Slasher Triple Feature Available July 26

4/20 Massacre: It was supposed to be a celebratory weed-fueled weekend, until five friends stumble upon an illegal marijuana operation, run by a deadly maniac.

Halloween Hell: Horror cult film icon Ed Hunt (Bloody Birthday) directs a gory, scary tale of reality-TV contestants trapped on set with a demon and a psychotic host who thinks he’s Dracula (Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts).

Hazard Jack: Booze-fueled college kids play war games at an abandoned hospital, but don’t count on a traumatized war veteran who wants to play for real.

STARRING: Jamie Bernadette, Stacey Danger, Justine Wachsberger, Eric Roberts, Paul Stanko

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Scared to Death Available July 26

Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.Ted Lonergan thought he had quit the force to pursue a career as a writer. But when someone – or something – begins stalking and viciously killing the residents of Los Angeles, Ted is asked to lend his expertise in uncovering the mystery assailant. However, things aren’t as simple as they appear, as Ted discovers that the predator he’s after is in fact a first of its kind, and a rapidly evolving genetically mutated organism known as the Syngenor. Enlisting the help of Sherry Carpenter, a scientist specializing in genetics, the unlikely duo start tracking the tedious mutant in the hope of destroying it before the body count continues to rise or even worse: before it breeds.

STARRING: John Stinson, Diana Davidson, David Moses, Toni Jannotta, Mike Muscat

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Red Lips (1995) Available July 26

Desperate for cash, young Caroline (Ghetty Chasun) agrees to be injected with an experimental serum by an unscrupulous blood bank doctor. She soon finds herself transformed into a ravenous vampire, stalking the streets of New York City with an unquenchable lust for blood. After killing her doctor and a random string of unfortunate strangers, Caroline crosses paths with Lisa (Michelle Bauer), an innocent woman stranded in the city after a breakup with her former girlfriend. The two broke and star-crossed lovers navigate through the city’s desolate clubs and hotels, fueled only by their sexual lust and symbiotic need for companionship. When Lisa finally learns of Caroline’s murderous proclivities, she becomes a willing participant in her vampiric crimes, until an unfortunate encounter with an indignant pimp leads to tragedy.

STARRING: Ghetty Chasun, Michelle Bauer, Danny Fendley, Mandy Leigh

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Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) Available July 26

It was never just a game. Inviting audiences again into the lore of the spirit board, Ouija: Origin of Evil tells a terrifying new tale in 1967 Los Angeles. A widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

STARRING: Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas

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Night Ripper (1986) Available July 26

“Fiend Disembowels Fourth Young Woman” reports the newspaper. The Ripper is stalking the city, and it’s all anyone can talk about. Models all over town are ending up on the wrong side of a razor-sharp blade. Police are baffled by the surgical precision of the corpse mutilation, and their only lead is David, a local photographer who knew a couple of the murdered women. As the beautiful bodies pile up, David’s world turns upside down, and the streets run red with blood.

STARRING: James Hansen, April Audia, Larry Thomas

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Margot (2020) Available July 26

If your biggest fear suddenly materialized, what would it look like? Jennifer, Riccardo, Francesca, and Luca are four brothers who meet again in their hometown after being separated for seven years. Returning to their old house will lead them to face their greatest fears.

STARRING: Martina Sini, Sharon Tomberli, Massimo Boschi, Veronica Boccia, Giuseppe Piccione

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Horror High / Stanley Available July 26

Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.In the early 70s, independent filmmakers based in the American south found a fruitful way to make a living in low budget horror movies destined for the drive-in market. Reveling in lurid and absurd concepts, these films are just as much windows into the cultures which bred them as they are wild rides into the most outlandish areas of exploitation cinema. Vinegar Syndrome’s Drive-In Collection presents these two classics of regional horror together on Blu-ray for the first time.

STARRING: Pat Cardi, Austin Stoker, Rosie Holotik, Chris Robinson, Alex Rocco

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Deadlines (2020) Available July 26

Kyle Deeders is a reporter who has fallen on hard times. He has gone from working in New York to working for a small-town paper. He comes across the story that might get him back in the big leagues: the homeless are disappearing in droves. The evil he discovers rips his world apart when he uncovers that the homeless are being used to feed a cult of vampires. Kyle’s investigation brings him into the sights of the Master Vampire and now he needs to fight to save his fiancée as well as his own life.

STARRING: David Polk, Tracey West, Jo Ann Darby, Joel Graves, John Anderson

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Bloody Muscle Body Builder In Hell (1995) (Collector’s Edition) Available July 26

AKA “THE JAPANESE EVIL DEAD”, “MUSCLE BODYBUILDER IN HELL” MAKES ITS COLLECTOR’S EDITION DEBUT!

