The Horror Times

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105242/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGDH7BB/

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Wendigo [2001]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: ‎Larry Fessenden

WRITER: ‎Larry Fessenden

PRINCIPAL CAST: Connie Britton, James Le Gros, Ron Perlman, Zach Gilford, Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan

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.

George (Jake Weber, Dawn of the Dead [2004]), his wife Kim (Patricia Clarkson, High Art and TV’s Six Feet Under), and their son Miles (Erik Per Sullivan, TV’s Malcolm In the Middle) leave their home in Manhattan for a winter respite in Upstate New York, looking for some much-needed rest and relaxation. On their drive north, the family is involved in a sudden accident when George hits a deer that runs across an icy road, setting the stage for a snowbound supernatural showdown between them and the titular Wendigo, a grotesque legendary beast from Native American folklore.

Larry Fessenden’s long-awaited follow-up to his breakout feature, Habit (1995), WENDIGO is a distinctly American folk horror film shot entirely on location in New York’s Catskills, on Super 16mm film by director of photography Terry Stacey (American Splendor). Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present Fessenden’s icy, DIY monster movie in a brand new director-approved 4K restoration of its original 16mm negatives.

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 16mm original camera negative
4. Brand new commentary track with writer/director Larry Fessenden, moderated by Justin Laliberty
5. Brand new commentary track with film critic Simon Abrams
6. Archival commentary track with writer/director Larry Fessenden
7. Archival commentary track with actors Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, and John Speredakos
8. “Searching for the Wendigo” (32 min) – an archival making-of documentary
9. “A New Hallucination” (8 min) – an archival featurette with writer/director Larry Fessenden on Wendigo
10. Sales trailer for an animated Wendigo TV series with an introduction by Larry Fessenden (3 min)
11. Alternate ending for Wendigo (7 min)
12. Original video trailer
13. Glass Eye Pix sizzle reel from 2010 (3 min)
14. “Santa Claws” (5 min) – a short film by Larry Fessenden
15. Reversible sleeve artwork
16. English SDH subtitles

TAGLINES:

Some myths are real.
A new hallucination from the director of HABIT.

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 92 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275067/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGDQFSC/

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Bloodstained Italy: Obscene Desire / The Bloodstained Lawn / Death Falls Lightly Set

PHYSICAL MEIDA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Giulio Petroni, Leopoldo Savona, Riccardo Ghione

PRINCIPAL CAST: ‎Marisa Mell, Víctor Israel

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.

Italian horror in the 1960s and 70s went through several popular tonal and thematic phases. From gothic thrillers in the early to mid-60s, psychedelia and monster mayhem in the late 60s and early 70s, and of course, all manner of gialli and other assorted murder thrillers. But what of those films that offer a form of narrative bait and switch, luring the viewer in with the pretense of one genre while slowly revealing themselves to be something else entirely? Presented here are a trio of 70s Italian horror features which play with, combine, subvert, and surprise with their genre leanings, all newly and exclusively restored from their 35mm original negatives and all presented on English-friendly home video for the very first time, from Vinegar Syndrome.

In director Giulio Petroni’s OBSCENE DESIRE (L’osceno desiderio), a young American woman, Amanda, moves to a large and creepy countryside villa with her newlywed Italian husband. Soon enough, strange and seemingly supernatural events begin to befall the property, as a black-gloved killer simultaneously picks up and murders prostitutes. What do these otherworldly occurrences and the vicious killings have in common? And what sinister plans have been hatched for Amanda? A truly genre-defying shocker combining elements of giallo, satanic horror, and very raunchy sexploitation, Petroni’s film is one of the most head-scratching Italian horror films of the late 1970s and has been restored, as best as possible, to its never-released original director’s cut.

In director Riccardo Ghione’s THE BLOODSTAINED LAWN (Il prato macchiato di rosso), a group of hippie drifters find their way to the luxury and ultra-modern country home of Dr. Antonio and his wife, Nina Genovese. While the seemingly charming couple’s offer to let the aimless youngsters hang out at their property appears initially motivated by the couple’s fascination with the lifestyles of the free love generation, when members of the group begin vanishing, it becomes clear that something much more sinister – and deadly – is afoot. Taking a cue from jet-set thrillers of the late 1960s, this horror rarity evolves into a high-concept science-fiction nightmare.

