Written by the staff of EuroCultAV – Scott MacDonald, David Steigman, Richard Glenn Schmidt, and Ben Tucker

I know it’s a cliché at this point, but I feel like I just did this, but here we are again. Another year as past in the pop culture verse, the universe is expanding, and ECAV is here documenting our favorite or at least the releases we think are significant for you in 2022. In between all those we added some stuff that we think you might want to pick up for friends and family in between all the slices of weird and geeky. Page 1 will be all about movie this year. Page 2 is going to be about tabletop games (board games, table top RPG’s, and books).

Normally I kick things off with one really really awesome release that I felt overwhelmed things this year. Something so awesome that it made the year just better by being released on home video. There were actually a few of those this year, so it was hard to choose. However, there were THREE Holiday slasher sets put out right at the holiday the beginning of holiday season, so I’m going to kick this off with those.

Black Christmas (Scream Factory)

Maybe not the first Christmas horror film (would that maybe go to Silent Night, Bloody Night a few years before?), but truly one of the early proto slashers, and a Christmas tradition over at my house. Black Christmas is THE Christmas slasher classic. I remember the days when a good looking copy of the film was just a dream, and now we’ve had multiple. Here are with the film in 4K, same extras as last time, but now it truly SHINES. Pick it up if you’re 4K capable and so inclined.

Silent Night, Deadly Night (3 Film Collection, Vestron)

Silent Night, Deadly Night is considered a sleazy, violent slasher classic of the 80’s. The sequel is considered a “bad” movie classic. The remaining 3 are usually not considered much at all unfortunately, except the occasional footnote in Two Lane Blacktop director Monte Hellman’s career (he directed 3). However, I’ll say all 3 of these films are fun holiday slashers and deserve your attention. This set presents all 3 on Blu-ray in 1080ps in OAR for the first time with extras at a very reasonable price. I can’t attest for quality at this point as the set is not in hand, but for the price and considering prior options I’d recommend giving it a shot.

Don’t Open ‘Til Christmas (Vinegar Syndrome)

Pieces is in my top 10 horror films of all time. Don’t Open ’til Christmas is a holiday slasher about a killer OF Santa’s (not a killer Santa as is usually the case). It is a campy ridiculous time. The prior DVD from Mondo Macabro had a nice transfer, but I’m happy to see this finally on Blu-ray with a solid slate of extras you should definitely see to picking this up for your holiday horror viewing.

OK, so now with the holidays out of the way, and Mondo Macabro mentioned (tag you’re it). I’ll hit up our friends at Mondo Mac with a few of their 2022 standard edition titles (I don’t want to set you guys back too much where I can).

Now one thing about Mondo Macabro is you can always trust them to bring weird and wild, and where they don’t do that, it will always be interesting. So I’m just going to kick off with my favorite Mondo title of the year, which is a film I straight up wanted on ANY format for years…

The Other Side of the Mirror (Mondo Macabro)

OK, any long time readers of this website shocked? A Jess Franco film as my #1. This film is an underseen masterpiece by maestro Franco, and the fact that it’s been unavailable on home video seemingly forever has been a crime. Mondo Macabro has corrected by releasing this haunting, horrific, and hypnotic masterpiece of Spanish cinema in a gorgeous transfer for you all to see.

Hiruko the Goblin (Mondo the Macabro)

OK, so Hiruko the Goblin is basically Shinya Tsukamoto at his most mainstream, but it is Tsukomato. So you are getting intense, wild, and weird, but with a touch of Spielbergian charm laid on. I know that sounds weird, but it’s here. Watching Hiruko is like watching Japanese horror through the lens of an 80’s Joe Dante or John Carpenter and it’s a blast. This came out earlier in the year, and if you haven’t seen it, it’s a must.

The Laughing Woman(Mondo Macabro)

The Laughing Woman is a pop-art explosion, it’s part giallo, part revenge thriller, and it’s a truly amazing experience. The film follows a prostitute played by Dagmar Lassander, who becomes a prisoner of a mad doctor. This is a ride that takes some time to get going, but when it does it blows minds. It’s also hysterical and fun in parts.

Now I’ll touch down on Severin Films who almost always has a stunning year and this is no exception. Their Black Friday drop last week stunned with releases of Accion Mutante and Four Flies on Grey Velvet.

