The limited edition Black Devil Doll from Hell soundtrack from Poisoned Mind Records is on sale now in the store! Click on the cover to order.
Strictly limited to 50 hand numbered copies.
Check out Poisoned Mind records at the links below:
http://poisonedmindrecords.bigcartel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poisoned-Mind-Records/535472189861174
It has been a busy few months here at Massacre Video! The Black Devil Doll from Hell/Tales from the Quadead Zone Boxset is our first title that CAV Distributors has been handling. We are very happy to be working with them. We are going to get our back catalog available through them, so that our releases can reach a much wider audience. No more seeing people re-sell standard DVDs at overly inflated prices on eBay/Amazon. The first press of 555 is almost gone. We are left with less than 100 DVDs left, so we will be repressing 555 with a new reverse cover and a new transfer from the “damaged” one inch tape. A local production studios did a little repair work to the tape itself and it ended up having more salvageable footage than before.
We are hard at work on The Changer (a.k.a. The Nostril Picker), Mondo Magic, and Voyage to Agatis. We are hoping to have two of the titles out at Cinema Wasteland in April, but we will leave it a surprise as to which ones.
In future release news, we have been busy planning some of the releases for the later half of 2014 into the early part of 2015.
We have recently acquired the rights for the 1987 shot-on-video classic Venus Flytrap. This is a movie that has been a personal favorite of mine for many years, so it is great to be able to give it the release it deserves. We recorded an audio commentary AND video interviews with stars/producers Kevin Glover and Steve Malis.
We also acquired the rights to the 1986 shot-on-video film Spine, so there is no need to pay $100+ for a copy to just see Spine. This will be the first official release of Spine since the initial VHS release put out by Sterling Silver (4-Play Video). Director/Producer Justin Simonds and Spine’s killer R. Eric Huxley were nice enough to record a full audio commentary and give some very in-depth and informative interviews.
Last but certainly not least, we have teamed up with the infamous In Hell Productions to release their old catalog of short films. This list includes Don’t Go in the Fucking Woods, Six Pack That Bitch, the controversial sicko short Nekro, and a previously unreleased/unfinished short they are completing just for this set entitled Helevet. We are working closely with Vince Roth and Mick Nards to make this the definitive release of the In Hell films. More information about the final release will be posted as the project progresses.
That is it for now, I will be posting more updates as they become available. Thank you for the support and don’t forget to join our mailing list.
We are finally back from the road trip with Chester Turner. We had some great screenings. A special thank you is in order to Cinefamily, Bleeding Skull, Nitehawk Cinema, Austin Film Society, Lunchmeat Magazine, and Horror Boobs for their hospitality. Chester and I had a blast. We hope to see turn outs this good when we premiere Chester’s new film, Tales from the Quadead Zone 2, which is currently in production.
As you can tell, we have done an overhaul of the website. The store and DVD pages are now one in the same. You can also now see the entire Massacre catalog. The hardbox and VHS of Black Devil Doll from Hell and Tales from the Quadead Zone have gone live, so order now before they are gone for good.
Here are some more updates. First of all, we will be handling the release of the Michigan made film Back from Hell, by director Matt Jaissle. We are working closely with Matt to create the definitive release of this film. This will be a titan of a release, including many supplements and some never before seen scenes!
Our Mondo Magic print has been scanned/color corrected. We were pleasantly surprised to see it has the same uncut runtime as the Italian “Magia Nuda” cut of the film. The movie clocks in at just over 99 minutes. The longest previously available version of the film was the Magnum Entertainment VHS release, which ran 95 minutes. Fans of this little nasty documentary won’t want to miss this release!
Finally, we have been hard at work on the release of another Michigan film, The Changer (aka The Nostril Picker). We are in contact with the director, Mark Nowicki, who agreed to provide extras for the disc.
That is it for now. Check back soon for more updates
The replacement DVDs for Snuff 102 will be here in a week. The place dragged their asses with the replacements, which was very inconvenient, but, alas, they will be here and up for sale soon! The hardboxes for both Savage Vengeance and Snuff 102 are likewise on their way to us and should arrive at the end of September with the Black Devil Doll from Hell and Tales from the Quadead Zone hardboxes. Why so many hardbox delays for us? I am not sure, but hopefully this is a situation that will fix itself soon! Because everyone has been so patient, I would like to show off the artwork for the upcoming Snuff 102 hardbox, which will be a limited edition of 102 copies!
