The Little Vampire 3D – aka The Little Vampire – is a 2017 German animated feature film directed by Karsten Kiilerich and co-producer Richard Claus from a screenplay by the latter and Larry Wilson. The movie is based on the characters from the bestselling novels by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg. Jim Carter and Alice Kruge reprise their roles of Rookery and Freda, respectively...

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‘They were perfectly trained for one task….manslaughter!’ Rottweiler: The Dogs of Hell, also known as Rottweiler and Dogs of Hell is a 1982 American horror/thriller film directed by Worth Keeter III starring Earl Owensby, Bill Gribble and Robert Bloodworth. The film was made and released as a 3-D film, with effects by Chris Condon. The US military has bred and trained rottweilers...

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‘True evil never dies’ Bunker of the Dead is 2015 German action horror film directed by Matthias Olof Eich [as Matthew O. Oaks] from a screenplay co-written with Bernd Strack. It stars Patrick Jahns, Esther Maaß, Aciel Martinez Pol and Sarita Bradley. Plot: In the picturesque Bavarian town of Oberammergau, two friends, Markus and Thomas, are using the instructions found in an old...

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‘The reflection of darkness’ Aks (Urdu: عکس) is a 2018 Pakistani 3D supernatural horror feature film written, directed and produced by Asif Pervez. The film features Roman Khan, Faiza Asif, Arslan Sheraz, Jyoti Dagar, Nidhi Kumar and Fahad Rajpoot. Two newly married couples go for a gateway to visit an abandoned village. However, bad things begin happening when they realise the place...

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Lisaa is a 2018 Indian supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Raju Viswanath. The PG Media Works production stars Anjali (Balloon); Makrand Deshpande and Yogi Babu (Balloon). Santhosh Dhayanidhi composed the soundtrack score. The movie is India’s first stereoscopic 3D horror film and was shot using a Helium 8K camera. Lisaa was primarily shot in Hyderabad and Kodaikanal and...

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Charles Band’s Parasite, a 1982 sci-fi horror movie touted theatrically as “the first futuristic monster movie in 3-D” is being unleashed on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber Studio Classics on October 22, 2019. The release will feature an HD restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative, both 2-D and 3-D versions of the film, and some new bonus features: Newly Restored in HD...

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Saamri is a 1985 Indian Hindi Bollywood supernatural horror feature film about a murdered old man who returns from the grave to avenge himself. The 3D movie was produced and directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay (Mahakaal; Tahkhana; Darwaza; et al), from a screenplay by Kumar Ramsay. It was based on a story by J. K. Ahuja, with dialogue by Mahendra Dehlvi and Safi Ur-Rahman...

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The first trailer for Scoob! – the new animated feature film reboot of a franchise that began way back in 1969 – has been posted online by Warner Bros. Previously, the first images were posted online by Fandango.

Scoob! is a 2020 American 3D computer-animated feature film directed by Tony Cervone and Dax Shepard from a screenplay by the latter Matt Lieberman (The Addams Family; Monster on the Hill) and Shepard.

The film is a reboot of the Scooby-Doo theatrically-released features and the first film in the Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe. As part of the Warner Animation Group banner, the Scooby-Doo movie will apparently lead a roster of animated big-screen adventures featuring characters from the late 60s/early 70s stable of Hanna-Barbera. Hmmmm.

Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile) and Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer’s Body) play Fred and Daphne, respectively.

The voice cast includes Will Forte (Last Man on Earth) as Shaggy, Gina Rodriguez as Velma (Annihilation), and Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) as Captain Caveman. Franchise stalwart Frank Welker, who has voiced Fred Jones since the cartoon’s inception in 1969 and has been the voice of Scooby-Doo from 2002 on is also onboard.

Animated by Reel FX for Warner Animation Group, the film was initially titled S.C.O.O.B. (and was announced as a live-action/animated project). It was scheduled to be released in the United States on September 21, 2018, by Warner Bros. This was then changed to an unspecified date in 2020.

Producers Charles Roven and Richard Suckle – responsible for Warner’s live-action Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) – are joined by Cervone’s producer wife Allison Abbate whose credits include The Iron Giant, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and the Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie.

Scooby-Doo! on MOVIES & MANIA:

Scooby Doo: The Early Years – article

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo – animated TV series

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!

Scooby-Doo – 2002 live action

Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

Scooby-Doo and Guess-Who? – 2019 series

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster

Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

Scooby-Doo! Glow in the Dark Puzzles – toys and games

Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays – 2012 short

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – animated TV series

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019)

What’s New, Scooby-Doo?

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‘The food chain just got flipped.’

Bait is a 2012 Australian action horror feature film about tsunami survivors trapped in a semi-flooded supermarket and parking lot with hungry sharks.

Directed by Kimble Rendall (Cut) from a screenplay written by John Kim and Russell Mulcahy, with additional writing by Shayne Armstrong, Duncan Kennedy, Shane Krause and Justin Monjo. The movie stars Sharni Vinson, Xavier Samuel and Julian McMahon.

Reviews [click links to read more]:

“The scene where the tsunami crashes onto the beach isn’t the least bit convincing, and some of the shark attacks result in a cloud of computer-generated blood that’s equally as unimpressive. Luckily, Bait is able to overcome these issues, weaving an intense tale of survival around an interesting concept, and doing some pretty nifty things with it in the process.” 2,500 Movies Challenge

“Watchable but stupid (there’s a cop and two other guys with guns–no one ever tries shooting the shark?) and kinda boring, Bait is still better than the useless Shark Night…” Good Efficient Butchery

” …Bait is a lot of fun and a lot of entertainment even though at times some of that entertainment comes from some seriously corny elements. In truth for all the corny aspects, there is also some cleverness to it which makes it a lot more interesting although quite gory as well.” The Movie Scene

