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After taking a look back at House II: The Second Story (a favorite of mine since childhood), House of 1000 Corpses (which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year), the awesomeness of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, the leg smashing in the Stephen King adaptation Misery, three separate moments from John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, the “Jason vs. Tina” battle in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the “all hell breaks loose” sequence from the start of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, the opening sequence of Pitch Black, the “Burn” scene from The Crow (which not only turns 30 this year, but is also getting a new adaptation), the farmhouse raid and ending chase sequences in High Tension, and the climactic moments in the 1989 creature feature comedy Little Monsters, JoBlo’s own Lance Vlcek is continuing his The Best Scene video series...

2023 marks the 45th anniversary of the release of Jaws 2 (watch it Here), the most well-regarded of the Jaws sequels – and Universal is celebrating the occasion by giving the film a 4K Uhd release! The Jaws 2 4K Uhd will be available on July 4th, which seems like a fitting date since the first Jaws is a Fourth of July classic. Copies can be pre-ordered at This Link.

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc from a screenplay written by Carl Gottlieb and Howard Sackler, Jaws 2 has the following synopsis: It’s been four years since that marauding great white shark terrorized the small summer resort of Amity; but the shark that Police Chief Brody destroyed wasn’t the only one in the ocean! The same heart-stopping suspense and gripping adventure that enthralled movie audiences throughout the world in Jaws returns in this worthy sequel to that film classic.

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2023 marks the 45th anniversary of the release of Jaws 2 (watch it Here), the most well-regarded of the Jaws sequels. So it seems quite appropriate that a cool Jaws 2 discovery had been made this year: The Daily Jaws has found a long-lost scene from the film, and the only known footage of this scene comes from a Brazilian VHS! This leads me to believe that the scene was probably always included in the Brazilian home video release of Jaws 2, but that’s not completely clear from the report on The Daily Jaws.

What we do know is that Jaws 2 begins with a pair of divers being attacked by a shark while checking out the sunken wreckage of the Orca boat from the first movie. Later in the film, Deputy Hendricks (Jeffrey Kramer) is shown to have retrieved the underwater camera that was dropped by the divers. In this lost footage,...

Stars: Phoenix Cross, Linnea Quigley, Donna Wilkes, Benjamin Hudson, Zoë Helen Boyle, Ashton Brown | Written and Directed by Martin Renner

There’s not a horror fan out there that doesn’t like slasher movies. It all started with Black Christmas in 1974 and then the Eighties came and suddenly the horror subgenre was huge. Since then there have been countless others and it’s perhaps the subgenre that first-time horror directors on a small budget go for. Which is exactly what Martin Renner, director of Buzz Cut has done.

There are a few things that you need to get right when making a slasher film and the most important, that almost everyone will agree on, are the death scenes. Get them right and almost everything else can be forgiven by your average horror fan. So I’m very glad to say that Buzz Cut does get it right! The death scenes...

The Hash House Harriers ("a drinking club with a running problem") encounter a killer Bee Keeper in a crazy Kiwi horror-comedy that is part Animal House and part 80's slasher movie.    Genre specialists Black Mandala presented the poster and trailer for Martin Renner's debut feature film, the horror comedy Buzz Cut. The slasher flick from New Zealand was written and directed by Renner (among other things) and features appearances by cult film actors Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead) and Donna Wilkes (Angel).    That's a pretty cool throwback style poster there. The trailer is down below. It's a small budget indie horror done with a lot of good intent and gore. Check it out below the announcement.    The genre specialized...

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Let’s give three cheers for, well, three things: special effects people, cartoonishly terrorizing punks, and Tab Hunter showing up to save the day. This trifecta (and much more) is brought to you by Grotesque (1988), a truly loopy home invasion thriller with enough turns for two films and enough B movie savvy to have you laughing along with it.

Given a limited theatrical run by Empire Pictures in September, Grotesque wasn’t even embraced by horror fans, who were thoroughly thrown off by the tonal whiplash present in the final product; I get it, but at the same time it gives you so much movie for your money that it can’t be faulted on its ambitions.