Mostly all of the Snuff 102 VHS have been shipped out. An email has been sent to the few international customers whose orders have not been shipped, asking if they would like to wait for the hardbox and/or DVD to arrive before shipping. Postage outside of the USA is extremely high right now, so it makes sense giving customers the option to wait until everything is in hand to ship it all at once.
MV has just signed a deal with CAV Distribution. For years, we have been doing everything 100% in-house. Doing everything in-house has had its perks, but also its downfalls, like slower shipping. But with the company growing at a rapid rate, it only makes sense to not spread myself thinner than I already am and to join up with a great company who can make the fulfillment end tons easier. You will therefore now see MV DVDs for sale from all reputable online dealers and in some retail stores. The hardboxes and VHS will still be done in-house, but the more time-consuming DVDs will be handled by CAV, which should make shipping times much faster.
Now onto Black Devil Doll from Hell and Tales from the Quadead Zone news. We finished the DVDs for both films and also have finished a 45-minute documentary titled Return to the Quadead Zone: The Films of Chester N. Turner. The documentary features interviews with director Chester N. Turner and actress Shirley L. Jones. It is a rare insightful look into these two obscurities.
The Black Devil Doll from Hell and Tales from the Quadead Zone releases will feature an array of cool editions!
-VHS releases of both films with a run of 150 each. We decided to go a little past 100 units on these two due to the amount of emails we have gotten that displayed interest in them. To make the VHS releases 100 times cooler, actress and artist of the original Tales from the Quadead Zone BC Video VHS release, Shirley L. Jones, will be hand drawing custom cover art for both releases.
-Hardbox releases for both films, with two separate covers for each. Cover A for both films will be limited to 66 copies and Cover B will be limited to 34 copies. These are first come, first serve, so be sure to check back for more information on both of these.
-The standard DVD will include both films in two separate DVD cases with a cardboard slipcase.
We are currently booking screenings for Black Devil Doll from Hell and Tales from the Quadead Zone. If anyone is interested, you can contact louiscjustin@gmail.com for more information.
MV also has some other new releases in the works, including titles we have been keeping quiet about for months. It feels nice to finally be able to spread the good word!
First, we would like to announce the release of a deluxe set of the 1976 documentary, Mondo Magic! This is a film I have loved for many years, so it is great to finally give it the release it deserves! Mondo Magic will be sourced from an uncut 35mm positive print. This will be the first uncut USA release of the film!
In association with Vinegar Syndrome, we are proud to announce the release of the obscure 1988 slasher film The Changer, better known as The Nostril Picker. The release will be sourced from the original masters and will feature an array of awesome special features. This one is definitely one that fans of slasher films will not want to miss!
Lastly, we will be handling the North American DVD for the extremely controversial film Voyage to Agatis by director Marian Dora. Fans of Marian Dora’s work will be delighted to see this film completely uncut and with English subtitles for the first time ever! The disc will also feature many supplements, including an exclusive rare interview with director Marian Dora and actor Thomas Goersch.
(not official Massacre Video artwork)
That is all for now. We will be updating soon with more information on the Black Devil Doll from Hell and Tales from the Quadead Zone releases, as well as dates for the theatrical tour!
If you may notice the Snuff 102 DVD is listed as “out of stock” in the store. With this project I decided to use a new printer, which was the first mistake. The disc were sent in the wrong cases, it was not the end of the world but I was still not fully happy. Late last night, I sat down to watch the film with a group of friends….for some reason there is about a .5 second audio/video delay. This was not the way it was on the master DVD, so simply I am not comfortable selling defective DVDs!
I will be sending back these DVDs and making sure this gets fixed in a fast and timely matter. If you have already ordered a Snuff 102 DVD and it has been shipped, don’t worry you will receive a new copy in the mail when the new disc arrives.
This is honestly a shame and I feel awful about it, but when it comes down to it I can’t sell an inferior product. I hope everyone understands that delays can happen(such as this one) and we will make sure it is fixed in a quick and timely matter!