Author: Richard Schmidt

Blu-ray Review – The Monster of Camp Sunshine – AGFA/Vinegar Syndrome

BFFs Claire and Marta are a pair of fun, independent ladies. Marta works in a laboratory that exclusively experiments on animals and Claire is one of them there fashion models. When the weekend comes, these two gals ditch the big city and head out to Camp Sunshine. That’s right, these ladies are a pair of…


Blu-ray Review – Master of the World – Vinegar Syndrome

Two hundred thousand years ago, a somewhat more smarter than the average caveperson named Bok runs afoul of not one, but two warring tribes. One group are a bunch of murderous dickweeds, and the other are a bunch of murderous dickweeds who also eat the brains of their foes. There’s some romance between Bok and…


Blu-ray Review – Don’t Go in the House – Severin Films

Dan Grimaldi plays blue collar worker Donny “I’m not Donny Osmond” Kohler who becomes somewhat troubled after his abusive mother finally kicks the bucket. At first, he’s overjoyed to be free of her tyranny, but he’s so deranged that he starts doing what every boy does without his mommy around: he takes a flamethrower and…


Blu-ray Review – Curfew – Vinegar Syndrome

Two convict brothers, Bob and Ray Perkins, have escaped from prison and are on a bit of a madcap adventure. While staging a local talent show to earn enough money to save an orphanage full of sick kids, the two discover the true meaning of brotherhood. I’m just kidding! They’re going after the men who…


Blu-ray Review – Delirium (1979) – Severin Films

A group of powerful politicians and businessmen have teamed up with a group of Vietnam vets to clean up the streets of St. Louis. They’ve got a good thing going until one of their (more than) slightly unhinged soldiers loses his shit and goes on a killing spree. As the cops and an overly inquisitive…


Blu-ray Review – Sleep – Arrow Video

Mona (Gro Swantje Kohlhof) takes care of her mother Marlene (Sandra Hüller), who has a rare sleeping condition. It causes Marlene to not know whether she’s awake or dreaming, and she wakes up in the middle of the night struggling to breathe. The nightmares always take place at the same hotel and feature three men…


Blu-ray Review – Krampus (The Naughty Cut) – Scream Factory

Christmas has lost its luster for young Max (Emjay Anthony) and his family. His adolescent years are right around the corner and he’s getting just a wee bit too old to keep believing in Santa Claus. The rampant commercialization of the holiday and the pressure to get along with their extended family at all costs…


Blu-ray Review – Malignant – Warner Brothers

After being assaulted in her home by a mysterious assailant, Madison Mitchell (Annabelle Wallis) wakes up in the hospital to find that her abusive husband has been murdered and she’s suffered a miscarriage (her fourth). Due to the brutality of the crime and the lack of evidence to suggest that anyone else could’ve killed her…


Blu-ray Review – The Collingswood Story – Cauldron Films

After his girlfriend Rebecca leaves the state to go to college, Johnny (who looks the bass player for Pennywise) sets up a video chat system with her so that they can stay in touch. For her birthday, Johnny sends Rebecca the number of Vera Madeline, an online fortune teller. Instead of the usual mystical advice,…


Blu-ray Review – 1974: La posesión de Altair – Cauldron Films

A news crew tries to interview some cops investigating a strange scene at a home up in the mountains. A freaked out neighbor called the police the night before after hearing loud sounds and screaming on the property. The residents of the house have disappeared. Next, we flash back to see the missing couple, Manuel…