Horror, Slasher, Gore, Cult, Arrow, Richard Friedman; Blu-ray disc plus 24 page booklet - Ex Used condition
After a fatal car crash kills beautiful, foofy-haired bombshell Judy LaRue (Patty Mullen), her sleazy beau Mitch (Michael Rogen) is so gruesomely galvanized by the grisly death of his frisky fiancee, this slimy ambulance chaser bloodily becomes the bellicose, body-bag bursting, meat-faced, asylum creeping psycho 'The Coroner' (Michael Rogen), and as this hardbodied slasher movie entourage converges upon this bone-saw wielding sadists desolated crumbling domain, these boorishly bickering, day-glow dunderheads, headed by heroically hardbodied wet dream Patty Mullen very soon discover that partying (bickering!) at the 'Doom Asylum' may not have been the greatest choice of venue for their boozy B-movie shenanigans, as the sardonically skin-flaying, wickedly wise-cracking Coroner very soon cramps their big-haired style by intimately introducing his gnarly collection of murderous-looking mortuary tools to their still-living, diligently aerobicized torso's! Horror maestro Richard Friedman's darkly funny 'Doom Asylum' is sublime slasher movie schadenfreude, an outrageously compelling 80s cult classic whose myriad 'spiky highlights' include a splattery splendour of gruesomely-delivered death, and a terrifically titillating rooftop girl-fight with the deliciously acerbic spike-haired, shrill-voiced twisted Sister Tina (Ruth Collins) as the delightfully deviant director Richard Friedman's corpse-collecting 'Coroner' blithely hacks his bloody slay into B-Horror History!!!
Japanese, Cult, Rare, Punk, Comedy; Blu-Ray - Ex Used condition
Young record company talent scout Kanna finds a video clip of an abrasive punk rock band on the Internet. Although she knows nothing about punk music or even likes punk music, she feels the band could be the next big thing and bursts into Tokita’s office to tell him so. Tokita watches the video clip and orders Kanna to find the band and sign them to a contract. This starts Kanna’s quest to find the band known as "The Shonen Merikensack". What Kanna doesn’t know, but will find out soon enough, is that the video clip was filmed 25 years ago and the band members are now all washed up middle aged men.
Jim O'Rourke, Documentary, Experimental, Special Edition; 3 Disc set + Booklet + Extras - Ex Used condition
"The Creeping Garden" is a feature length documentary exploring the work of fringe scientists, mycologists and artists, and their relationship with the extraordinary plasmodial slime mold. This is not a documentary for everyone. Granted, documentaries themselves are an acquired taste, but this is not the sort that has a lot of action, preaches social justice, or focuses on a forgotten piece of history. Even if we classify it as a nature documentary, it may not appeal to the same people who enjoy lions hunting giraffes. That disclaimer aside, hopefully you are not scared off, because this is a one of a kind film about a topic you probably never considered before. This is where nature meets science, which meets art, and even psychology and a little bit of history. Who knew that one of the most beautiful things on earth is mold? Special mention has to be made of the soundtrack / film score from Jim O'Rourke, which Arrow Video has so kindly included with their release. I actually listened to the score before watching the movie, and it really sets the tone. You feel like you are slowly entering an alien landscape that is both friendly, but somehow terrifying... foreign, and still welcoming. It is a score like no other. I wish more films were released with their soundtracks. Grindhouse Releasing is very good about this (thank you, Bob Murawski) so maybe Arrow is following their lead? If the soundtrack alone was not reason enough to pick up the Arrow release, the copious amount of bonus features should be. We have audio commentary by directors Tim Grabham and Jasper Sharp, essentially doubling the information. There is "Biocomputer Music", a short film by Grabham on the first biocomputer music system, allowing a two-way musical dialogue between man and slime mold. "Return to the Fungarium", a featurette revealing further treasures of the fungarium at Kew Gardens. "Feeding Habits of Physarum", a featurette on the feeding preferences and dislikes of slime molds. If that is still not enough, there are still three cinema iloobia short films: "Milk" (2009), "Rotten" (2012) and "Paramusical Ensemble"
Shocking, Sleaze, Erotic, Controversial, Disturbing, Violence, Snuff, Torture, Porn; Mondo Macabro Blu-Ray (New - sealed)
Emanuelle (Laura Gemser) is a fashion photographer and fearless photo journalist who travels the world in search of the exotic, the erotic, and the downright deadly. Never averse to shedding her clothes in pursuit of a good story, Emanuelle sets her sights on America, with a mission to expose the sizzling inner secrets of the jet set at play. Now for the first time ever on Blu-ray, this notorious and truly shocking film can truly be seen in all it's high definition glory, totally uncut. Infamous director Joe D'Amato pulls out all the stops in this epic of sleaze and depravity. It's Emanuelle … but as you've never seen her before.
