DVD and Blu-ray Releases: December 15, 2015
Sean Brickley
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Well, we’ve had a few slow weeks recently, but hopefully this week’s list has something good for all of you. There are 21 releases coming out so let’s get right to it.
Last week, there was a discrepancy over when 1971’s Count Dracula was being released, so I’ve included it again this week. Be on the lookout for that. As a matter of fact, there are quite a few classics coming out this week. We’ve got Zombie High, The Car, Blood Rage and The Last Horror Film. That’s not all of them, either. Check below for more.
MTV fans will be happy to know that “Teen Wolf” Season 5, Part 1 will be available this week. I can’t say that I know much about that show, but it must be doing all right if it’s hit its 5th season.
My personal favorite pick of the week has to be the Toxic Avenger Collection. I’ve been a fan of those movies since I was a kid so having them all in one place, on Blu-ray for that matter, is awesome to me.
I don’t want to give everything away, so please keep reading below; and as always, pleasant viewing, friends.
MOVIES
Acid Bath (2006)
Starring:
Linda Amistad, Mike Bilodeau, Eric Campos, Chris De Leon
Synopsis:
A twisted and disturbing gore fest, like Street Trash meets Death Wish.
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Adam Chaplin (2013)
Starring:
Emanuele De Santi, Valeria Sannino, Chiara Marfella
Synopsis:
In the fictional country of Heaven Valley, a mysterious man known as Adam investigates the murder of his wife and begins to suspect Denny Richards, the local mob boss who controls everyone and everything. Frustrated by his attempts to involve the police – who are also under the thumb of Denny – Adam becomes consumed by hate and anger until he summons a demon who promises to give him superhuman strength and dark powers. The demon follows along with Adam during his investigation, promising to lead him to the murderer if Adam obeys his commands. What follows is an insanely violent and bloody war waged between the demon-controlled Adam and the entire mob, the police, and all the other dark allies pitted against him. Epic carnage awaits you!
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Bangin’ Vengeance! (2011)
Starring:
Paula Burrows, Laura Hope, Brian Steel
Synopsis:
Amber Rain would do ANYTHING to be a star… but when her botched, bust-implanted boobs start talking, Amber learns that the road to success is paved in blood! Set in the seedy side of Las Vegas where everyone wants to make a buck, Amber takes revenge on all the men who wronged her. Lied to, abused, scarred… Amber Rain will have her vengeance!
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Blood Factory (2015)
Starring:
Jeremy Isbell, Travis Azbill, Christy Blackwell, Lewis Leslie
Synopsis:
Death is only the beginning…
The Blood Factory brings you a collection of blood soaked horror films. Too scary for DVD. This is the first Volume in the Blood Factory series which will be available just in time for Christmas for those who are looking for alittle blood in their stocking this year. This series in not designed for the weak at heart. If you would rather see a killer on a murder spree than Santa delivering presents then this is the DVD for you.
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Blood Rage (1983) (3-Disc Special Edition)
Starring:
Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Marianne Kanter
Synopsis:
IT’S NOT CRANBERRY SAUCE!!!
What do you get if you combine Thanksgiving, American TV star Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), killer 80s synths and some of the most gruesome special effects in all of slasher history courtesy of Ed (Terminator 2) French. Why, it s Blood Rage of course!
Todd and Terry seem like sweet kids that is, until one of them takes an axe to face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in. Todd is blamed for the bloody crime and institutionalised, whilst twin brother Terry goes free. Ten years later and, as the family gathers around the table for a Thanksgiving meal, the news comes in that Todd has escaped and he s heading their way. But has the killer twin in fact been in their midst all along? One thing s for sure, there WILL be blood…
Filmed in 1983 at the tail-end of the slasher golden era but not released until 1987, Blood Rage (also re-cut and released to theatres as Nightmare at Shadow Woods) has been lovingly restored from the original vault materials for its first ever appearance on Blu-ray and DVD. Happy Thankskilling!
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Bread And Circus (2015)
Starring:
Oliver Boullet, Miriam Johansson, Martin Loke, Magne Jahrestein
Synopsis:
First time ever available in America, the insane Norwegian gore classic that has been compared to Peter Jackson’s debut Bad Taste. A young couple finds a secret message from the past, detailing the oppressive nature of the universe, and they set out to destroy the system – but first will have to encounter terrorists, aliens, cults and more in this wall to wall bloody surreal horror.
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The Car (1977)
Starring:
James Brolin, Ronny Cox, Kathleen Lloyd
Synopsis:
A Western deputy sheriff chases a driverless black car that keeps running people down.