“The film takes itself far too seriously for such an outrageous premise and the awful CG effects fall well short of the film-maker’s lofty ambitions. Released in 3D in Australia but straight to video in most markets, it’s a slightly more professional alternative to a SyFy original.” The Movie Waffler

“There are some very gory CGI effects, but also some that are in the SyFy level of naffness. All is not lost though; as, when not required to perform somersaults, the sharks are animatronic, and as such much more believable as a threat. The actors are more than serviceable, but the hackneyed subplots of family squabbles and love and forgiveness tend to get in the way of the action.” Starburst

“Horror geeks will delight in some of the inspired gore, while B-movie fans will dig one character’s hilarious “plan” to turn the electricity off. Yes, the picture could use less straight-faced drama, because when it does loosen the reigns, the flick is a whole lot of fun.” TV Guide

” …if Snakes on a Plane was awesome, then Sharks in a Supermarket should’ve been gangbusters. Unfortunately, the flick is undone by some flat characters, clumsy plotting, and shady CGI effects. (The CGI shark is OK, the CGI blood is bad, and the CGI waves are even worse.) The Video Vacuum

“Thanks to some cheeky horror charm and a tight focus on popcorn entertainment, Bait avoids being just another shark-filled thriller. So many films evoke flawed thinking that assumes anything involving sharks immediately amps up terrifying intensity, but Rendall does all he can to solidify such a feeling, refusing to produce another puffy genre piece.” We Got This Covered

Cast and characters:

• Richard Brancatisano … Rory
• Xavier Samuel … Josh
• Chris Betts … Lockie
• Sharni Vinson … Tina
• Simon Edds … Lifeguard
• Miranda Deakin … TV Reporter
• Julian McMahon … Doyle
• Dan Wyllie … Kirby
• Alice Parkinson … Naomi
• Phoebe Tonkin … Jaime
• Damien Garvey … Colins
• Lincoln Lewis … Kyle
• Cariba Heine … Heather
• Alex Russell … Ryan
• Adrian Pang … Jessup
• Yuwu Qi … Steven
• Martin Sacks … Todd
• Rhiannon Dannielle Pettett … Assistant Manager
• Skye Fellman … Young Girl
• Nicholas McCallum … Oceania Store Owner

Technical details:

• 93 minutes
• Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1

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‘They’re fiery… fearless… ferocious!’

Cat-Women of the Moon is a 1953 American science fiction monster film, produced by Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist, directed by Arthur Hilton. The musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The 3-D film was released by Astor Pictures and, bizarrely, remade five years later (1958) as Missile to the Moon. It stars Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory and Marie Windsor.

Having been attacked by giant spiders, an expedition to the moon encounters a race of “Cat-Women”, the last eight survivors of a two million year-old civilisation, deep within a cave where they have managed to maintain the remnants of a breathable atmosphere that once covered the Moon. The remaining air will soon be gone, and they must escape if they are to survive. They plan to steal the expedition’s spaceship and migrate to Earth.

Through the use of their telepathic ability, the Cat-Women have been subliminally controlling Helen Salinger (Marie Windsor) so she can win the navigator slot on the expedition and lead the crew to their location. Once Helen and the male members of the crew arrive on the moon, the Cat-Women take complete control of her mind.

They are unable to control the men’s minds, but they work around this obstacle, with Helen’s help, and the use of their superior abilities and feminine wiles…

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Reviews [click links to read more]:

” … seems more dull than it ever does awful. Its effects are cheap but mostly passable – the Moon’s surface consists of several limited but adequately convincing painted backdrops and the model rocket shots are okay. On the other hand, the wires can be seen on the giant spider and there is one hilarious shot where the Moon outside the rocketship window is seen as a topographical map of the Moon replete with meridian lines.” Moria

“Cat-Women of the Moon lie more in its absolute and exquisite poverty – poverty, that is, not merely of budget, but of concept and execution. There is a sense of – of lack about this film that grows increasingly surreal. How is one to react to a film shot in 3-D that makes no attempt whatsoever to exploit the process? To a film about Cat-Women that has no Cat-Women?” And You Call Yourself a Scientist?

“This film is pretty bad. The naivety regarding space travel (sticky meteors), and lunar conditions (“natural decompression chamber”) are breathtaking. The dialog is most often corny and occasionally downright incomprehensible (Zeta to Helen: “Remember, our generation predates yours by centuries!”…huh?) I certainly don’t need to reiterate how bad the special effects were, do I?” The Monster Shack

“Unlike most of its ’50s contemporaries, the film has no scary monster and the attempt to supply one is more inept and humorous than anything else … a neglected camp classic.” Gary D. Rhodes, Horror at the Drive-In

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“Hilton’s direction and Hamilton’s screenplay are never dull but as a combination they are very bad.” Phil Hardy (editor), The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction 

” … so unconvincing and stodgy it isn’t even so-bad-it’s-good. It’s just so-bad-it’s-unbearable. See it if you must but don’t believe that baloney about it rivalling Plan 9 from Outer Space for sheer ineptitude. Some schlock has it, some doesn’t.” John Stanley, Creature Features

“Even the bad acting, appalling special effects and extraterrestrials who look as though they are auditioning for a minor girlie show do not prevent the film from being perversely enjoyable.” Alan Frank, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Handbook, Batsford, 1982

Choice dialogue:

“It’s whoey! You can’t turn love on and off like a faucet.”

“Helen, they speak English!”

‘You’re too smart for me baby, I like ’em stupid!”

Cast and characters:

• Sonny Tufts as Laird Grainger
• Victor Jory as Kip Reissner – The Man Who Turned to Stone; Kolchak: The Night Stalker; Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
• Marie Windsor as Helen Salinger – Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy; Salem’s Lot; Tales from the Darkside
• William Phipps as Doug Smith
• Douglas Fowley as Walt Walters
• Carol Brewster as Alpha
• Suzanne Alexander as Beta
• Susan Morrow as Lambda
• Bette Arlen as Cat-Woman
• Roxann Delman as Cat-Woman
• Ellye Marshall as Cat-Woman
• Judy Walsh as Cat-Woman

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‘The first movie that puts you in outer space.’