An interminable opening kicks us off, as we watch a maiden locked in a castle get accosted by a cloaked monster. The film suddenly cuts, and we find ourselves in a Hollywood screening room,...

While the easiest route to success post Halloween was to copy that particular formula, not everyone followed the slasher template; elements to be sure, but some films chose to borrow from their Italian brethren and dive into the giallo pool. Case in point: Schizoid (1980), an effective thriller that leans much more towards whodunit and shadowed menace.

Given a limited release by Cannon Films stateside in the fall, Schizoid was soon relegated to home video for Klaus Kinski Kinky Kompletists only and no one else, it seems. I saw it as an adolescent and took it as just an okay notch on the burgeoning horror belt; a revisit has shone a stronger light on its surprisingly potent themes of manipulation and toxic masculinity. That, and Klaus, of course.

After a quick opening scene of our heroine and reporter Julie (Marianna Hill – The Baby) working on an article in her home at night,...

Feminine roles in cinema vary as there are different types of female empowerment displayed on the big screen. The same can be said for the showcasing the vulnerability of women in the movies as well. From motherhood to savvy businesswomen women have been either represented with integrity or misrepresented with exploitative intent.

One of the most explosive roles for women in motion pictures have been in the titillating realm of prostitution. Whether considered controversial, inspirational or observational the concept of women selling sex and demonstrating sensuality poses may ethical questions in cinema. Are movies that stress moral dilemmas with femininity and flesh-pedaling philosophies a challenging venture or easy pickings for sensational themes in films?

Whatever the case the prospect of fast females in film presents somewhat of a sociological/psychological experimentation. May it be through the lens of declaration, discovery or despair She Works Hard for the Money: The Top...

Sharknado starred a cast member of the original “Beverly Hills 90210”. Now b-movie director David DeCoteau is unleashing a killer shark in the zip code of the young, rich, and impossibly good-looking. How many buff and beautiful celebutantes will survive this 90210 Shark Attack?

We’ve now reached a point with every new killer shark b-movie that I find myself asking if this movie is trying cash in on the Sharknado train or if it's merely par for the course. The low-budget shark sub-genre has truly become that prolific.

A Spanish-language website called Teenage Thunder (thankfully, not a porn site with a name like that) broke the news regarding David DeCoteau’s 90210 Shark Attack. Or I should say they broke the news regarding the artwork and the cast because I have no clue what the plot is. A shark terrorizes Beverly Hills is probably all the plot you need.

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Though you may not know his name, I can pretty well guarantee you've seen a handful of the movies that fill out his massive IMDb resume.  A frequent collaborator with Charles Band's Full Moon, David DeCoteau was the man behind the camera for such gems as Puppet Master 3, Shrieker, Dreamaniac and Creepozoids.  Though he's one of the busiest independent filmmakers working within the genre, with a whopping four films set for release this year, DeCoteau still managed to make the time to put together a very special event called Day of the Scream Queens, where a handful of the lovely ladies that have appeared in his films over the years will gather to meet and greet their fans.

Taking place at the Burbank, California horror boutique Dark Delicacies, the event's guest list is filled out with some of the most iconic scream queens in the history of horror, including Linnea Quigley,...

Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, the Israeli titans of the Cannon Film Group, had a huge business theatrically and on home video throughout the 1980’s producing lower budget films. Mainly known for their genre output, Scream Factory presents two of their offerings in a new double feature set.

Shizoid (1980) stars Klaus Kinski as a psychiatrist who runs a therapy group that is quickly losing its members to a serial murderer, while X-Ray finds Barbi Benton trapped in a hospital and stalked by a killer after a routine examination.

Schizoid (1980) plays like a TV movie of the week with a little gore in it. Julie (Marianna Hill) is a columnist for a newspaper who is receiving threatening letters while members of her support group drop like flies. Could it be her therapist, the aforementioned Kinski? A co-worker? Is it the therapist’s daughter (Donna Wilkes)? The murder mystery in Schizoid is void of suspense or interest,...