Severin Films, also, released a second Christopher Lee box set called The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection 2 Blu-ray. This release included Uncle Was a Vampire, The Secret of the Red Orchid, Dark Places, Dracula and Son, Murder Story, and Mask of Murder. This set is a must for Lee fans and collectors and is a chance to see some of his other works outside of the United Kingdom. – David Steigman

House of Psychotic Women – Rarities Collection (Severin)

Personally speaking I’ll say this is my personal favorite box set release of the year. House of Psychotic Women, the rarities collection is assembled by Kier-La Janisse and based on her book of the same name (which if you don’t own you should). It contains 4 films Identikit, I Like Bats, Footprints (on the Moon), and Other Side of the Underneath that all deal with elements of the psychotic women theme. If you’re a Eurohorror giallo fan Footprints alone is a reason to buy, but everything else is sheer brilliance.

The Incredibly Strange Films of Ray Dennis Steckler (Severin)

Severin has done some MIGHTY work in the director’s collection department recently with their Al Adamson and Andy Milligan sets. Now they’ve turned their attention to Ray Dennis Steckler, a director who I only knew from my video store haunting days for his films The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed Up Zombies, and Rat Phink a Boo Boo. However, what we have here is 20 films, over 10 discs that expand on Steckler’s oeuvre, and really bring his filmography into a new light. This is truly a great work, and seriously appreciated.

Vinegar Syndrome released one of the great Paul Naschy Werewolf movies on UHD this year, The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman, now looking the best it has ever looked on home video. El Hombre Lobo fights some vampire women to the death! The Incredible Melting Man also received a shocking release on UHD. This cult classic has an astronaut that goes into space and catches some disease which causes him to start melting – David Steigman

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Vinegar Syndrome)

I guess I’ll state what is probably no longer a controversial opinion. I think I prefer TCM 2 to the original. I certainly watch it more often, but 2 is at the very least more fun to watch than the original. Well, it is at the starting line. I think the fun of the beginning betrays the real craziness of the end (although the end does include dueling chainsaws, so I digress). Someone was going to 4K this, and Vinegar Syndrome got here first which is wonderful. This looks flawless, and is loaded with extras.

Cloak and Dagger (Vinegar Syndrome)

I saw a big HUH? Around the internet when Cloak and Dagger was announced, but I was super excited by this one. I had seen this on TV as a ton, and I really wanted a solid copy of the film on an HD format so I could revisit it, but VS did a fan like me a solid and did a 4K disc. The film goes one above that and 4K’s this film about a little boy who ends up in an espionage case due to an Atari cartridge.

Miami Connection (Vinegar Syndrome)

Re-discovered by the AGFA crew about 10 years ago, this overly wild, martial arts spectacular lensed in South Florida in the 80’s is a camp classic, and a must see. Vinegar Syndrome put out a gloriously stacked 4K disc, and it is a must buy for the trash cinema aficionado in your life this holiday season.

Drop Dead Fred (Vinegar Syndrome)

I hadn’t seen this one since the theatrical release, but mixing up Phoebe Cates with the late Rik Mayall (Bottom, The Young Ones) in any film is just asking for me to watch. The film actually deals with some pretty harsh issues, but is still fun at it’s core. The restoration is great, and the disc is well worth your time.

Forgotten Gialli Vol. IV

This wouldn’t be a EuroCultAV list if I didn’t chuck at least 1-2 Eurohorror titles in here, and VS has done such outstanding work with these Forgotten Gialli Collections. This one contains Arabella Black Angel, Sisters of Ursula (The dildo of death) and The Killer is Still Among Us. As long as they keep putting them out, I’ll keep yakking about them. This is definitely a must buy for those looking to go deeper into giallo beyond Argento.

Blood Delirum (Vinegar Syndrome)

Tell me something is Italian or Spanish and horror, and it’s going to make it’s way to my player faster than anything else in my pile. For some reason Blood Delirum I did not realize was an Italian horror film when it was sent over, and then when I did realize I made sure to make it priority viewing. It uses the Color Me Blood Red, Bucket of Blood trope about a killer artist to splattery, sleazy effect, and this is a real fun one. It’s obscure, for sure, so good on VS for getting this one out there.

