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DVD Releases: 03/21/2006
By John Marrone
Mar 21, 2006, 16:20

There was no way to escape the calamity and horror at hand.  Decomposing arms outstretched, held him in place as he lay on the ground. his back to the lawn.  Perhaps 20 skeletal palms gripping and clutching at his skin and clothes.  The woman straddled above him was visibly pregnant - perhaps a full nine months.  The tint of her swollen belly, marblized with purple, stretched full to what it would hold without bursting.  The look on her face was not kind, as a fertile mother's might appear.  Her eyes were dark, hollowed out - and as their gazes met - she let out a bellowing wail and raised her hands to the sky.  Claws grew from where red painted nails once were, thick and sharp, splitting and bleeding at the cuticles.  With a swipe and a snarl, she drove her fingers downward and into the skin of her lower abdomen - each nail piercing through the leather-like skin with a pop - red rings of blood seeping out around her embedded fingertips.  With a fierce yank, she pulled at her flesh, repeatedly, tearing open her womb - hot blood drained to the ground and painted his face. "This is horrible,"  he cried, knowing deep inside he would never be able to view even one of the new DVD's he had picked up at the store only minutes earlier.  The BestBuy bag lay by his side, spilled - as his undead captor removed the fetus from her womb and began to feast...

Choke (2004)
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91 minutes

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality
Starring Damon Abdallah, Brooke Bailey, Sean Cook
Directed by Juan A. Mas

CD Universe Description:  When popular band the Choke signs on for a last gig before their lead singer ventures out on his own, they expect a pretty typical show. But things quickly turn off course when they realize they are locked inside a meat-packing plant, and find one of their biggest fans stuffed into a locker. As it becomes clear that someone is out to kill them, the band must consider the possibility that the killer is a band-member as well.

DVD Special Features include:  English audio tracks (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish subtitles, commentary by director Juan A. Mas and crew, "The Choke: The Legend Begins" featurette, and trailers

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House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim (2006)
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95 minutes

Rated R for strong zombie violence/gore, language, nudity and brief sexuality
Starring Emmanuelle Vaugier, Ed Quinn, Sticky Fingaz
Directed by Michael Hurst 

CD Universe Plot Description:  The sequel to the movie adaptation of the popular video game House of the Dead II follows two scientists/zombie hunters who arrive at a college campus in search of zombie blood needed to make a zombie vaccine.  Carnage ensues...

DVD Special Features include:  Widescreen format, English audio tracks (Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 Stereo), closed captioned for English, English and Spanish subtitles available, audio commentary by director Mike Hurst and producer Mark Altman, a "making-of" featurette, and deleted scenes

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Ring Around the Rosie (2006)
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87 minutes

Rated R for some violence/terror
Starring Tom Sizemore, Gina Philips, Randall Batinkoff
Directed by Rubi Zack 

CD Universe Plot Description:  They all fall dead...  Fulfilling her grandmother's final request, Karin (Gina Philips, JEEPERS CREEPERS) drives out to the old family estate in order to clear out the property; her boyfriend, Jeff (Randall Batinkoff) accompanies her. Upon arrival, the pair meet the mysterious Pierce (Tom Sizemore, BLACK HAWK DOWN), who tends the horses, and who is somehow involved in the dark secrets the house teems with, refusing to die without taking its inhabitants with them.

DVD Special Features include:  English audio tracks (Dolby Digital 5.1), English and French subtitles available

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SnakeMan (2005)
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96 minutes

Rated R
Starring Stephen Baldwin, Jayne Heitmeyer, Gary Hudson
Directed by Allan A. Goldstein 

Amazon.com Plot Description:  Anthropologists deep in the Amazon uncover the remains of a man they come to determine was approximately 300-years old when he died.  This leads to a second expedition to discover the reason behind his longevity, but there's a major problem in the form of an Amazonian tribe that guards the proverbial fountain of youth and the giant, five-headed snake they worship.

DVD Special Features include:  English audio tracks (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish subtitles, previews, and a behind the scenes featurette "The Secrets of Snakeman"

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Night Creatures - Double Feature (2006) 
136 minutes

Not Rated
Starring Brett Kelly, Ed Burrows, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling
Directed by Brett Kelly, Timothy O'Rawe 

The Feral Man (2002)
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Danny James (Brett Kelly) is down on his luck. His job stinks, his relationship has stalled and his father just died. While attending the funeral, Danny is attacked by an unseen assailant. Is it man or beast? And why is Danny suddenly...changing?

