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Animale [2024]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Emma Benestan
WRITER: Emma Benestan, Julie Debiton
PRINIPCAL CAST: Damien Rebattel, Oulaya Amamra, Vivien Rodriguez
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
In the Camargue region of the South of France, there remains an infamous, long-standing tradition of bullfighting. Local youths participate in the elegant yet dangerous challenge, practicing a modernized version of the sport that seeks not to kill the animals but rather to showcase agility and dominance. Among them is Nejma, an intrepid 22-year-old with dreams of one day winning the annual competition. The only woman working on the cattle ranch, she trains tirelessly to prove herself equal among the men, both in and outside of the arena. The ranchers share a deep respect for the bulls, though when a loose bull threatens the community of riders and young men begin turning up dead, a hunt to find and kill the creature begins. Nejma fears for the bull, beginning a dark, mysterious transformation of her own. The sophomore feature of French filmmaker Emma Benestan, ANIMALE is “a brutal disorienting horror fable burning with feminine anger,” (AWFJ.org), and a thrilling entry into the body-horror subgenre.
Bonus Features:
1. Video Essay by filmmaker Hunter Whaley
2. VFX reel
GENRE: Horror, Drama
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 98 Minutes
STUDIO: Film Movement
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27503400/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVZKCKKH/
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Voices from Beyond [1991]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Lucio Fulci
WRITER: Lucio Fulci, Daniele Stroppa, Piero Regnoli
PRINCIPAL CAST: Antonella Tinazzo, Bettina Giovannini, Damiano Azzos, Duilio Del Prete, Karina Huff, Pascal Persiano
SYNOPSIS: The penultimate film from writer/director Lucio Fulci – in ill health and likely knowing the end was near – is “the highlight of his twilight era” (Mondo Digital), “a classic return to the formula that made his earlier work so incredible” (Blood Sucking Geek) and presented in UHD for the first time ever: When the scion of a wealthy family dies under shocking circumstances, every heir has a motive for murder. But will the restless spirit of the deceased now seek vengeance from beyond the grave? Karina Huff (THE BLACK CAT), Pascal Persiano (PAGANINI HORROR) and Lorenzo Flaherty (Private Crimes) star – with a juicy cameo by the maestro himself – in “the movie that shows Fulci could still do it” (Horror Cult Films), co-written by Piero Regnoli (BURIAL GROUND) from a short story by Fulci with gore effects by Pino Ferranti (CANNIBAL FEROX, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD) and a score by Stelvio Cipriani (A BAY OF BLOOD), newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over an hour of Special Features and a Bonus Soundtrack CD.
Special Features
- About Death – Audio Interview With Lucio Fulci
- Beyond The Living – Interview With Actor Pascal Persiano
- A House For The Dead – Interview With Set Designer Antonello Geleng
- Like A Father – Interview With Prop Master Vincenzo Luzzi
- Lucio’s Last Wave – Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Beyond Terror: The Films Of Lucio Fulci
- Trailer
- Soundtrack CD
GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Italian
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 90 Minutes
STUDIO: Severin Films
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100881/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQVNND26/
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The Haunting [1963]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Robert Wise
WRITER: Nelson Gidding, Shirley Jackson
PRINCIPAL CAST: Claire Bloom, Julie Harris, Richard Johnson
SYNOPSIS: Dr. John Markway, an anthropologist with an interest in psychic phenomena, takes two specially selected women to Hill House, a reportedly haunted mansion. Eleanor, a lonely, eccentric woman with a supernatural event in her past, and the bold Theodora, who has ESP, join John and the mansion’s heir, cynical Luke. They are immediately overwhelmed by strange sounds and events, and Eleanor comes to believe the house is alive and speaking directly to her.
Bonus Content:
- 4K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative
- Presented in Dolby Vision
- Audio Commentary with Actor and Writer Tracy Letts and Film Critic Sean Fennessey
- Audio Commentary with Dr. Karen Stollznow, Matt Baxter, and Blake Smith of Monster Talk
- Commentary with Director Robert Wise, Screenwriter Nelson Gidding, and Actors Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn
- Theatrical Trailer
TAGLINES:
- An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.
- At Hill House The Dead Don’t Stay Quiet!
- You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror
- ..no one will hear you! RUN…and the silent footsteps will follow, for in Hill House the dead are restless!
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Rated G
RUN TIME: 112 Minutes
STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMW75FGL/
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Faces of Death [1978]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD
DIRECTOR: Conan Le Cilaire (John Alan Schwartz)
WRITER: Alan Black (John Alan Schwartz)
PRINCIPAL CAST: Michael Carr, Samuel Berkowitz, Mary Ellen Brighton
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.
What question has plagued mankind more than the mystery—and terror—of death? This forbidden pursuit has driven Dr. Frances B. Gröss to the brink of madness, but in his obsession, he has amassed a uniquely comprehensive collection of films that depict life in its final, grueling moments. From the savagery of cold-blooded murder to the perverse realities of war, tragic accidents, and the everyday lives of those who collect, dissect, and bury the dead, this descent into morbidity exposes a truth that all of us will one day face.
One of the most banned, censored, controversial, and notorious films ever made, FACES OF DEATH (1979) changed cinema forever. A surprise home video blockbuster that spawned three sequels, the film was met with both praise and condemnation, along with legions of fans and hordes of protestors. Skillfully combining grueling imagery depicting the stark reality of mortality, blended with cleverly staged, ultra-gory re-enactments of murders, suicides, executions, and more too horrible to imagine, Vinegar Syndrome Archive is excited to at last bring FACES OF DEATH to 4K UHD newly restored from its long-lost camera original, and presented completely uncut and fully sourced from film elements for the first time on disc, it remains just as shocking today as it was nearly 50 years ago.