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is a 1983 science fiction action film about a bounty hunter on a mission to rescue three stranded women. The initial theatrical release was shown in a polarized, over/under 3-D format.

Directed by Lamont Johnson (Lipstick; The Groundstar Conspiracy; The Twilight Zone, eight 1961 and 1962 episodes) from a screenplay written by David Preston, Edith Rey, Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum, based on a storyline by Stewart Harding and Jean LaFleur, the movie stars Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson and Andrea Marcovicci.

The soundtrack score was composed by Elmer Bernstein (Ghostbusters; An American Werewolf in London; Saturn 3; Robot Monster; et al).

New Blu-ray release:

In the UK, 101 Films will release Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone on 2nd March 2020. The disc includes a brand new commentary by Allan Bryce and Richard Holliss. Order from Amazon.co.uk

Plot:

It is the year 2136 and while answering a distress signal from Terra Eleven, Wolff (Peter Strauss) agrees to rescue three beautiful maidens from the plague-ridden planet. When the women are kidnapped by henchmen of Overdog (Michael Ironside), the wicked half-man/half-machine who rules the planet, Wolff takes off in hot pursuit.

As he challenges assorted monsters and mutants, circumstances throw Wolff together with Niki (Molly Ringwald), a sassy waif who agrees to guide him to Overdog’s scrap-metal kingdom…

Reviews [click links to read more]:

“Those expecting a film on the level of Star Wars or The Road Warrior will likely be disappointed, but as a slice of 80s cheese, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is a flick that fans of low-budget sci-fi will surely enjoy.” 2,500 Movies Challenge

“Though the pacing is off and the whole thing kind of a hodge podge of re-furbished early-80s sci-fi iconic moments, it’s the spectacularly termite-detailed art direction that makes it work […] Cars are immaculately dirty and surreal. The sail -(wind powered)-trains are life size and move on actual railroad tracks. Hang gliders swoop down and capture people in low hanging talon attachments…” Acidemic

“Despite having a mind-boggling six writers penning Spacehunter, the plot is about as paint-by-numbers as humanly possible but still manages to be a largely incoherent mess. Even past the halfway mark, I found myself muttering “What the hell…?” every few minutes. Nothing makes much sense.” DVD Talk

“Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is the kind of low-rent but quite charming filmmaking that movies like Manborg and Turbo Kid are calling back to, with variable success. It’s excessively rough around the edges, but with an infectious charm that no doubt comes from the abundance of talented people who worked on it.” Goomba Stomp

“It’s cheap, it’s rough, and is not very good, but I do find it fun in a bad movie sort of way, if you have any love for the cheapie Italian post-apocalyptic movies like Exterminators in the Year 3000 then this might be worth a watch, but keep in mind that it’s PG-rated and there’s no blood or gore…” McBastard’s Mausoleum

“The rickety junk world sets […] are often imaginative – with the likes of a sailing ship that travels along rails, bayous made out of metal pipes shaped like trees. Where it tends to get nauseating is in the would-be cute relationship between Peter Strauss and ragamuffin Molly Ringwald.” Moria

“With an incident-busy script, something is going on all the time. The action is tolerable low-grade Road Warrior approximation…the set pieces are reasonably imaginative, and a lot of weirdo stuff is crammed into the fast run time.” Movies & Drinks

” …unlike most films of its genre, it attempts to do more than send bats and snakes and yo-yos hurtling from the screen. It attempts so much that it will probably remind you of at least a dozen other pirate, gladiator, horror and science-fiction stories because its own plot is none too distinctive and is seriously overcrowded.” The New York Times, May 21, 1983

“The grungy look of the film suits this kind of thing, and the production design is very well done, especially the vehicles, it’s just the story that lets it down, running without much interest from A to B. Strauss copes with Ringwald’s tantrums adequately, but every character tends towards the hackneyed, with Ernie Hudson as a rogue turned ally and Ironside practically immobile under his costume also lacking opportunities.” The Spinning Image

“The film suffers, however, from having to keep to a PG certificate: some fantastically eerie moments (brushes with barracuda women in the indoor swamp, and with humanoid blobs that appear out of nowhere) are not exploited to their full potential. What could have been a sci-fi horror classic is instead just a better-than-average children’s adventure story.” Time Out London

“Technical highlights are the vast metal sculpture sets, plus impressive and well-matched miniatures and explosions. Director Lamont Johnson, who entered the picture midstream after original helmer Jean LaFleur [author of screen story with Stewart Harding] was bounced, handles the action scenes well but editing opposes viewer involvement, taking one out of each hectic action scene before its impact can be enjoyed.” Variety

Cast and characters:

• Peter Strauss … Wolff
• Molly Ringwald … Niki
• Ernie Hudson … Washington
• Andrea Marcovicci … Chalmers
• Michael Ironside … Overdog
• Beeson Carroll … Grandman Patterson
• Hrant Alianak … Chemist
• Deborah Pratt … Meagan
• Aleisa Shirley … Reena
• Cali Timmins … Nova
• Paul Boretski … Jarrett
• Patrick Rowe … Duster
• Reggie Bennett … Barracuda Leader
• Colin Mochrie … Guard (uncredited)
• Harold Ramis … Voice on Intercom (uncredited)

Filming locations:

• The Domes, Casa Grande, Arizona
• Coal Mine Canyon, Tuba City, Arizona
• Potash Pond Overlook, Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
• Moab, Utah
• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical details:

• 90 minutes
• Metrocolor
• Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
• Audio: Dolby | Stereo (Dolby 2.0)

Box office:

The film took $16.5 million in the USA on a budget of $14.4 million. It doubtless did well on its VHS release.

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Flesh for Frankenstein is a 1973 American-Italian horror feature film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, Andrew Braunsberg, Louis Peraino, and Carlo Ponti. The movie stars Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Monique van Vooren and Arno Juerging.

