Friday the 13th Collection [Blu-ray]

 

Jason is back in a new deluxe set of the long–running slasher series! This set enshrines the most successful horror series in cinema history. Jason slashes his way from Crystal Lake to outer space and back to fight Freddy! This Deluxe Collection includes all of the previously released extras plus all-new bonus materials, including new audio commentaries with cast and crew!

Disc 1 - Friday the 13th (1980):

New 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative

U.S. Theatrical Trailer

International Theatrical Trailer

TV Spot

U.S. Radio Spots

U.K. Radio Spot

Movie Stills Gallery

Posters and Lobby Cards Gallery

Disc 2 - Friday the 13th (1980):

New 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative

New Restored Original Mono Track

Audio Commentary by Director Sean S. Cunningham, Screenwriter Victor Miller, Actresses Adrienne King and Betsy Palmer, Composer Harry Manfredini, Editor Bill Freda and Assistant Editor Jay Keuper, Hosted by Peter M. Bracke

Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th

The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham

Friday the 13th Reunion Panel

Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 1

Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD-ROM)

Disc 3 - Friday the 13th Part 2:

New 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative

New Restored Mono Track

NEW Slashed Scenes – The Long-Awaited Uncut Gore Footage!

New Audio Commentary with Actress Amy Steel, Filmmaker Thommy Hutson and Author Peter M. Bracke

New Audio Commentary with Actors Russell Todd, Kirsten Baker, Bill Randolph, Lauren Marie-Taylor, Stu Charno and Author Peter M. Bracke

New My Life with Ginny – A Conversation with Actress Amy Steel, Moderated by Justin Beahm

Inside Crystal Lake Memories: The Book

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 2

Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD-ROM)

U.S. Theatrical Trailer

Japanese Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Radio Spots

Movie Stills Gallery

Poster and Lobby Cards Gallery

Disc 4 - Friday the 13th Part 3:

New 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative for Both the 2-D and 3-D Versions of the Film

New Restored Mono Track

New Blu-ray 3-D Version of the Film (to watch the 3D version, you must have a fully capable 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray player)

Audio Commentary with Actors Dana Kimmell, Larry Zerner, Paul Kratka and Richard Brooker

Fresh Cuts: 3-D Terror

Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 3

Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD-ROM)

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Radio Spots

Movie Stills Gallery

Posters and Lobby Cards Gallery

Disc 5 - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter:

New 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative

New Restored Mono Track

Audio Commentary by Director Joe Zito, Screenwriter Barney Cohen and Editor Joel Goodman

Fan Audio Commentary by Filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch

Slashed Scenes with Audio Commentary by Director Joseph Zito

Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

The Lost Ending

The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part I

Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 4

Jimmy's Dead Dance Moves

Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD-ROM)

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spot

Radio Spots

Movie Stills Gallery

Posters and Lobby Cards Gallery

Disc 6 - Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning:

New Restored Mono Track

New Audio Commentary with Melanie Kinnaman, Deborah Voorhees, Tiffany Helm and Author Peter M. Bracke

New Fan Audio Commentary by Filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch

Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Screenwriter Danny Steinmann, Actors John Shepherd and Shavar Ross

Lost Tales of Camp Blood – Part 5

The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part II

New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V

Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD-ROM)

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Movie Stills Gallery

Poster and Lobby Cards Gallery

Disc 7 - Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives:

NEW Restored Stereo Track

NEW Audio Commentary with Thom Mathews, Vincent Guastaferro, Kerry Noonan, Cynthia Kania, C.J. Graham and Author Peter M. Bracke

NEW Fan Audio Commentary by Filmmakers Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin

Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin

Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Tom McLoughlin, Actor Vincent Guastaferro and Editor Bruce Green

Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 6

The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part III

Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part VI

Meeting Mr. Voorhees – Alternate Ending Storyboards

Slashed Scenes

Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD-ROM)

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Still Gallery

Disc 8 - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood:

NEW Restored Stereo Track

Audio Commentary with Director John Carl Buechler and Actor Kane Hodder

Audio Commentary with Director John Carl Buechler and Actors Lar Park Lincoln and Kane Hodder

Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII

Mind Over Matter: The Truth About Telekinesis

Makeover by Maddy: Need a Little Touch-Up Work, My A

Slashed Scenes with Introduction

Vintage Fangoria Magazine Article (BD-ROM)

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spot

Movie Stills Gallery

Poster and Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Disc 9 - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan:

Audio Commentary with Director Rob Hedden

Audio Commentary with Actors Scott Reeves, Jensen Daggett and Kane Hodder

New York Has a New Problem: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VIII – Jason Takes Manhattan

Slashed Scenes

Gag Reel

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Movie Stills Gallery

Posters and Behind-the-Scenes Gallery

Disc 10 - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday:

NEW 2K Scan of the Interpositive

NEW Introduction by Director Adam Marcus

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Movie Stills Gallery

Posters and Behind-the-Scenes Gallery

A Look at the Friday the 13th Prop Museum Book

Disc 11 - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday:

NEW 2K Scan of the Interpositive with HD Inserts

NEW Introduction by Director Adam Marcus

NEW The Gates of Hell – An Interview with Director Adam Marcus

NEW Jason vs. Terminator – Adam Marcus on Growing Up with the Cunningham's

NEW Über-Jason – An interview with Kane Hodder on Playing Jason

NEW Audio Commentary with Director Adam Marcus and Author Peter M. Bracke

Additional TV Footage with NEW Optional Audio Commentary with Director Adam Marcus and Author Peter M. Bracke

Audio Commentary with Director Adam Marcus and Screenwriter Dean Lorey

Disc 12 - Jason X:

NEW 2K Scan of the Interpositive

NEW Introduction by Kane Hodder

NEW Audio Commentary with Writer Todd Farmer and Author Peter M. Bracke

NEW Outta Space: The Making of Jason X – Featuring Interviews with Producers Noel Cunningham and Sean S. Cunningham, Actor Kane Hodder and Writer Todd Farmer

NEW In Space No One Can Hear You Scream – An Interview with Writer Todd Farmer

NEW Kristi Is a Headbanger – An Interview with Actress Kristi Angus

NEW Jason Rebooted – Sean S. Cunningham on Jason Goes to Hell and Jason X

Audio Commentary with Director Jim Isaac, Writer Todd Farmer and Producer Noel Cunningham

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees – A Documentary on the History of Jason

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of Jason X - Making-of/Production Documentary

Club Reel

Vintage Cast and Crew Interviews

Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Electronic Press Kit – Cast and Crew Interviews and Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Theatrical Trailers

TV Spots

Movie Stills Gallery

Posters and Behind-the-Scenes Gallery

Disc 13 - Freddy vs. Jason:

Audio Commentary by Director Ronny Yu, Actors Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger

21 Deleted/Alternate Scenes, Including the Original Opening and Ending with Optional Commentary by Director Ronny Yu and Executive Producer Douglas Curtis

Genesis: Development Hell

On Location: Springwood Revisited

On Location: Cabin Fever

Art Direction: Jason's Decorating Tips

Stunts: When Push Comes to Shove

Make-up Effects: Freddy's Beauty Secrets

Visual Effects Exploration

My Summer Vacation: A Visit to Camp Hackenslash

Pre-fight press conference at Bally's Casino in Las Vegas

Music Video: Ill Nino's "How Can I Live"

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

Disc 14 - Friday the 13th (2009):

Terror Trivia Track with Picture-in-Picture Featuring Comments from the Cast and Crew

The Rebirth of Jason Voorhees – A Look at the Making of Friday the 13th

Hacking Back/Slashing Forward - Remembering the Groundbreaking Original Movie

Slashed Scenes

The Best 7 Kills

Disc 15:

NEW Crystal Lake Confidential – An Interview with Producer/Director Sean S. Cunningham

NEW Machete Memories – An Interview with Producer/Director Steve Miner

NEW Chicago to Connecticut: The Early Career of Harry Manfredini – An Interview with Composer Harry Manfredini

NEW The Magic Keyboard – Harry Manfredini on Scoring Friday the 13th

NEW Blood Types – An Interview with Actor Harry Crosby

NEW Once Speared, Twice Shy – An Interview with Actor Bill Randolph

NEW Back to Camp: The Locations of Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2 hosted by Michael Gingold

NEW It Came from the Vaults – An Interview with La-La Land Records' Matt Verboys and Michael V. Gerhard and Composer Harry Manfredini

NEW Finding Friday: On Location of the Friday the 13th Films

The Friday the 13th Chronicles – An 8-Part Featurette on the First 8 Films

Secrets Galore Behind the Gore – A 3-Part Featurette on the Makeup Effects of Part 1, Part 4 and Part 7

Crystal Lake Victims Tell All!