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 and 16mm original camera negative
4. Commentary with director Conan Le Cilaire, moderated by Michael Felsher
5. “Buried Footage” – newly discovered, never-before-seen outtakes
6. “Choice Cuts” – an archival featurette with editor Glenn Turner
7. “The Death Makers” – an archival featurette with effects creators Allan Apone and Douglas White
8. “Many Faces of Death” – scholars and genre experts examine the controversial origins and lasting cultural impact of Faces of Death
9. Isolated music track
10. Archival outtakes
11. Trailer
12. Reversible sleeve artwork
13. English SDH subtitles
TAGLINES:
- Experience the graphic reality of DEATH, close-up…
- WARNING: If the brutal and explicit depiction of actual death is upsetting to you, please do not view this film.
- Banned in 46 Countries!
GENRE: Horror, Documentary
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 108 Minutes
STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077533/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW98SX9J/
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Beware the Boogeyman + Revenge of the Boogeyman
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Tim Coyle, Erik Skybak
WRITER: Tim Coyle, Erik Skybak
PRINCIPAL CAST: Jason Brooks, Jax Kellington, Sam Bangs
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
BEWARE THE BOOGEYMAN:
For her first day of orientation, Dr. Tristian Mackenzie makes her way to the Silverdale Psychiatric Hospital for the criminally insane, where she learns of the strange series of cases from the similarly strange Dr. Moon.
REVENGE OF THE BOOGEYMAN:
A group of friends take their recently sober friend to the remote Hills to help him stay clean. But when eerie events unfold and people start disappearing, they must question whether it’s the Boogeyman or their own unraveling minds.
Bonus Features:
1. Spectral Investigations
2. Beware the Boogeyman BTS feature
3. Revenge of the Boogeyman Instagram BTS
4. Beware the Boogeyman Instagram BTS
GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 3 Hours, 12 Minutes
STUDIO: Dark Star Pictures/Vinegar Syndrome
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29244917
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35018922/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVZPHBZ6/
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Savage Vows [1995]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Bob Dennis
PRINCIPLE CAST: Adam Bialek, Armand Spasto, Kelly Ashton, Mark Polonia
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Mark’s wife has tragically passed away in a fatal automobile accident. After the funeral, his close friends agree to convene at his lakeside abode for the weekend to support their friend in his time of grief. Soon after arriving, the tumultuous relationships between the various couples begin to bubble to the surface and a mysterious tool-wielding, black-gloved killer begins butchering the visitors one by one. It’s The Big Chill meets Curtains in SAVAGE VOWS: one the quintessential ‘90s regional SOV slasher epics notable for its grisly, homespun practical gore FX, its pulsing synth score, and a smattering of scenes shot in the insanely stocked horror section of Full Moon Video, a regional mom and pop video store in Pennsylvania that was owned by the director at the time of production.
The sole directorial effort by frequent Polonia Brothers actor and collaborator Bob Dennis, SAVAGE VOWS is both a disquieting, neon analog nightmare and a singular (and strangely cozy) Polonia-adjacent hangout slasher. A backyard sprinkler of blood splattering madness featuring acting performance by pioneering SOV legend Mark Polonia (Splatter Farm, Feeders), director Bob Dennis (Bad Magic, Terror House), and prolific fetish model and performer Kelly Ashton, Saturn’s Core is proud to present SAVAGE VOWS on special edition Blu-Ray accompanied by new contextual featurettes and commentaries with the cast and crew.
Bonus Features:
1. Introduction by actor, cinematographer, and SOV legend Mark Polonia
2. Audio commentary with writer/director/actor Bob Dennis and cinematographer/ actor/editor Mark Polonia
3. Audio commentary with Douglas Alan Waltz, publisher of the Polonia Papers fanzine and author of the book Monstervision: The Films of John and Mark Polonia
4. “Savage Confessions” -an interview with writer/director/actor Bob Dennis
5. “Vows of Friendship” -an interview with cinematographer/actor Mark Polonia
6. “Head Games” -an interview with actress Sally Gabriele
7. Reversible sleeve
8. English SDH subtitles
TAGLINES:
- In Sickness… and In Death… In Life, One Will Slay… In Death, One Will Prey
- Say your Vows… Then say your Prayers!
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 71 Minutes
STUDIO: Saturn’s Core/Vinegar Syndrome
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10213166/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVZL42FQ/
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House of Dreams [1963]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Robert Berry
WRITER: Robert Berry
PRINCIPAL CAST: Pauline Elliott, Robert Berry, Lance Bird, Charlene Bradley
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Existing outside the boundaries of reality, HOUSE OF DREAMS is a lost chapter of mid-century, avant garde horror from director Robert Berry. The story follows Lee (Berry), a frustrated author who is plagued by recurring nightmares centered around a haunted house. Shot on gritty 16mm film stock in Indiana and never legitimately distributed, HOUSE OF DREAMS is a sincere, abstract, and melancholy haunting that would feel right at home on a triple feature with Meshes of the Afternoon and Carnival of Souls.
Bonus Features:
1. Preserved from the only 35mm print in existence, courtesy of Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
2. Commentary with director Robert Berry, moderated by film programmer Jason Coffman
3. Alternate score by Coffman
4. Scrapbook photo gallery
5. MIDNITE DREAM THEATRE (172 mins), a triple feature VHS mixtape with preservations of MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (1959 version, dir. Maya Deren & Alexandr Hackenschmied), HOUSE OF DREAMS, CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962, dir. Herk Harvey), and mid-century commercials and trailers
6. Zine with an essay by Berry
TAGLINE: A unique psychological journey into terror!
GENRE: Horror, Mystery
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 69 Minutes
STUDIO: Bleeding Skull/Vinegar Syndrome
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057159/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVZJYKLH/
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