If you don’t get Shudder, well…there’s quite the library of movies to get into. Just check out what they have on in May! Plans start at under $5 a month and you can get the first week free when you visit Shudder.

There’s also the final episode of Cursed Films that’s about Cannibal Holocaust and Joe Bob is on every Friday night.

May 1

Eli Roth’s History of Horror Season 3: This season has the following topics: “Sequels (That Don’t Suck),” “Infections,” “Psychics,” “Apocalyptic Horror,” “Holiday Horror,” and “Mad Scientists.”

Broadcast Signal Intrusion: A video archivist becomes way too into pirate broadcasts and uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.

Goodnight Mommy: Twin brothers welcome their mother home after reconstructive surgery but is it their mother?

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: Can you imagine if Twitter was around when this movie came out? I love it so much, no matter what others think of it.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III: The trailer for this is so much better than the movie, but then again this movie gets better with each new sequel.

May 2

The Babadook: Less a horror movie and one about bad parenting. I guess if I can’t say anything nice, I shouldn’t say anything.

The Midnight Swim: Dr. Amelia Brooks’ three daughters travel home to settle her affairs after she disappears in Spirit Lake. What have I said about never going back home?

May 6

The Twin: A family moves from Finland from New York to deal with the grief of losing a son. Just reading that line I know that nothing works out for anyone in this movie.

May 9

Popcorn: One of my favorite weird movies, I’m so excited that this film has the potential to reach a larger audience on Shudder.

The Stylist: This modern slasher needs more eyes on it, because it gets so much right. This was one of my favorite films of 2020.

A Ghost Waits: Sometimes, when you try and clean a house of a ghost, you end up falling in love.

May 12

The Sadness: This Taiwan-shot zombie movie has been compared to the comic book Crossed and is said to be the roughest movie in some time. I’m looking forward to this!

May 16

Brain Damage: Welcome back to Shudder, Aylmer!

May 19

The Found Footage Phenomenon: As much as I dislike this style of movie, the documentary is pretty wonderful.

May 23

Get totally into the body horror of two Japanese blasts of maniac wildness: Tetsuo the Iron Man and Tetsuo the Body Hammer

May 24

The Prowler: In case you ever wondered what my favorite slasher is, it’s this movie.

May 26

A Banquet: This film may not totally stick the landing, but it has some big ideas and is aiming for the fences. Is a young girl inspired by the divine? Or has she lost her mind?

May 30

The Unseen: Teens are on the way to a music festival and end up in a scary house. In 1980, this was enough for us.

Demon Wind: Magic tricks, an evil house, a nonsensical plot — I own the t-shirt.

May 31

Kolobos: An experimental new way of making movies leads to actors dying for real.

April Ghouls Drive-In Monster-Rama is back at The Riverside Drive-In Theatre in Vandergrift, PA on April 29 and 30, 2022. Admission is still only $10 per person each night (children 12 and under free with adult) and overnight camping is available (breakfast included) for an additional $10 per person. You can buy tickets at the show but get there early.

The features for Friday, April 29 are Halloween 2, Terror Train, Midnight and Effects.

Here are the two drinks I’ll be bringing!

Amazing Grace (Sit On Budd’s Face)

In 1986, Bret McCormick wrote, produced and directed one of the strangest direct-to-video feature films ever created – THE ABOMINATION. This companion book illuminates the history and critical reactions to the film for a new generation of viewers. Find out why THE ABOMINATION has a dedicated world-wide cult following with this book.

I’m super excited for this book to be released, as it takes the review that I did of the film and expands on an interview that I got to work on with Bret. I truly feel that this is one of the most interesting horror films of the 80s, so anything I can do to get it new fans I will.

You can get this book now from Amazon.

Want more of Bret’s books? Here’s where to find them.

You have no idea how excited I am to announce the first blu ray commentary track I’ve ever done, along with Bill Van Ryn, who I host the Drive-In Asylum Double Feature with! Get ready!

Wild Eye Releasing’s new sister label Visual Vengeance, a collector’s Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage Shot on Video and micro budget genre independents from the 1980s though 2000s, is excited to reveal the next two Blu-ray collectors editions in their fast growing catalog.

LA. AIDS JABBER (1994): One of the rarest and most sought-after bad taste movies of the SOV era. Jeff, a mentally unstable young man is diagnosed with AIDS and takes his anger out on the world by filling a syringe with his own tainted blood and trolling the seedy streets of Los Angeles looking for victims in an acid-washed and venomous delirium. Police slowly piece together his crimes in an attempt to stop this ticking virus time bomb from jabbing again. This is the first wide release of the movie since it was self-distributed by director Drew Godderis himself, and the Blu-ray is packed with newly produced bonus features and commentary from the original creators.