Tales from the Cutting Room Floor

Friday the 13th Artifacts and Collectibles

Jason Forever – Q & A with Ari Lehman, Warrington Gillette, C.J. Graham and Kane Hodder

Legacy of the Mask

Slasher Films: Going for the Jugular

The Friday the 13th Playing Cards Still Gallery

Easter Eggs

Disc 16:

Music Video: Alice Cooper's "The Man Behind the Mask"

NEW Alice Lives: Alice Cooper and Friday the 13th Part VI - A Look at the Music Video "The Man Behind the Mask" Featuring Interviews with Alice Cooper and Director Jeffrey Abelson

NEW Legends Never Die – Tom McLoughlin at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

NEW Life, Death and Jason Voorhees – An Interview with Director Tom McLoughlin

NEW The Road to Crystal Lake – An Interview with Producer Sean S. Cunningham

NEW Faceless Evil – Sean S. Cunningham and Jason

NEW Jason Was Here: Friday the 13th Part 3 – 6 Locations Then and Now

Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014) – Including Interviews with Adrienne King and Melanie Kinnaman (80 mins.)

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2013) – Including Interviews with Corey Feldman and John Carl Buechler (78 mins.)

Trailer Reel – All 12 Friday the 13th Trailers in a Row

Freddy vs. Jason Storyboards and Production Galleries

Friday the 13th (2009) Teaser Trailer

Friday the 13th (2009) Theatrical Trailer

Friday the 13th (2009) TV Spots

Friday the 13th (2009) Electronic Press Kit – Interviews with Cast and Crew, Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Friday the 13th Series Newspaper Ad Still Gallery – Vintage Newspaper Ads for All 12 Films

Easter Egg.

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Limited Edition Steelbook [Blu-ray]

 

Labeled as perverted and violent, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE was banned in many countries and, at the time, recognized by only the bravest critics as the film that redefined horror. The Texas Bloody Judgment has divided, shocked and stunned audiences around the world, setting a benchmark in its genre and resetting the course.

In 1974, writer, director and producer Tobe Hooper unleashed his dark vision upon mankind - a story about five young friends whose innocent drive into the countryside on a summer afternoon turns into a horrible nightmare. Tobe Hooper's Chainsaw Massacre remains a milestone in exploitation cinema and remains one of the most terrifying horror films of all time... 

bonus material

+ four audio commentaries by cast, director, cameraman, editor and sound engineer

+ documentaries and interviews The Chainsaw Business: From Grandfather's Stitching Box, The Chainsaw Cut, The Hallowed Ground of Horror

+ Documentaries: TCM – A Family Portrait; The Shocking; Truth, Flesh Wounds and Off the Hook

+ A Tour of the TCM House with Gunnar Hansen

+ Removed Scenes and Outtakes

+ The Shocking Truth Outtakes

+ 40th Anniversary Trailer, Cinema Trailer (USA, D), US TV & radio spot

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The Curse of the Vampyr (1972)

Director: José María Elorrieta (as José Mª Elorrieta)

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish

Release Date: 16 December 1972 (Spain)

A small rural Spanish village of the present is haunted by vampires. Dr.Dora Maeterlick is called to a nearby castle to cure the father of Baron Carl von Rysselbert who suffers from a strange blood disease. Erika, assistant to Doctor, falls in love with Carl. But Carl is a vampire and pretty soon he makes Erika his vampire bride. From now on Dr.Maeterlick plunges into a nightmarish whirl of dark happenings...

