Vinegar Syndrome Digs Deep for Blu-rays of Hobgoblins, Deathrow Gameshow, and a Trio of Linnea Quigley Chillers
Ladies and gentlemen, Hobgoblins is getting a restored, fully loaded, collector’s edition Blu-ray. Welcome to an insane new world where anything is possible, and I do mean anything.
With the Blu-ray collector’s market becoming more and more niche, here come the great folks at Vinegar Syndrome with a quintet of titles that are the very definition of niche.
What better title to begin with than Hobgoblins, a movie that – let’s be honest – should only ever be viewed with a guy and two robots at the bottom of the screen cracking wise. For those of you brave souls willing to watch this one without the added benefit of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” this news will greatly excite you.
Kevin just got hired to be the assistant night watchman at an old film vault. Warned to stay out of one mysterious chamber, the rookie guard can’t help but satisfy his curiosity and unwittingly unleashes a group of hobgoblins: furry aliens who grant people wishes only to kill them in the process. As the body count starts to rise, Kevin, with the help of his friends, decide to track down the deadly creatures before they wreak havoc on the city.
Director Rick Sloane’s cult classic and “Mystery Science Theater 3000” fan favorite is a sleazy, low rent tribute to creature features and drive-in fare. Long available only in tape-sourced editions, Vinegar Syndrome presents Hobgoblins on Blu-ray newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative.
SpecialFeatures:
- Scanned, restored & preserved in 2k from 35mm original camera negative
- Archival commentary track with director Rick Sloane
- “Hobgoblins Revisited” brand new making-of featurette
- Brand new interview with hobgoblin creature fabricator, Kenneth J. Hall
- “Hobgoblins: The Making of a Disasterpiece” featurette
- “Hobgoblins Invade Comic-Con” featurette
- Trailer
- Reversible cover artwork
Sadly, the MST3K version will not be included on the disc.
Next up is a movie I’ve never seen and I don’t know why that it is because if ever there was a movie that sounded like it was made for me, it’s Deathrow Gameshow. Mark Pirro, the mastermind behind Buford’s Beach Bunnies, A Polish Vampire in Burbank, Nudist Colony of the Dead, and the giant rampaging ass flick Rectuma, is the man responsible for this crazed parody about public executions taken to their televised extreme.
Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: “Live or Die,” where death row inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.
From acclaimed independent filmmaker Mark Pirro, Deathrow Gameshow is a playful assault against good taste, featuring outrageous kills and non-stop screwball comedy. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present this under-seen piece of late 80s camp newly restored in 2K and on Blu-ray for the first time.
Special Features:
- Scanned, restored & preserved in 2K from 35mm original camera negative
- Audio commentary track with director Mark Pirro, John McCafferty (actor) & Robyn Blythe (actress)
- “Revisiting Deathrow Gameshow” – 32-minute making-of documentary
- 2015 director’s cut of Deathrow Gameshow
- Multiple director introductions
- Buns 1978 (short film directed by Mark Pirro)
- The Spy Who Did it Better 1979 (short film directed by Mark Pirro)
- Original theatrical trailer
- TV spot
- Image gallery
- Director bio
- Reversible cover artwork
For you fans of scream queen hall of famer Linnea Quigley, Vinegar Syndrome has three of her titles on the way to HD. David DeCoteau’s horrorific Nightmare Sisters pairs Quigley with fellow 80’s scream queens Michelle Bauer and Brinke Stevens.
Immortal 80s scream queens Linnea Quigley, Michelle Bauer, and Brinke Stevens bare more than their souls in this choice cut of blood-spattered, sex-soaked cheesecake. The sultry starlets portray an unlikely trio of socially inept Ivy League losers who become possessed by a sex-starved succubus, turning them into mean, hungry monsters.
Throw in a whack of truly demented tunes from cult band Haunted Garage and inspired, brain-dead dialogue that makes Ed Wood seem like Orson Welles, and you have the B-movie genius that is Nightmare Sisters, the perfect midnight flick for perverts and lonely boys everywhere! NEW 2K RESTORATION.
Special Features:
- Scanned, restored & preserved in 2K from 35mm original camera negative
- Audio commentary track with director David DeCoteau & actress Linnea Quigley
- Director introduction
- Alternate feature length TV version
- Interview with writer/associate producer Kenneth J. Hall
- Bloopers/outtakes
- Reversible cover artwork
Finally, a double feature of two of Linnea Quigley’s more obscure titles: Murder Weapon and Deadly Embrace.
MURDER WEAPON: Two daughters of mobsters get out of the sanitarium after having killed a boyfriend in the shower, supposedly cured and on the right track. They hold a party and invite all their old boyfriends, making all of them think there is still hope for a relationship. Then the boyfriends start disappearing one by one. Starring Linnea Quigley, Lyle Waggoner, Karen Russell, Stephen Steward, Mike Jacobs Jr., Allen First, and Victoria Nesbitt. NEW 2K RESTORATION.
DEADLY EMBRACE: A beautiful but horny and neglected Beverly Hills wife hires a hot young stud as a gardener. It eventually gets through to her husband that some hanky-panky may possibly be going on, and he begins to spy on her. Complications, and murder, ensue. Starring Linnea Quigley, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jack Carter, Mindi Miller, Michelle Bauer, and Ruth Collins. NEW 2K RESTORATION.
You had me at “beautiful but horny,” a phrase we don’t hear nearly enough in describing modern movie plots.
Special Features:
- Audio commentary track with director David DeCoteau & actress Linnea Quigley on both films
- Director introduction for both films
- Video trailer for Murder Weapon
- Outtakes for Deadly Embrace
- Reversible cover artwork
All of these Vinegar Syndrome releases become available on October 25th. Mark your calendars and check your wallets.
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