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Spend “AN EVENING WITH RODNEY ASCHER,” creator of “ROOM 237,” “THE NIGHTMARE” and more; details & trailer

Thursday, July 3, 2025 | Blu-ray/DVD, News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The man who’s explored various real-life freakiness has more available on Blu-ray.

Dekanalog has AN EVENING WITH RODNEY ASCHER now available for pre-order exclusively at the Vinegar Syndrome website, and set to ship later this month. The latest from the filmmaker who deep-dove into THE SHINING with ROOM 237 and the terrors of sleep paralysis with THE NIGHTMARE is described thusly: “What drives your obsessions? What are your deepest, darkest fears? How far would you go to get Doris Wishman to direct a music video for your band? Dekanalog is proud to present AN EVENING WITH RODNEY ASCHER–a one-of-a-kind cinematic supercut of original work, found footage, remixes and music videos that will melt your eye sockets.”

The region-free Blu-ray, limited to 1,000 copies, includes the following additional features:

  • Additional short films by Rodney Ascher
  • Optional 5.1 mix audio for The S From Hell
  • Booklet containing a conversation between Ascher and filmmaker Casper Kelly (ADULT SWIM YULE LOG)

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).