 

Scream Factory is just unstoppable this year, with another batch of summer Blu-ray/DVD titles in the pipe. This August, they're rolling out four more cult & horror titles: a double-feature set of obscure slasher X-Ray with the twisty giallo Schizoid; Larry Cohen's comic monster flick Q: The Winged Serpent; and alien action-thriller Dark Angel. Here's the full breakdown on each:     X-Ray (aka Hospital Massacre), starring former Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton, was featured in our Be Kind, Rewind feature series, as it's previously been available only on VHS. It makes its Blu debut as half of a double-feature combo pack with Schizoid, a sleazy giallo-style thriller with legendary movie madman Klaus Kinski (as a therapist, no less!). The DVD presents both features in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) and Dolby Digital Stereo, and the Blu-ray in 1080p high-definition widescreen and DTS-hd master audio stereo. Bonus features on this set include an interview with Schizoid actress Donna Wilkes,...

Scream Factory has given us official release details for their August titles: X-Ray, Schizoid, Q The Winged Serpent, and Dark Angel:

“This August, loyal fans are invited to combat the summer heat with a quadruple dose of 80s high-camp horror classics when a double feature presentation of Boaz Davidson’s X-ray (aka Hospital Massacre), starring former Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton, and David Paulsen’s Schizoid, starring cult film favorite Klaus Kinski (Crawlspace), debut on home entertainment shelves together in a double-feature Blu-ray™ + DVD combo pack on August 20, 2013; Larry Cohen’s creature terror classic Q The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty Law & Order), Candy Clark (American Graffiti), David Carradine (Kung Fu, Kill Bill) and Richard Roundtree (Shaft); and Craig Baxley’s Dark Angel starring Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) arrive on Blu-ray™ for the first time on August 27, 2013. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, each movie collection boasts original theatrical key art,...

Okay, kids! Time for the goods on Scream Factory's Schizoid / X-Ray double feature Blu-ray as well as Q The Winged Serpent and Dark Angel, which was better known here Stateside as I Come in Peace.

From the Press Release

This August, loyal fans are invited to combat the summer heat with a quadruple dose of 80s high-camp horror classics when a double feature presentation of Boaz Davidson’s X-ray (aka Hospital Massacre), starring former Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton, and David Paulsen’s Schizoid, starring cult film favorite Klaus Kinski (Crawlspace), debut on home entertainment shelves together in a double-feature Blu-ray™ + DVD combo pack on August 20, 2013; Larry Cohen’s creature terror classic Q The Winged Serpent, starring Michael Moriarty Law & Order), Candy Clark (American Graffiti), David Carradine (Kung Fu, Kill Bill) and Richard Roundtree (Shaft); and Craig Baxley’s Dark Angel starring Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) arrive on Blu-ray™ for the...

Mark your calendars, kiddies, because the Scream Factory has just revealed the release date for its Blu-ray / DVD combo pack of X-Ray / Schizoid. Look for it in stores on August 20th along with the All Night 4 Horror Movie DVD Box Set. Special features to be announced.

X-Ray (Aka Hospital Massacre): Ex-Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton star in this 1982 horror flick about a beautiful woman who goes to the hospital for a routine check-up and finds herself being stalked by a maniac seeking revenge for a childhood Valentine’s Day prank.

Schizoid: Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Joe Regalbuto, and Christopher Lloyd star in this 1980 chiller about a newspaper advice columnist who begins receiving anonymous death threats at the same time female members of a group therapy session she attends start getting murdered.

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Things have been hopping over on the Scream Factory Facebook page with multiple announcements and artwork premieres. We've got all the latest for you right here. Read on!

First up the X-Ray / Schizoid Combo pack Blu-ray artwork.

X-Ray (Aka Hospital Massacre): Ex-Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton star in this 1982 horror flick about a beautiful woman who goes to the hospital for a routine check-up and finds herself being stalked by a maniac seeking revenge for a childhood Valentine’s Day prank.

