A loving wife and her husband move away to a remote cabin to heal from the devastating loss of their stillborn twins. Soon she senses an evil presence and is pushed to the edge when dark secrets begin to unravel.
Prosthetics engineer ABI (Georgina Campbell) begins work on her company’s latest product, the A.I. humanoid T.I.M. (Eamon Farren). Programmed to serve only her, it leads to a dangerous obsession.
A struggling social media influencer discovers the house he shares is haunted. The ghost brings him and his friends fame and fortune but with deadly consequences.
When the rather hapless Luther Boots buys a backpack at a garage sale, people around him start turning up dead! He begins to suspect his new accessory may be to blame, and he begins investigating. Tracking its history, he discovers it has connections back to a haunted house in a small town called Amityville…
Can Luther rid himself of the cursed pack, or will the temptation for revenge ultimately consume him, and those he cares about most?
Wrong Places is a 2-part anthology film containing the stories Off the Beaten Path and Dracophobia. Off the Beaten Path is about an author who goes on a jogging trail for inspiration, but along with a backpacker he finds there is true evil hiding in the trees. A father and son combo begin to stalk the author and the backpacker, having malevolent intentions for their well-being. Dracophobia tells the story of Katie, an architect who goes with an old friend out to her house in the country only to find she’s going to get more than she bargained for. She learns that her hosts Ma and Pa have sinister intentions to use her as a part of a summoning ritual.
“Legends of the Undead” is an epic zombie anthology film containing the storylines “The Fittest”, “Lifeline”, “Reflex Action”, and “Dead of Night”. “The Fittest” tells the story of a group of college kids who have taken refuge on the top floor of a campus building and have to fight off the zombies below. “Lifeline” is about a group of zipliners who are stuck on the towers as chaos unfolds, so they must stay the course to get away from the undead fiends. “Reflex Action” is about a security guard who is protecting a singer on the way to her concert, and a bathroom break turns into a fight for survival. “Dead of Night focuses” on Barbara who befriends Bennett after her brother Jonny is attacked in a graveyard by a ghoul. Barbara and Bennett seek shelter in a nearby home only to find the current occupants are not hospitable.
After inheriting his Uncle’s estate in Norway, Bill and his family move into their new home with the dream of turning the property into a bed and breakfast. As the family adapts to their new Scandinavian lifestyle, Bill’s son Lucas discovers an ancient elf living in the adjoining barn. There are rules to keep the barn elf happy, and Lucas does his best to follow them. But after Bill ignores Lucas’ warnings and plans a Christmas party in the barn, the elf plots to get rid of the intruders at any cost. This captivating Norwegian horror-comedy unites Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) and FF alum Kjetil Omberg (Dead Snow 1 & 2, The Trip), under Magnus Martens’ skilled direction. This nightmarish and hilarious tale about an American family’s desire to fit in spirals into a survival saga laced with smart cultural jabs. If the allure of Norway and its mystical elves, coupled with a nostalgia for the playful horror of the 1980s piques your interest, don’t miss There’s Something in the Barn.
In this anthology of chills, thrills, and kills, a practitioner of the magical arts teaches the basics of her craft. The most important lesson? You must be mindful of your intention. Five of her customers are about to learn this the hard way.
Cheung is in an unhappy marriage. He works with his wife at a local barbecue restaurant and she takes every opportunity to belittle Cheung and use him for his money. To make matters worse, Cheung isn’t able to satisfy his wife in the bedroom. One day his wife’s cousin, Fung, arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China and Cheung and Fung instantly form a connection. Fung isn’t like his wife, she is respectful and treats him well. Cheung tries his best to not give in to temptation, but eventually he is overcome with desire, and he and Fung start a secret relationship behind his wife’s back. However, Cheung soon finds himself way in over his head when he discovers that the mild mannered Fung is hiding a dark and grisly secret.
Oscar Becher, Film Archivist and Vault Manager at Vinegar Syndrome, dives into the fascinating history of analogue video production formats and video preservation.
Degausser Video is a brand new label created by several of the devious minds behind VS, which will bring to Blu-ray deluxe editions of both canonical and under-seen shot on video (SOV) genre cinema, in addition to work shot on film, but edited on tape, wherein the original film materials are believed to be lost or destroyed. Similar to Vinegar Syndrome’s focus on FILM preservation, Degausser will work only from original analogue tape materials with an emphasis on maintaining the aesthetics inherent to each respective video format. Additionally, each title released by Degausser will be made available in an ultra limited “new” VHS edition, fitted in a custom designed hard shell light box.