Scream Factory also went all-in for the UHD market as well. Among the releases include Piranha, Species, and The Fog and a Halloween 4K Collection, 1995-2002. This collection includes Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers (both cuts), Halloween H20 and Halloween Resurrection, looking magnificent on UHD! – David Steigman

Child’s Play 1,2,3 (Scream Factory)

OK, so you know the rest will also eventually will hit 4K UHD, but I’m only fine with only these 3. As a horror loving kid, I remember watching these 3 on repeat on the USA Network (when they were actually cool). It seems like 1-2 times a year they’d show the Child’s Play films across 3 nights. I remember having a strange love of Child’s Play 3 even though it’s considered a lesser series entry overall. Watching them on 4K they’re still a blast of 80’s slasher fun, and they look fantastic.

Carrie (Scream Factory)

A true classic of 1970’s horror. They’ve sequelized it in the 90’s with The Rage – Carrie 2, they’ve remade it multiple times, but they have never bested Brian DePalma’s version of Carrie. Now it’s on 4K UHD (again same extras as the last Scream release, but it’s looking great.

The Six Million Dollar Man/The Bionic Woman – Complete Series (Shout Factory)

It’s been a while since I’ve seen these sort of marvelous complete series sets from Shout Factory, but right now we’ve got the 70’s Sci Fi classic series the Six Million Dollar man and Bionic Woman on Blu-ray and looking great with extras including bonus episodes, reunion and pilot films, commentaries and so much more. These are HUGEEEEE sets and will make great presents for people into 70’s TV sci fi. Seriously incredible stuff here.

Coraline/Paranorman (4K UHD/Steelbook, Shout Factory)

OK, so these are about to some of the most played UHD discs in my house. I bought the Blu-ray of Coraline when it first came out around 2010, and I don’t think we’ve gone 6 months without one of my kids pulling it out. Now to have a 4K copy of the Neil Gaiman stop-motion adaptation where it is guaranteed to look so much better, and on top of that Laika’s other family-oriented horror treat Paranorman. You need both if you are a Laika fan or have kids that want a bit of a spooky show. This IS IT.

The Sonny Chiba Collection (Shout Factory)

Can I just say buy this and be done? No. Yeah, you’re probably right. This set is made up of 7 Sonny Chiba action and martial arts classics like Bodyguard Kiba 1 and 2 Shoguns’s Shadow, Samurai Reincarnation, Yakuza Wolf 1 and 2 and more. Sonny is arguably the greatest action star to come out of Japan in the 70’s and getting quality releases of Chiba films over the years has been SOOOOOO DIFFICULT. These look great, if you’re a fan of Asian action of this period, it’s a must buy.

Belle (Shout Factory)

Ever since seeing the Girl Who Leapt through Time back in the mid 2000’s I’ve watched out for each new Mamoru Hosoda film. I know everyone is looking for a successor to Ghibli and Miyazaki, and his name is frequently mentioned among those. This film touches upon themes of social media, and fame, while still retaining the qualities Hosoda always brings to films. The package from Shout I have in front of me is an epic limited edition package with a 4K disc and looks amazing and is loaded with features.

Criterion

The Infernal Affairs Trilogy (Criterion)

First released on DVD by Dragon Dynasty around the time Martin Scorsese’s Oscar winning the Departed first made waves. We have a Criterion Blu-ray edition of The Infernal Affairs Trilogy. This trilogy was the inspiration behind that film, and while those from the outside looking in might assume this is a HK action film (if they even know what that is. This is a trilogy of crime dramas set during the period of the handover of Hong Kong from England to China. It is just an amazing experience and while the first one alone packs a punch the sequels actually deeper the experience. It is seriously wonderful to have solid domestic Blu-ray’s of these now.

Daisies (Criterion)

One of my all-time favorite Eclipse sets was the Pearls of the Czech New Wave Collection. I’m not well versed in certain aspects of central and eastern European cinema, and that collection was like a bomb going off in my brain. I did hope some of those would get upgraded, and one of the finest in that collection did with Daisies. This is a wildly fun and anarchic film, and if you are looking for a wild time at the movies, this belongs in your collection.

Okja (Criterion)

I remember buying a terrible copy of Memories of Murder at a Borders bookstore in the early 2000’s and having my mind blown. So it’s nice to see other people finding director Bong Joon Ho through Parasite, and then being able to find solid copies of his work at the ready. This film was actually made for Netflix in 2017, and while it’s not the most representative of his work, it’s still excellent and a must see.