Ghoul School (1990)
Sex, babes and rock ‘n roll! Two thugs in search of hidden treasure mistakenly unleash a chemical into the school’s water supply, causing everyone it comes into contact with to become flesh-eating ghouls. Now it’s up to a couple of geeks and a bad heavy metal band to escape the mayhem before the students consume everyone in sight!

DVD Special Features include:  English audio tracks, audio commentary with director Brett Kelly, audio commentary with director Timothy O'Rawe, bonus featurettes ("Evil Vision", "Good Dog, Dead Dog" with optional commentary by Brett Kelly, "A Halloween Tale", Jackie Martling Chlorine Punchlines, Shock Cinema Makeup FX Segment, Teaser Show Reel), an interview with director Brett Kelly, outtakes, and trailers - (1990 Release, 2004 release, Final Curtain, Spaceman, Go-Go Girls and the True Meaning of Christmas, Splatter Rampage)

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Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981)
92 minutes

Rated R for some violence, language and nudity/sexuality
Starring Fabian, Marilyn Burns, Jon Cedar
Directed by Patrick Regan

IMDB Customer Editorial:  An aura of mystery surrounds the twins, Beth and Michael and their widowed father.  Daddy has reason for keeping them from a normal life; for they've inherited their dead mother's powers.  When their father is killed by four gun-crazy bikers they decide to re-animate daddy's corpse.  They create a zombie to protect them, and to avenge his own death.  "Kiss Daddy Goodbye"/"Revenge of the Zombie" is a shoddy horror flick that is perfect for fans of trash cinema.  The acting is truly horrible and the gore is non-existent.The film lacks tension and excitement and is pretty boring, so fans of low-budget American horror will be disappointed.

DVD Special Features include:  Fullscreen format, English audio tracks (2.0 Dolby Digital), standard scene selection and interactive menus

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Mansion of the Doomed (1976) 
89 minutes

Rated R
Starring Richard Basehart, Lance Henriksen, Trisha Stewart
Directed by Michael Pataki 

SciFilm.org Plot Synopsis:  Dr. Leonard Chaney (Richard Basehart) is a somewhat conservative ophthalmologist, he believes that corneal transplantation "goes too far." But his negative stance is shaken when he blinds his beloved daughter Nancy (Trisha Stewart) in a traffic accident (I am guessing that the impact dislodged either the optic nerve or retina from the eye). The guilt stricken scientist becomes obsessed with finding a way to restore Nancy's vision, but pride keeps him from approaching his colleagues. He doesn't want the answer "handed" to him, he wants to find it himself.  Transplantation seems to hold the key, but the damage to Nancy's eyes is not in the cornea, it is deeper. Can the entire eye itself be transplanted? Chaney experiments with animals and is successful. The only drawback is that it must be living tissue, not the usual deceased donor. Chaney picks Nancy's lover (Lance Henriksen) as the live eye donor, figuring that the man's love will help him understand the nature of what Chaney believes to be a temporary sacrifice.  The operation is a success, but a short lived one. Chaney believes he understands what went wrong the first time, so he begins to search for another unsuspecting live donor...and another...and another...and another...

DVD Special Features include:  Fullscreen format, English audio tracks (Dolby Digital 2.0), standard scene selection and interactive menus

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Night of a 1000 Cats (1972) 
63 minutes

Rated R
Starring Anjanette Come, Zulma Faiad, Hugo Stiglitz
Directed by René Cardona Jr. 

IMDB Plot Summary:  Alone, only a harmless pet... One thousand strong, they become a man-eating machine!  Known elsewhere as La Noche de los mil Gatos - millionaire playboy Hugo (whose lack of facial expressions give him the appearance of a Thundercat marionette) flies around Acapulco in his private helicopter to pick up sexy young women. He whisks them away to his secluded old castle, where he wines and dines them (among other things, *wink*). With the aid of his bald mute little helper Gorgo, he kills his dates, keeping their heads in a crystal cage and feeding their chopped up body parts to his 1,000-strong army of blood thirty, flesh hungry cats.