In the United States, the film was initially marketed by Bryanston Pictures as Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein, and was presented in the Space-Vision 3-D process in premiere engagements. It was rated ‘X’ by the MPAA, due to its explicit sexuality and violence.

The gruesomeness of the action was intensified in the original release by the use of 3-D, with disemboweling scenes being shot from a perspective such that the internal organs are thrust towards the camera.

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Plot:

Baron von Frankenstein neglects his duties towards his wife/sister Katrin, as he is obsessed with creating a perfect Serbian race to obey his commands, beginning by assembling a perfect male and female from parts of corpses.

The doctor’s sublimation of his sexual urges by his powerful urge for domination is shown when he utilises the surgical wounds of his female creation to satisfy his lust. He is dissatisfied with the inadequate reproductive urges of his current male creation, and seeks a head donor with a greater libido.

As it happens, a suitably randy farmhand, Nicholas, leaving a local brothel along with his repressed friend, brought there in an unsuccessful attempt to dissuade him from entering a monastery, are spotted and waylaid by the doctor and his henchman, Otto; mistakenly assuming that the prospective monk is also suitable for stud duty, they take his head for use on the male creature…

Reviews [click links to read more]:

“In a muddy way, the movie attempts to instruct us about the universal insensitivity, living-deadness and the inability to be turned on by anything short of the grotesque. However, this “Frankenstein” drags as much as it camps; “despite a few amusing moments, it fails as a spoof, and the result is only a coy binge in degradation.” The New York Times, May 16, 1974

“It feels like the angle aimed at here was Greek tragedy – but what we get is broad farce bordering on Carry On silliness at times. Kier was a hoot in Dracula, for instance, but overdoes the campiness way too much this time around. Having said that, it’s still an accomplished film on many levels and it benefits from wonderful cinematography, coupled with amazing locations.” Sex Gore Mutants

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“While some of the gore effects are so obviously fake that it becomes laughable (which may or may not have been the point in the first place), a few others are downright grisly and quite disturbing by their very nature (best exemplified by Otto’s scar licking scene and the many shots of hands holding entrails down in the laboratory).” DVD Talk

“Udo Kier is a tad restrained as Baron Frankenstein, but is still gloriously over-the-top during several show-stopping scenes: the aforementioned corpse f*ck (“To know death, you must f*ck life in the gall bladder!”), his crazed speech about how the Serbian race has the perfect nose, his wide-eyed decapitation of a Serbian man with a bizarre contraption, his severe protection of his mother!” DVD Drive-In

Cast and characters:

• Joe Dallesandro – Nicholas, the stableboy
• Udo Kier – Baron von Frankenstein
• Monique van Vooren – Baroness Katrin Frankenstein
• Arno Juerging – Otto, the Baron’s assistant
• Dalila Di Lazzaro – Female Monster
• Srdjan Zelenovic – Sacha / Male Monster
• Marco Liofredi – Erik, the Baron’s son
• Nicoletta Elmi – Monica, the Baron’s daughter
• Liù Bosisio – Olga, the maid
• Cristina Gaioni – Farmer, Nicholas’ girlfriend
• Rosita Torosh – Sonia
• Carla Mancini – Farmer
• Fiorella Masselli – Large prostitute
• Imelde Marani – Blonde prostitute
• Miomir Aleksic [uncredited] – Other male monster

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‘They were perfectly trained for one task….manslaughter!’

Rottweiler: The Dogs of Hell, also known as Rottweiler and Dogs of Hell is a 1982 American horror/thriller film directed by Worth Keeter III starring Earl Owensby, Bill Gribble and Robert Bloodworth. The film was made and released as a 3-D film, with effects by Chris Condon.

The US military has bred and trained rottweilers, which have now escaped. And they are heading for a peaceful community named Lake Lure. What they did not count on, was the local sheriff (Owensby)…

Reviews [click links to read more]:

“It could have maybe done with one less side plot and a bit more on screen carnage, but there are a lot of deaths and a fair dose of the red stuff even if it’s just lazily sloshed around. Being originally made to cash in on the 80’s 3D boom, this is full of guns, hands and darts being poked and thrown at the screen too, which adds to the cheesy charm of it all.” David Brook, Blueprint: Review

“A classic killer dog film worth watching. The movie does have some flaws and slow spots, but overall it’s cool and enjoyable! […] some good attack scenes, a decent amount of blood (though I expected more since a rottweiler is a big animal), and a plausible enough storyline.” The Undertaker, Buried.com

“Tom McIntyre’s script takes forever to get yipping and Worth Keeter directs without building suspense or characters. Producer Owensby plays the sheriff but he’s one-dimensional. Inconsequential.” John Stanley, Creature Features

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Lenny Lipton from StereoGraphics recalls his work on the 3D

Filming locations:

North Carolina and Georgia

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Flesh for Frankenstein is a 1973 American-Italian horror feature film directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, Andrew Braunsberg, Louis Peraino, and Carlo Ponti. The movie stars Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Monique van Vooren and Arno Juerging.

In the United States, the film was initially marketed by Bryanston Pictures as Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein, and was presented in the Space-Vision 3-D process in premiere engagements. It was rated ‘X’ by the MPAA, due to its explicit sexuality and violence.

The gruesomeness of the action was intensified in the original release by the use of 3-D, with disemboweling scenes being shot from a perspective such that the internal organs are thrust towards the camera.

Buy DVD: Amazon.com

Plot:

Baron von Frankenstein neglects his duties towards his wife/sister Katrin, as he is obsessed with creating a perfect Serbian race to obey his commands, beginning by assembling a perfect male and female from parts of corpses.

The doctor’s sublimation of his sexual urges by his powerful urge for domination is shown when he utilises the surgical wounds of his female creation to satisfy his lust. He is dissatisfied with the inadequate reproductive urges of his current male creation, and seeks a head donor with a greater libido.

