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The Awful Dr. Orlof DVD

Jesus saves Released as part of Image Entertainment’s “Euroshock” series, this DVD presents one of Spanish director Jess Franco’s earliest, most accessible features. Franco had directed several musical comedies in Spain, but yearned for meatier work. A voracious film fan, … Continue reading

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Martin DVD

Vampire without a cause George Romero caused a sensation with his first feature film, Night of the Living Dead, and changed horror films forever, but he and his partners failed to receive the financial rewards due them. He went on to … Continue reading

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Carnival of Souls DVD

The Ghosts of Saltair In 1961, after years of directing and acting in hundreds of educational and industrial films for the Centron Corporation of Lawrence, Kansas, Herk Harvey was itching to do something more creative. While driving back from an … Continue reading

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The Brain That Wouldn’t Die DVD

Jan in the Pan Though Rhino failed to impress with their initial DVD offering (Galaxina), they’ve come to play ball with their Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVDs. No, it doesn’t have any alternate audio options, deleted footage, or even subtitles … Continue reading

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Doctor of Doom DVD

Gorgeous ladies of wrestling fight crime and monsters In Mexico, horror movies had always been a minor genre, mostly content to import Hollywood’s monster epics while only producing a few Old Dark House and ghost story pictures domestically. All that … Continue reading

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Devil Girl From Mars DVD

Mars needs men Once I get my time machine perfected, one of the first trips I want to make is back to England in the early 1950s, if only to be in the audience for the stage production of Devil … Continue reading

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The Hideous Sun Demon DVD

Dial SPF-9000 A speeding ambulance brings ailing scientist Robert Clarke to the hospital, a victim of extreme radiation poisoning. To everyone’s surprise, he awakens from the initial trauma with no apparent ill effects. They should know better – this is … Continue reading

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The Girl Hunters DVD

Hammer nails another The opening of The Girl Hunters (1963) reveals ultra-tough detective Mike Hammer in a familiar situation: beat up, drunk, and lying in an alley. But there’s something unfamiliar here: though Hammer surely has his own voice and demeanor, … Continue reading

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Incubus VHS

Otherworldly Esperantics Two blonde sister succubae haunt an old deer well, preying on foolish and tainted souls seeking renewed health and beauty in its waters. But Kia, the younger sister (Allyson Ames), is tired of her lot, and wishes to … Continue reading

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The Last Broadcast DVD

More terror in the woods Just as Dan Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez were planning their trip into the Maryland woods to film The Blair Witch Project, Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler were editing their own backwoods mockumentary horror story. Comparison of … Continue reading

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