Double Indemnity (Criterion)

I could just say this is Billy Wilder doing film noir at its best , it’s on 4K through Criterion and pretty much end it. Actually I will. You should just buy this if you love film noir.

Shaft (Criterion)

Not the best blaxploitation film, but probably the first one most people think about (either that or Foxy Brown). This one got a startling 4K UHD release through Criterion this year that really makes this one pop. It has never looked better than it does here.

Gundam Seed (Right Stuf)

Like a lot of people my age I got into Gundam when Wing aired on Cartoon Network in the late 90’s (or early 2000’s my memory is not great), and the next one I remember seeing was Seed again on CN but a few years later. Again I found myself enthralled by the series. By that point I found myself a full on anime fan having starting seeing things like Ghost in the Shell, Princess Mononoke, NGE, Akira, and beyond, but Gundam still seemed like a hard shell to crack. This one was not a sequel, and apparently my friends were to find out took place in a different timeline (the Cosmic Era).

We would further find out that both shows we loved didn’t even take place in the “main era” of Gundam “The Universal Century.” I digress, and should just say Right Stuff and Nozomi has finally gotten the complete Gundam Seed out in HD on Blu-ray, and like their other Gundam releases it looks great. I haven’t had the chance to watch to completion yet, but this is a total blast from the past, and if you’re a fan you should check this out.

I’m now going to dip into some Sentai Filmworks releases from the last few months that I’ve been watching. Rather, than standard reviews of them, I decided to add them to the gift guide so you would know what in anime was out for the anime fan in your life this holiday season.

Yuki Yuna Is a Hero (Sentai Filmworks)

Yuki Yung is a Hero, is a 3 series 36 episode anime series about a girl that starts a “Hero Club” to protect people based out of her school. It starts with slice of life elements, but grows to become something more epic as the first series and the rest go on. At first I thought it was cute and fun, but then it goes more serious, and I fell hard for this one. Check it out.

Magical Warfare (Sentai Filmworks)

Magical Warfare tells the story of Takeshi a teenager who after an encounter with Mui, a wizard, finds his latent magic powers awakened, and that he is now a wizard as well. He must now join the wizard kind, and join a faction in preparation for a war that has been dormant for some time. It is fun, but sometimes cliché series, but if you like magical kid animes it might be up for alley.

AO Haru Machine Gun

This is a cool, short anime, about a girl who is mistaken as a boy, and ends up in a survival sports game with fake guns. It’s not deeply plotted, but it has some fun elements and is engaging enough through its 13 episodes.

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends/Ed, Edd, and Eddy Complete Series (Warner)

OK, so I’m going to admit slight annoyance here. I love both of these shows. My oldest child grew up on both of these shows. But it’s 2022, and DVD is 2 generations obsolete. I want both of these shows on my shelf, and the only option is DVD. I get that maybe Warner doesn’t want to spring for a 4K scan, but it would be AMAZING to have these amazing classic Cartoon Network shows on Blu-ray at the very least. We’re not selling 480p TVs anymore are we? I digress. These series are great fun, and if you want a copy on your shelf so you don’t need HBO Max here they are.

Universal Monsters Vol. 2

… And in every home video generation we get the Universal Monsters, and in every home video generation I add them back into my collection. The last generation at the very least quickly cut to the chase and released a massive box set at an affordable price. This is volume 2 of a best of and contains the classics The Mummy, Bride of Frankenstein, and Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the far less essential (come at me) Phantom of the Opera all in 4k with stellar extras.

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (Universal)

The film that caused a generation of kids to cry, or something like that. I was born the year it came out, and I believe VHS copies were distributed at the hospital. This came out out in the great geek summer of 1982, and it lives up to it’s reputation. It’s a gorgeous film, with beautiful FX and a heartwarming story. I don’t watch it much because it still does pack a bunch, and it looks BRILLIANT on UHD.

Elf/Christmas Vacation/Polar Express/Christmas Story (4K UHD, Warner)

Just in time for the holiday season Warner did a huge 4K UHD drop of these 4 Christmas classics. OK, did I apply classics to Polar Express? Maybe, I did? OK, I don’t think it’s classic, and the animation is creepy, but I’ll just say 3 classic and Polar Express, and if your kids are like at least one of mine they think Polar Express is great so you might want to grab it while getting the rest. The upgrades look great, and much better than the Blu-ray counterparts. Enjoy them this holiday season.