An enthusiastic fan of European Gothic Horror productions, I was quite disappointed in the first film by José María Elorrieta I saw, the overall boring "Las Amantes Del Diablo" ("Feast of Satan", 1971), and my expectations for this film, "La Llamada Del Vampiro" ("The Curse of the Vampyr", 1972), were therefore considerably low. But while this film is pretty far away from being a masterpiece, of course, (in fact it is incredibly nonsensical and silly), at least it isn't boring, and I enjoyed it quite a bit more than the aforementioned other film by Elorrieta I've seen.

"La Llamada Del Diablo" looks quite amateurish, and mostly doesn't make the slightest sense, but it is entertaining enough for my fellow Eurohorror-fans to check out without feeling regret for the wasted time. The film is set in a remote village, which is haunted by vampires (though the mayor and a Baron living in the village are denying their existence). When the village doctor doctor dies, a new foxy female doctor (who goes by the beautiful name 'Dr. Materlick') arrives with an even foxier female assistant... there are also a bunch of weird characters, the weirdest being the Baron's son Carl (Nicholas Ney, who has never been part of another film). Then, the vampires begin to fill people's hearts with terror again... This may not sound like a proper plot description, but fact is that "La Llamada Del Vampiro" is a very confused little flick with an extremely incoherent storyline that hardly makes any sense.

Still, the film has a nice atmosphere at times (though it never gets even slightly creepy, let alone scary). The lack of sense is a likable one, and in spite of the incoherence, the film didn't bore me. The female cast members are entirely hot, the most prolific one being sexy Loreta Tovar, who plays a female vampire here, and whose filmography includes roles in Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's masterpiece "La Residencia" ("The House that Screamed", 1969), as well as the second part of Amando De Ossorio's "Blind Dead" saga, "El ataque de los muertos sin ojos" ("Return of the Blind Dead", 1973). Funnily, two of the female cast members (one of them Trovar) are suddenly fully naked for no reason, whereas the camera fades out when other female cast members strip for specific reasons (such as taking a shower). In nice early 70s tradition, some Lesbian Vampire action is thrown in.

Nicholas Ney, who gives his only performance here, plays one of the weirdest characters ever, who sports one of the weirdest hairstyles ever, which makes it even less understandable that a really hot chick would fall for him. The film was obviously shot on an extremely low budget, but director Ellorieta still managed to build up some nice Gothic atmosphere and throw in a bunch of stylish sequences (though none of them are remarkable).

Overall, this film isn't nearly as terrible as I feared it might be, and it is quite a bit better than "Las Amantes Del Diablo". Still, it is a bad, and very substandard example for Spanish Gothic Horror. My fellow fans of low-budget Eurohorror can give this a try, but if you're not too familiar with the genre I recommend to skip it, as there are about 5.000 European Gothic Horror flicks that are 5.000 times better. For good Spanish Gothic Horror Exploitation, check out some of the many films starring the late Paul Naschy, or any of the countless other European Gothic masterpieces. This one is just for my fellow Eurohorror-fanatics, and even those may well skip it unless there's really nothing else to watch.

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The Invasion of the Vampires (1963)

A doctor and his assistant hunt down a vampire named Count Frankenhausen, who is terrorizing the populace.

The opening scene of La Invasion de los Vampiros sets a wonderfully chilling, Gothic tone which carries through. It's a very effective, creepy movie. Mexican horror is unique. It's not often in a classic horror film you can mix a desert setting equip with blowing sand and tumble weeds with lush atmosphere and vampires. This film very effectively captures the essence of what made great Mexican horror what it is. Although some of these films are often considered campy, one should realize that this is largely due to the infamous English dubbed prints Americans watched in the late 60s, which often times were poorly done and therefore often detracted from the films serious elements.

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Horror, Mexico,

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Night Of The Sorcerers / The Loreley’s Grasp (Scream Factory) (Blu-Ray)

A DOUBLE FEATURE FROM DIRECTOR ARMANDO de OSSORIO of the notorious Blind Dead series!

THE NIGHT OF THE SORCERERS
1080p High-Definition (1.33:1)

A group of explorers arrive in Africa to study the wildlife in the same area where a brutal native ritual occurred in 1910. All is tranquil until night falls and distant drumming draws one of the female members of the group to investigate the jungle. From there, a nightmare will be awakened … a nightmare of zombie natives and scantily-clad vampire women who prowl the moonlight jungle in search of fresh blood and more victims to sacrifice.

