By Todd Garbarini
Horror films are a hot commodity. Some of the most well-known slasher films of the 1980’s have been re-issued on DVD and Blu-ray by companies looking to cash-in on audiences’ seemingly insatiable appetite for murder and mayhem while also introducing them to a whole new generation of fans with disposable income. Two titles that fans want on DVD and Blu-ray in the way of special editions are Paul Lynch’s Prom Night (1980) and Richard Ciupka’s Curtains (1983), both Canadian productions through Simcom, the former having fared far better on home video than the latter.
Prom Night was originally released theatrically by Avco Embassy Pictures in July 1980. It was distributed on VHS by McA Home Video in 1981 and again by Virgin Vision, Inc. in 1988. McA also released a laserdisc pan-and-scan version on their laser rot-prone DiscoVision line in 1981 (curiously, the film bypassed the RCA Select-a-Vision Capacitance Electronic Disc...
Horror films are a hot commodity. Some of the most well-known slasher films of the 1980’s have been re-issued on DVD and Blu-ray by companies looking to cash-in on audiences’ seemingly insatiable appetite for murder and mayhem while also introducing them to a whole new generation of fans with disposable income. Two titles that fans want on DVD and Blu-ray in the way of special editions are Paul Lynch’s Prom Night (1980) and Richard Ciupka’s Curtains (1983), both Canadian productions through Simcom, the former having fared far better on home video than the latter.
Prom Night was originally released theatrically by Avco Embassy Pictures in July 1980. It was distributed on VHS by McA Home Video in 1981 and again by Virgin Vision, Inc. in 1988. McA also released a laserdisc pan-and-scan version on their laser rot-prone DiscoVision line in 1981 (curiously, the film bypassed the RCA Select-a-Vision Capacitance Electronic Disc...
- 3/24/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Every so often some fairly obscure older horror movies make their way onto DVD and this is one of those sweet occasions. Echo Bridge Entertainment has released a 4 movie slashfest on DVD called 'The Midnight Horror Collection: Bloody Slashers'.
Included in the carnage are Hoboken Hollow, Secrets of The Clown, Room 33 and Curtains. Artwork is on the left and a synopsis of the movies are below. The DVD was released on DVD on October 5th, 2010.
Hoboken Hollow:
For decades the Broderick family built their brutal dominion with the sweat and blood of their captives. Lured with promises of work and shelter, drifters, hobos and migrants found themselves captive at a modern-day slave ranch instead. Inspired by true, horrific crime stories from Texas and beyond, Hoboken Hollow spins a dark tale of terror and slaughter on the farm.
Secrets Of The Clown:
After the brutal murder of his best friend Jim,...
Included in the carnage are Hoboken Hollow, Secrets of The Clown, Room 33 and Curtains. Artwork is on the left and a synopsis of the movies are below. The DVD was released on DVD on October 5th, 2010.
Hoboken Hollow:
For decades the Broderick family built their brutal dominion with the sweat and blood of their captives. Lured with promises of work and shelter, drifters, hobos and migrants found themselves captive at a modern-day slave ranch instead. Inspired by true, horrific crime stories from Texas and beyond, Hoboken Hollow spins a dark tale of terror and slaughter on the farm.
Secrets Of The Clown:
After the brutal murder of his best friend Jim,...
- 10/17/2010
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Arriving on DVD from Brain Damage Films are two ultra-low-budget shockers with very limited extra features. While the movies come from extremely different places in the genre, both suffer from having ambitions that exceed their grasp.
First up is director Tony Ducret’s psychological chiller Hospitality (just out under the Midnight Releasing banner). After an insane 25th-birthday party of which he remembers very little, Teddy wakes up in his parents’ ski cabin in Vermont to a wrecked house, stranded by his best friend and girl. Surveying the damage, Teddy comes upon Paul and Craig, who seem to have crashed after the night of hard partying. Craig is a slob of epic proportions, nursing an awful hangover, while Paul is just fine, quite apologetic and a little overly friendly and nice, offering to help Teddy clean up the house as thanks. It’s no surprise where this is going: Waking up...
First up is director Tony Ducret’s psychological chiller Hospitality (just out under the Midnight Releasing banner). After an insane 25th-birthday party of which he remembers very little, Teddy wakes up in his parents’ ski cabin in Vermont to a wrecked house, stranded by his best friend and girl. Surveying the damage, Teddy comes upon Paul and Craig, who seem to have crashed after the night of hard partying. Craig is a slob of epic proportions, nursing an awful hangover, while Paul is just fine, quite apologetic and a little overly friendly and nice, offering to help Teddy clean up the house as thanks. It’s no surprise where this is going: Waking up...
- 11/11/2008
- Fangoria
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