Looking to inject a little more excitement into his life, family man Larry seizes the opportunity when he happens across a newspaper advert for a “unique and exotic” room for rent in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The room, draped in black sheets and filled with candles, pillows and mirrors, seems to be the ideal place in which to carry out his extra-marital affairs – which Larry promptly does, first picking up a young college girl and later a prostitute. The mysterious owners of the property, siblings Jason and Bridget, seem more than happy to accommodate the wayward husband, dutifully preparing the room for each visit. But what Larry doesn’t realize is that Jason is deathly in need of regular blood transfusions, and the pair have been abducting each of Larry’s carnal conquests to use as victims in Jason’s deadly laboratory…
In the near future, video games have evolved to a point where they are able to biologically interact with players through the use of an electronic umbilical cord. Allegra Geller has created eXistenZ, a highly anticipated virtual reality game which has come under fire for its potential ability to effectively warp players’ perceptions of reality. When an anti-game zealot attempts to murder Allegra during a demo, she narrowly escapes with the help of her publicist, Ted Pikul. However, Allegra discovers that the only master copy of the game might have been damaged during the attack and convinces Ted to test it with her. After Ted reluctantly agrees, the pair enter the virtual world of eXistenZ, but it’s not long before they start becoming uncertain as to where the violent gameplay ends and reality begins…
Deep in the backwoods and winding trails of The Appalachian Mountains, Wilbur is leading a group of his friends to his old childhood stomping grounds. Just across the mountainous terrain, Pa and his three sons are making their patented moonshine. But when the military loses a canister of oozing, deadly and deforming toxic waste, all paths lead to terror! Soon the good ol’ boys are hand delivering a new nuked-up batch of brew to all the locals, turning them into melting cannibal zombies with their eyes on the freshest flesh around; Wilbur and his camping buddies! Will they escape the monstrous hordes or will they be the next course on the menu!?
One of the bloodiest and most creative, late 20th century horror franchises, The Prophecy Trilogy, all of which star Oscar® winner Christopher Walken as the evil angel Gabriel, broke new ground in 1990s horror with their high concept narratives and gruesome practical effects. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present the 4K UHD debuts of The Prophecy 1-3, or the “Gabriel” trilogy, all newly and exclusively restored and featuring an extensive array of new and archival bonus materials.
Vinegar Syndrome was founded on the principle of finding and restoring the rarest, weirdest, and often lost works of genre cinema. To celebrate ten whole years of incredible exploitation cinema preservation, we proudly present THE LOST PICTURE SHOW – a ten film collection of some of the most incredible and incredibly strange pieces of genre cinema you’ve never been able to see, all restored from the best known and surviving elements!
No slasher has been more requested of us than Michael Elliot’s hood wearing, javelin hurling maniac thriller, Fatal Games (1984) and we couldn’t be happier to finally have the honor of presenting it on Blu-ray for the first time ever!
The young athletes of Falcon Academy are training hard to earn their place in the nationals. But when these burgeoning sports stars start disappearing one after the other, Dr. Jordine and his team – who’ve started plying their athletes with new and untested performance-enhancing drugs – are baffled. Little do they realize that a javelin-wielding, tracksuit-wearing killer with a strong throwing arm and a deadly grudge against athletic excellence is on the prowl, picking off the Olympic hopefuls one by one. Whether they’re squeezing out a few extra reps in the gym, training on the field or clocking up some late-night strokes in the pool, nowhere is safe. As their numbers continue to dwindle, can the remaining athletes unmask the maniac before they’re disqualified… for good?!
Four young offenders and their care workers visit the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare.
After suffering a brutal attack on Christmas eve, a young woman, Nikki, struggles to convince her friends that the assailant was none other than Ol’ Kris Kringle. When Santa returns to terrorize the group in their remote cabin the next Christmas, Nikki and her friends must overcome disbelief as they fight to stay alive.
Suburbanite campers go on a camping trip to a remote town but things are not what they seem. The trip turns deadly for the campers when they anger the locals who are happy to serve up their own brand of justice.
In 1976, troubled teen, Abigail and her mother move to a small Alabama town in hopes of escaping the girl’s violent past. She befriends the boy next-door, Lucas, who is mercilessly bullied by a group of kids at school. Determined to help him seek revenge, Abigail takes matters into her own hands, but quickly spirals out of control. As Lucas begins to uncover the dark and twisted nature of his new friend, things take a deadly turn. Now, he must choose between standing by her side or stopping her before it’s too late.
How far would you go to prevent someone you love from suffering? Inspired by true events and rooted in a family’s history and lore, “Esme, My Love” explores the relationship between mother and daughter — a suspenseful meditation on love, loss, family, and magic.
In this bold political slasher, a small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election. As accusations fly and the threat of a masked killer darkens every street corner, the residents must race to uncover the truth before fear consumes the town.