To Kill a Mockingbird/Casablanca (Universal/WB)

OK, these don’t relate at all except being 2 truly stunning examples of mid 20^th century American cinema. To Kill a Mockingbird could arguably be considered Gregory Peck’s finest performance, and Casablance might be the defacto image people think of when they consider Humphrey Bogart. Both are stunning on 4K.

Warner Archive

The Warner Archive department showed the least amount of titles in 2022, but whey they did release were of the highest quality starting with Song of the Thin Man, which was the last of the Thin Man series. Nick and Nora Charles final adventure also stars a young Keenan Wynn. Warner also released several highly requested titles such as, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm which is an excellent fantasy anthology with great effects, stories, and a fantastic Blu-ray release. Gold Diggers of 1933 a classic musical, The Three Musketeers, theclassic swashbuckling tale in technicolor, and Adventures of Don Juan were also put out by Warner. Don Juan stars the iconic Errol Flynn in another classic swashbuckling film. Warner also released a few horror movies that look fantastic, Mark of the Vampire starring Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill and Lionel Barrymore, where the later two are out to catch a vampire in a creepy tale, and both the 1931 and 1941 versions of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde. Both films have a great cast. Dr Jekyll is looking to release a darker side of himself leading to severe consequences! – David Steigman

Arrow Video

Arrow Video released Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror on Blu-ray with some great atmospheric thrillers in Lady Morgan’s Vengeance, The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The Witch. This is a great release! They also release several other popular films on UHD that includes An American Werewolf in London, Robocop, and True Romance. The audio and video quality are top of the line to go with some great packaging! – David Steigman

Deadly Games (Arrow Video)

Deadly Games is one of the slashers that was always on the outskirts of my unseen list because I kind of wanted to wait and see if someone, somewhere was going to put it out on Blu-ray. Lucky for me, I was spot on there and never had to resort to the old VHS rip. It’s just like the old saying goes, “Persistent pays patients the stitch that nine saves in time!” Arrow did a fabulous job on this little 1982 oddity and I can’t wait to watch it again!

https://eurocultav.com/2022/04/02/blu-ray-review-deadly-games-arrow-video/ – Richard Glenn Schmidt

Death Screams (Arrow Video)

Speaking of movies that were in the VHS dungeon, I really, really avoided Death Screams forever because it looked like poop on tape. Well, the poop has been flushed and Death Screams looks as good as it will ever look. The film itself is a joyous tour of small town like that also happens to have a slasher killer running amuck in it.

https://eurocultav.com/2021/10/16/blu-ray-review-death-screams-arrow-video/ – Richard Glenn Schmidt

Girls Nite Out (Arrow Video)

Your dreams can come true, it can happen to you! I have loved Girls Nite Out since I caught some of it on my little black-and-white TV as a youngster when I was up way past my bedtime. Girls Nite Out spends more time with the characters than it does on the actual slasher movie bits, but I love it all just the same. The DVD from Media Blasters wasn’t too bad, but this Arrow Video release is quite nice. Apparently, they had some trouble getting good prints of this one but they did the best they could and I’m so glad they did!

https://eurocultav.com/2022/06/18/blu-ray-review-girls-nite-out-arrow-video/ – Richard Glenn Schmidt

Kino Lorber

Kino Lorber released a plethora of well-known titles on Blu-ray and UHD. Among those new to UHD were For a Few Dollars More, A Fistful of Dollars, High Plains Drifter, The Usual Suspects, Hard Target, Dressed to Kill and Touch of Evil

They also released Double Door on Blu-ray which stars a crazy woman who is obsessed with ruining the lives of her family members by locking them in a secret chamber! Marty and Planet of the Vampires were given new scans and re-released. Marty is about a man who doesn’t seem himself in a relationship because he’s unattractive, while Planet of the Vampires has some people landing on a planet with evil entities!

