Video Company VHS Cover Art. During. the early 8. VHS rental market. Bear in mind that this was before owning videos.

VHS copy of a film. Renting videos was really the only way to.

TV gave up their 4: 3. Movies. Million Dollar Movies and Late Late Shows to make way for syndicated. TV series and infomercials. A lot of. business- savvy companies jumped on the VHS bandwagon and created. A lot of them. were fly- by- night affairs, who released one or two films on VHS. It's these companies that I am. These companies released so.

They turned out splashy covers, outrageous plot synopsis and hours. A lot of obscure.

These long- gone companies had a major influence. There's not a lot of information on these companies to be. Internet or in print, except to list the films. Since I am a collector, I feel obligated to show. VHS video sleeve.

When they are done. Those day are long gone now and we must preserve the experience of. TV screen ( although a lot of. Without. the success of these companies, I doubt that there would be a DVD.

As the 8. 0's came to a close, and it was getting. VHS, many of these companies. Watch Triangle Online Mic more. Star Classics. Interglobal, Goodtimes, Video Treasures and Starmaker licensing films.

LP or EP recorded versions, often. Who could pass- up the chance of picking up THE. TOOLBOX MURDERS for less than ten bucks? The urge was simply. I was a major offender) and most of the.

Now. that VHS is no longer considered a viable medium for releasing new. DVD has taken over (and rightly so. I now believe it is time to look back at. The picture and sound quality may have left a lot to be. DVD due to licensing and music rights. I believe, in the near. VHS tapes will only increase (both.

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“Cannibal Holocaust” (1980) In spite of its grindhouse reputation, Ruggero Deodato’s horror masterpiece was, in fact, one of the most influential films ever made. See Shopping List: Recent Releases : Scars of Dracula is a 1970 UK horror by Roy Ward Baker. With Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman and Jenny Hanley. Official site of The Week Magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the day's breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip. We have told you not to stare at the Sun today. We have told you to use safety glasses. We have tried so very hard, and we are so very tired. A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

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ENTERTAINMENT - This. THE ZODIAK KILLER,THE. LOSERS, ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (a. THE. DOOMSDAY MACHINE), BLOOD EVIL (a. DEMONS OF THE MIND).

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BLOOD FEAST (a. k. NIGHT. OF A THOUSAND CATS), SLASHED DREAMS (with probably. TERROR AT RED WOLF INN.

THE FOLKS. AT RED WOLF INN),  SATAN'S. SUPPER (a. k. a. THE NIGHTMARE NEVER ENDS) and many. Academy quickly progressed into releasing a bunch of DTV. FLESH. EATING MOTHERS, DANGEROUS. GAME, BLOODY NEW YEAR, PLAY. DEAD, ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGHTMARE, DOOM. ASYLUM and the awful WITCHCRAFT series (Academy.

As with all video companies approaching the. Academy got involved in producing and releasing a load of DTV. Erotic Thrillers", such as: ANIMAL. INSTINCTS, BODY OF INFLUENCE, SINS OF THE NIGHT. I also think. that there's a small conspiracy to keep Academy Entertainment VHS. Internet. The VHS covers for this company are nearly.

If you don't believe me, try. Googling Academy and see what you come up with.

Plenty of info on the. I believe my site. Academy covers collected in one spot. To see the. collection, click HERE. If no one ever hears from me again, it's because the Academy.

ACTION. INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (A. I. P.) - This. is a TRUE independent distributor. A. I. P was founded in 1. David A. Prior (SLEDGEHAMMER. David Winters (THE LAST HORROR FILM - 1. Peter. Yuval (KILLER WORKOUT - 1. A. I. P. (which, probably uncoincidentally.

American International Pictures), began by right off the. MISSION.. KILL. and NIGHT WARS. MIAMI. and STRIKER.

While their action and horror productions, like ALIEN. SEED, SPACE MUTINY, THE. SATAN KILLER and the horrendous ELVES. A. I. P. did. manage to release a few notable films, including the sadistic ROAD- KILL. Richard Haines' technicolor gore comedy ALIEN SPACE AVENGER.

THE LOST PLATOON, Lucio Fulci's DANGEROUS. OBSESSION and Jose Larraz's slasher flick SAVAGE.

LUST. Many of A. I. P.'s in- house productions starred David.

Prior's brother Ted, a capable and muscular action star who. B- movie actors, such as David. Carradine, Robert Ginty (remember him?) Cameron Mitchell and Erik. Estrada. Action International closed up shop in 1. Richard Pepin/Joseph Merhi company (PM Enterprises) turning out.