Alternately known as “The Japanese Evil Dead,” this legendary, sought after independent Japanese cult film will enjoy its first ever North American release in any format and features new bonus content. Trapped inside a haunted house, a body builder must survive a blood soaked night of insanity to save himself and his friends from a demonic ghost that is hell-bent on revenge.

STARRING: Shinichi Fukazawa, Masaaki Kai, Masahiro Kai, Aki Tama Mai, Asako Nosaka

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Blood Bags (2018) Available July 26

A monster stalks the corridors of an abandoned mansion, targeting those curious enough to find themselves inside. Two friends break in and discover that all exits have been sealed off. The creature that hunts them is growing hungry for their blood and there is no escape.

STARRING: Makenna Guyler, Emanuele Turetta

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Abject (2022) Available July 26

A year after the death of their only child, a couple journeys to an isolated retreat to try and work through their grief and save their disintegrating relationship. There, however, the wife experiences strange visions and horrific dreams. The husband sinks deeper into an alcoholic daze. Violence erupts, but death is only the beginning of their torment.

STARRING: Helena Simon, Joe Gallagher, Andy Rich

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Apocalypse After (2018) Available July 26

Aging starlets fight over a gross piece of flesh that inspires sexual devotion, a woman finds inspiration in the animation of dead animals, a certain Walerian Borowczyk makes his way through a cruel life, and a transgressive director keeps searching for films that will make her spectators’ hearts turn in their thoracic cages (like a steak on a grill!). From the visionary director of The Wild Boys and After Blue (Dirty Paradise) comes a collection of 3+ hours of short works that will ensnare your senses and leave you desperate for more of the wonderful and weird world of Bertrand Mandico.

STARRING: Elina Löwensohn, Vimala Pons, Pauline Jacquard, Lola Créton, Nathalie Richard

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“Yellowjackets” Season One Available July 19

A thriving high school girls soccer squad is left stranded in the northern wilderness after a plane crash and descend into savage clans, where survival becomes even more important than the team. Starring Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock), Oscar® and Emmy® nominee Juliette Lewis (Camping), Emmy nominee Christina Ricci (Z: The Beginning of Everything) and Tawny Cypress (Unforgettable). Watch every intense episode of the psychological thriller in this 4-disc set, including never-before-seen special features.

STARRING: Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci

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The Righteous (2021) (Special Edition) Available July 19

A brooding occult horror with echoes of Bergman and Pasolini, The Righteous insinuates its way beneath the skin by way of an intelligent script, taut direction, and strong performances. Writer and actor Mark O’Brien (Ready or Not) pulls no punches as he confronts grief, guilt, faith and atonement in his remarkable directorial debut.

A former priest, Frederic Mason (Henry Czerny), anguished by the tragic death of his young daughter, finds himself wrestling with his religious convictions when a mysterious young man (Mark O’Brien) appears wounded on his doorstop in need of assistance. After he and his wife Ethel (Mimi Kuzyk) welcome him across the threshold and into their household, Frederic sees an opportunity for redemption in this mysterious and troubled lost soul, who might just be an emissary from God, or maybe the Devil…

Set amongst the bleak and forbidding landscapes of Newfoundland, crisply captured in tenebrous monochrome by cinematographer Scott McClellan, and featuring robust performances from all its cast members, The Righteous is a sombre supernatural chiller that builds to a memorable crescendo, and signals the emergence of a major new filmmaking talent.

STARRING: Henry Czerny, Mark O’Brien, Mayko Nguyen

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The Necro Files (1997) (Visual Vengeance Collector’s Edition) Available July 19

SOME PEOPLE ARE BETTER OFF DEAD!

An often referenced and notorious underground classic for the last 25 years, this “American Video Nasty” is finally available to a mass audience and for the first time ever in BR format. A serial killer rises from the grave as a flesh-eating zombie maniac! Two Seattle cops, a satanic cult and a flying demon baby try to stop the lust-crazed ghoul before he can kill again. The Necro Files is stacked with intense scenes of gore and sadism, and boasts some of the most WTF moments in the history of shot on video cinema.

STARRING: Steve Sheppard, Gary Browning, Christian Curmudgeon, Jason McGee, Theresa Bestul

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Hell High (1989) (Special Edition) Available July 19

Teenage kicks take a decidedly dark turn in director Douglas Grossman’s Hell High – a twisted tale of delinquency pushed to its horrifying extreme, where Class of 1984 meets I Spit on Your Grave!