More recommended released from Kino this year includes the Edgar G. Ulmer Sci-fi Collection which includes The Man from Planet X, Beyond the Time Barrier and The Amazing Transparent Man, all three being terrific low-budget science fiction classics! The Diamond Wizard in 3D, a lost crime drama film was found and released by Kino. Kino Lorber also offered some sword and sandal pictures, Son of Samson, and Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World. These two stand out as a couple of the better Italian beefcake films from the sixties. A pair of made for television horrors, Ants, aka It Happened at Lakewood Manor and Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo also debuted on Blu-ray thanks to Kino Lorber! – David Steigman

The Antichrist (KL Studio Classics)

One of my favorite subgenres of Italian cult cinema is wonderful satanic world of ripoffs of The Exorcist. Alberto De Martino’s The Antichrist AKA The Tempter is one of the crown jewels in the crown of a really wacko demonic king. While not quite as goofy as Beyond the Door or as loopy as The Eerie Midnight Horror Show, The Antichrist isn’t afraid to get totally outrageous in several jaw dropping sequences. I don’t want to sound too mean, but I honestly wonder if the filmmakers that exploited the trend of The Exorcist really understood or even liked the source material. But that’s a debate for another day. Give this one a watch. It’s wild stuff. And the KL Studio Classics Blu-ray looks excellent. – Richard Glenn Schmidt

Film Detective

Film Detective debuted a pair of science fiction classics from the Wade Williams library, The Brain from Planet Arous (a brain takes over John Agar’s body) and Monster from Green Hell (giant wasps stand in the way of a search for a rocket that crashed in Africa) which are now presented in widescreen, and looking as sharp as ever!

Picard Season 2 (CBS)

I’m going to say it, I loved Picard Season 1, and I enjoyed Season 2 quite a lot as well. I admit some of the middle episodes were filler, but I enjoyed the story, I like the crew in this series, and the callbacks to prior series, and any time we get Patrick Stewart back as Picard is fine by me. This Blu-ray looks excellent as well.

Twilight Zone Complete Series (CBS)

This isn’t the 60’s Twilight Zone, that’s already on Blu-ray (and you should already have it, if you’re reading this). It’s not the 80’s Twilight Zone (WHERE IS THAT?) It’s the Jordan Peele revival series from 2019 in complete form, which was a fun ride that mixed new with old, and brought Peele’s horror sci-fi style to network TV. If you want a physical copy here is your chance.

Dexter/Dexter New Blood

Dexter was one of the most significant serial killers of the last 10 or 15 years. Early on it made a huge impact, and while some (most) were not in love with the ending it still maintained a huge fan base. So needless to say that fanbase was ready for a comeback and last year in happened. Now the full series, plus “The New Blood” is available to own on Blu-ray this holiday season.

Frasier (The Complete Series, CBS, Paramount)

This one just dropped in my mailbox yesterday, and it’s basically a deadly weapon. All 11 seasons of Frasier collected on Blu-ray in one place. It’s a monumental achievement in TV comedy, not just for being a well written, well-performed comedy, but for launching as a spinoff from an already successful show. Anyone if you’re a fan and you don’t own these individually here is a chance to collect them all.

Ed Sullivan’s Rock and Roll Classics (Time Life)

I’m kinda not in love with DVD releases these days, but I love these Time Life compilations none the less. This one compiles the best rock and roll acts to appear on Sullivan including the all time classics like the Beatles and Elvis. If you want these on DVD and all together in one place this is the way to get it!

While I think Vinegar Syndrome is the bees knees, putting out all kinds of cool, gnarly films every year, but their ever-increasing stack of Partner Labels via OCN Distribution has a lot of cool stuff released that rarely gets the attention that the VS main line does. So I thought I’d take the time to pick one release from nearly every partner label to bring a little attention to. If you notice, there are a few that have been excluded. I feel like Fun City and AGFA both get enough support that they don’t need any help from me (but I will tip my hat to Fun City’s Cutter’s Way, a great flick, and AGFA’s Final Flesh which will melt your brain). Pulse also put out the almost instantly sold out Jess Franco film, so I didn’t think it necessary to talk about them either. And Gunpowder & Sky seems to release primarily films that while quite good have already garnered a lot of attention like Her Smell and Tragedy Girls. Also yes, I know technically Peekarama is a Partner Label now, but c’mon. We all know it’s still just the VS guys. Finally there are also a couple like Big World Pictures, Terrorvision and Enjoy The Ride Media that I honestly just haven’t watched any of their films they’ve released this year, so can’t speak to them (although TerrorVision’s WNUF Halloween Special they released last December is friggin’ delightful). Anyway without further ado, let’s dig in.

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