As it happens, a suitably randy farmhand, Nicholas, leaving a local brothel along with his repressed friend, brought there in an unsuccessful attempt to dissuade him from entering a monastery, are spotted and waylaid by the doctor and his henchman, Otto; mistakenly assuming that the prospective monk is also suitable for stud duty, they take his head for use on the male creature…

Reviews [click links to read more]:

“In a muddy way, the movie attempts to instruct us about the universal insensitivity, living-deadness and the inability to be turned on by anything short of the grotesque. However, this “Frankenstein” drags as much as it camps; “despite a few amusing moments, it fails as a spoof, and the result is only a coy binge in degradation.” The New York Times, May 16, 1974

“It feels like the angle aimed at here was Greek tragedy – but what we get is broad farce bordering on Carry On silliness at times. Kier was a hoot in Dracula, for instance, but overdoes the campiness way too much this time around. Having said that, it’s still an accomplished film on many levels and it benefits from wonderful cinematography, coupled with amazing locations.” Sex Gore Mutants

Buy Blood for Dracula + Flesh for Frankenstein from Amazon.co.uk

“While some of the gore effects are so obviously fake that it becomes laughable (which may or may not have been the point in the first place), a few others are downright grisly and quite disturbing by their very nature (best exemplified by Otto’s scar licking scene and the many shots of hands holding entrails down in the laboratory).” DVD Talk

“Udo Kier is a tad restrained as Baron Frankenstein, but is still gloriously over-the-top during several show-stopping scenes: the aforementioned corpse f*ck (“To know death, you must f*ck life in the gall bladder!”), his crazed speech about how the Serbian race has the perfect nose, his wide-eyed decapitation of a Serbian man with a bizarre contraption, his severe protection of his mother!” DVD Drive-In

Cast and characters:

• Joe Dallesandro – Nicholas, the stableboy
• Udo Kier – Baron von Frankenstein
• Monique van Vooren – Baroness Katrin Frankenstein
• Arno Juerging – Otto, the Baron’s assistant
• Dalila Di Lazzaro – Female Monster
• Srdjan Zelenovic – Sacha / Male Monster
• Marco Liofredi – Erik, the Baron’s son
• Nicoletta Elmi – Monica, the Baron’s daughter
• Liù Bosisio – Olga, the maid
• Cristina Gaioni – Farmer, Nicholas’ girlfriend
• Rosita Torosh – Sonia
• Carla Mancini – Farmer
• Fiorella Masselli – Large prostitute
• Imelde Marani – Blonde prostitute
• Miomir Aleksic [uncredited] – Other male monster

‘The most violent creature ever made by man!’

I, Monster is a 1970 British science-fiction horror feature film about a psychologist who invents a drug which will release his patients’ inhibitions. When he tests it on himself, he becomes evil and descends into crime and eventually murder.

Directed by Stephen Weeks (Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Gawain and the Green Knight; Ghost Story) from a screenplay written by co-producer Milton Subotsky, based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, the Amicus Productions movie stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven (Disciple of Death; Crucible of Terror; Lust for a Vampire) and Richard Hurndall. Max J. Rosenberg co-produced.

The soundtrack score was composed by Carl Davis (Frankenstein Unbound; What Became of Jack and Jill?).

At co-producer Milton Subotsky‘s behest, the film was originally intended to be shown in 3-D utilising the Pulfrich effect, however, the idea was abandoned during production leaving certain scenes unsalvageable during the editing process (hence the short running time). Due to the complicated process required to shoot in 3-D, previous Amicus directors Freddie Francis and Peter Duffell had already declined the project. It was taken on at short notice by twenty-two-year-old Stephen Weeks even though he had only directed shorts previously.

Inexplicably, Subotsky also changed the lead protagonist’s names from Jekyll and Hyde to Marlowe and Blake, although other characters’ names remain the same as in Stevenson’s original story.

Blu-ray release:

In the UK, Powerhouse Films is releasing I, Monster on Blu-ray via their Indicator imprint on 31st August 2020. Order from Amazon.co.uk

• New 2K restoration by Powerhouse Films from original film materials
• Two presentations of the film: the original 75-minute theatrical cut; and the extended 80-minute version
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with director Stephen Weeks (2020)
• The BEHP Interview with Peter Tanner – Part One, 1914-1939 (1987): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British     Entertainment History Project, featuring the celebrated editor in conversation with Roy Fowler and Taffy Haines
• Introduction by Stephen Laws (2020): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
• Stephen Weeks at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1998): an archival video recording of the director in     conversation
• Interview with Milton Subotsky (1985): an archival audio recording of the famed producer
• Interview with Carl Davis (2020): the renowned composer discusses his score
• Image gallery: publicity and promotional material
• Original theatrical trailer
• Kim Newman and David Flint trailer commentary (2017): a short critical appreciation by the genre-film experts
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Josephine Botting, Milton Subotsky on I, Monster, an archival interview with Stephen Weeks, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies

Reviews [click links to read more]:

“Both stylish and restrained, lyrical and scrupulously realistic in its Victorian period detail […] Weeks was severely hampered by both an obviously shoestring budget and having to begin shooting a 3-D process which was eventually abandoned.” The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror

“Lee enjoys the dual role, but plays Dr Marlowe (Jekyll) as uptight and boring, whereas Fredric March and Spencer Tracy played the character as relaxed and normal. As Blake (Mr Hyde), his appearance degenerates, bordering on comical. Perhaps it’s the nasty teeth or the nasty wig. The transformations are mostly cheated, either instantaneous or seen only as shadows.” Black Hole

“The film is something of a struggle to sit through in many ways, the end result being murkily photographed, cluttered with extraneous foreground details and long, pointless cracking shots […] Lee is excellent in both roles, aided by very good makeup effects by Harry Frampton, which becomes more extreme as Blake becomes more degenerate.” Ian Fryer, The British Horror Film: From the Silent to the Multiplex