When high school football hero Jon-Jon (Breaking Bad’s Christopher Cousins) quits the team, he winds up falling in with a group of outcasts led by the sadistic Dickens (played to unhinged perfection by the late Christopher Stryker). With a willing new recruit in tow, the gang’s youthful hijinks soon spiral into a night of abject horror when they decide to play a cruel prank on the home of their teacher Miss Storm – who, unbeknownst to the youngsters, harbors a dark and tormented past.

Hell High – which was released in some international territories as Raging Fury – is a singular entry in the late ’80s horror canon, melding elements of the revenge movie with the trappings of the slasher genre to delirious effect. School’s out… forever!

STARRING: Maureen Mooney, Christopher Stryker, Christopher Cousins

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God Told Me To (1976) (2-Disc Special Edition 4K Ultra HD) Available July 19

IT WILL GIVE YOU NIGHTMARES FOREVER! A rooftop sniper guns down 14 pedestrians on the streets of New York City. A mild-mannered dad takes a shotgun and blows away his wife and children. A cop goes on a sudden shooting spree at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. And each of these unlikely killers makes the same dying confession: “God told me to.” Now a repressed Catholic NYPD detective (Tony Lo Bianco of The Honeymoon Killers and The French Connection) must uncover a netherworld of deranged faith, alien insemination and his own unholy connection to a homicidal messiah with a perverse plan for the soul of mankind. Written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen (It’s Alive), this critically acclaimed cult classic remains one of the most disturbing and thought-provoking horror films of our time. Deborah Raffin (Death Wish 3), Sandy Dennis (Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?), Sylvia Sidney (Beetlejuice), Mike Kellin (Sleepaway Camp), Richard Lynch (Bad Dreams), and Andy Kaufman (“Taxi”) co-star in God Told Me To, now presented in a new 4K restoration from the original uncensored negative, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, packed with revealing Extras!

STARRING: Richard Lynch, Tony Lo Bianco, Sandy Dennis, Sylvia Sidney, Deborah Raffin

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The Ex Available July 19

Sasha and Katya are a young couple who plagued by a series of inexplicable events after their recent engagement. Sasha so realizes that someone from his past has come back to settle an old score and refuses to let them have their happily ever after.

STARRING: Konstantin Beloshapka, Vera Kincheva, Sergey Dvoynikov, Vladimir Seleznyov

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The Aztec Mummy Collection Available July 19

Curse of the Aztec Mummy: features the walking dead Popoca. Throw in some mobsters led by a tough guy called The Bat and his enemy a masked superhero wrestler called The Angel. The most rarely seen of the Popoca series, this Mayan mummy moving is dizzyingly familiar.

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy: Out to find the ancient Aztec treasure, a mad scientist referred to as The Bat, builds a giant humanoid robot to conquer the mummy warrior who is guarding the treasure’s map and the tomb where the treasure is located. This is the K. Gordon Murray version.

Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy: The Wrestling Women were 2 beautiful female Mexican Luchadoras who starred in a series of 5 Wrestling/Horror movies made in the 1960’s; Their two most famous films were Doctor Of Doom (1960) and this one, in which they go up against Popoca, the Aztec Mummy; The Mummy was originally introduced in a series of 3 Mexican horror films all released in 1957, and was a true fan-favorite with Mexican Monster Movie buffs; now you can witness his titanic encounter with the voluptuous Wrestling Women.

STARRING: Jaime González Quiñones, Elizabeth Campbell, Chucho Salinas, Ramón Gay, Salvador Lozano

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Stripped (2013) Available July 12

Four friends head to Vegas for a 21st birthday in hopes of finding adventure, debauchery and memories that will last them a lifetime. Cameron, the scandalous one of the group decides to record the whole trip, determined to not forget the fiasco. A girlfriend of theirs begs for a ride, convincing them she will disappear as soon as they arrive. When they get to Vegas the guys devise an amazing plan for the night, but things take a turn for the worst when they call strippers that have them travel to a remote location. Little do they know, the strippers work for an organ trafficker. The guys fight for their lives, but eventually get Stripped.

STARRING: Nicole Sienna, Josh Cole, Carson Aune, Alvaro Orlando, Carly Steel

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Death Hunt (2022) Available July 12

A developer and his mistress, travelling to their weekend retreat, are taken hostage by a group of men and brought to a remote island. Here they fight for survival as the men release them into the wild and hunt them for sport.

STARRING: Omar Tucci, Rick Amsbury, Michael Coughlan, Marlene Malcolm, Greg Johnston

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