MARCH 26
Where the Devil Roams [2023]
Blu-ray
PRINCIPAL CAST: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, John Adams, Lulu Adams
DIRECTOR: Zelda Adams, John Adams, Toby Poser
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Follows a family of traveling sideshow performers as they traverse the harsh conditions of Depression-era America on a bloody search for eternal life.
Bonus Features:
1. Devil in Detail: Behind the Scene Documentary on the making of Where the Devil Roams
2. Short Film by the Adams Family: EVER
3. Transcription of Prologue Poem of Where the Devil Roams
4. Trailer
5. Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 93 Minutes
STUDIO: Yellow Veil Pictures
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26681671/
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The Zombie Army [1991]
Blu-ray
PRINCIPAL CAST: Cindie Lou Acker, Jack Armstrong, Kevin Wiggins, Natalie Kidd, Jody Amato, Michelle Anderson
DIRECTOR: Betty Stapleford
SYNOPSIS:
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The Pentagon has purchased an abandoned insane asylum as a training ground for The Lethal Ladies, an elite experimental female combat unit. Unfortunately, two former psychotic inmates were left behind in the asylum’s deserted fallout shelter. One is a shock therapy-obsessed lunatic who fancies himself a psychiatrist. The other, an unhinged nymphomaniac hellbent on lethal seduction. Together, they wreak havoc by capturing soldiers and turning them into mindless zombies by means of electricity. Trapped within the subterranean catacombs of the old asylum, The Lethal Ladies must rally their troops and do battle with the flesh-ripping hordes of the living dead.
Shot in Wilmington, Delaware and utilizing a real, abandoned asylum location, THE ZOMBIE ARMY was the brainchild of former military vet turned writer / producer John Kalinowski, who harnessed local cable production talent to help realize his dream of staging a regional SOV zombie epic. Directed by local high school drama coach Betty Stapleford and featuring an amateur cast of hundreds firing live ammunition rounds, THE ZOMBIE ARMY is an outrageous eruption of exploding heads, melting faces, eyeball gouging, acid showers, gut-munching gore, and surprising nudity. Directed by a woman and featuring an oddly empowering feminist slant, THE ZOMBIE ARMY would go on to become a ‘90s rental store and fanzine favorite that continues to bewilder unsuspecting audiences.
Bonus Features:
1. Audio commentary with Richard Mogg, author of Analog Nightmares: The Shot on Video Horror Films of 1982-1995
2. “Incubators of Death: The Asylum in Horror Cinema,” a visual essay by Dr. Will Dodson and Ryan Verrill of Someone’s Favorite Productions
3. “Analog Outlaw,” distributor / filmmaker J.R. Bookwalter discusses The Zombie Army
4. “The Video Makers,” 3 episodes of the vintage cable access TV show hosted by writer / producer John Kalinowski
5. Archival contest video
6. Isolated music by The Killtoys
7. Original trailer
8. Reversible sleeve
9. English SDH subtitles
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 82 Minutes
STUDIO: Saturn’s Core
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTS2T1Y1/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0232992/
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The Playgirls and the Vampire [1960]
Blu-ray
PRINCIPAL CAST: Walter Brandi, Lyla Rocco, Maria Giovannini, Alfredo Rizzo, Marisa Quattrini
DIRECTOR: Piero Regnoli
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.
A troupe of five showgirls, along with their manager, are traveling through a remote stretch of countryside when their minibus gets stuck after a rainstorm. Finding refuge at the castle home of the mysterious Count Gabor Kernassy, the women make the best of the situation by continuing to practice their burlesque routines. But little do they know that the strange Count is harboring a fiendish secret and is intent on subjecting the lovely ladies to his vampiric desires…
A pioneering entry in the history of more erotically-minded Italian gothic horror, future Fulci collaborator Piero Regnoli’s (writer of Demonia and Burial Ground) sole horror directing effort, THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE (L’ultima preda del vampiro) is a cheeky and charming mix of atmospheric castle chills and sexy go-go thrills. Starring actor-turned-producer Walter Brandi (Bloody Pit of Horror) along with veteran screen stars Lyla Rocco (One Step to Eternity) and Alfredo Rizzo (The Beast in Heat), and featuring striking black-and-white photography by Aldo Greci (Play Motel), Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this delightfully offbeat drive-in and late-night TV favorite to Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master and presented in both its original Italian language version and English dub.
Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm fine grain master
3. Presented in its original Italian language mono soundtrack with newly translated English subtitles as well as an English dub mono soundtrack
4. “Striptease Gothic” (26 min) – a conversation with Mark Thompson Ashworth
5. Original trailer
6. Alternate “The Playgirls and the Vampire” opening title sequence
7. Alternate “Curse of the Vampire” opening title
8. Alternate “Des filles pour un vampire” French title sequence
9. Still gallery
10. Reversible sleeve artwork
11. Newly translated English subtitles
TAGLINES:
- 5 Playgirls Walked Innocently Into His Arms…only to meet the devil in the flesh!
- An unusual story of unnatural love and desire…so bold, so shocking–it must be shown to ADULTS ONLY!
- She knew…when she felt his lips on her, that there was no other man for her…if this was a man!
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 81 Minutes
STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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https://www.amazon.com/Playgirls-Vampire-Blu-ray-Piero-Regnoli/dp/B0CTVK7R7P/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056633/
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Spanish Blood Bath: Night of the Skull / Violent Blood Bath / The Fish with the Eyes of Gold Set
Blu-ray
PRINCIPAL CAST: Fernando Rey, Alberto Dalbés, Wal Davis
DIRECTOR: Jorge Grau, Jess Franco, Pedro L. Ramírez
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.
In the early 70s, while Italy led the charge in the production of gialli, its neighbor to the West, Spain, began churning out more and more of its own takes on the genre. With their uniquely Catalan flavor and casts, this trio of criminally-underseen Spanish gialli have all been newly restored in 4K from their 35mm camera negatives and are at last making their worldwide Blu-ray debuts from Vinegar Syndrome.
After Lord Archibald Marion is brutally murdered by an unknown assailant, the bitter and feuding members of his family gather at his large country mansion for a reading of the will. But their arrival is marked by a second grisly killing, that of Archibald’s wife, which sets into motion an increasingly chilling series of deaths. One of only a handful of traditional gialli directed by Jess Franco (Venus in Furs), the improbably Louisiana-set, NIGHT OF THE SKULL (La noche de los asesinos) is a delightfully pulpy old-dark-house whodunit. (1974 / 82 min)
A notoriously harsh French judge, vacationing at a luxury resort, finds his holiday interrupted when a mysterious killer begins murdering those in and around the hotel. But what makes these killings all the more unsettling is that they’re being carried out identically to the methods used by the judge’s executed murderers. Offering a more subtextual narrative which leads to a memorably cynical and downbeat ending, Jorge Grau’s (The Blood Spattered Bride) VIOLENT BLOOD BATH (Pena de muerte) is a uniquely thought-provoking entry in the annals of Spanish gialli. (1974 / 92 min)
Derek, a handsome young Englishman, has recently moved to a Spanish seaside town. A lothario, Derek is quick to begin seducing the local women, only for a murderer to start picking them off one by one. Despite his protests of innocence, the police conclude that Derek is a sex maniac and responsible for the crimes. However, could another individual be behind the heinous killings? Remaining thematically and structurally aligned with its Italian forebears, Pedro Luis Ramírez’ (School of Death) THE FISH WITH THE EYES OF GOLD (El pez de los ojos de oro) is an engrossing, twist-filled coastal caper with plenty of murders and other macabre surprises. (1974 / 84 min)
Bonus Features:
1. 3-disc Region Free Blu-ray Set
2. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from their 35mm original camera negatives
3. Presented in their original Spanish mono soundtracks with newly translated English subtitles as well as an English mono dub soundtrack for VIOLENT BLOOD BATH
4. An interview with actor Antonio Mayans for NIGHT OF THE SKULL (13 min)
5. An interview with Sitges Festival director Ángel Sala for NIGHT OF THE SKULL (10 min)
6. An interview with Carlos Grau, son of director Jorge Grau for VIOLENT BLOOD BATH (20 min)
7. An interview with actor José Lifante for VIOLENT BLOOD BATH (11 min)
8. An interview with Sitges Festival director Ángel Sala for VIOLENT BLOOD BATH (10 min)
9. An interview with Sitges Festival director Ángel Sala for THE FISH WITH THE EYES OF GOLD (14 min)
10. 5 Spanish Giallo Recommendations by Ángel Sala
11. Reversible sleeve artwork
12. Newly translated English subtitles
GENRE Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 4 Hours 18 Minutes
STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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Herencia Diabólica [1993]
AKA “Diabolical Inheritance”
Blu-ray
PRINCIPAL CAST: Lorena Herrera, Roberto Guinar, Margarito Esparza
DIRECTOR: Alfredo Salazar
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
When Tony, a successful businessman, receives a call informing him that he has inherited his late aunt’s vast estate, he uproots himself and his wife, Annie, from New York to Mexico City. While adjusting to and exploring their new gothic home, Tony and Annie come upon a mysterious clown doll. Although merely unnerved by the doll’s strange appearance at first, Annie soon becomes concerned as it begins turning up out of nowhere in every corner of the house. When a series of fatal ‘accidents’ occur on or near the couple’s property, with the doll always at the scene, Tony and Annie come to the terrifying realization that a sinister force has possessed it, and begin a race against time to figure out how to bring the carnage to an end!
