The VHS Archives: Michael J. Murphy's THE HEREAFTER (1983)

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THE HEREAFTER

Michael J. Murphy's Qualen (1983) 

The VHS Archives Factsheet 

Label: Mogul Communications, Inc. 

Catalog: MOG1042 

Box Type: Slipcase

Year of Release: 1987 

Runtime: 84:10 

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs 

Extras: None 

About the Film

Director: Michael J. Murphy 

Year of Release: 1983 

Country of Origin: U.K. 

Stars: Steven Longhurst, Catherine Rowlands, David Slater, Wendy Young 

AKAs: Qualen 

Verbatim Box Synopsis 

What unspeakable malevolence purveys the dreadful place?

The bone-tingling answer will keep you awake for weeks ...if you live that long.

THE HEREAFTER ... WHERE ONLY THE DEAD SURVIVE.

 U.S. Mogul Communications, Inc. slipcase!

Spanish Continental Video sleeve, courtesy of Jose Antonio

Diego Bogajo! Be sure to check out his 'zine, Exhumed Movies!

Looking for The Hereafter on VHS? It's available on VHS here.

No DVD release. 

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© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Alan Birkinshaw's INVADERS OF THE LOST GOLD (1981)

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INVADERS OF THE LOST GOLD

Alan Birkinshaw's Horror Safari (1981)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: All American Video

Catalog: AAV101

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: ?

Runtime: 87:26 (86:18 + music)

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Alan Birkinshaw

Year of Release: 1981

Country of Origin: Hong Kong / U.K. / France

Stars: Stuart Whitman, Edmund Purdom, Woody Strode, Harold Sakata, Laura Gemser, Glynis Barber

AKAs: Raiders of the Lost Gold, Greed, Horror Safari, Cannibal Safari, Safari of No Return, No Return

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Deep in the jungle of the Philippines an expedition makes camp for the night. Ten greedy people start out, but only two are to return.

The lust for gold, power and wealth drives men to madness and murder. A group of Japanese soldiers in the occupied Philippines, escorting a huge consignment of gold are attacked by natives and headhunters.

The three commanding officers hide the gold deep in a cavern, kill the porters and hide as their men are massacred.

They vow to return for the gold when the war is over...

A terrifying story of Lust and Love... Life and Death..

Ten greedy people on a safari of no return.

U.S. All American Video sleeve! (Sun-faded all to Hell...)

What it's supposed to look like! Thanks, Earl Summerfield!

U.S. All American Video reissue sleeve!

Belgian Variety Video sleeve, courtesy of Cult VHS!

Danish Filmco(?) sleeve, courtesy of Hans-Jorn Reimer and his

Danish Ex-Rental VHS Appreciation Group!

Danish Filmco sleeve, again courtesy of

Hans-Jorn Reimer and his DEVAG!

Swedish Video Klubben Manedens Film sleeve,

courtesy of Rolfens DVD!

German Pront-Video sleeve!

German Action Video sleeve!

Dutch Omega Video sleeve, originally scanned by "petcor80"!

Spanish Rompeolas Film and Video sleeve, courtesy of Mondo VHS!

15-second video promo, uploaded by "johnhuston1"!

The opening massacre, uploaded by "vincentneo88"!

Looking for Invaders of Lost Gold on VHS? It's not readily available, but there was a brief DVD issue from Crash Cinema's short-lived non-kung fu line, Mondo Crash.

Investigate more titles with Project: MOGUL!

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© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Jim O'Connolly's TOWER OF EVIL (1972)

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TOWER OF EVIL

Jim O'Connolly's Tower of Evil (1972)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Gorgon Video

Catalog: MP3070

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: ?

Runtime: 89:14

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Jim O'Connolly

Year of Release: 1972

Country of Origin: U.K.

Stars: Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth, Gary Hamilton, Anna Palk, Robin Askwith, Dennis Price

AKAs: Horror on Snape Island, Beyond the Fog, The Devil's Tower

Verbatim Box Synopsis

One of the most brutal and mysterious stories ever to be released in home video Tower of Evil is a haunting tale set in and around a deserted lighthouse on fog shrouded Snape Island.

The terror begins when a nude, crazed woman slaughters a sailor who visits the island. When she is taken back to civilization and an ancient relic is discovered, an expedition is mounted to solve the mystery of the island which leads to a series of psychosexual murders.

A truly horrifying movie, which is not for everyone. 

U.S. Gorgon Video / MPI Home Video sleeve!

U.S. VCI Command Performance slipcase!

U.K. Iver Films Services sleeve, courtesy of the IFS Tribute Site!

Dutch Video Screen sleeve, courtesy of Cult VHS!

Danish Video International sleeve, courtesy of Hans-Jorn Reimer 

and his Danish Ex-Rental VHS Appreciation Group!

French Hollywood Video sleeve, courtesy of L'antre de l'horreur!

German Video Medien Pool glassbox sleeve!

German VPS Video sleeve!

German Vestrada Filmworks sleeve!

Italian Cine Club sleeve!

Norwegian CP Entertainment sleeve, courtesy of Norsk VHS!

Greek Alligator Video Enterprises sleeve!

Theatrical trailer, uploaded by "TREVOR1369"!

And the much more exploitative French trailer, 

uploaded by "braniki1"!

