The VHS Archives: William Girdler's THREE ON A MEATHOOK (1972)

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THREE ON A MEATHOOK

William Girdler's Three on a Meathook (1972)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Regal Video Inc.

Catalog: R1023

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 77:27

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: William Girdler

Year of Release: 1972

Country of Origin: USA

Stars: Charles Kissinger, James Carroll Pickett, Sherry Steiner, Madelyn Buzzard

AKAs: 3 on a Meat Hook, The Human Slaughterhouse, The Butcher's Hook

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Like "DERANGED" and "THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE" this exciting horror movie is based quite extensively on the gruesome deeds of real-life killer Ed Gein. The villain, Charles Kissinger, meets a fate similar to Tony Perkins in "PSYCHO" while his innocent son is blamed for the murders of several young girls.

U.S. Regal Video Inc. sleeve! 

Dutch Midnite Movies sleeve, courtesy of Cult VHS! 

U.K. Exploited sleeve! 

 French Socai-Films sleeve, originally scanned by Walter G. Alton from Nanarland!

French Cine Budget sleeve, originally scanned by "Airbeez" from Nanarland! 

Australian Box Office Int. Video sleeve, originally scanned by "Theo T."!

U.S. theatrical trailer, uploaded by "TrailerFood"!

Trailers from Hell commentary by Eli Roth!

Looking for Three on a Meathook on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. If you just want to see it, there's a VHS-quality DVD available from Grind Global Media, paired with Brad Grinter's Flesh Feast (1970). 

Investigate more titles with Project: REGAL!

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Gerardo de Leon's BRIDES OF THE BEAST (1968)

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BRIDES OF THE BEAST

Gerardo de Leon's Brides of Blood (1968)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Regal Video Inc.

Catalog: R1013

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 93:59

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero

Year of Release: 1968

Country of Origin: Philippines / USA

Stars: Kent Taylor, John Ashley, Beverly Hills, Mario Montenegro

AKAs: Brides of Blood Island, The Island of Living Horror, Grave Desires, Danger on Tiki Island 

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Beautiful young virgins are sacrificed in orgiastic rights by the natives of a remote Pacific atoll. An arriving research scientist and his voluptuous blonde wife learn that the natives are appeasing a sex-mad mutant monster. The blood-craving creature is actually the master of the island, metamorphosized by the effects of earlier atomic radiation.

 U.S. Regal Video Inc. sleeve!

 U.K. Horror Time Video sleeve!

 Dutch Spectrum / Polygram sleeve, courtesy of Cult VHS!

Irish Parc Video sleeve! (Can anyone provide a better scan?)

U.S. theatrical trailer, uploaded by "HorrorMovieEmpire"!

Looking for Brides of the Beast on VHS? It's available on Amazon here, but be sure to email the seller first to ensure you're getting the right label. There's also a special edition DVD from Image Entertainment available here, or as part of their Blood Island Vacation Collection.

Investigate more titles with Project: REGAL!

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: John Carr's DEATH WISH CLUB (1983)

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DEATH WISH CLUB

John Carr's Gretta (1983)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Regal Video Inc.

Catalog: R1015

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 87:31

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: John Carr

Year of Release: 1983

Country of Origin: USA

Stars: Merideth Haze, Rick Barnes, J. Martin Sellers

AKAs: Gretta, Carnival of Fools

Verbatim Box Synopsis

A handsome young gigolo offers a pretty young girl huge amounts of money to live with him. Soon they become members of an eerie club where the only common bonds are exciting ways of committing suicide. 

U.S Regal Video Inc. sleeve!

In 1985 Death Wish Club was condensed, augmented and generally reworked to be included as a segment in the awesome anthology, Night Train to Terror. Above is a compilation of its best moments, put together and uploaded by "NightmareSeasons". 

Looking for Death Wish Club on VHS? It's available on Amazon here, but be careful: some sellers have the 21st Genesis release or the AIR tape instead of the Regal. If you want the best current release, Vinegar Syndrome have included the entire film as a supplement on their essential Blu-Ray/DVD release of Night Train to Terror!

