The Horror Times

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097017/

https://www.amazon.com/Carpenter-Blu-ray-David-Wellington/dp/B0DVWBPC9N/

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The Mansion of Madness [1973]

AKA: Dr. Tarr’s Torture Dungeon

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Juan López Moctezuma

WRITER: Edgar Allan Poe, Juan López Moctezuma, Carlos Illescas

PRINCIPAL CAST: Arthur Hansel, Claudio Brook, Ellen Sherman, Martin LaSalle, Carlos Illescas

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.

Journalist Gaston LeBlanc travels deep into the woods of France in order to investigate a mental institution run by the famed Dr. Maillard, who purports to have developed an experimental form of treatment for his patients, which he deems to be more “soothing.” Once Gaston and his entourage arrive just outside the institution walls, they are immediately greeted by a hostile display from the guards. Being the only one allowed inside, Gaston meets with Dr. Maillard, who gives him a tour of the facility and explains his new treatment method, seemingly allowing the patients to roam the grounds freely and engage in their own delusions. Gaston is also introduced to Dr. Maillard’s beautiful niece, Eugénie, who he is warned is more dangerous than she appears. As Gaston spends more time in the institution, he becomes wary of Dr. Maillard’s intentions as the patients engage in an almost cult-like worship of him, and soon, Gaston begins to question what is actually taking place inside the sanitorium walls.

The directorial debut of infamous Mexican director Juan López Moctezuma (Alucarda), THE MANSION OF MADNESS (aka Dr. Tarr’s Torture Dungeon) is loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.” Mixing gothic horror elements with contemporary absurdism, THE MANSION OF MADNESS uses stunning visuals clearly inspired by Moctezuma’s peer Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo) in order to satirize medical treatment theories. Featuring engaging performances by Arthur Hansel (10 to Midnight) as Gaston and Claudio Brook (The Devil’s Rain) as the deranged Dr. Maillard, Vinegar Syndrome Labs is proud to present this unique blend of literary horror and absurdist imagery on Blu-ray and newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative.

Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
3. Presented in both its original English language soundtrack and its Spanish language dub track with newly translated English subtitles
4. Commentary track with Mexican film historian and author Francisco Peredo
5. “Surreal Experiment” (16 min) – an interview with actress Ellen Sherman
6. “Room for Play” (6 min) – an interview with production designer Gabriel Weisz Carrington
7. “Art in 24 Frames Per Second” (15 min) – an interview with Alessandra Moctezuma, daughter of director Juan López Moctezuma
8. “Alucardos: Portrait of a Vampire” (89 min) – a feature-length documentary from 2011 on director Juan López Moctezuma
9. Alternate Spanish language titles
10. Original English language trailer
11. Reversible sleeve artwork
12. English translated & SDH subtitles

TAGLINES:

The Newest Edgar Allan Poe Horror Thriller!
The madness of the mansion is uncontrollable!

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 84 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068504/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVW6LB69/

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White Cannibal Queen [1980]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Jesús Franco, Francesco Prosperi

WRITER: Jesús Franco, Jean Rolin

PRINCIPAL CAST: Al Cliver, Sabrina Siani, Jérôme Foulon, Lina Romay

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.

During the course of a tropical expedition, Jeremy Taylor and his family become the unsuspecting prey of a primitive and cannibalistic tribe. While his wife is savagely killed and devoured, and Jeremy’s arm is also dismembered and devoured, his young daughter is instead taken prisoner by the tribe. Years later, Jeremy has not given up hope of rescuing his daughter and, with the aid of some friends, organizes a new expedition to bring her home. However, to his shock and dismay, he discovers that her white skin and blonde hair have caused her to become worshipped as a god by the cannibals and that she has gained a tolerance for consuming human flesh.

An expectedly outrageous lo-fi cannibal film from Euro-sleaze master Jess Franco (Venus in Furs), this delectable marvel of bad taste stars Al Cliver (The Beyond), Sabrina Siani (2020 Texas Gladiators), Olivier Mathot (Draguse), Franco regular Antonio Mayans (Night of Open Sex) and, of course, his wife and muse Lina Romay (Female Vampire). Bursting with the bizarre and transgressive creative flair for which Franco is known, on top of plentiful gut munching and other perversity, WHITE CANNIBAL QUEEN (aka La Dea Cannibale) remains a fascinating outlier from Franco’s transition between more commercial and erotically-minded fare and his plunge into almost outsider art weirdness throughout the 80s. Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present this oft-overlooked effort on Blu-ray for the first time, newly scanned and restored in 2K from its 35mm camera negative.

Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned & restored in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative
3. Presented in both its original Italian language soundtrack with newly translated English subtitles and the English language dub track
4. Commentary track with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
5. “Jungle Holocaust” (31 min) – an interview with actor Antonio Mayans
6. “Sardonic Cannibals” (33 min) – an interview with Stephen Thrower, author of Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jess Franco
7. “European Cannibals” (33 min) – an interview with film historian Eugenio Ercolani
8. “Meat Market” (28 min) – an interview with film historian Alessio Di Rocco
9. Alternate English language titles
10. Reversible sleeve artwork
11. English translated & SDH subtitles

TAGLINES:

Where the natives are pleased to MEAT you!
Kidnapped by cannibals! Raised to eat human flesh!

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 91 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078936/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVVQC37J/

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Fear In The Philippines: The Complete Blood Island Films

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero

PRINCIPAL CAST: Alfonso Carvajal, Alicia Alonzo, Andres Centenera, Angel Buenaventura

SYNOPSIS:

This filipino monsters-and-mayhem quartet made between 1959 and 1970 remains among the most deliriously schlocky horror classics of all time.

FOUR FEATURES ON TWO DISCS, RESTORED WITH IMPROVED COLOR & AUDIO

Between 1959 and 1971, Filipino filmmakers Eddie Romero and Gerry de Leon – along with Hemisphere Pictures marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman – unleashed this monsters-and-mayhem quartet that remains among the most deliriously schlocky horror classics of all time: The series launched with TERROR IS A MAN, a “quite terrifying” (The New York Times) take on Island Of Dr. Moreau starring Francis Lederer (THE RETURN OF DRACULA). BRIDES OF BLOOD stars John Ashley (THE TWILIGHT PEOPLE) and Beverly Powers (SPEEDWAY) in a taboo-smashing orgy of violence, nudity and depraved nuptials. Ashley and Angelique Pettyjohn (THE CURIOUS FEMALE) star in MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, “one of the greatest, nastiest, goriest films of the 1960s” (Dangerous Minds). BEAST OF BLOOD stars Ashley and Celeste Yarnall (THE VELVET VAMPIRE) in “the most exciting and aggressive of all the BLOOD ISLAND movies” (1000 Misspent Hours), newly scanned from a 35mm print by the Library of Congress. All four films have been scanned uncut in 4K with improved color and audio and include over 8 combined hours of Special Features.

Special Features

TERROR IS A MAN

Interviews With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman; Co-Director Eddie Romero; Pete Tombs, Co-Author Of Immoral Tales; And Critic Mark Holcomb

BRIDES OF BLOOD

Commentary With Samuel M. Sherman
Interviews With Co-Director Eddie Romero, Samuel M. Sherman And Actress Beverly Powers

MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND

Commentary With Horror Historians Nathaniel Thompson And Howard S. Berger
Commentary With Samuel M. Sherman
Interviews With Pete Tombs, Mark Holcomb And Co-Director Eddie Romero

BEAST OF BLOOD

Commentary With Samuel M. Sherman
Interviews With Actors Celeste Yarnall And Eddie Garcia
Super 8 Digest Version

And More!

Bonus Materials

Man Becomes Creature – Interview With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman On TERROR IS A MAN
Dawn Of Blood Island – Interview With TERROR IS A MAN Co-Director Eddie Romero
Terror Creature – Interview With Pete Tombs, Co-Author Of Immoral Tales
When The Bell Rings – Interview With Critic Mark Holcomb
TERROR IS A MAN Trailer
TERROR IS A MAN Poster And Still Gallery
BRIDES OF BLOOD Audio Commentary With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
Jungle Fury – Interview With BRIDES OF BLOOD Co-Director Eddie Romero
Here Comes The Bride – Interview With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
Beverly Hills On Blood Island – Interview With Actress Beverly Powers
Alternate BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND Title Sequence And JUNGLE FURY Title Card
BRIDES OF BLOOD Teaser
BRIDES OF BLOOD Trailer
BRIDES OF BLOOD Poster And Still Gallery
MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND Audio Commentary With Horror Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson And Howard S. Berger
MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND Audio Commentary With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
Tombs Of The Living Dead – Interview With Pete Tombs, Co-Author Of Immoral Tales
A Taste Of Blood – Interview With Critic Mark Holcomb
The Mad Director Of Blood Island – Interview With Co-Director Eddie Romero
MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND Trailer
MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND Poster And Still Gallery
BEAST OF BLOOD Audio Commentary With Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
Celeste And The Beast – Interview With Actress Celeste Yarnall
Lorca’s Blood Devils – Interview With Actor Eddie Garcia
BEAST OF BLOOD Super 8 Digest Version
BEAST OF BLOOD Trailer
BEAST OF BLOOD Radio Spot
BEAST OF BLOOD Poster And Still Gallery