THE LORELEY’S GRASP
1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1)

In a town by the Rhine river, young women are turning up dead … savagely torn to pieces and their hearts missing. Concerned that whatever beast is doing these horrible murders will end up attacking the female students, a nearby school for women hires a hunter to find and kill the creature. The hunter will soon find out that this is no ordinary beast that craves human hearts, but rather a deceptive, alluring and mysterious being – The Loreley – who is already looking for another heart to use in a gruesome ancient ritual.

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Count Tsakona and His Draculettes (1989)

In this offering, Kostas Tsakonas (a champion of the SOV comedy of the era) as a wimpy poor guy & petty thief who lives with his nephew, is chosen by the arch-Dracula to rule Greece, since he's a long lost relative of the vampire family, and since the current Prime Minister has sucked the Greeks dry (yes, there's some awful not-so-subtle dated attempts at political satire in there as well). What follows is Tsakona's transformation and consequent attempts to adjust to his new vampiric lifestyle, while a clumsy exorcist and some of his fellow villagers are after him.

The title says it all really, this is a fine example from the glory days of the Greek SOV 'industry' of the 80's. Today this all looks horribly silly, badly written, cheaply produced and directed trash, but back then this was wholesome family home entertainment for the weekend.

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Comedy, Horror,

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True Gore II (1989)

Don't be misled by the title and put your lube away: True Gore II (aka Empire of Madness) (1989)--M Dixon Causey's follow-up to the eponymous first entry--has virtually no true gore in it at all. Instead, the first half is a compilation of faux-snuff vignettes akin to something you'd find in a SOV horror collection like Snuff Perversions 1 & 2, Snuff Files, The Dead Files, Violations I & II, or even more recent titles like Murder Collection Volume 1. The second half is in turn a send-up of satanic panic style videos like Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults, Devil Worship: The Rise Of Satanism, and countless others shat out during the 80s/90s.

The vignettes are hilariously inept to the point where it seems clear that Causey was parodying the shockumentary form; the 'intestines' stuffed into the mouth of the rotting corpse during the necromancy ritual, for instance, are clearly-visible sausage links, with no effort being made to disguise this (quite the opposite). Even the credits are a joke, mocking the seriousness with which shocku producers take themselves, crediting a 'researcher' for a film that clearly had none, and a 'visual archivist' being listed in place of a cameraman.

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1989, Gore, Horror, Shocking, Shockumentary,

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Cannibal Lunch Box (Triple Feature)

WARLOCK MOON -a bizarre blood cult is on the prowl for human sacrifices! A beautiful college co-ed is lured to an abandoned country club by a strange coven of cannibalistic witches, ghosts and brutal axe murderers. Will she be able to thwart their plans to recruit new victims for ritualistic murder? Or will she be the main course in a blood cult banquet? Starring a young Laurie Walters of TV s Eight is Enough and Joe Spano of TV s Hill Street Blues. BLOOD FEAST II
-from the godfather of gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, comes from the most eagerly awaited sequel in the annals of splatter cinema! The cannibal caterer is back with a new recipe for gross-out, comedic carnage that literally blows chunks across the silver screen! From the groundbreaking production team of H.G. Lewis and David Friedman. MAN FROM DEEP RIVER -follow a photographer as he journeys through the treacherous jungles of South East Asia. Attacked and captured by a tribe of jungle dwelling savages, he attempts an escape, and commits a barbaric act that strangely earns him the respect of the natives. As a sign of acceptance, the tribe attempts to assimilate him into their fold, initiating him through a series of brutal and sadistic rites! Can he survive!

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Blood for Dracula (1974)

Paul Morrissey's moralistic take on modern values is a brash mixture of humor, horror, and sex - and a revelation to fans of the horror film. In Blood for Dracula, the infamous count searches Italy for virgin blood

On my recent trip to Japan I had ample opportunity to check out some of their movie stores, and browse blu-rays. Let it first be said that trying to find anything specific over there is a frustrating experience, because even their english titles are sorted by katakana (unlike with music). However, since so few of their Japanese titles have english subtitles, and their english-language titles are mostly available much cheaper elsewhere, there were only a couple specific blu-rays I was really after anyways. 

