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BLACK MAGIC (1975)
Street Date: 9/12/06, SRP: $19.95

From the director of Flying Guillotine and Cave of Silken Web!

In this outrageous horror hit from Hong Kong's legendary Shaw Brothers, a young couple engaged to be married, Hsu Lo (Ti Lung, Legend of the Drunken Master) and Wang Chu-ying (Lily Li, Shaolin Executioner), are tormented by sexy widow Lo Yin (Tanny Tien Ni, The Magic Blade), who consults a necromancer to cast a love spell on the unwilling object of her affections. Unfortunately, the scheming sorcerer has plans of his own that lead to horrific consequences for everyone involved, with a spellbinding finale that pits two magicians against each other in the ultimate battle between light and darkness!

Delirious, gruesome, and shocking, this macabre classic of '70s cult cinema comes to American home video for the first time, presented fully restored and uncut with plenty of rampaging maggots, canine mayhem and corpse-flaying!

Includes 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer with Mandarin and English language options, and optional English subtitles.

CRYPT OF THE VAMPIRE (aka TERROR IN THE CRYPT) (1963)
Street Date: 9/12/06 SRP: $14.95

Count Ludwig von Karnstein (Christopher Lee) lives under a fearful curse placed by one of his ancestors before she was executed as a witch, stating one of her descendants will be her diabolical reincarnation. While Ludwig attempts to locate the evil ancestor's hidden tomb, a series of horrific vampire killings erupts in the castle -- and the culprit might be Ludwig's own daughter. Chilling and atmospheric, this adaptation of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's horror classic Carmilla was also released as Terror in the Crypt. From Retromedia Entertainment.

Includes 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, in English. Running time: 84 minutes.

DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN (1972)
Street Date: 8/1/06 SRP: $14.99

Bloodsucking menace Count Dracula (Howard Vernon) seems to have meet his match in the form of courageous Dr. Seward (Alberto Dalbes)... but no one counted on the arrival of Dr. Frankenstein (Venus in Furs' Dennis Price), who carts along his monster and devises a plan to bring the count back to life for his own insidious means. Soon the countryside is overrun with seductive vampire vixens, a bloodthirsty werewolf, leering servants, and two horror titans at each other's throats! It's another wild, colorful, Euro-flavored creature feature from director Jess Franco (Rites of Frankenstein, Vampyros Lesbos), also known as The Screaming Dead and Dracula vs. Frankenstein.

Includes 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, in Spanish with English subtitles.

SUPER CHILLER BLOOD-O-RAMA
Street Date: 7/25/06 SRP: $19.95

From Retromedia comes an all-night horrorthon of terror! Settle in for a special blood loud marathon as these four chillers unravel your nerves. Cringe before the CLAW OF TERROR (1973), aka MATTHEW, with a hook-handed killer hell-bent on mayhem (and a pre-Phantasm Angus Scrimm)! Watch out for the BLACK MAMBA (1974), the movie with John Ashley most notorious for featuring a human autopsy as part of the proceedings! See the MOVIE HOUSE MASSACRE (1984) where audiences are just dying to get in! Then rest your bones in the TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM (1967) as horror great Christopher Lee gleefully torments his enemies. It's non-stop nightmares as these ghouls come out to play for a long, jittery night!

Features full screen transfers. Total running time: 360 minutes.

THE MUNSTERS: AMERICA'S FIRST FAMILY OF FRIGHT (Special Edition)
Street Date: 10/10/06 SRP: $24.95

Your favorite TV ghouls have arrived on DVD with this fright-tastic two-disc set!

Disc One features Four Amazing Looks at the Munsters: The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright; Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster; Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily; Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa.

Disc Two with Hours of Eerie Extras: "My Fair Munster" unaired pilot plus 3 Different Presentations in Black and White and Color; Unaired Main Title Sequence (Pilot Version); CBS Network Promos; The Munsters in Several Vintage TV Special Appearances: "Seven Wonderful Nights" (CBS Special with Buddy Ebsen); "Wayne & Schuster Take an Affectionate Look at the Monsters"; "Marineland Carnival" (CBS Special); "Big G, Little O"; "It's What's Happening, Baby" (with "Murray the K"); "We Don't Knock" (with Lenny Clarke). Plus: Universal Newsreels; Syndication TV Spots; Munster Go Home Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots.

SUPER INFRAMAN (aka INFRAMAN) (1975)
Street Date: 10/03/06 SRP: $19.99

The original mind-boggling, fast-paced monster mash! When the nefarious Dragon Princess invades Hong Kong and summons monsters up from the center of the Earth for her army, Earth's meager defense team joins together to create Inframan! With multiple powers at his disposal (including laser eyes and thunderball fists), he sets out to vanquish his enemy forever in the action-packed audience favorite that will have you cheering!

Starring Danny Lee (The Killer, The Untold Story, Tragic Hero), Terry Liu (Oily Maniac) and Hap Wong (Shadow Whip)!

Includes original Cantonese version with English subtitles and English-dubbed version! Also includes printed liner notes, printed collector's insert about martial arts films from Shaw Brothers, original trailer and a gallery of stills. 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen.

WAR GODS OF BABYLON/WAR GODDESS (1974)
Street Date: 7/25/06 SRP: $19.95

An epic battle of the sexes! Popular American movie/TV actor Howard Duff stars in War Gods of Babylon as the King of Ninevah, who conquers the mighty city of Babylon. Featuring sexy Jocelyn Lane (Hell's Belles) and an impressive, effects-laden climax in which the gods of Babylon demolish their enemies with a flood, this is a top-notch widescreen spectacle!

Then gorgeous Alena Johnston is Antione, the War Goddess of the Amazons, who must mate with the Greek king Theseus to propogate her race. Traditionally this is done only out of duty, but this time she falls in love with her "boy toy"... a definite no-no for an Amazon queen. Helmed by James Bond director Terence Young and based on a story co-authored by Robert Graves (I, Claudius), this sexy and spectacular entry in the sword-and-sandal genre features an incredible bevy of Euro-cult starlets including Rosanna Yanni (Frankenstein's Bloody Terror), Helga Line (Horror Express) and Luciana Paluzzi (Thunderball), plus a lyrical score by Academy Award-winner Riz Ortolani (Mondo Cane).

Includes 2.35:1 anamorphic transfers. English language.

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