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#931
13th January 2025, 03:08 PM
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'Igor and the Lunatics' (1985) - Coming soon with a new restoration from Vinegar Syndrome "After 16 years in prison, Igor and his gang are out and bent on taking revenge on the town that sent them up" MORE INFO TBA  MrBarlow likes this.
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#932
2nd February 2025, 03:12 PM
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'White Cannibal Queen' (1980) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - UK$24.56 Release date: February "This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Suspirialand) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. During the course of a tropical expedition, Jeremy Taylor and his family become the unsuspecting prey of a primitive and cannibalistic tribe. While his wife is savagely killed and devoured, and Jeremy's arm is also dismembered and devoured, his young daughter is instead taken prisoner by the tribe. Years later, Jeremy has not given up hope of rescuing his daughter and, with the aid of some friends, organizes a new expedition to bring her home. However, to his shock and dismay, he discovers that her white skin and blonde hair have caused her to become worshipped as a god by the cannibals and that she has gained a tolerance for consuming human flesh. An expectedly outrageous lo-fi cannibal film from Euro-sleaze master Jess Franco (Venus in Furs), this delectable marvel of bad taste stars Al Cliver (The Beyond), Sabrina Siani (2020 Texas Gladiators), Olivier Mathot (Draguse), Franco regular Antonio Mayans (Night of Open Sex) and, of course, his wife and muse Lina Romay (Female Vampire). Bursting with the bizarre and transgressive creative flair for which Franco is known, on top of plentiful gut munching and other perversity, WHITE CANNIBAL QUEEN (aka La Dea Cannibale) remains a fascinating outlier from Franco's transition between more commercial and erotically-minded fare and his plunge into almost outsider art weirdness throughout the 80s. Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present this oft-overlooked effort on Blu-ray for the first time, newly scanned and restored in 2K from its 35mm camera negative." Special features and Specs:
 
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#933
2nd February 2025, 03:20 PM
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'The Carpenter' (1988) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - UK$24.56 Release date: February "This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by JJ Harrison) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Alice Jarett, recently released from a mental hospital, is taken by her husband Martin to their new and spacious home, located deep in the countryside, for which Martin has hired a group of builders to complete its renovation. In the middle of the night, something stirs Alice awake, and as she goes to investigate, she is shocked to discover a remaining carpenter hard at work in the wee hours. Besieged by loneliness, Alice strikes up a casual friendship with the mysterious man, inviting him to continue working at his leisure. But as prowlers and unwanted guests begin turning up at the home, sometimes to harass, sometimes to menace, and sometimes to attack Alice, her carpenter always seems to be on hand to gorily dispatch anyone who comes too close. Has she found her guardian angel? Is she, in fact, a delusional psychopath? Or does the carpenter have his own axe to grind? An off-the-wall and thoroughly bizarre slasher produced in Quebec by American exploiteer Jack Bravman (Snuff, Zombie Nightmare), director David Wellington's THE CARPENTER offers an oddball storyline, gruesome kills, and a jaw-dropping starring performance from the one-and-only Wings Hauser (Vice Squad). Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to bring this sleeper classic of late 80s horror to Blu-ray, newly restored in 2K from the best existing film elements and featuring a making-of documentary consisting of new interviews with cast and crew, including star Wings Hauser." Special features and Specs:
 
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#934
2nd February 2025, 03:30 PM
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'The Possession of Joel Delaney' (1972) - 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo pre-order available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - UK$32.75 Release date: February "This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Vlad Rodriguez) is limited to 6,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Joel Delaney would seem to be an average burnout type, eschewing his high-class and wealthy upbringing for an affected hippie lifestyle. But when he moves into an apartment previously inhabited by a now-deceased serial killer in Spanish Harlem, Joel begins changing. Initially, his wealthy sister Norah attributes his behavior to moodiness and disillusionment, but as Joel becomes increasingly hostile and aggressive, she begins to fear something worse is afoot. When Joel's temperament spills over into violence, after which a series of seemingly accidental deaths occur, Norah begins investigating her brother's new lifestyle, which plunges her into the world of Espiritismo and the occult. A tense and genuinely unnerving story of paranoia and the supernatural from acclaimed director Waris Hussein (A Touch of Love) and adapted from Ramona Stewart's chilling novel of the same name, THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY was one of the earliest films to emerge in the cycle of 1970s possession thrillers. Helmed with an emphasis on documentary-like realism and taking great visual advantage of seedy, early 70s New York City, courtesy of cinematographer Arthur J. Ornitz (Serpico, Death Wish), the film stars Oscar winner and five-time nominee Shirley MacLaine (The Apartment, Terms of Endearment) in what is one of the most unusual and unforgettable roles of her career, alongside cult film star Perry King (Mandingo, Class of 1984) in one of his earliest leading roles. Long subject to either heavily edited or low-quality home video presentations, Vinegar Syndrome, at last, presents the UHD debut of this uniquely terrifying film, presented in its original theatrical version, freshly restored in 4K from its 35mm camera negative." Special features and Specs:
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#935
17th February 2025, 05:36 PM
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'Red Rings of Fear' [AKA Enigma Rosso] (1978) - Coming soon from Vinegar Syndrome "A detective investigating the murder of a teenage girl begins to focus his suspicions on the three girlfriends of the victim, who call themselves 2The Inseparables."" More info TBA 
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#936
25th February 2025, 06:14 PM
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'Murder Rock' (1984) - Coming soon from Vinegar Syndrome "The owner of a prestigious New York ballet school teams up with a male model to solve a series of bizarre murders of a few of the students" MORE INFO TBA  Stephen@Cult Labs likes this.
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#937
2nd March 2025, 01:29 PM
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'Cannibal Girls' (1973) - Vin-Syn partner label Canadian International Pictures Blu-Ray available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - UK$23.39 Release date: March "From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country's original cinematic boom years - spanning the '60s, '70s, and '80s - occasionally venturing past that period (and the country's borders) to highlight the films of Canada's most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome's sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP's brand new line of home video releases! These girls do exactly what you think they do! During a winter road trip, young couple Cliff (Schitt's Creek?s Eugene Levy) and Gloria (Black Christmas' Andrea Martin) get lost and make an unplanned stop in Farnhamville, Ontario, a snowy small town known as "The Friendly City." When they hear the legend of three local women with a history of murdering men, they playfully investigate. But to their horror, it seems the killers are still active, police and other locals are complicit, and they're all feasting on the victims. When the cannibals develop an appetite for Cliff and Gloria, they race to get on the road - before they get on the menu. A decade before achieving blockbuster status with Ghostbusters, director Ivan Reitman put himself on the map with this more unsettling stab at horror comedy featuring future icons (and SCTV stars) Levy and Martin. Drawing inspiration from the Manson family and other shocking, drug-fueled horrors of the hippie era, Cannibal Girls is a gruesome Canuxploitation classic that set the stage for the provocative horror films - including Shivers, Rabid, and the Ilsa series - Reitman went on to produce at Cinepix. The film also made a splash in the U.S. where American International Pictures added a gimmick worthy of William Castle: a "warning bell" preparing viewers for "scenes of an especially erotic or gruesome nature."" Special features and specs:
 