One of which was the Japanese release of Blood for Dracula. Both Blood for Dracula and sister film Flesh for Frankenstein have been released only in Japan and Australia, and screenshot comparisons have shown that the Australian releases are vastly inferior. Knowing this, I searched Tokyo for a copy of Dracula, and in my last week there, finally found it in the Tower Records in Shibuya.

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Nurse Sherri (1978)

Horror movie about a demented professor of the occult, whose soul jumps into the curvaceous body of Nurse Sherri (Jill Jacobson) shortly before he dies on the operating table. The possessed lady in white then begins stalking, seducing and kill people - even her boyfriend - until someone puts an end to the madness.

Director Adamson and producer Sam Sherman weren't afraid to make a film, edit footage out and then edited stuff in just in order to make it sell. If you go through their work together you'll see several examples where they make a movie, it doesn't sell so they add something in to make it a drive-in hit. That's the case here as they delivered a "naughty" nurse type film but then decided to add in more horror elements, ala CARRIE and the end result was pure gold at the box office. Originally released with more horror elements, the latest DVD offers the long lost "adult" version, which features more nudity and that's the version I watched.

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1978, Horror, Reviews,

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Five Bloody Graves (1969)

A lone gunman hunts the fearsome Apache Satago across the plains of the Wild West. When Satago's marauders ambush a stagecoach, the gunman rides to the rescue of the trapped passengers and helps them in their last stand against the deadly Indians.

Al Adamson! Truly one of the Princes of schlock filming and a true heir to Edward D. Wood Jr.s Throne of cheese! Adamsons films have everything that makes the true crap movie so frightening: Illucid scripts, continuity errors of epic proportions, acting somewhere between barely OK to truly awful, former movie greats fallen into rough times, no budget whatsoever, cameos by the director himself (not in the Hitchcock manner, more in the Ed "Glenn or Glennda" Wood way)... you name it.

Said that, this is one of his less crappy movies (we are talking about Adamson standards here though), mainly because of a really good director of photography (newly immigrated Vilmos Zsigmound, who later would shoot movies like Maverick and Assassins) and a gorgeous background scenery.

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1969, Films, Horror, Reviews, Western,

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Midnight Offerings (1981)

Vivian has magic powers. She doesn’t hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by murdering teachers. However, David has gotten tired of her and is putting his charm on a new girl in school, Robin. Robin discovers that she also has magic powers, and it comes to a mental struggle between the two women over David.

Before there was “The Craft“, before “The Secret Circle” and before “The Raven” (ok, scratch this last one), you might remember a made for TV movie titled “Midnight Offerings“. The film takes the lead from other like films such as “The Spell (1977)” and ” The Initiation of Sarah (1978)”. Since the movie falls way back into the year 1981, it is probably more likely that you remember it as, “that witch movie that starred Melissa Sue Anderson”. The film offered a pretty decent witch against witch premise that I’m assuming inspired many others over the years. Though trying to locate this one is not as easy with it never arriving on DVD and most likely lost in VHS hell somewhere. In fact as of this review, even wikipedia missed the boat on this one. Though a few kind folks have provided various video links to sections, so its not lost entirely. (Side Note: You can find DVD versions created by bootleggers, most likely pulled from the analog data)

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Skullduggery (1983)

A nerdy fellow that enjoys playing a Dungeons and Dragons-like role playing game goes on a killing spree as the result of a family curse.

Wow. What the hell did I just watch? That is all I can think after watching Skullduggery.  I have heard a lot of bad things about this movie over the years but never bothered to watch it until recently and almost immediately regretted my decision. It was just as bad (if not worse) as everyone said that it was and I think that I might have lost some IQ points-not that I had a lot to begin with-after watching it. I knew that I was in trouble after the movie opened with a weird, Scooby-Doo-like theme song (that I will never, ever be able to get out of my head no matter how hard I try) and things just got even worse from there.  Make no bones about it this movie is bad. Not in a “so bad it’s good” way but just in a “wow, this film is very, very bad and it just plain sucks” sort of way. It’s boring, goofy, confusing at times and just all around a terrible movie in every possible way.

