SCHOOLGIRL REPORT VOL. 12: The Comedic/Tragic Whirlpool Of German Sexploitation
Mar 13th
The Schoolgirl Report sexploitation series offers a strange fascination that goes beyond the expected nudity and bump-and-grind antics. Its source lies in the anything-goes nature of their vignette-driven storylines: one story might offer goofball comedy along the lines of a smutty Benny Hill gag while the next might offer bleak, morbidly hopeless melodrama that hits More >
Schlock-Wire: Full Specs For Scream Factory’s SLEEPAWAY CAMP Special Edition
Mar 12th
Here’s some noteworthy news for slasher movie fans: Scream Factory has announced the full details for its upcoming blu-ray/DVD special edition of Sleepaway Camp. This legendary shocker remains a big cult favorite with horror fans for its unexpectedly seedy tone and unforgettably twisted ending. The new Scream Factory will include a new high-definition transfer and More >
Schlock-Wire: New Street Date For Grindhouse Releasing’s Special Edition Of THE SWIMMER
Mar 12th
Here’s a quick update from the good people at Grindhouse Releasing: their blu-ray/DVD special edition of The Swimmer will now be making its debut on March 25th. The press release reprinted below is worth reading to anyone interested to this set as it offers more details on the set’s special features, which include an epic More >
THIRST: The Artsy, Ambitious Business Of Blood-Sucking
Mar 11th
During the ‘70s and ‘80s, Australian filmmaking experienced a gold rush of exploitation filmmaking that tackled a variety of genres. One of the most unique entries during this boom-time was Thirst, a rare Aussie excursion into vampire films. This one-of-a-kind blend of gothic thrills, class struggle themes and surrealism doesn’t always gel but its quirky, More >
42ND STREET FOREVER: THE PEEP SHOW COLLECTION, VOL. 1: When Cinematic Sinning Was Fun
Mar 10th
If adult films are the bastard children of cinema then peep show loops are the bastard children’s own bastards. Made for home use and the seedy back booths of porno emporiums, these rough-hewn 8mm marvels packed all the flesh and sex possible into an under-ten-minute space. They weren’t pretty or gentle. Instead, they cut right More >
Schlock-Wire: Full Specs For Scream Factory’s Special Editions Of EVILSPEAK And FINAL EXAM
Mar 6th
Scream Factory has just announced the specs for two of their May releases: Evilspeak is a cult favorite featuring Clint Howard, Satanic spell-casting via an Apple computer and some flesh-eating pigs (!) while Final Exam is an indie slasher-flick effort from 1981. Both titles were sublicensed from Code Red and will feature the extras from More >
Schlock-Wire: Poster And Trailer For Chris Alexander’s QUEEN OF BLOOD
Mar 3rd
A quick bit of news on the latest work of Chris Alexander: the editor of Fangoria also moonlights as a filmmaker and Autonomy Pictures has recently issued some press materials for his next film, Queen Of Blood. It’s a continuation of the story of Irina, the vampire character Alexander introduced in Blood For Irina, and More >
THE SHADOW: The Art-Deco Mystic Of The Superhero World
Feb 26th
Making a film version of The Shadow was a proposition that made sense in some ways and no sense in others. On the plus side, it was a hero character that offered unique visual opportunities, had longstanding pulp fiction roots à la Batman and whose production was timed to capitalize on the superhero flick vogue More >
Digi-Schlock: DARKMAN (Scream Factory Blu-Ray)
Feb 20th
February of 2014 has been a very productive month for Scream Factory: it has seen the release of new special edition sets for Witchboard and Night Of The Demons plus a blu-ray revamp of their Bad Dreams/Visiting Hours double bill, all of them kitted out with extras galore. That’s not all for their February lineup More >
Digi-Schlock: BAD DREAMS/VISITING HOURS (Scream Factory Blu-Ray)
Feb 19th
In 2011, Scream Factory did a 2-DVD reissue of Bad Dreams and Visiting Hours. It was a nice way for fans who missed out on the old Anchor Bay DVD’s of these films to catch up with them and it even threw in a few new extras for Bad Dreams. Scream Factory has recently revisited More >
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