Tag Archives: SOV

Uncovering The Lost Slasher: Doll Killer (1987)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dustin Ferguson

I’m the kind of horror fan who goes the extra mile to find something I haven’t seen yet. I love the obscure, the rare and the unreleased. To say I collect horror films would be putting it lightly. More accurately … Continue reading →

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VHS Forever: The Return Of Shot-On-Video Horror

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Dustin Ferguson

In the mid 80’s when the VHS boom was taking off, several SOV (shot-on-vhs) horror titles started popping up on the shelves. With the cheaper accessibility to VCR’s came cheaper home camcorders. Nearly anyone who “shot” a feature length horror film in the 80’s could have it pieced together and distributed. Continue reading →

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SOV Week: Video Violence 1-2 (1987-1988)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Thomas Ellison

An early SOV series that bridges the cinematic gap between Snuff and Hostel. Gary Cohen, a video store owner back during the Mom & Pop glory days, noticed the glut of terrible horror movies flooding shelves on a weekly basis … Continue reading →

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SOV Week: The Ripper (1986)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Thomas Ellison

Prof. Richard Harwell (Tom Scheier) discovers Jack the Ripper’s ring in a Tulsa, Oklahoma antique shop. Wearing the ring unleashes Jack from limbo and allows him to increase his bloody body count. Only horror geek Steve (Wade Tower) and skeletal … Continue reading →

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SOV Week: Sledgehammer (1983) DVD Review

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Thomas Ellison

In 1983 David A. Prior wrote and directed Sledgehammer. After languishing for a year, it found a distributor but slasher fans had a hard time finding copies at local mom & pop video stores. Fortunately, Sledgehammer has been saved from … Continue reading →

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SOV Week: I’ll Spit On Your Grave Too (1995)

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Retro Slashers

By Richard Mogg for Retro Slashers Was that a severed penis hanging from the woodchipper?!? I suppose I could have saved that line for the end of this review but I, like the filmmakers of this uber-cheap video production, tend … Continue reading →

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SOV Week: Blood Cult (1985)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Retro Slashers

By Richard Mogg for Retro Slashers Ahh… the glory days of Shot-On-Video (S.O.V.) horror. With six times the bad acting and ten times the charm, these camcorder classics were the ultimate fad during the up and coming years of the … Continue reading →

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SOV Week: Phantom Brother (1988)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Retro Slashers

By Richard Mogg for Retro Slashers Oreo cookie delights! Three times I’ve come across this forgotten SOV (Shot On Video) sleeper and three times the tape’s video-box has been covered in mold. The dusty, fuzzy kind. The kind of funk … Continue reading →

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Severin Pick Up Sledgehammer (Updated: VHS?!)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Dusk

UPDATE MAY 9: Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intervision Picture Corporation to release 1983’s SLEDGEHAMMER on VHS. SLEDGEHAMMER, the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market, … Continue reading →

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The Year of SOV: Blood Lake (1987)

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Amanda By Night

I don’t know why when horror fanatics hear the word “obscure” they think they have to see that movie! I mean, maybe it’s obscure for a reason! It’s kind of a sickness we have, to hunt down the rarest of horror, … Continue reading →

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