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QUICK SCHLOCK: BOLLYWOOD HORROR COLLECTION

Those DVD's are long out of print and go for a pretty penny now but thankfully Mondo Macabro has revived five of the six titles (*) they released in that series via a blu-ray box set also entitled Bollywood Horror Collection. All but one of the titles in this box has gotten a fresh HD transfer and there are plentiful new extras for this set, including exclusive interviews on each disc plus an epic squarebound booklet with an in-depth essay on the history of Indian horror filmmaking.

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QUICK SCHLOCK: The SHAWSCOPE VOL. 2 Box Set, Part 1

Here is the first part in a three-post series devoted to exploring the films in this set. This installment serves up no less that four films masterminded by the great Lau Kar-Leung, including some all-timer favorites with martial arts film fans in The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin and Mad Monkey Kung Fu. Rounding out this quintet is a look at Five Superfighters, a comedy kung fu extravaganza that makes up what it lacks in budget or name stars with a jaw-dropping work ethic expressed via an array of intricately choreographed fight and training sequences.

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