Looking for Tower of Evil on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. There's an early DVD release from Elite Entertainment, but real fans will want Scorpion Releasing's excellent DVD or (preferably) Blu Ray which supplies a gorgeous MGM-remastered print!

Investigate more titles with Project: MPI!

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© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Antony Balch's HORROR HOSPITAL (1973)

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HORROR HOSPITAL

Antony Balch's Horror Hospital (1973)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Gorgon Video

Catalog: MP3069

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: ?

Runtime: 90:19

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Antony Balch

Year of Release: 1973

Country of Origin: U.K.

Stars: Michael Gough, Robin Askwith, Vanesa Shaw, Dennis Price, Skip Martin

AKAs: Computer Killers, Doctor Bloodbath, Dr. Frankenstein's Horror Clinic, Forbidden Diary of a College Girl, The Claws of Frankenstein, Human Butcher

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Welcome to Brittlehouse Manor, a "health resort" where young people are cured of all their hang-ups in one stroke. One stroke, that is, of Doc Storm's scalpel.

You see Doc Storm, a crippled demented genius in a wheel chair, has a laboratory where he performs hideous and graphic brain surgery on his young patients -- making them cooperative, brainless, zombies.

With the help of Frederick the dwarf, the "Bike Boys", and Doc Storm's infamous decapitating limousine the new patients are guaranteed all the "rest" they will ever need.

U.S. Gorgon Video / MPI Home Video sleeve!

U.S VCI Command Performance slipcase,
courtesy of reader Scott Gacek! 

U.S. VCI Home Video reissue slipcase, also courtesy 
Scott Gacek! You rock!

U.S. Bingo Video Inc. slipcase, courtesy of Jayson Kennedy's Basement of Ghoulish Decadence! Cover artist "Danilo" was responsible for a lot of Mogul Communications' better sleeves!

 U.K. Satanica sleeve!

Australian Vibrant Video sleeve, courtesy of Rolfens DVD!

 French Delta Video Diffusion sleeve, courtesy of L'antre de l'horreur!

 Dutch VC 2 Video sleeve, originally scanned by "shootgringoshoot"!

Swedish Red Baron sleeve, also courtesy of Rolfens DVD!

TV spot, uploaded by Craig Anderson!

British trailer, double-billed with 

Ted V. Mikels' The Corpse Grinders (1971). Uploaded by "anubis44"!

Looking for Horror Hospital on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. There's also a nice special edition DVD available from MPI's Dark Sky label, with commentary from producer Richard Gordon, stills, and more. (If you're a Horror Hospital completist, there's also an earlier non-anamorphic print from Elite.)

Investigate more titles with Project: MPI!

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© 2013 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Mick Jackson's THREADS (1984)

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THREADS

Mick Jackson's Threads (1984)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: World Video, Inc.

Catalog: WV1077

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 117:08

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Mick Jackson

Year of Release: 1984

Country of Origin: U.K.

Stars: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly

AKAs: Nuclear Catastrophe, Doomsday, Survival Theory, When the World Ends

Verbatim Box Synopsis

THREADS ...the story of global, thermonuclear war and its aftermath.

An unthinkable horror that has been put on film in one of the most powerful statements ever made.

Accurate. Scientifically factual. Shockingly realistic. This is drama like nothing ever seen before. 

Threads. The fragile fiber that connects each and every man, woman and child of us. Destroyed. Gone!

Can you possibly imagine such devastating finality?

Don't even try.

See it. Because the closest you ever want to come to atomic war is Threads. 

U.S. World Video, Inc. sleeve!

U.S. World Video sales sheet! Buy a tape and get a free COLOR movie!

British RadioTimes cover story!

Australian BBC Video sleeve!

Brazilian DIF sleeve!

The entire movie, uploaded by "eurocon". Prozac not included. 

Looking for Threads on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. There's also a UK DVD from the BBC, for those able to play it. No U.S. DVD as of yet, unfortunately. 

Investigate more titles with Project: WORLD!

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Michael Reeves' SHE BEAST (1966)

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SHE BEAST

Michael Reeves' La sorella di Satana (1966)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Gorgon Video

Catalog: MP3055

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: ?

Runtime: 78:43

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Michael Reeves

Year of Release: 1966

Country of Origin: UK/ Italy

Stars: Barbara Steele, Ian Ogilvy, John Carlsen, Mel Welles, Lucretia Love

AKAs: The She-Beast, Revenge of the Blood Beast, The Sister of Satan, The Devil's Lake

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Burned at the stake in 18th century Transylvania, the diabolical witch, Vardella, lives again in the body of a beautiful young 20th century English girl who is travelling through Europe on her honeymoon. Nothing can stop Vardella's evil as her spirit transforms the pretty maiden into a hideous beast and spreads a trail of terror across the countryside. Can she be captured and the spirit exorcised? Or will the world never be safe from the horror that is The She Beast?

U.S. Gorgon Video / MPI sleeve!

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Spanish Rompeolas Film and Video sleeve, courtesy of Mondo VHS!

Original theatrical trailer, uploaded by Sinister Cinema!

Combo trailer with Dino Tavella's The Embalmer (1965), uploaded by MrPsycho313!

Looking for She Beast on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. There's also a really nice special edition DVD available from Dark Sky. 

Investigate more titles with Project: MPI!

For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!

© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.