I’ll admit that it sounded like it could be interesting but after the horrible opening scene (that takes place in the 1300’s) I just got a bad feeling that I was in for something quite painful and I was right. After this horrid opening we are transported through time to 1982 and meet our main character Adam (who is pretty talented at just walking around looking confused or angry and being a dick to his friends and others in general). We get to watch him do amazing things like play a role playing game, argue with his dorky friends, and then attend a really lame talent show (don’t know why it was called a talent show since no one seemed to have any actual talent) where a goofball magician (that sort of reminded me of the short-lived WWF wrestler Phantasio that made one whopping appearance in the ring back in the day) awakens the curse inside him and makes him a killer.

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1980s, 1983, Comedy, Films, Horror, Reviews,

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The Locals (2003)

“The Locals” would have worked best if sold as a Head Trip film, where what we think is reality is in fact not, and the point is to let the movie pull us along until it decides to send us reeling with its Big Reveal. And the film almost pulls it off, if not for the very poor technical craftsmanship, which really detracts from the script. It may seem petty to harp on the film’s nonexistent skill with lights, but consider this: the movie takes place almost entirely at night and on a lonely stretch of dirt road in the middle of nowhere. That’s prime fodder for an atmospheric and intense film where darkness is absolute. This is what “Dead End” did with tremendous success.
Two best friends Grant and Paul hit the road for a weekend of surfing, booze and hopefully . . . girls. With night falling they take a short cut and meet Lisa and Kelly, a couple of babes with a fast car, who invite them to a party. Lust takes the wheel and a game of cat and mouse begins leading them deep into the heartland of evil where they meet...........The Locals. Written by Greg Page

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The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)

Also known as:Red Queen Kills 7 Times,Die Rote Dame,Die rote Dame,Horror House,La dama rosa mata siete veces,La dame rouge tua 7 fois,Diathiki gia 7 eglimata,Epta eglimata zitoun enoho,La dama de la capa roja,Blood Feast,Feast of Flesh,The Corpse Which Didn't Want to to Die,The Lady in Red Kills Seven Times,The Red Queen Kills 7 Times

Description: Over noble native Wildenbruch dominates the long-standing curse. Many centuries ago between the two sisters - red and Black Queens was implacable enmity, which ended with the fact that the Black Queen killed the Red, causing the last seven stab wounds. The red Queen has risen from the dead and killed the Black Queen, and six related people in order to reimburse all amounts received fatal injuries. Since then, the circumstances of the confrontation between the red and Black Queens are repeated every hundred years. Finally came another period of renewal of a long-standing curse. Martin Hoffman tries to protect his bride, kitty Willenbruch from ancestral curses.

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1970s, 1972, Crime, Giallo, Horror, Italy, Slaser, Thriller, West Germany,

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Cult of the Damned

Originally released in 1969 by American International Pictures Angel, Angel, Down We Go but maybe better known under the title Cult Of The Damned (to cash in on the publicity of the Manson murders), director/writer Robert Thom's film may very well be a definite product of its time but that doesn't make it any less interesting or any less worthy of cult film fans' time. The film makes its home video debut from Kino (surprisingly it never got a domestic VHS release, let alone a DVD release).

The story revolves around Tara Nicole Steele (Holly Near), a young woman who returns home from some time spent abroad at a boarding school. When she gets back, her mother and father, Astrid (Jennifer Jones) and Willy (Charles Aidman) throw a party in her honor. Things get odd right from the start when Astrid makes a bit of a show and obviously ploys to get all of the attention for herself. A flashback scene shows us that Tara's parents have always been a bit odd though, at one point Willy paid off waiter to take care of her which led to her winding up at a party with some of his pals. Things didn't go well for the poor girl. She's got a history of abuse and trouble in her family.