Pinku, Japanese, Roughie, Classic, Violent, Erotic, Cult, Torture; Arrow Blu-ray - New Sealed
“From the outrageous imagination of cult director Teruo Ishii (Orgies of Edo, Horrors of Malformed Men) comes this infamous omnibus of three shocking tales of crime and punishment based on true-life documented cases set during the reign of the Tokugawa shogunate.
The first tale sees the beautiful Mitsu (Masumi Tachibana) going to horrifying lengths to tend to her older brother Shinzō (Teruo Yoshida), a carpenter injured in a work accident, but the law catches up on them and metes out a terrifying retribution after they violate the ultimate taboo. In the second, unfettered passions in a Buddhist nunnery are not allowed to go unpunished after abbess Reihō (Yukie Kagawa) and her attendant Rintoku (Naomi Shiraishi) encounter a virile young monk from a neighboring temple. In the closing segment, a sadistic torturer (Fumio Watanabe) attempts to show a tattoo artist (Asao Koike) how to depict convincing expressions of faces of pain in his work by allowing him to sketch a selection of Europeans as they are tortured for entering Japan with the aim of spreading Christianity. Ishii’s notorious portmanteau of Edo-era excess signaled a change in direction for a director until then regarded for his crime and yakuza films, setting the ball rolling on the run of grotesque historical anthologies for which he is now best remembered. Vehemently denounced by the critics of the day, Shogun’s Joy of Torture set a new benchmark for the depiction of sex, sadism and depravity in Japanese exploitation, with Ishii staging his elaborate torture methods with an unmatched verve and inventiveness.
Shocking, Pinku, Erotic, Torture, Violent, Sexploitation, Disturbing, Surreal; Blu-ray NEW
Legendary Toei director Teruo Ishii tells three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era in this bloody follow-up to his sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, and the fourth entry in Toei’s ‘abnormal love’ film series. Ishii’s politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture. Ishii’s erotic films grew increasingly shocking, violent and strange, and Orgies of Edo finds him combining period film detail with carnivalesque grotesquerie to create his own particular vision of love and sex. This landmark ‘ero-guro’ film allowed Ishii to experiment with elements that would later show up in his masterpieces Horrors of Malformed Men and Blind Woman’s Curse.
Horror, Slasher, Gore, Cult, Ed Gein; Blu-ray - New Sealed
Based loosely on the serial killings of Ed Gein (which also provided the inspiration for 'Psycho', 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'Silence of the Lambs'). Ezra Cobb is devastated when his mother dies, and so digs up her corpse and installs it in his home. After a while, Ezra decides that his Ma could use some company, and starts committing gruesome murders. ...Deranged indeed
Horror, Gore, LSD, Acid, Bloodthirsty, Uncensored, Deluxe; 2 Blu-ray set + Acid Blotter Sheet
RABID, DRUG-INFESTED HIPPIES ON A BLOOD-CRAZED KILLING SPREE!
It's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD meets Charlie Manson in this gore-drenched 1971 drive-in classic. After consuming rabies-infected meat pies, an LSD-addicted hippie cult goes on a vicious murdering rampage! Heavily censored since its original release, this infamous landmark of cinematic brutality is being presented in all its blood-splattered glory.
Special Features:
Spectacular new HD restoration of the original UNCENSORED DIRECTOR'S CUT
4 controversial deleted scenes including the original blood-drenched ending deemed too disturbing for '70s audiences!
Provocative audio commentary by director David Durston and star Bhaskar
Newly recorded audio commentary by stars Jack Damon and Tyde Kierney
Revealing on-camera interviews with stars Lynn Lowry, Tyde Kierney and Jack Damon
New in-depth interview with director David Durston
The original theatrical trailer and radio spots
Extensive gallery of stills and poster art
Rare and shocking film of Bhaskar performing THE EVIL KING COBRA DANCE
TWO BONUS CO-FEATURES
- I EAT YOUR SKIN (1964) - presented for the very first time in HD + exclusive interview with 2nd unit director William Grefe
- BLUE SEXTET (1969) - David Durston's long-lost uncensored psychedelic shocker presented for the very first time on home video!
STAGEFRIGHT (1987); Blu-Ray
Giallo/Slasher/Horror/Thriller Blu-Ray, New
A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them. "Stage Fright" is an awesome grotesque frightmare filled with screaming and goretastic fun! The 80's really blossomed some excellent thrill rides. Cool how it's focused on one location about a group of theater actors practicing that gets derailed when a unknown killer starts massacring everybody. Highly recommend this disturbing horror gem!