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#938
2nd March 2025, 02:01 PM
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'Forgotten Gialli: Volume Eight' - Blu-Ray boxset pre-order available from Vinegar Syndrome direct - UK$50.83 Release date: March "Sex and violence proved a winning combination, and giallo directors took notice as the 1970s progressed. Before the genre would splinter into either the 80s tropes of slasher adjacent thrillers or heavy sex with a dose of mystery & violence, filmmakers in the 70s tried to evenly balance these two equally marketable subjects by creating films that were capable of selling titillation without skimping on the bloodshed" RINGS OF FEAR (1978)"Hard-boiled Inspector Gianni Di Salvo has been brought in to solve the murder of a schoolgirl, found nude and savagely tortured. As he looks into the girl's life, hoping to find a clue as to why someone sought to snuff her out, his investigation takes him to an exclusive, all-girl prep school which the teenage victim attended. After becoming aware of her involvement with a trio of pupils who call themselves "The Inseparables," Di Salvo is convinced that the group is aware of some secret that led to their friend's killing. But when more victims are found slaughtered, the detective is in a race against time to unmask the murderer before it's too late. Expertly blending an in-your-face trashiness with a stylish and well-developed murder mystery, prolific TV director Alberto Negrin's RINGS OF FEAR (Enigma Rosso) is often considered a spiritual sequel to the earlier giallo classic, What Have You Done to Solange? by again casting Italian heavy Fabio Testi (The Heroin Busters) at the center of a series of schoolgirl killings. Co-starring Christine Kaufmann (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Ivan Desny (The Marriage of Maria Braun), along with Jack Taylor (Pieces), and Helga Line (Horror Express), Vinegar Syndrome presents this deliriously perverse fan favorite on Blu-ray, exclusively scanned and restored in 2K from the best-surviving film elements and featuring an exclusive array of new interviews with cast and crew" Special features and specs:
REFLECTIONS IN BLACK (1975)"Countess Orselmo hides her lust for women from most of those closest to her, but that does not stop her from taking a bevy of beautiful female companions to her bed. But when some of her favorite conquests are discovered dead, slashed to ribbons with a razor, the Countess finds herself embroiled in a sinister mystery of which her illicit affairs are at the very center. Will she be next on the killer's target list, or does the assailant have another and even more shocking motive for the violence? Amongst the more obscure efforts to emerge from the genre's mid-70s sex and prostitute-themed narrative trend, character-actor turned-director Tano Cimarosa's sole giallo, REFLECTIONS IN BLACK (Il vizio ha le calze nere) offers twist-heavy plotting and a cast of major names in Italian genre cinema, including John Richardson (Black Sunday), Dagmar Lassander (Hatchet for the Honeymoon), and Giacomo Rossi Stuart (The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance). Virtually unseen since the video era, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to bring the original Italian theatrical cut of this genre rarity to Blu-ray, newly restored in 2K from the only known film elements and presented in its original scope framing, alongside brand new bonus features." Special Features:
A.A.A. MASSEUSE, GOOD-LOOKING, OFFERS HER SERVICES (1975)"Christina cannot stand her overbearing and oppressive home life. After deciding she needs to make it on her own, she rents an apartment but quickly discovers that to enjoy her freedom and independence, she'll need to earn a steady income. Taking advantage of her voluptuous body, she begins working as a call girl under the "protection" of a rough pimp named Oskar. But when some of her clients start turning up dead with their throats slashed, Christina realizes that a madman is on the loose and is following her carnal activities in order to find a victim pool. An early example of a giallo that leaned as heavily on sex and nudity as it did on more traditional "whodunit" plotting, prolific Western director Demofilo Fidani's (Django and Sartana Are Coming ... It's the End) A.A.A. MASSEUSE, GOOD-LOOKING, OFFERS HER SERVICES (A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi ...) personifies the direction the genre would soon head, emphasizing the casting of beautiful female leads willing to do plentiful nude scenes, here including Paola Senatore (Images in a Convent) and Simonetta Vitelli (Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks). Never released in any territory outside of Italy and never dubbed into English, Vinegar Syndrome is pleased to present this underseen shocker on Blu-ray, newly restored in 2K from its camera negative and offering an extensive array of new interviews with cast and crew" Special Features:
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