• Commentary Track with Director Drew Godderis
• Lethal Injection: The Making of L.A. AIDS JABBER
• Bleeding The Pack: An Interview with Lead Actor Jason Majick
• L.A. AIDS JABBER – 2021 Locations Visit
• Interview with Blood Diner Director Jackie Kong
• Actress Joy Yurada Interview
• Cast and crew Interviews
• Liner notes by Tony Strauss of Weng’s Chop Magazine
• Limited Edition Slipcover – FIRST PRINTING ONLY
• Reversible BR sleeve featuring original VHS art
• Collectible Mini-poster
• ‘Stick your own’ VHS sticker set
• And More

For more details on the label and updates on new releases – as well as news on upcoming releases – follow Visual Vengeance on social media – IG, Facebook or twitter

TWITTER @VisualVenVideo

INSTAGRAM visualvenvideo

FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/visualvenvideo

We spoke with Eric Eichelberger on February 13, 2021 about his upcoming film Exploit This! The Complete History of Exploitation Cinema in America. As he continues working on that film, he’s also behind the Shock-A-Go-Go Film Festival and we had the opportunity to find out what’s happening this year.

B&S About Movies: How did you decide the movies for this edition?

Eric Eichelberger: We started out with Blood Diner because my partner had shown that movie in Indianapolis and had a big crowd. We were trying to celebrate women filmmakers and because that movie and Slumber Party Massacre  were directed by women and we had multiple female-directed shorts, it all worked well. I had met Brinke Stevens and Debra De Liso through making Exploit This, so I asked if they would come. And I just liked The Greasy Strangler which is a good fit as well.

B&S: Did doing Exploit This influence the festival?

Eric: It informed it. After all, Blood Diner is so close to Blood Feast that it just worked. It was a natural outgrowth of working on the film and that helped with the festival.

B&S: How’s the movie going?

Eric: We’re in the process of editing down about 30 million hours of material cut down to five and a half hours. Then,  we’re trying to get it down to two and a half hours by the end of spring. Hopefully by summer, we’ll have a rough cut.

We keep picking up interviews to kind of wrap up the story including some people that we needed to get more coverage on in terms of the story. For example, on Saturday we interviewed Kitten Natividad, who had a relationship with Russ Meyer and was in his films. We found a few others that talk about him, because you need to have him as a plot point. She was a great interview!

B&S: Did you discover any new movies through this process?

Eric: The people who made these movies, they’d make recommendations, and I ended up learning about a lot of filmmakers I was familiar with but had not experienced their films, like William Gréfe. The first one I watched was Impulse, which is a blast. It’s really fun.

B&S: With so many recent box sets of filmmakers like Gréfe and Bill Rebane, people can get a really great look at their films quickly.

Eric: As I was doing the Shock-A-Go Go in the past, I met a lot of these directors and conducted Q&A with them and thought, “People need to hear all this.” David F. Friedman was one of the first that I got for the movie, then we met Roger Corman and suddenly we had some great interviews.

B&S: What’s the goal with Shock-A-Go Go?

Eric: We’re looking to kind of grow the festival. I would love to turn the festival into a 24 hour event again. We have a great place to show movies now. This year, there’s an exciting lineup, great guests and you get it all for $15 dollars.

If you live anywhere near Long Beach, you need to find your way to this show, because it looks amazing.

When: April 22, 2022

Where: Art Theatre Long Beach, 2025 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814

Venue Website: Arttheatrelongbeach.org

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/232597865744712

Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5376635

Festival Website: https://shockagogo.com

Festival social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Shock-A-Go-Go Film Festival is coming to the Art Theatre in Long Beach, California on Friday, April 22, 2022. Tickets are on sale now and a Full Festival Pass is only $15 pre-sale ($20 at the door).

What a night! Just gaze at this line-up!

5 p.m.: Short Film Program

7 p.m.: Slumber Party Massacre with Brinke Stevens and Debra De Liso in person!

9 p.m.: Blood Diner with director Jackie Kong in person!

Midnight: The Greasy Strangler with cast members Sky Elobar, Michael St Michaels, Gil Gex, Carl Solomon and Holland MacFallister in person!

Wild Eye Releasing is thrilled to announce their brand new sister label Visual Vengeance, a collector’s Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage, sometimes overlooked micro budget genre independents from the 1980s though 2000s.

The upcoming slate of releases will span underground genre history including action, horror, and sci-fi titles – and will feature SOV, Super 8, 16mm and 35mm lensed movies – though its primary focus will be shot on video movies of the beloved VHS and early DVD era, when independent film output flourished.

The label will include movies from enduring fan favorite directors like Todd Sheets, Bret McCormick, Mark Polonia, Brad Sykes, Kevin Lindenmuth and Donald Farmer, as well as many others – and a good selection of the featured movies have been feared ‘lost’ or remained out of print for decades.

All releases will include participation on brand new bonus features with the original creators and stars of the movies, and be released in deluxe collector’s editions with limited edition Slipcase packaging – as well as being loaded with special features.  Plus, many will have the addition of liner notes and premium items such as posters, stickers and more surprises.

Here are the first two blu rays that have announced for July 2022 — a pair of ultraviolent cult films never properly available in North America:

>BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL (1995): Alternately known as “The Japanese Evil Dead,” this legendary, sought after Super 8 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.