” …this wouldn’t be an Amicus film without the ever-reliable conservatism of Milton Subotsky, and the screenplays failure to offer more radicalism and satire (Hammer’s The Two Faces of Doctor Jekyll (1960) is a much more socially committed version of the tale) is a missed opportunity. Nevertheless for fidelity to the original text I, Monster remains a film of note.” The Celluloid Highway

“ …the film is basically a vapid attempt to give yet another psychological interpretation of the Stevenson story.” Cinefantastique

“…The predictability of the story feels like a flaw. Other flaws are too much talking and debating. But fans who know of these flaws from the start, and who aren’t expecting much action or gore, should like I, Monster quite a bit. Weeks is under undistinguished as a director but uses slow subtle pans to fine effect. Lee is very good, especially during the initial stages of the transformation.” David Elroy Goldweber, Claws & Saucers: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film: A Complete Guide

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“Production standards are high and capture Victorian London, but one wishes director Stephen weeks had plucked up the story shortcomings.” John Stanley, Creature Features

“It is a shame that writer-producer Milton Subotsky’s Amicus Productions’ budget is so obviously pared to the bare minimum. But the story, the energetic acting and the imaginative direction by Weeks – making his first feature at the age of only 22 – go some considerable way to compensate.” Derek Winnert

“The script presents some interesting links between the then-cutting edge Freudian psychiatry and Marlowe/Jekyll’s serum but falls short by giving the doctor no backstory or interest on any level. He puts his serum to work as soon as the picture starts, leaving little room for anything like character exposition. Lee‘s much too stiff and inexpressive as Marlowe, like a block of ice.” DVD Talk

“Thanks to Lee‘s acting and Weeks’ imaginative direction, I, Monster stood a very good chance of being the classic rendition of Stevenson’s familiar story; indeed, fragments of it still look that way. But, in its final truncated form, the film is vitally compromised…” Jonathan Rigby, English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema

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“While I, Monster ultimately feels more like a made-for-TV project than a proper feature—and while the change of character names seems pointless since Stevenson’s narrative survives largely intact—it’s always a kick to see Cushing and Lee share screen time. Better still, composer Carl Davis bathes the film in a sophisticated musical patina thanks to a dense orchestral score right out of the Masterpiece Theater playbook.” Every ’70s Movie

“The movie is enhanced by very good performances from Christopher Lee (as Marlowe/Blake) and Peter Cushing (as Utterson), and […] keeps fairly close to the original story. The biggest problem with the movie is the lifeless direction; if the performances were less accomplished, this movie would have been a major snoozefest.” Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings

“Subotsky’s script goes nowhere, and wastes Lee and also Cushing […] Subotsky wanted to film a faithful version of the book, but on celluloid it needs more, and this film seems twice as long as it’s 75 minutes, not helped by poor direction from Stephen Weeks and a well-cured piece of ham from Mike Raven, a disc jockey who wanted to be a horror star.” Andy Boot, Fragments of Fear: An Illustrated History of British Horror Films

“I, Monster largely avoids the blood and certainly avoids the boobs that were becoming a feature in films of this nature at the time, and doesn’t even show us a full transformation until the end, where it’s the usual dissolve technique. Makeup artist Harry Frampton created some very good makeup for Lee as Blake though, making him look uglier and uglier in quite a convincing manner without going over the top.” Horror Cult Films

“Acting and art direction are good, the script less so while the direction is flat and uninvolving.” Alan Frank, The Horror Film Handbook

“Stephen Weeks […] has worked hard to renew our insight into a plot which has been subjected to so many exotic variations over the years […] Unfortunately, despite its stylised direction and evocative trappings, I, Monster is dogged by an extreme repetitive script.” British Film Institute’s Monthly Film Bulletin

“Most of those who have seen I, Monster review it fairly mediocrely. In fact, I, Monster is an extremely good version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Most interesting of the changes it rings up is to take the story directly into the realms of Freudian psychology. Other versions, like the 1941 adaptation, had dealt with Freudian psychology, but not particularly well.” Moria

“The basics are there and I’ve read countless reviews which state that its one of the most faithful adaptations of the novel but I, Monster is dull, plodding and a real slog to get through. It’s hardly a total failure but not an interesting one at that.” Popcorn Pictures

“While not the most horrific or intense film Amicus ever made, it is quite watchable and almost indistinguishable from the real Hammer product.  Perhaps the most intriguing detail is that Lee handles the initial transformation without makeup – and even the later makeup remains heavily restrained…” Rivets on the Poster

” …Lee, notching up another of his monster roles, lacked the chances in the material to provide a performance that was anything but dutiful to the text, yet uninspired cinematically. That was the main drawback, we’d seen it all before and nothing here justified going back to the old story without doing anything more inspired with it.” The Spinning Image

” …an attractive film to watch with good period wardrobe and lovely interior design full of domestic Victorian clutter. Marlowe’s laboratory has all the necessary bubbling flasks and flaming Bunsens and his descent into progressively more ugly incarnations of Blake are effectively managed with just about the right amount of make-up.” The Spooky Isles

“As a horror film, there is little to really frighten anyone. What is frightening is the fact that there is the possibility that within us all lays another person, one who has no qualms about caving into those primal urges of violence and murder or possibly even worse. That would come across in the film more than anything and most of that was thanks to Lee and his performance.” The Telltale Mind

“It was Subotsky’s aim to produce a faithful version of Stevenson’s story […] forgetting that a Victorian novel might not be the best template for a Seventies horror film. With huge expanses of dialogue lifted directly from the page to the screen, it should have been no surprise to anyone that the resulting film was rather dull…” David Flint, Ten Years of Terror: British Horror Films of the 1970s

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“The 3-D effects are fairly obvious as the camera continually prowls around the sets and occasionally something is thrust at the audience. Lee is a very good individual role and does his best to make the most out of the uninspired screenplay, a feat he was often required to perform throughout his career. Gary A. Smith, Uneasy Dreams: The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956 – 1976

Choice dialogue:

Doctor Charles Marlowe: “The face of evil is ugly to look upon. And as the pleasures increase, the face becomes uglier.”