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The Vampire (1957)

The Vampire is a black and white 1957 horror film, produced by Arthur Gardner and Jules V. Levy, and directed by Paul Landres. Like 1956's The Werewolf, it offered a science fiction take on a traditionally supernatural creature, although the films were produced by different production companies.
The late Dr. Campbell was experimenting with vampire bat blood just before his death. Fellow doctor Beecher finds a bottle of pills among Dr. Campbell's effects and takes them home. Dr. Beecher's daughter accidentally substitutes the vampire blood pills for her father's migraine tablets. As a result, the kindly Dr. Beecher starts having blackouts from the pills, making him change into a bloodthirsty monster by night.
Dr. Matthew Campbell has been experimenting on methods to regress the mind to primitive instincts so that we can find methods to improve our brains and not get taken in by cheap horror movie hogwash. He's developed a drug made from vampire bat blood and has begun treating himself with it. But instead of improving his mind, he's become ill and addicted. He dies, but not before trying to warn fellow doctor Paul Beecher. Fortunately for us, he dies before he can say more than that pills are to blame. While still at Campbell's house, Paul finds a bottle of pills and pockets them. He's also got another bottle of pills in his other pocket that he takes for frequent migraine attacks. He goes home, puts his jacket on a rack, and then he's struck with a migraine. He asks his daughter to give him the pills in his jacket pocket, and of course she gives him the pills of evil. He is instantly addicted and he must take one pill every day. Each time he takes a pill he turns into a hairy and very ...

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Scream Factory All Night Horror Marathon DVD (NTSC Region 1)

Scream Factory All Night Horror Marathon DVD (NTSC Region 1)

THE GODSEND (1980) -- A family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she appears.  Based on the best-selling novel by Bernard Taylor.

THE VAGRANT (1992) -- A business man buys a house, but he has a hard time trying to get of it's previous tenant, a dirty bum.


THE OUTING (1987) -- An ancient genie is released from a lamp  and terrorizes young adults in a museum.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN (this was previously announced with Schizoid in this slot)

NTSC Region 1
Discs: 2
Color: Color
Language: English

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Maniac Cop 2 (Blue Underground DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)

Maniac Cop 2 (Blue Underground DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)

The “Maniac Cop” is back from the dead and stalking the streets of New York once more. Officer Matt Cordell was once a hero, but after being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, he sets out on a macabre mission of vengeance, teaming up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him and make them pay... with their lives!





ALL REGION
• Audio Commentary with Director William Lustig and Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn
• "Back On The Beat - The Making Of MANIAC COP 2" (A newly-produced retrospective documentary including interviews with most of the cast and crew)
• Cinefamily Q&A with Director William Lustig
• Deleted Scene (The Evening News with Sam Raimi)
• Theatrical Trailers
• Poster & Still Gallery
• Isolated Music Track
• Enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems

• Gorgeous new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative supervised by Director of Photography James Lemmo
• Blu-ray features upgraded 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (as well as original Dolby Surround track)
• Blu-ray and DVD feature numerous subtitle options, including English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish

English with English SDH,
French  (Canadian), Latin American Spanish, Brazilian
Portugeuse, Castellan Spanish, French, Dutch,
Italian, Mandarin (Traditional & Simplified), Korean and Japanese sub-titles,
16x9 (1.85:1),
DTS 7.1. surround
Production Year: 1990

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The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson is helpless and asks professor James Forbes for help. The professor and his daughter Sylvia travel to Thomson. Terrible things happen soon, beyond imagination or reality. Dead people are seen near an old, unused mine. Late people seem to live suddenly. Professor Forbes presumes that black magic is involved and someone has extraordinary power. He doesn't know how close he is: the dead become alive because of a magic voodoo-ritual, and so they must serve their master as mindless zombies...
Young workers are dying because of a mysterious epidemic in a little village in Cornwall. Doctor Thompson is helpless and asks professor James Forbes for help. The professor and his daughter Sylvia travel to Thomson. Terrible things happen soon, beyond imagination or reality. Dead people are seen near an old, unused mine. Late people seem to live suddenly. Professor Forbes presumes that black magic is involved and someone has extraordinary power. He doesn't know how close he is: the dead become alive because of a magic voodoo-ritual, and so they must serve their master as mindless zombies. A cool zombie flick, with a decent cast, gruesome special effects, good atmosphere...worth watching! Not in the same league as, say, "The beyond" or "zombies", but it's decent entertainment anyways!

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