Select Bonus Features:

• • New interview with director Shinichi Fukazawa
  • Commentary track with directors Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen) and Joe Lynch    (Shudder’s Creepshow, Mayhem)
  • Commentary track with Japanese film historian James Harper
  • Liner notes
  • Limited Edition Slipcase
  • Collectible Mini-poster
  • ‘Stick your own’ VHS sticker set
  • Vintage style laminated Video Store Rental Card and more

Get it from Diabolik DVD.

THE NECRO FILES (1997): 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 Blu-ray 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.

Select Bonus Features:

• Brand new commentary with director Matt Jaissle
• Brand new on camera interview with director Matt Jaissle
• Bonus Movie: Necro Files 3000 (2017 sequel)
• Dong of the Dead: The Making of The Necro Files
• Limited Edition Slipcase
• Collectible Mini-poster
• Stick your own’ VHS sticker set and more

When: April 22, 2022

Where: Art Theatre Long Beach, 2025 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814

Venue Website: Arttheatrelongbeach.org

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/232597865744712

Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5376635

Festival Website: https://shockagogo.com

Festival social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Shock-A-Go-Go Film Festival is coming to the Art Theatre in Long Beach, California on Friday, April 22, 2022. Tickets are on sale now and a Full Festival Pass is only $15 pre-sale ($20 at the door).

What a night! Just gaze at this line-up!

5 p.m.: Short Film Program

7 p.m.: Slumber Party Massacre with Brinke Stevens and Debra De Liso in person!

9 p.m.: Blood Diner with director Jackie Kong in person!

Midnight: The Greasy Strangler with cast members Sky Elobar, Michael St Michaels, Gil Gex, Carl Solomon and Holland MacFallister in person!

If you live anywhere near Long Beach, you better be at this show!

On March 25, Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Ozploitation cult classic Stunt Rock will return to theaters in a brand new 4K restoration, presented by Kino Cult.

Part documentary, part rock film, and all kinds of crazy, Stunt Rock is a feature length ode to fearless Australian stuntman Grant Page (the Mad Max films, Road Games, The Gods Of Egypt). Real-life stuntman Grant Page travels to Los Angeles to work on a television series, and in his spare time lends his expertise to his cousin’s rock band Sorcery – helping them develop pyrotechnic magic tricks for their stage shows, all while finding himself in a budding romance with reporter Lois Wills (Margaret Gerard).

Helmed by Ozploitation legend Brian Trenchard-Smith (BMX Bandits, Deathcheaters), Stunt Rock is a breathless, action-packed 90-minute trailer. Footage from other of his films (as well as licensed clips from the original Gone in 60 Seconds) pad out the impressive new stunts and the Spinal Tap-esque musical excursions of Sorcery, featuring an on-stage battle between good and evil, magic, a wizard, and a flame-throwing devil… Stunt Rock is danger as you never imagined it!

Stunt Rock opens March 25 at Alamo Drafthouse cinemas in New York, Los Angeles, Yonkers, Austin, Denver, Raleigh, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Houston, Charlottesville, Lubbock, and Omaha, with additional theatrical engagements to follow.

March has a really varied line-up if you subscribe to Shudder. And if you don’t, what’s wrong with you? Plans start at under $5 a month and you can get the first week free when you visit Shudder.

Here’s what’s playing this month:

March 1

The Town That Dreaded Sundown: Sure, there are so many bad remakes and remixes of horror favorites, but this 2014 version of the original delivers and is even more focused than the first movie.

Shudder’s Modern French Horror Collection: Get into the new extremity of French horror with Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s Livid (previously unavailable to stream in the US) and Inside; Alexandre Aja’s High Tension, Claire Denis’ Bastards and Trouble Every Day, Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Evolution, Xavier Gens’ Frontier(s) and Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs. Shudder also has the following French horror already up for streaming: Adoration, The Advent Calendar, Among the Living, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Islands, Kandisha, Knife + Heart, Sheitan, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, Let the Corpses Tan, Teddy, Terror Sisters, Them (ils) and Zombi Child.

Plus, Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of the Durant and Darkman III: Die Darkman Die debut on Shudder, as well as the fun slasher/giallo/drag blast of craziness Death Drop Gorgeous.

March 3

Shudder original The Scary of Sixty-First debuts.

March 7

The Nightmare, Memory: The Origins of Alien, Darling and Corporate Animals all start on this date.

March 10

Shudder original The Seed debuts.

March 14

Triangle, Dario Argento’s Trauma, Home With a View of a Monster, Hounds of Love and Tragedy Girls premiere on this day.

March 17

The Bunker Game, a post-apocalyptic LARP slasher movie, starts today. It’s also a Shudder original.

March 21

Siege, Await Further Instructions and the George Romero documentary Birth of the Living Dead start on this day.

March 24

The Spine of Night has the voices of Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Holly Gabriel and Joe Manganiello. An animated heavy metal film, I’ve been waiting to see this for a while.

March 28

Blood Conscious, Minor Premise and Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive all debut. Definitely watch the Hooper film if you haven’t before.

March 29

Etheria Season 4 has eight new stories by female talent.

March 31

Night’s End is a Shudder original about a new home and the exorcism that goes wrong to cleanse it.

What are you excited about on Shudder this month?