Cast and characters:

Christopher Lee … Doctor Charles Marlowe / Mr Blake
Peter Cushing … Utterson
Mike Raven … Enfield
Richard Hurndall … Lanyon
George Merritt … Poole
Kenneth J. Warren … Deane – Demons of the Mind; The Creeping Flesh; Doctor Blood’s Coffin
Susan Jameson … Diane
Marjie Lawrence … Annie
Aimée Delamain … Landlady (as Aimee Delamain)
Michael Des Barres … Boy in alley
Lesley Judd … Young Woman in Alley [uncredited]
Ian McCulloch … Man at Bar [uncredited] – Zombie Holocaust; Contamination; Zombie Flesh Eaters; The Ghoul

Filming locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England from 10th October 1970. Existing outdoor sets from Oliver! and Anne of the Thousand Days were used.

Technical details:

75 minutes
Eastmancolor
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Audio: Mono (RCA Sound System)

Theatrical release:

In the UK, it was released by British Lion Films on 1st November 1971 with a BBFC ‘X’ certificate (passed 17/05/1971). In the USA, it was released by The Cannon Group in 1973.

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Scream Factory is releasing the Friday the 13th Collection on Blu-ray on October 13th 2020 and the full set of goodies has been revealed. The sixteen-disc box set is definitive in that it collects together all twelve films in the slasher horror franchise.

A rigid slipcover with stunning new artwork by Devon Whitehead will include a  forty-page booklet featuring essays and archival photography and each movie will be presented in its own Blu-ray case with its original theatrical artwork.

Friday the 13th (1980), Part 2, 3, and 4 (The Final Chapter!) have each been given new 4K transfers, with the original 1980 movie presented in its theatrical and unrated versions and Part 3 in its original 3D presentation. Jason Goes to Hell has been given a new 2K scan of the interpositive for the theatrical version, while the unrated version has been reassembled using high-definition inserts.

Among the newly announced extras are new commentaries, interviews, and the long-awaited uncut gore footage from Part 2 which was recently discovered. Order now via Amazon.com

Disc 1: Friday the 13th (theatrical cut)
New 4K scan of the original camera negative
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono – English SDH

• US theatrical trailer
• International theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• US radio spots
• UK radio spot
• Stills gallery
• Poster and lobby card gallery

Disc 2: Friday the 13th (unrated cut)
New 4K scan of the original camera negative
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 – English SDH

• Audio commentary by director Sean S. Cunningham, screenwriter Victor Miller, actresses Adrienne King and Betsy Palmer, composer Harry Manfredini, editor Bill Freda, assistant editor Jay Keuper, and author Peter M. Bracke
• Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th
• The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham
• Friday the 13th reunion panel
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood: Part 1
• Vintage Fangoria Magazine article (BD rom)

Disc 3: Friday the 13th Part 2
New 4K scan of the original camera negative
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 – English SDH

• Audio commentary by actress Amy Steel, filmmaker Thommy Hutson, and author Peter M. Bracke (new)
• Audio commentary by actors Russell Todd, Kirsten Baker, Bill Randolph, Lauren Marie-Taylor, and Stu Charno and author Peter M. Bracke
• Interview with actress Amy Steel (new)
• Slashed Scenes (new)
• Inside Crystal Lake Memories: The Book
• Friday’s Legacy: Horror Conventions
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood: Part 2
• Radio spots
• TV spots
• US theatrical trailer
• Japanese theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Poster and lobby card gallery
• Vintage Fangoria article (BD rom)

Disc 4: Friday the 13th Part 3
New 4K scan of the original camera negative
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 – English SDH

• 2D and 3D versions of the film
• Audio Commentary by actors Larry Zerner, Paul Kratka, Richard Brooker, and Dana Kimmell
• Fresh Cuts: 3D Terror
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood: Part 3
• TV spots
• Radio spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Poster and lobby card gallery
• Vintage Fangoria article (BD rom)

Disc 5: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
New 4K scan of the original camera negative
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 – English SDH

• Audio commentary by director Joe Zito, writer Barney Cohen, and editor Joel Goodman
• Audio commentary by filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 4
• Slashed Scenes with audio commentary by director Joseph Zito
• Jason’s Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
• The Lost Ending
• The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part I
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood: Part 4
• Jimmy’s Dead Dance Moves
• TV spots
• Radio spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Poster and lobby card gallery
• Vintage Fangoria article (BD rom)

Disc 6: Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 – English SDH

• Audio commentary by actors Melanie Kinnaman, Deborah Voorhees, and Tiffany Helm (new)
• Audio commentary by filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch (new)
• Audio commentary by director/co-writer Danny Steinmann and actors John Shepherd and Shavar Ross
• Lost Tales of Camp Blood: Part 5
• The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part II
• New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V
• TV spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Poster and lobby card gallery
• Vintage Fangoria article (BD rom)

Disc 7: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 – English SDH

• Audio commentary by actors Thom Mathews, Vinny Gustaferro, Kerry Noonan, Cynthia Kania, and CJ Graham (new)
• Audio commentary by writer/director Tom McLoughlin and filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch (new)
• Audio commentary by writer/director Tom McLoughlin
• Audio commentary by writer/director Tom McLoughlin, actor Vincent Guastaferro, and editor Bruce Green
• Audio Commentary by filmmakers Adam Green and Joe Lynch
• Lost Tales from Camp Blood: Part 6
• The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part III
• Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part VI
• Meeting Mr. Voorhees: alternate ending storyboards
• Slashed Scenes
• TV spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Vintage Fangoria article (BD rom)