Schizoid: Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Joe Regalbuto, and Christopher Lloyd star in this 1980 chiller about a newspaper advice columnist who begins receiving anonymous death threats at the same time female members of a group therapy session she attends start getting murdered.

Next we have the All Night 4 Horror Movie DVD Box Set Artwork which consists of Schizoid, The Outing, The Godsend, and The Vagrant.

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Scream Factory has just revealed the artwork for their upcoming double-feature release of X-Ray and Schizoid.

The set is due in August, and as we get closer I am sure we will get all the deets on the special features. Scream Factory always rocks the special features.

From the Scream Factory Facebook Page: "1980's Schizoid (starring Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Christopher Lloyd and lots of scissor stabbings) is paired with 1982's X-ray (also known as Hospital Massacre and stars Barbi Benton). If you're a fan of the mad killer sub-genre from this time period, you will definitely need this double bill for sure. 

"X-ray Fans Take Note: Our presentation of X-ray is the full 89 min version - which is what Hospital Massacre was released on VHS in the 80s - and not the cut version that has, apparently, existed on overseas VHS copies or some cable airings. We did our homework on this one.

At the rate Scream Factory keeps announcing new titles they’re going to singlehandedly make 2013 a very expensive year for horror fans. With Halloween days way they decided to announce three new titles: X-Ray, Schizoid, and The Godsend.

None of the three latest Scream Factory titles announced Friday have ever been released on DVD before. According to Scream Factory’s Facebook posting announcing the trio of Cannon Film horror titles that could be the only format they’re released in since they haven’t even looked at the masters yet to determine if Blu-ray releases are even feasible. Whatever format they get released in don’t expect them until well into 2013.

X-ray (Aka Hospital Massacre): Ex-Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton star in this 1982 horror flick about a beautiful woman who goes to the hospital for a routine check-up and finds herself being stalked by a maniac seeking revenge for a childhood Valentine’s Day prank.

The Angel Collection has been out of print on DVD for many years, but on November 1, 2011, Image Entertainment will release the trilogy in a two-disc set. Jigsaw’s ex-wife in the Saw series, Betsy Russell, shows up in the second installment — Avenging Angel.

“High school student by day… and a Hollywood Hooker by night.” With those immortal words, the most popular teen prostitute saga in America movie history was unleashed upon a shocked and salivating world. The Angel Collection now brings together this explosive hit trilogy, starring Donna Wilkes, Betsy Russell and Mitzi Kapture respectively as the tough yet tender teenage hooker who changed the shape of titillation action films forever!

Put on your sheep skin vest, your ultraviolet goggles and your best pair of hookin' shoes because a brand new episode of Junk Food Dinner is comin' at ya!

This week, we have Peter Cushing leading an army of aquatic Nazi zombies who take great pleasure in drowning young castaways on a deserted island in the atmospheric 1977 horror film Shock Waves.

Then, a 15-year-old girl (played by then-24-year-old Donna Wilkes) leads a double life as an innocent straight-a student by day, seductive Hollywood hooker by night, until she and her gang of kooky friends become the target of a serial killer in the campy exploitation classic Angel from 1984.

And finally, a giant malformed sheep monster terrorizes a Nevada Wild West tourist town in the truly bizarre 1973 drive-in creature feature Godmonster of Indian Flats directed by Fredric Hobbes.

Also, we have Nerds News, this week's DVD and Blu-Ray releases and much more!

“I didn’t know how to act,” Bobbie Bresee says of her first big-screen performance on the audio commentary for the film in question, Mausoleum. The assertion is hard to contest, but it’s also inarguable that her recollections of this 1983 schlocker are by far the best part of Bci Eclipse's double-feature disc.

The starring turn by former Playboy Bunny Bresee is far from the only problem with Mausoleum; this is the kind of movie in which the story centers on a clan named Nomed and acts like the audience can’t figure that one out right away, and in which another character knows of their history from a book helpfully titled The Nomed Family. Susan Farrell (Bresee), who once had a frightening encounter in the Nomed crypt when she was a young girl (as played by Julie Christy Murray, daughter of the film’s lighting designer, who looks nothing...