DTV films (up yours. Blockbuster!). To see a selection of A. I. P. video covers, click HERE. This was one of the last true independent video distributors.

CONTINENTAL. VIDEO - The king of the big box. Continental Video (and it's sister label, Comet Video) unleased. People who remember walking through the aisles of video stores during. Continental's big boxes on. Titles like SUICIDE.

CULT, CLASS. REUNION MASSACRE, NIGHTMARE and ALIEN PREY. Continental went one further by releasing double. VHS. Double features like SLAYER/SCALPS. SCREAM/EXECUTIONER II, SWEET. SUGAR/ESCAPE FROM WOMEN'S PRISON and STUDENT.

BODY/JAILBAIT BABYSITTER were very popular with the public. Most Continental and Comet. H. G. Lewis BLOOD trio for the first time on. America) titles go for big bucks nowadays, especially in. Continental began. Some. of their later titles included DEADTIME STORIES, the bloody. SOV fiasco MIAMI VENDETTA.

BLOOD DEBTS, MARY. MARY, BLOODY MARY and ZOMBIE. HIGH. Other Continental titles of note include John Water's FEMALE. TROUBLE and DESPERATE LIVING, THE. EMERALD JUNGLE, TERROR ON TAPE and BLOOD TIDE. To see a collection of Continental and Comet VHS covers, click HERE. Be prepared for some big box flashbacks.

EMBASSY. HOME ENTERTAINMENT - One of my. Although short- lived (1. Embassy Home entertainment distributed a wildly- varied mix of genre.

Many people got their first taste of. Italian horror (THE TEMPTER. BLOOD LINK), David.

Cronenberg weirdness (SCANNERS), 7. THE. AROUSERS; EMPIRE. OF THE ANTS; PSYCHIC. KILLER), cult classics (INVASION.

OF THE BEE GIRLS; PHANTASM; GALAXY OF TERROR). FINAL. EXAM; SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE), thanks to Embassy. Their generous sked of films kept viewers busy, as they also released. Filippino horror (NIGHT. OF THE COBRA WOMAN), English space gore (HORROR.

PLANET), Ulli Lommel crap (THE DEVONSVILLE. BRAINWAVES) and plenty of other films, some that were seen on. BLADE RUNNER; CHILDREN OF THE CORN; THE.

NAME OF THE ROSE; THE STEPFATHER). Embassy also had a. Charter. Entertainment, which released several dozen films, many of them. In 1. 98. 6, Embassy Home Entertainment was sold to Nelson. Entertainment, where they dropped the Charter Entertainment line. Embassy's library before they, too, went out of. Some of Embassy's bigger- budgeted titles are now owned by.

MGM and most of  the library is owned by Canal +, who licensed. Anchor Bay Entertainment. I have a question for Anchor. Watch G.I. Joe: Retaliation Online (2017). Bay: Instead of re- releasing the same old films over and over on DVD.

Embassy's obscurities on DVD. I'm sure. that there is an audience for an uncut DVD of RITUALS.

Where is the special edition of HUMONGOUS. DVD by Scorpion Releasing) or HUNTER'S. BLOOD?  I'm sure that there are plenty of people that.

To see a collection of video covers from Embassy. Home Entertainment's library, click HERE. This was one company that delivered. GORGON. VIDEO - Another. Gorgon. Video (a subsidiary of MPI Video, which is still around today). Gorgon's most famous release was probably the. FACES OF DEATH (which spawned three sequels.

I. still have a best friend that shows this to all his dates. If they. become ill or tell him to turn it off, there will be no second. Of course, this was not Gorgon's only popular release. Their. library contained the uncut version of Mario Bava's BAY OF BLOOD. DEATHDREAM. the horror/comedy HORROR HOSPITAL, the Mexican wrestling/gore. OF THE BLOODY APES.

TV perennial KISS. OF THE TARANTULA and many, many others. Gorgon's clamshells.

As the 8. 0's came to a close, Gorgon began. GORGON VIDEO MAGAZINE VOLUME 1 (Volume 2. MPI does maintain a Gorgon.

MPI Video became. DARK SHADOWS. soap opera on VHS and DVD, as well as many other Dan Curtis TV. British Sherlock Holmes films. Jeremy Brett and their biggest film for readers of this.

HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER. I have many great. Gorgon. Video releases on the shelves.

I got my first taste of many Italian.