By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT
If you love horror, you can never get enough of the Halloween season. To sate your Samhain appetites, fan-favorite genre distributor Terror Vision is getting a two-month jump on the spookiest time of the year with 13 Weeks of Halloween, now underway! From now until October 31, Terrorvision is serving up a smorgasbord of releases, ranging from silent-era classics to contemporary horror hits, with new titles dropping every Tuesday.
Terrorvision is giving horror fans with a penchant for old-school physical media cause to celebrate with upcoming releases of the definitive triple LP edition of the score to The Monster Squad, the score to Rumplestiltskin on cassette and LP, and the score to Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby on cassette. Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout also returns in all-new VHS and Blu-Ray editions along with its outrageous soundtrack on LP and cassette for the first time. And, on the heels of its Blu-Ray release earlier this year, Copperhead is coming to VHS along with an LP release of its score.
The distributor is also announcing their second UHD title, 2023’s Malum, which will simultaneously get a VHS release. The 2014 Aussie cult hit Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla will be making its U.S. Blu-ray debut with a new HD upgrade along with a slew of extras and special features, including the first season of Dragon Force X! Terror Vision is also releasing the 1983 Indonesian exploitation film Escape From Hellhole, restored in 2K from its original camera negative; the almost-lost-to-time SOV slasher Shreck from veteran horror filmmakers Don Adams and Henry Picardi; and Tony Elwood’s long-forgotten 1990 slasher film Killer, restored in 2K from its original 8mm camera negative,
This is only a sample of the Halloween delights Terror Vision has in store in the coming weeks. Your treat bag will be overflowing with terrifying surprises like:
The 1911 silent Italian classic Dante’s Inferno from directors Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan and Giuseppe de Liguoro – scanned in 4K from one of the world’s only remaining prints and featuring multiple scores to choose from.
A brand new 4K scan from the only remaining print of Bill Leslie and Terry Lofton’s The Nail Gun Massacre (1985).
One of the most highly-requested horror releases of all time, Maurice Devereaux’s Slashers (2001) – featuring multiple cuts of the film!
A double dose of hicksploitation backwoods romps with ‘Gator Bait (1974) and ‘Gator Bait 2: Cajun Justice (1988) – both in HD!
Hollow Gate (1988), another highly requested SOV title, hits Terror Vision’s library along with numerous other titles from the infamous (and now-defunct) City Lights Entertainment will also be coming, all scanned from their original tape masters!
Looking for even more SOV horror? Then get ready for the shot-on-video classic America’s Deadliest Home Video (1993), starring Danny Bonaduce and packed with a ton of killer extras!
Indonesian wackiness with The Devil’s Sword (1984), from a 2K scan of the original camera negative.
For slasher fans, Terror Vision will release an all-new version of Beverly Sebastian’s Rocktober Blood (1984), which has been Frankensteined together from the film’s original master tapes – guaranteed to be the ultimate release of this often-overlooked slasher.
They also have the Fred Williamson-starring Black Cobra (1987) and Black Cobra 2 (1989), coming in HD for the first time.
Japan’s first Giallo-inspired-horror film, Banmei Takahashi’s Door (1988), finally arrives in the U.S. with a stunning new restoration.
Another highly-requested SOV film arrives at Terror Vision with Jon McBride’s Woodchipper Massacre (1988).
And to top it off, Terror Vision is also releasing Jeff Leroy’s Hell’s Highway (2002), Clay Westervelt’s Jim Wynorski documentary Popatopolis (2009) and Alex Orr’s Blood Car (2007), starring Anna Chlumsky!
To get your hands on the latest releases and swag from Terror Vision, go to www.terror-vision.com.