The last film directed by the prolific screenwriter Alfredo Salazar, HERENCIA DIABÓLICA is a unique take on Mexico’s “possessed doll” sub-genre and has been hailed as the country’s answer to Child’s Play. Starring Mexican genre cinema heavyweights Lorena Herrera, Roberto Guinar and cultural sensation Margarito Esparza as the evil clown doll come to life, Degausser Video is proud to present the disc debut and first English-friendly release of this long-unavailable and much sought-after VHS rarity, which has been restored from its original master tape.
Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly transferred and restored from the best quality archival tape master
3. Commentary track with film critic & historian Hugo Lara
4. “Memorias diabólicas: The Mexican Chucky” (11 min) – an interview with actor Roberto Guinar
5. Inside sleeve artwork
6. Newly translated English subtitles
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 78 Minutes
STUDIO: Degausser Video
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTVHTM2J/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393353/
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Blind Faith [1989]
Blu-ray
PRINCIPAL CAST: Kevin Yon, David Winick, Doris Quest, Mary Keith Roe, Eric Gunn
DIRECTOR: Dean Wilson
SYNOSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Ted Partridge is a mass murdering serial killer going around killing unsuspecting women, brutally torturing them beyond imagination. It is up to Detective William Lindsay and Psychologist Richard Stroud to try to stop this killer before more innocent people meet their maker.
Based upon the true story of Philadelphia serial killer Gary Heidnik, BLIND FAITH is an unsung late 80s regional slasher/thriller hybrid that uniquely unravels to one of the most jaw dropping final moments. VHSHITFEST is so happy to bring this movie to disc for the first time, along with hours and hours of extras that showcase the forty year career of director Dean Wilson.
Bonus Features:
1. Audio commentary with director Dean Wilson
2. Interview with Dean Wilson
3. Interview with actor David Winick
4. Interview with Michael Heinz
5. Trailer
6. Photo gallery
7. Bonus movies: My Father’s Gun (1976, 23min), Coming Soon: A Bullet from My Father (1976, 3min), Clayton County Line, (1978, 73min), Boots MacAllistar (1981, 12min), Free Amerika Broadcasting (1981, 44min), Director’s Cut : The Making of Free Amerika Broadcasting (1981, 9min), North County War (1985, 7min)
GENRE: Horror, Crime, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 82 Minutes
STUDIO: VHSHitfest
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTRRF7F6/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299548/
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MARCH 29
Green Room [2015]
Blu-ray
Media Format: Import
PRINCIPAL CAST: Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat
DIRECTOR: Jeremy Saulnier
SYNOPSIS: After playing a gig at a neo-Nazi bar in the backwoods of Oregon, punk rocker Pat (Anton Yelchin) stumbles upon the aftermath of a grisly murder. Now, Pat, his bandmates, and the victim’s friend (Imogen Poots) must fight for their lives against the club’s ruthless owner (Patrick Stewart) and his psychotic skinhead henchmen who will stop at nothing to eliminate all witnesses. Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner co-star in this shocking and offbeat thriller. Limited Edition All-Region UHD & Blu-ray in Rigid Slipcase with 120-page Book & 6 Collectors’ Art Cards. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set. Region Free
TAGLINE: Now. Whatever you saw or did. Is no longer my concern. But let’s be clear. It won’t end well.
GENRE: Horror, Crime, Drama
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 95 Minutes
STUDIO: Second Sight Films
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSDPXJR9/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4062536/
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T Blockers [2023]
DVD
MEDIA FORMAT: Import
PRINCIPAL CAST: Chris Asimos, Joni Ayton-Kent, Stanley Browning
DIRECTOR: Alice Maio Mackay
SYNPSIS: Ancient parasites rise from a small town, taking the most fearful and susceptible hosts. A young filmmaker finds herself as the only one who can sense the possessed resistance before the horror escapes and spreads.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 74 Minutes
STUDIO: Umbrella Entertainment
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP1LBW7/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22752692/
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