its first ever, director-supervised Blu-Ray edition.

Bonus Features:
1. New 2023 commentary track by director Eric Stanze
2. Archival commentary track by director Eric Stanze, actress Emily Haack, & producer Jeremy Wallace
3. “Afterword: A Look Back at Scrapbook” – a new 2023 retrospective documentary directed by Jason Christ (Savage Harvest 2) featuring interviews with director Eric Stanze and actress Emily Haack
4. “The Making of Scrapbook” – archival documentary from 2005
5. Deleted Scene
6. Behind the scenes stills montage
7. Eric Stanze / Wicked Pixel Cinema trailer vault
8. Reversible sleeve
9. English SDH subtitles

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

TAGLINE: True horror is simply what one human being can do to another.

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 95 Minutes

STUDIO: Saturn’s Core

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