One of the most infamous horror films is Fred Vogel’s August Underground’s Mordum. The sequel to his divisive first film, it prides itself on being meaner, nastier, and more deviant than its predecessor. Is this horror hyperbole or “holy f*cking sh*t” horror?
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One of the most infamous films in the confrontational horror sub-genre is FRED VOGEL’s AUGUST UNDERGROUND series. Thank you to folks like STEPHEN BIRO at UNEARTHED FILMS, we now have what may be the definitive version of this classic confrontational horror film. Does the film live up to its reputation, or is it all bark and no bite?
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After 25 years FULL MOON FEATURES has brought the bloodstone-seeking bloodsucker back for SUBSPECIES V: BLOODRISE. Is Radu’s presence a welcome return, or should he be kept in the coffin for the foreseeable future
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In the 90s, FULL MOON FEATURES was churning out some of the most interesting and original concepts wholly catering to the cult/sci-fi/horror crowd, of which is today’s title, NETHERWORLD. Now with a brand new remaster on blu ray, is this a title worth remembering or is it not fit for this world?
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From the messed up minds at UNEARTHED FILMS comes LA PETITE MORT 2: NASTY TAPES newly released on blu ray for the first time in North America, is this extreme horror sequel breaking the mold for the genre or is it proving why so many of these films ever get the sequel treatment?
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We travel back to 1968 for RONIN FLIX’s recent release of the Western Exploitation film, THE WICKED DIE SLOW. Is this Exploitative Western something to saddle up for, or should it be put out to pasture?
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All this talk of big monsters takes us to Thailand for EPIC PICTURES’ newest blu ray release of THE LAKE. Is this towering Thai terror going to shock and awe you in the best ways, or the worst ways?
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SORORITY BABES IN SLIME BOWL-A-RAMA 2, is a bit of an odd-duck coming from FULL MOON FEATURES. Is the label best known for C-level franchises reviving a future classic, or a mundane cult hit that hasn’t stayed too sharp?
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UNEARTHED CLASSICS presents CALAMITY OF SNAKES. A CAT-III film from the 80s whose title is quite telling. Is this calamity worth a spot on your shelves?
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This week in the crypt we have the newest release from ARROW VIDEO, LOVER’S LANE. Is this mid-90s slasher here to save the sub-genre, or is this just another example of the rampant mediocrity that afflicts so many of these films?
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One series that is no stranger to sequels or spin-offs is the PUPPET MASTER films, the most recent of which is PUPPET MASTER: DOKTOR DEATH. Does this spin-off give a well-needed boost to Full Moon’s murderous marionettes or is it just another in a long line of films that fail to capture the magic of the series they diverged from?
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Now, thanks to LIGHTYEAR ENTERTAINMENT we have THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING on 4K UHD, an upgrade in visual quality from the previous MVD REWIND COLLECTION. The question always remains, is this new 4K upgrade worth returning to the swamp, or should you save your bucks for the bayou?
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FULL MOON is once again entering the 4K UHD game with the third entry in the PUPPET MASTER series, PUPPET MASTER III: TOULON'S REVENGE. Is this three-quel upgrade worthy of your collection, even if we aren’t getting the others on 4K as well?
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Lost films from the 1980s still appear to this day, and that includes today’s film from the crypt, NIGHT FEEDER. From 1988 and out on BLU RAY from SRS CINEMA, is NIGHT FEEDER a blast from the past worth taking or a nostalgia trip you should skip?
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This time the crypt takes a tour to Taiwan for UNEARTHED FILM's newest release on BLU RAY, INVITATION ONLY from Director ANTHONY KO. This 2009 film bills itself as the first “Taiwanese Slasher”, and we check out whether to RSVP “Yes” or “No” to add this to your collection!
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Today’s film for the crypt from 2020, THE DAY OF DESTRUCTION which SRS CINEMA has recently put on BLU RAY. Is this horizon-expanding horror a worthy addition to your international horror collection?
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In this edition of the Crypt, we take a gander at the “HOME ALONE” inspired BECKY. Starring KEVIN JAMES, LULU WILSON, and JOEL McHALE and recently released on BLU RAY from RONIN FLIX, is this an entertaining horror homage or something worthy of the horror community’s ire?
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Most of the best H.P. LOVECRAFT adaptations are the ones that take massive liberties with the author's work, which could be the case with ARROW VIDEO’s recent BLU RAY release of THE DUNWICH HORROR. Is this adaptation worthy of the indescribable Old Gods, or is this one just another in a long line of failed attempts to bring the late author's words off the page and onto the screen?
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For this entry of the crypt, we travel to Germany for UNEARTHED FILMS' newest BLU RAY release, LA PETITE MORT. Is this Hostel-inspired Germanic gorefest another poor carbon copy or is it worthy of its own tortuous praise?
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We are unwrapping UNEARTHED FILMS' newest release of the Norweigan holiday horror film, CHRISTMAS CRUELTY. Is this extreme horror from the land of heavy metal a lump of coal or just what holiday horror fans have been asking for?
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