In director Leopoldo Savona’s DEATH FALLS LIGHTLY (La morte scende leggera), wealthy businessman Giorgio Darica’s wife is murdered by an unknown assailant. Fearing that he will be fingered as the prime suspect, due to their failing marriage and his well-known philandering, his advisors suggest that he go into hiding at a shuttered hotel until the police can investigate more thoroughly. Taking along his mistress, Giorgio assumes he’ll be in for a secret romantic getaway, but is soon besieged by supernatural visions which seem to be drawing him into the hotel’s own dark and murderous past, threatening to drive him mad. Strangely similar to, but predating, “The Shining,” this wholly unpredictable thriller is further complemented by a throbbing prog rock score by Lallo Gori.

Bonus Features:
1. 3-disc Region Free Blu-ray Set
2. All films newly scanned and restored in 2K from their 35mm original negative
3. All films feature newly-translated English subtitles
4. Reversible sleeve artwork

OBSCENE DESIRE extras:
1. Commentary track with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
2.Disowned Desires (14 min) – an archival interview with director/writer Giulio Petroni
3. The End of it All (21 min) – an interview with daughter of Giulio Petroni and script supervisor, Silvia Petroni
4. Dissecting the Desire (44 min) – an interview with grandson of Giulio Petroni and film historian, Eugenio Ercolani
5. A Controversial Desire (20 min) – an interview with censorship expert Alessio Di Rocco
6. A Question of Faith (11 min) – an interview with director Pupi Avati
7. Alternate and extended scenes from the Spanish version (13 min)
8. Original Italian trailer

THE BLOODSTAINED LAWN extras:
1. Commentary track with film historian and critic Rachael Nisbet
2. Bloodstained Piacenza (24 min) – an interview with film historian Enzo Latronico
3. Odd Choices (16 min) – an interview with filmmaker/film historian Luca Rea

DEATH FALLS LIGHTLY extras:
1. Commentary track with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
2. Anything Goes (15 min) – an interview with actor Alessandro Perrella
3. That Kind of Film (11 min) – an interview with filmmaker/film historian Luca Rea
4. Where Death Landed (5 min) – a then and now location featurette

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 4 Hours, 29 Minutes

STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGFG597/

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Bloody Creek [1993]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: ‎Gary Whitson

PRINCIPAL CAST: Christine Cavalier, Dave Castiglione, Ivory Blackwood, Terri Lewandowski, Michelle Caporaletti

SYNOPSIS:

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

Welcome to Bloody Creek State Park! Named so because the indigenous natives committed so many acts of human sacrifice that the water turned red with blood. Now, a machete wielding lunatic has been dismembering and mutilating nubile young campers inside the park. With the police force baffled, a local author decides to take matters into her own hands and investigate the murder of her daughter. Could the police have a deranged killer amongst their ranks? Or could it be Jane, the nature loving park ranger determined to preserve the purity of her beloved forest. Find out as carnage reigns amongst the cornfields in Bloody Creek!

Another mind-melting, backwoods SOV slasher opus courtesy of director Gary Whitson and his notorious New Jersey based “custom” movie studio W.A.V.E. Productions, 1993’s BLOODY CREEK is notable for starring the infamous mother / daughter scream queen duo of Terri Lewandowski and Christine Cavalier. Featuring additional performances by Dave Castiglione (Backwoods Marcy), Aven Warren (Dead North), and Cristie Clark (Vampire Brides), BLOODY CREEK is a viscous analog stew bubbling over with harrowing decapitations, goopy disemboweling, questionable ‘90s fashions, and perilous dingy creek tussling. Plus, BLOODY CREEK now comes paired with director Gary Whitson’s feature length, long gap sequel Return to Bloody Creek from 2022 starring W.A.V.E. legends Debbie D. and Laura Giglio!

Bonus Features:
1. New transfer from the original SVHS master tapes
2. Audio commentary with Richard Mogg, Author of Analog Nightmares: The Shot on Video Horror Films of 1982-1995
3. “A City Boy at Heart” -an interview with actor Dave Castiglione
4. Archival cable access interview with Christine Cavalier and Terri Lewandowski
5. “Thrill Kill” (1994) -custom W.A.V.E. short starring Christine Cavalier, Aven Warren, and Sal Longo from Bloody Creek
6. BONUS MOVIE: RETURN TO BLOODY CREEK -Director Gary Whitson’s long gap sequel from 2022 starring Debbie D. & Laura Giglio! (75 min.)
7. Behind the scenes footage, bloopers, & photos from Return to Bloody Creek
8. Trailer
9. English SDH subtitles
10. Reversible Sleeve

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 92 Minutes

STUDIO: Saturn’s Core/Vinegar Syndrome

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