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Count Dracula (1971)
Starring:
Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda, Maria Rohm, Klaus Kinski
Synopsis:
Completely Uncut & Re-Mastered In HD For The First Time Ever
In 1970, cult director Jess Franco and screen legend Christopher Lee collaborated on what they promised would be the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel ever filmed. From its remarkable performances including Lee as the Count, Herbert Lom (Mark Of The Devil) as Van Helsing, Soledad Miranda (Vampyros Lesbos) as Lucy, Maria Rohm (Venus In Furs) as Mina, and authentic madman Klaus Kinski as Renfield to its lush locations and atmosphere of sinister sensuality, it remains perhaps the most spellbinding version of Dracula in movie history. Fred Williams (She Killed In Ecstasy) and Paul Muller (Nightmare Castle) co-star in this “thrilling” (Twins Of Evil) and “fascinating” (Arrow In The Head) horror classic, now fully restored, loaded with all-new Bonus Features, and re-mastered in high-definition for the first time ever.
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Eugenie (1970)
Starring:
Christopher Lee, Maria Rohm, Jack Taylor, Marie Liljedahl, Paul Muller
Synopsis:
Marie Liljedahl (the luscious star of Inga) is Eugenie, an innocent young woman taken to an island paradise where she is initiated into a world of pleasure and pain controlled by the sinister Dolmance (the legendary Christopher Lee). But when she surrenders to her own forbidden fantasies, Eugenie becomes trapped in a frenzy of drugs, sadomasochism and murder. Can a frightened girl in the grip of carnal perversion find sanctuary in the orgies of the depraved?
Jack Taylor (Succubus) and Maria Rohm (Marquis De Sade’s Justine) co-star in this legendary erotic classic from Jess Franco, the infamous director of Vampyros Lesbos and Venus In Furs. Based on the notorious novel Philosophy in the Boudoir by the Marquis de Sade, this rarely seen shocker is presented completely uncut in a beautiful new 4K transfer, and remains one of the most controversial explorations of extreme sexuality in European cinema history!
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The Last Horror Film (1982)
Starring:
Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell, Judd Hamilton
Synopsis:
Joe Spinnell (The Godfather, Maniac) plays Vinny, a cabbie with Hollywood aspirations. Determined to have Jenna Bates (Bond-girl Caroline Munro) star in his first film, Vinny follows Jenna to the Cannes Film Festival, where her entourage slowly and mysteriously begins to disappear. It’s time for this Hollywood scream queen to learn what true fear and paranoia feels like.
Newly restored and featuring the music of Depeche Mode, The Last Horror Film pushes the boundaries of violence, suspense, and eroticism to new extremes. Who else will stand between Vinny and his star?
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The Life Of Death(2015)
Starring:
Caroline Munro, Debbie Rochon, Jack Ketchum, Tom Sullivan, Bob Fingerman
Synopsis:
This documentary explores how death is perceived by group horror professionals and its influence on their work. Includes interviews and insights from Troma head honcho Lloyd Kaufman, Artist Bob Fingerman, Jack Ketchum, special effects artist Tom Sullivan (Evil Dead), and Scream Queens Debbie Rochon and Caroline Munro (Dr. Phibes, Maniac), along with a host of many other others.
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Madness Of Many (2015)
Starring:
Ellen Abrahamson, Alexandra Alegren, Lars Johansson, Johanna Kohler, Rose Milling
Synopsis:
The film depicts the psychological journey of a young woman named Victoria. Since her childhood she has been sexually abused by her family. One day she decides to escape but the world is against her and she soon finds herself cast into an inferno of torture and punishment. This causes her unimaginable suffering but she also comes to understand the true meaning of her existence…
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Marquis de Sade’s Justine (1969)
Starring:
Jack Palance, Klaus Kinski, Maria Rohm, Romina Power, Mercedes McCambridge
Synopsis:
An Erotic Masterpiece from the Tortured Pen of the Marquis De Sade
Romina Power (18-year-old daughter of Tyrone Power) stars as Justine, a nubile young virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a depraved world of prostitution, predatory lesbians, a fugitive murderess (Mercedes McCambridge), bondage, branding, and one supremely sadistic monk (an outrageous performance by Jack Palance). It’s a twisted tale of strange desires, perverse pleasures and the ultimate corruption of innocence as told by the Marquis de Sade.
Justine is one of the most lavish and bizarre erotic shockers ever made by the notorious Jess Franco (Succubus), bursting with wanton nudity, sexual perversion, and an all-star cast that also includes Akim Tamiroff (Touch Of Evil), Maria Rohm (Eugenie) and Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu) as the Marquis de Sade. Also known as Justine And Juliet and the heavily-cut Deadly Sanctuary, this infamous film is presented completely restored and uncensored in a gorgeous new 4K transfer from the original camera negative!