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 6 Hours, 8 Minutes

STUDIO: Severin Films

https://severinfilms.com/

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https://www.instagram.com/severinfilms/

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS2PNVFD/

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Venom [1981]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Piers Haggard

WRITER: Alan Scholefield, Robert Carrington

PRINCIPAL CAST: Klaus Kinski, Nicol Williamson, Oliver Reed, Sarah Miles

SYNOPSIS: It was supposed to be the perfect crime: the sultry maid (Susan George of STRAW DOGS), a psychotic chauffeur (Oliver Reed of THE BROOD) and an international terrorist (Klaus Kinski of NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE) kidnap a wealthy ten-year-old boy from his elegant London townhouse. But they didn’t count on a murdered cop, a desperate hostage siege, and one very unexpected houseguest: a furious Black Mamba, the most lethal and aggressive snake known to nature. It can attack from ten feet away. Its bite brings excruciating death. And it is on the loose. Now, terror knows no antidote… and the ultimate in slithering mayhem is VENOM.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) and HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 1.85:1 feature presentations
Audio: Dolby Atmos; 5.1 DTS-HD; 2.0 DTS-HD (English)
Optional Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Audio Commentary #1 with Director Piers Haggard
NEW! Audio Commentary #2 with Film Historians Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani
NEW! Fangs For The Memories – Interview with Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Bradsell
NEW! A Slithery Story – Interview with Makeup Artist Nick Dudman
NEW! Mamba Memories – Interview with Author & Critic Kim Newman
NEW! Pick Your Poison – Interview with The Dark Side’s Allan Bryce
Trailers
TV Spots
NEWLY EXPANDED! Poster & Still Gallery
BONUS! Collectible Booklet with essay by Michael Gingold
REGION FREE

TAGLINES:

The mystery of “The Birds”, The danger of “Psycho”, The evil of “The Omen”, The terror of “Jaws”, Now, the ultimate in suspense.
The movie that makes your blood run cold! (Australian poster)
Terrorists and their hostages are trapped in a house of terror.. As Death’s icy terror slithers in! (Australian poster)
The kidnap that became a murder, that became a siege, that became death trap
Kidnappers terrify… black mambas kill!
The object of man’s most ancient fear.

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 92 Minutes

STUDIO: Blue Underground

https://blue-underground.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BlueUndergroundFilms/

https://www.instagram.com/BlueUndergroundOfficial/

https://x.com/blunderground

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084854/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPBDGNS4/

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Don’t Torture a Duckling [1972]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Lucio Fulci

WRITER: Lucio Fulci, Roberto Gianviti, Gianfranco Clerici

PRINCIPAL CAST: Linda Sini, Andrea Aureli, Barbara Bouchet, Florinda Bolkan, Thomas Milian

SYNOPSIS:

One of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers from Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore.

From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Don’t Torture a Duckling.

When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local “witch”, Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders – city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) – team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents…

Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of child murder and implied pedophilia, Don’t Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci’s greatest film, rivaling the best of his close rival Dario Argento. Arrow Films is proud to present this uniquely chilling film in its 4K debut.

Bonus Materials

Brand new 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope camera negative by Arrow Films
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Newly restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films
Giallo a la Campagna, a video discussion with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film
Hell is Already in Us, a video essay by critic Kat Ellinger
Lucio Fulci Remembers, a rare 1988 audio interview with the filmmaker
Who Killed Donald Duck, an interview with actress Barbara Bouchet
Those Days with Lucio, an interview with actress Florinda Bolkan
The DP’s Eye, an interview with cinematographer Sergio D’Offizi
From the Cutting Table, an interview with editor Bruno Micheli
Endless Torture, an interview with makeup artist Maurizio Trani
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Howard Hughes

TAGLINE: A classic tale of the perverse from director Lucio Fulci.

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Giallo

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 105 Minutes

STUDIO: Arrow Video

https://www.arrowvideo.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo/

https://www.instagram.com/arrowvideo/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069019/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR96P4HF/

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The Possession of Joel Delaney [1972]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-Ray

DIRECTOR: Waris Hussein

WRITER: Matt Robinson, Irene Kamp, Ramona Stewart

PRINCIPAL CAST: Shirley MacLaine, Perry King, David Elliott, Lisa Kohane

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.

Joel Delaney would seem to be an average burnout type, eschewing his high-class and wealthy upbringing for an affected hippie lifestyle. But when he moves into an apartment previously inhabited by a now-deceased serial killer in Spanish Harlem, Joel begins changing. Initially, his wealthy sister Norah attributes his behavior to moodiness and disillusionment, but as Joel becomes increasingly hostile and aggressive, she begins to fear something worse is afoot. When Joel’s temperament spills over into violence, after which a series of seemingly accidental deaths occur, Norah begins investigating her brother’s new lifestyle, which plunges her into the world of Espiritismo and the occult.

