Drool away

No, it's certainly not the greatness or cool artwork that make these cover scans so appealing!! With the top one it's knowing that this is the only known copy of this tape! This is the Danish VHS release of LEMORA: A CHILD'S TALE OF THE SUPERNATURAL (1973) and no, unfortunately I don't own it, a collector buddy does. :(
But man, that cover!!

Here's another very rare one that I'm happy to report is sitting nicely on my shelf (the scan is of my mate's copy though); LOVE BUTCHER (1975).


EDIT: For an update go here.

De Dødes Tjern on upcoming dvd?

A couple of months back, Jocke (of Gummimonster-fetischism blog) reviewed the Norwegian horror movie DE DØDES TJERN (aka Lake of the Dead) from 1958, directed by Kåre Bergstrøm.

Apparently the film is totally rad and one IMDb user said he had to turn it off as it was too scary. Gee. So obviously I'd like to watch this spooky slice of celluloid but unfortunately it seems there's no DVD or VHS versions available. It's only been released as a film club VHS and shown on Norwegian TV. I haven't been able to find any info on upcoming DVDs either. Boo-hoo. So my question to my scores of Norwegian readers; do any of you know of an upcoming release (or if it's scheduled for broadcast)??? Thanks.

NB: No need to direct me towards torrent sites. I don't download. I fear the gestapo of the Eastern block country that I live in more than I want to see these rare films. And yes that is sad. :/
LOL.

Blah!

Blah! I had too much pizza and I feel sick now. I feel bloated. I feel like a preggie. :-(

Dark Hong Kong: DEVIL SORCERY (1988)

I watched DEVIL SORCERY last night. It's directed by Do Gong-Yue who also did BLOOD SORCERY two years previously. Like BLACK MAGIC 1 & 2, SEEDING OF A GHOST, CENTIPDE HORROR, DEAD CURSE, and most of the other movies in the dark and nasty horror movie genre from Hong Kong in the 1980s it deals with black magic and a wizard who does evil deeds in his own favour. The wizard gone astray in DEVIL SORCERY was really a student of a good wizard but the good life went down the toilet for him when he decided to get it on with his master's wife, and when the good wizard came home unexpectedly he stabbed him and stole half of his magic gear. Anyway, it all takes a while to kick off but once it does it's a roller coaster ride that's for sure. Just like in CENTIPEDE HORROR there are scenes of a girl chucking up live centipedes with the rest of her dinner but in this one it's definitely in more gross detail. DEVIL SORCERY is in the same vein like those other flicks but it's easy to see it was made on a lower budget than the Shaw Brothers produced films (eg. Black Magic + Seeding) but don't let that put you off. It's pretty entertaining. The only version available is the DVD pictured here which comes to us from down Malaysia way. The company Dragon Jester have released quite a few Hong Kong horror movies that aren't released anywhere else on DVD. It's weird to think that the only HK releases of these films are on VHS and VCD, but not on DVD, and that you have to venture to Malaysia to get DVD releases of these old (and forgotten) HK horror movies. Oh well. Fortunately we have 1) internet shopping, and 2) the cool store Sensasian! :-) Not the best in the genre but pretty entertaining! The DVD is fullscreen, has Cantonese and Mandarin audio, and has optional English subtitles. The picture quality is atrociously bad. It looks like it's lifted from a VCD or VHS. But as I said; it's the only version there is so I can certainly live with that.

Gory & nasty Hong Kong: THE BEASTS trailer

Here's the rare trailer for the gory, nasty, and unpleasant HK movie THE BEASTS (aka Flesh And Bloody Terror). Thanks to Andras for the link.

More Naked Killer

Pretty cool cover from Bizarre mag in the UK from the height of the Hong Kong movie craze.



Check my old post here.

Batman's... cousin

No, I haven't watched it (is it available anywhere?).

Dark and nasty 80s Hong Kong

I love many different genres from HK and Asia but my favourite genres are definitely heroic bloodshed and the dark & nasty horror movies of the 1980s. Here's a couple of really cool VHS covers from some of these entertaining films from the dark & naste horror film genre.

aka FLESH AND BLOODY TERROR

BLACK MAGIC on German VHS


[click scans for proper size!]

Crazy Indonesia: Satan's Slave / Pengabdi Setan trailer

Here it is! The trailer for the (sort of) PHANTASM inspired Indonesian horror movie SATAN'S SLAVE aka Pengabdi Setan. The cover is from the rare Japanese VHS. And no, sadly I don't own it. :(

No yay (part 2)

Updated again.