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Sadistic Eroticism (2012)
Starring:
Sophie Dee, T.J. Akins, Michael Q. Schmidt, Deidre Ann Estrada, James J. Coker
Synopsis:
A sick, steamy, raunchy gore-fest in the tradition of 1980s straight to video horror! A three hundred year old Hungarian succubus disguised as a high school teacher seduces her most popular students, only to possess them to then kidnap more students so she can feast on their blood. The only ones who can stop her are three social outcasts, and the school’s psychotic janitor.
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Teenage Slumber Party Nightmare (2015)
Starring:
Kaitlyn Yurkiw, Lauren Richardson, Hillary Kaplan
Synopsis:
Four teens on Spring Break plan the ultimate slumber party… Beer! Porn! Dancing! Girl Talk! There’s a first time for everything… including the deranged stalker who’s followed them home. He leaves them love notes, but the girls laugh it off. He spies through the windows, but they don’t know it. Soon he sneaks in… masked and carrying his rusty power drill. A young man’s obsession becomes a massacre in Teenage Slumber Party Nightmare… the driller killer slasher!
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What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
Starring:
Camille Keaton, Fabio Testi, Cristina Galbo, Karin Baal, Joachim Fuchsberger
Synopsis:
From director Massimo Dallamano, cinematographer on both A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, comes giallo classic What Have You Done to Solange?, the debut feature of actress Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave).
A sexually sadistic killer is preying on the girls of St. Mary’s school. Student Elizabeth witnessed one of the murders, but her hazy recollections of a knife-wielding figure in black do nothing to further the police’s investigations. Why is the killer choosing these young women? And what does it have to do with a girl named Solange?
Also starring Cristina Galbo (Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue) and Fabio Testi (I Spit On Your Grave), What Have You Done with Solange? features all the hallmarks of classic gialli the amateur detective, the black-gloved killer as well as a lush score from Ennio Morricone.
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Zombie High (1987)
Starring:
Virginia Madsen, Sherilyn Fenn, Paul Feig
Synopsis:
An academy coed discovers a faculty plot to achieve immortality with a serum made from students’ brains.
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TELEVISION
“Teen Wolf” Season 5 – Part 1
Starring:
Colton Haynes, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Posey
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COLLECTIONS
Axe / Kidnapped Coed
Starring:
Leslie Lee, Jack Canon, Ray Green, Leslie Rivers, Gladys Lavitan
Synopsis:
In the mid-1970s, writer/producer/director/actor Frederick R. Friedel went to North Carolina to film a pair of enigmatic yet startling low-budget thrillers Axe and Kidnapped Co-Ed only to see them both presumed lost to shady dealings, sudden tragedies, moral outrage and drive-in oblivion.
In Axe, depraved killers on the run hold a young woman and her invalid grandfather hostage in an isolated farmhouse. In Kidnapped Co-Ed, the teenage daughter of a wealthy family forms a perverse relationship with her abductor.
Once thought doomed to drive-in obscurity, fans and grindhouse historians have begun to compare Freidel’s films to those of David Lynch and Terrence Malick, and now the complete story behind this strange journey can finally be told. Severin Films is proud to present both features restored from their original negatives, plus Bloody Brothers , Friedel’s recut of the two features as one twisted crime epic called Bloody Brothers, and loaded with exclusive Bonus Features that reveal the startling saga behind the casts, crews, disastrous fate and surprising rediscovery of these nearly forgotten grindhouse/arthouse classics the ultimate look at one of the most fascinating sagas in indie exploitation history!
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The Dungeonmaster / Eliminators
Starring:
Andrew Prine, Patrick Reynolds, Denise Crosby, Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie Wing, Blackie Lawless, Danny Dick
Movies:
The Dungeonmaster
A computer whiz faces a sorcerer’s seven challenges in seven scenarios by seven directors.
Eliminators
A blonde and a boat captain join the half-man, half-robot Mandroid on a jungle hunt for his evil creator.
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The Toxic Avenger Collection
Starring:
Various
Synopsis:
For the first time in the history of the universe, all 4 films of the world famous Toxic Avenger franchise have been brought together into one tromarific HD package! This Toxset, which you will hold in your hands – will prove to be an increasingly valuable collectible because Lloyd Kaufman, Toxie’s creator is over 70 years old. He could die at any time, which will make this limited edition soar in value! The set includes The Toxic Avenger, The Toxic Avenger Part II, The Toxic Avenger Part III And Citizen Toxie (2000).
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