A tense and genuinely unnerving story of paranoia and the supernatural from acclaimed director Waris Hussein (A Touch of Love) and adapted from Ramona Stewart’s chilling novel of the same name, THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY was one of the earliest films to emerge in the cycle of 1970s possession thrillers. Helmed with an emphasis on documentary-like realism and taking great visual advantage of seedy, early 70s New York City, courtesy of cinematographer Arthur J. Ornitz (Serpico, Death Wish), the film stars Oscar® winner and five-time nominee Shirley MacLaine (The Apartment, Terms of Endearment) in what is one of the most unusual and unforgettable roles of her career, alongside cult film star Perry King (Mandingo, Class of 1984) in one of his earliest leading roles. Long subject to either heavily edited or low-quality home video presentations, Vinegar Syndrome, at last, presents the UHD debut of this uniquely terrifying film, presented in its original theatrical version, freshly restored in 4K from its 35mm camera negative.

Bonus Features:
1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
4. Commentary track with film historian and author Samm Deighan
5. “The Believer” (17 min) – an interview with director Waris Hussein
6. “Twin Spirits” (12 min) – author and film historian Kelly Goodner on the adaptation from book to film
7. “Hex and the City” (14 min) – the locations of The Possession of Joel Delaney
8. Original trailer

TAGLINE: If you believe, no explanation is necessary. If you don’t believe, no explanation is possible.

GENRE: Horror, Drama, Thriller

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 106 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067601/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVVXFPNS/

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Rot [1999]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Marcus Koch

PRINCIPAL CAST: Billy Scam, Tiffany Stinky, Joel D. Wynkoop, Tim Leavey

SYNOPSIS:

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

Artist Sara has sex with a corpse in the local funeral home and soon finds herself infected with a mysterious disease. After infecting her crust punk boyfriend Muzzy, the pair sets out on a reckless spree of carefree crime and chaos. They soon discover the virus is the deranged creation of the disgraced government genetic scientist turned janitor Dr. Robert Olsen (Joel D. Wynkoop). Developed as an experimental population control method, the virus causes its living victims to deteriorate and decompose. Shooting formaldehyde intravenously to avoid their inevitable decay, Sarah and Muzzy desperately traverse the Florida backstreets and underground punk clubs in search of an antidote to the ROT.

The third SOV feature from Florida based filmmaker Marcus Koch known concurrently for his transgressive directorial output (100 Tears, Fell, Bad Blood) as well as his masterful special FX work (Jakob’s Wife, We Are Still Here), ROT combines a rudimentary take on Cronenberg’s body horror ruminations with the grimy, analog aesthetics of Hugh Gallagher’s Gorotica. With an unhinged performance from B-Movie legend Joel D. Wynkoop (Creep, Lost Faith) and a riotous soundtrack featuring The Casualties, Blanks 77, and The Scams, ROT is a gooey and gruesome cinematic explosion of punk, puke, and necrophilia. And for the analog completists, ROT now comes accompanied by Koch’s long sought after, suburban teenage metalhead splatter epic Lunch Meat from 1989 plus over 8 hours of slimy special features!

Bonus Features:
1. Audio commentary with director Marcus Koch and actor Joel D. Wynkoop
2. Cast commentary with director Marcus Koch and actors Billy Scam, Tiffany Steinke, & Joel D. Wynkoop
3. “Dead Like a Piece of Old Wax: A Celebration of Marcus Koch’s Rot” -a visual essay by writer & cult film expert Heather Drain
4. Interview with writer / director / FX artist Marcus Koch
5. “Ladies of the Punk House”: an interview with actress Tiffany Steinke and production manager Karaly Clubb
6. “The Man, the Myth, the Legend”: an interview with actor Joel D. Wynkoop (63 min.)
7. “The Man in Black”: an interview with actor Walter Maseda
8. An appreciation by horror author and filmmaker David C. Hayes
9. Archival behind the scenes footage
10. Bloopers & outtakes
11. Trailer
12. BONUS MOVIE: Lunch Meat (1992) Marcus Koch’s suburban teenage metalhead splatter epic with optional director’s commentary (60 min.)
13. White Massacre (1989) Marcus Koch’s early short film with optional director’s commentary (35 min.)
14. Reversible sleeve
15. English SDH subtitles

TAGLINES:

Sex, Drugs, Formaldehyde!
What’s eating you?

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 80 Minutes

STUDIO: Saturn’s Core

https://www.facebook.com/saturnscoreaudiovideo7