Investigate more titles with Project: REGAL!

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

Grab Bag in a Woman's Skin! Mystery Photos #81-85!

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Welcome back to the ol' Arcana for another round of Grab Bag Goodies!

As outlined in previous installments, I purchased a few hundred promotional stills that have had their title captions trimmed off. Some I recognize, most I don't. It's up to my faithful readership to help me decipher what they're promoting. Hell, solve enough of 'em and maybe I'll send you some of the duplicates I received!

For those not familiar with promo stills, they occasionally carry a helpful hint or two. Some are branded with a cataloging code of letters and numbers which usually signify an abbreviation of the title (sometimes a retitling) and, if you're especially lucky, maybe the year of release (not to be confused with year of production). And that's pretty much all we have to go on...

The seventeenth batch is below; let's see what you've got!

#81: No Markings!

#82: No Markings!

#83: No Markings!

#84: 7308-10 © 1973 American International Pictures

A shout out to Cool Ass Cinema's Brian Bankston for spotting Gordon Douglas' Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973). Jim Brown again stars in this direct follow-up to the wildly popular 1972 original, this time swearing revenge on new mob boss Ed McMahon (no, seriously) and paid killer Don Stroud. Above-average blaxploitation action fare, on DVD from MGM. 

#85: 7124-54 © 1971 American International Pictures

Florinda Balkan's taking a trip on a train... in more ways than one, in Lucio Fulci's outstanding giallo, Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971). One of the director's best outings, its Swinging London settings provide the backdrop for upper class murder, paranoia, psychedelica and depravity as a well-to-do woman begins to find it difficult to distinguish between reality and hallucination. Is she responsible for murder, or is something more sinister happening? Jean Sorel and Anita Strindberg co-star, along with Carlo Rambaldi's infamous vivisected dogs. Media Blasters released a nice DVD years back, though it apparently slipped out-of-print!

Like what you see? Be sure and check out our previous Grab Bag Photos, some of which are still unidentified. And don't forget, our Upcoming Releases List (the best on the 'net) is constantly updated, so stop by and pre-order some cool stuff!

© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

The VHS Archives: Miguel Iglesias Bonns' NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST (1975)

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NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST

Miguel Iglesias Bonns' La maldicion de la beastia (1975)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Super Video, Inc.

Catalog: SV04

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1984

Runtime: 86:46

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Miguel Iglesias Bonns

Year of Release: 1975

Country of Origin: Spain

Stars: Paul Naschy, Grace Mills, Silvia Solar, Gil Vidal, Luis Induni

AKAs: The Werewolf and the Yeti, Hall of the Mountain King, In the Claws of the Werewolf, The Curse of the Beast

Verbatim Box Synopsis

A scientific mission goes to Tibet in search of the Abominable Snowman. One man is bitten by two sensuous female cannibals and becomes a werewolf. He thinks he will die, but instead lives on becoming more beast-like with each passing day and longing for blood. The expedition loses some of its members to a cruel war-like native leader. This man is dying from an incurable disease and is being treated with human flesh from live victims. 

The werewolf and the native chief have a fight to the death and the chief is killed. The members of the expedition are still trapped by a cruel female leader and are thrown in her torture dungeon. In a wanton orgy of blood a rescue is attempted and eventually the werewolf has the curse lifted from him.

U.S. Super Video Inc. printed clamshell!

U.S. Super Video Inc. sales sheet, 
courtesy of VHShitfest's Dan Kinem!

U.S. Majestic Home Video slipcase, courtesy of 
Don Cunningham from the Latarnia Forums!

 U.K. Video Programme Distributors Limited sleeve!
(One of the original "Video Nasties"!)

French Super Video Productions sleeve,
originally scanned by "Kobal" at Nanarland! 

Dutch Sunrise Tapes sleeve, originally scanned by "Videohunter"! 

Netherlands Sunrise Tapes sleeve!

Original trailer, uploaded by BoPaulMedia!

Looking for Night of the Howling Beast on VHS? It's available on Amazon here. Now how 'bout we get a nice DVD?!

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© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.