DVD Special Features include:  Fullscreen format, English audio tracks (Dolby Digital 2.0), standard scene selection and interactive menus

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Slasher Cinema (2006)
285 minutes

Not Rated
Starring Jack Palance, John Kerry, John Saxon
Directed by various

CD Universe Description:  The Slasher Cinema collection presents four bloodcurdling tales of terror: in The Demon, an ex-Marine with ESP tracks down an elusive serial killer; in Craze, an antiques dealer dabbles in black magic and makes human sacrifices to an African idol; in The Glove, an ex-con stalks the prison guards who tortured him; and in Memorial Valley Massacre, campers find themselves terrorized by a hermit with a hatred for modern society.

The Demon (1979)
IMDB:  Random people are terrorized by a malevolent man who brings their worst fears to life.  Similiar to Halloween and Black Christmas (which no doubt influenced the writer/director) this film deals with a series of bizarre murders and the unexplained stalking of the main characters by an unidentified man with no apparent motives.

Craze (1973)
IMDB:  Jack Palance plays as a demented art dealer & antique-shop owner who performs nightly rituals in honor of the African god Chuku, whom he believes will reward him with unimaginable wealth and power if he merely offers up human sacrifice. His methods are fairly creative, ranging from impalement, slashing and burning, to scaring people to death with an ooga-booga fright mask.

The Glove (1979)
IMDB:  Sam Kellough is a modern-day bounty hunter in Los Angeles who decides to track down Victor Hale, a vicious, heavy-set ex-convict with a $20,000 bounty on his head, who is killing former prison guards with a leather-laced steel glove in revenge for them beating him with the same instrument while he was imprisoned.

Memorial Valley Massacre (1988)
IMDB:  Campers on a holiday are terrorized by an axe-wielding maniac

DVD Special Features include:  English audio tracks (unknown), standard scene selection and interactive menu 

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Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Third Season (1989)
368 minutes

Not Rated
Starring Michael J. Fox, Mariel Hemingway, Kirk Douglas
Directed by Tobe Hooper, various others

Amazon.com Plot Description:  For those that have not seen these wonderfully entertaining episodes of dark humor and horror...if you're into the genre this collection and any of the other HBO seasonal Tales From the Crypt releases are for you. Season 3 contains one of the most memorable episodes with Abra Cadaver: Carl (Tony Goldwyn) and Marty (Beau Bridges) are brothers who work at a hospital.  Here is the full list of fourteen titles for the season...

THE TRAP - dir. Michael J. Fox. Starring: Michael J. Fox.
LOVED TO DEATH - dir. Tom Mankiewicz. Starring: David Hemmings, Mariel Hemingway.
CARRION DEATH - dir. Steven De Souza. Starring: Kyle Maclachlan.
ABRA CADAVER - dir. Stephen Hopkins. Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Beau Bridges.
TOP BILLING - dir. Todd Holland (Don't confuse with Tom Holland). Starring: Louise Fletcher, Sandra Bernhard, Jon Lovitz.
DEAD WAIT - dir. Tobe Hooper. Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, James Remar, John Rhys-Davies.
THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE - dir. Elliot Silverstein. Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Michael Berryman.
EASEL KILL YA - dir. John Harrison. Starring: Tim Roth.
UNDERTAKING PALLOR - dir. Michael Thau. Starring: Graham Jarvis.
MOURNIN' MESS - dir. Manny Coto. Starring: Ally Walker.
SPLIT SECOND - dir. Russel Mulcahy. Starring: Brion James, Michele Johnson.
DEADLINE - dir. Walter Hill. Starring: Marg Helgenberger.
SPOILED - dir. Andy Wolk. Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Faye Grant.
YELLOW - dir. Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eric Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Lance Henriksen.

DVD Special Features include:  English audio tracks (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish English and French subtitles, "A Tall Tales Panel" - series creators and admirers discuss the show in a Crypt seminar, "A Tales From the Crypt Reunion: A Panel Discussion", and the "Crypt Jam" music video

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ALSO AVAILABLE...

Tales from the Crypt - Complete Seasons 1-3 (1989)

Amazon.com Description:  Television executives plugged into viewers' deepest fears with the debut of Tales From The Crypt in 1989. Its original source material was the EC comic-book; the series originated on HBO and would go on to run for seven seasons. Hosted by the skeletal Crypt Keeper himself, each episode of the show offered a new, ghoulish tale to inspire nightmares in its audience. The show was such a success that a myriad of Crypt-inspired spin-offs resulted, including an animated series, several feature films, and seemingly infinite merchandising opportunities. A popular favorite among horror film fans, Tales From The Crypt also appeals to anyone who loves the strange and visceral thrill of being scared.

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