Disc 8: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 – English SDH

• Audio Commentary by director John Carl Buechler and actor Kane Hodder
• Audio Commentary by director John Carl Buechler and actors Lar Park Lincoln and Kane Hodder
• Jason’s Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII
• Mind Over Matter: The Truth About Telekinesis
• Makeover by Maddy: Need A Little Touch-Up Work, My Ass
• Slashed Scenes with introduction
• TV spot
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Poster and behind-the-scenes gallery
• Vintage Fangoria article (BD rom)

Disc 9: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 – SDH

• Audio commentary by director Rob Hedden
• Audio commentary by actors Scott Reeves, Jensen Daggett, and Kane Hodder
• New York Has A New Problem: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VIII – Jason Takes Manhattan
• Slashed Scenes
• Gag reel
• TV spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Poster and behind-the-scenes gallery

Disc 10: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (theatrical cut)
New 2K scan of the interpositive
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 – English SDH

• Introduction by director Adam Marcus (new)
• TV spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Poster and behind-the-scenes gallery
• A look at the Friday the 13th Prop Museum Book

Disc 11: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (unrated cut)
New 2K scan of the interpositive with HD inserts

• Introduction by director Adam Marcus (new)
• Audio commentary by director Adam Marcus and author Peter Bracke (new)
• Audio commentary by director Adam Marcus and screenwriter Dean Lorey
• Interview with director Adam Marcus (new)
• Jason vs. Terminator: Adam Marcus on growing up with the Cunninghams (new)
• Interview with actor Kane Hodder (new)
• Additional TV footage with optional audio commentary by director Adam Marcus and author Peter Bracke (new)

Disc 12: Jason X
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 – English SDH

• Introduction by actor Kane Hodder (new)
• Audio commentary by writer Todd Farmer and author Peter Bracke (new)
• Audio commentary with director Jim Isaac, writer Todd Farmer, and producer Noel Cunningham
• Outta Space: The Making of Jason X: Interviews with producers Sean S. Cunningham and Noel Cunningham, writer Todd Farmer, and actor Kane Hodder (new)
• Interview with writer Todd Farmer (new)
• Interview with actress Kristi Angus (new)
• Jason Rebooted: Producer Sean S. Cunningham on Jason Goes to Hell and Jason X (new)
• The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
• By Any Means Necessary: The Making of Jason X
• Vintage cast and crew interviews
• Behind the scenes footage
• Electronic Press Kit
• Club reel
• TV spots
• Theatrical Trailers
• Still gallery
• Poster and behind-the-scenes gallery

Disc 13: Freddy vs. Jason
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX – English SDH

• Audio Commentary by director Ronny Yu and actors Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger
• 21 deleted/alternate scenes, including the original opening and ending, with optional commentary by director Ronny Yu and executive producer Douglas Curtis
• Genesis: Development Hell
• On Location: Springwood Revisited
• On Location: Cabin Fever
• Art Direction: Jason’s Decorating Tips
• Stunts: When Push Comes to Shove
• Make-up Effects: Freddy’s Beauty Secrets
• Visual Effects Exploration
• My Summer Vacation: A Visit to Camp Hackenslash
• Pre-fight press conference at Bally’s Casino in Las Vegas
• Ill Nino “How Can I Live” music video
• TV spots
• Theatrical trailer

Disc 14: Friday the 13th (2009)
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 – English SDH

• Theatrical and extended cuts
• Terror Trivia Track with picture-in-picture featuring the cast and crew
• Hacking Back/Slashing Forward: Remembering the original movie
• The Rebirth of Jason Voorhees
• Slashed Scenes
• The Best 7 Kills

Disc 15: Bonus

• Interview with producer/director Sean S. Cunningham (new)
• Interview with producer/director Steve Miner (new)
• Interview with composer Harry Manfredini (new)
• The Magic Keyboard: Harry Manfredini on scoring Friday the 13th (new)
• Interview with actor Harry Crosby (new)
• Interview with actor Bill Randolph (new)
• Back to Camp: The Locations of Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2 hosted by Michael Gingold (new)
• It Came from the Vaults: Interviews with La-La Land Records’ Matt Verboys and Michael V. Gerhard and composer Harry Manfredini (new)
• Finding Friday: On Location of the Friday the 13th Films (new)
• The Friday the 13th Chronicles – 8-part featurette
• Secrets Galore Behind the Gore – 3-part featurette on Part 1, Part 4, and Part 7
• Crystal Lake Victims Tell All
• Tales from the Cutting Room Floor
• Friday the 13th Artifacts and Collectibles
• Q&A with Jason Voorhees actors Ari Lehman, Warrington Gillette, C.J. Graham, and Kane Hodder
• Legacy of the Mask
• Slasher Films: Going for the Jugular
• Friday the 13th playing cards still gallery
• Easter eggs

Disc 16: Bonus

• Alice Lives: Interviews with Alice Cooper and “The Man Behind the Mask” music video director Jeffrey Abelson (new)
• Legends Never Die: Tom McLoughlin at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (new)
• Interview with director Tom McLoughlin (new)
• Interview with producer Sean S. Cunningham (new)
• Faceless Evil: Sean S. Cunningham and Jason (new)
• Jason Was Here: Friday the 13th Part 3-6 Locations Then and Now (new)
• Alice Cooper “The Man Behind the Mask” music video
• Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014) – 78-minute documentary with actors Adrienne King, Melanie Kinnaman, and more
• Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2013) – 75-minute documentary with actor Corey Feldman, director John Carl Buechler, and more
• Trailer Reel – Trailers for all 12 films in a row
• Freddy vs Jason storyboard and production galleries
• Friday the 13th (2009) electronic press kit
• Friday the 13th (2009) TV spots
• Friday the 13th (2009) theatrical trailer
• Friday the 13th (2009) teaser trailer
• Friday the 13th vintage newspaper ad gallery for all 12 films
• Easter egg

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