Tag Archives: DVD

Exclusive: Last Minute Addition To Nightmare DVD

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dusk

So much has been said about the involvement (or non-involvement) of Tom Savini on Nightmare that often others with definitive special FX contributions to the film are overlooked. Code Red are looking to change that with this late breaking extra … Continue reading →

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Code Red’s 2011 The Mutilator DVD Update

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Dusk

By Film, By VHS, By laserdisc, Bye Bye! Quick, release The Mutilator on DVD before we run out of cheesy puns. Okay, so the following which was posted on Code Red’s blog is more of a clarification than updating, but … Continue reading →

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Code Red’s Nightmare DVD Cover

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Dusk

Presenting the DVD cover for Code Red’s Nightmare DVD! Forgive the roughness of this post. My PC/laptop access is a little constrictive right now, but this couldn’t wait. Great to see the classic artwork, of course, and click that baby … Continue reading →

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“Best Slasher Flick of All Time” Finally Released (APRIL FOOL’S)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Dave Stewart

Slasher fanatics everywhere, rejoice – new boutique DVD company Hoa-X is releasing Deacon Natterling’s unseen 1980 Canadian slasher Blood Test on April 1. It’s final exam time at Hillcrest College, and someone is killing the students one-by-one using the most … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: Code Red’s Nightmare 2-Disc Set Finally

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Dusk

Code Red received quite a bashing from the genre DVD community for taking their own sweet time assembling a special edition of Nightmare (1981). Romano Scavolini’s film is a virtual camera lens inside the mind of a sweaty, mouth-foaming psychotic, … Continue reading →

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Blue Underground to Release Torso on Blu-ray

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Christian Sellers

Along with Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and Mario Bava, Sergio Martino was one of the most successful Italian filmmakers working in the giallo genre during the 1970s. Among his most acclaimed work were La coda dello scorpione (The Case of … Continue reading →

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Early Bird SOV Slasher Sledgehammer Coming To DVD

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Dusk

Start-up distributor Intervision Pictures Corp, who have a name and logo right out of the 1980’s, will release Sledgehammer (1983) to DVD on May 10. There’s something about a clear “laughing” mask that’s creepy beyond Michael Myers’ pale mug. Variations … Continue reading →

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Blue Underground Bring The Nesting To DVD/Blu-Ray

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dusk

The terror that hides inside your mind will soon be the terror that hides in your media player. Armand Weston’s The Nesting (1980) is coming to DVD and BD from Blue Underground on June 28. This is quite the unexpected … Continue reading →

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Severin DVD’s Double Serving Of Slashery

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dusk

We’re playing catch-up with things in the new year so here is some overdue DVD news from Severin. You already knew Bloody Birthday was on the way, and you’ll be pleased to hear what the cover plans are. An unforgettable … Continue reading →

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Bloody Birthday from Severin

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Dave Stewart

The terrific 1980 slasher flick Bloody Birthday is coming to DVD from Severin Films. Directed by Ed (Starship Invasions, The Brain) Hunt, Bloody Birthday follows three murderous, creepy kiddies (Elizabeth Hoy, Billy Jacoby and Steven Seton) who were all born … Continue reading →

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