To celebrate the August 1st UK release of the exploitation shlocker HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN on Blu-ray and DVD we�ve teamed up with the drunken bums at Momentum Pictures to give three lucky readers the chance to bag some exclusive jakey fashion wear with some hot Hobo t-shirts. Click here to enter our competition and be the envy of the tramps in your local tunnel!
Time for some prime Trash cinema here at SGM and what better way to kick off proceedings that with our very own Al Sex Gore�s look at CMV Laservision�s new DVD release of glam rock gem SHOCKING HEAVY METAL. Pooch is back and he�s reminiscing fondly about the Troma treat THE TOXIC AVENGER while Stu Willis tempts a damaged brain as he checks out the hot new Code Red release of NIGHTMARE. Marc Lissenburg meanwhile has invested in some KY jelly to spend a NIGHT AT THE VENUS and get busy with UNCLE FARTS 70�s SLEAZY PICTURE SHOW � trashtastic!
The Brit genre film market is managing to survive in the face of financial adversity with upcoming filmmakers still managing to bring their vision to the screen, with talents such as Andrew Barker and his film A RECKONING showing that budget shouldn�t be a hurdle to good quality atmospheric genre movies. In his latest Spotlight interview, Stu Willis kicks back with filmmaker Andrew Barker to discuss his career, love for film and more..
There�s some interesting genre releases hitting the shelves just now so join Keri O�Shea as she enjoys a summer break at LAKE MUNGO and gets the chills as she climbs into THE COFFIN. Marc Lissenburg meantime joins Kane Hodder at EXIT 33 then savours the bleakly horrifying EVIL RISING and the latest After Dark UK release SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE while Stu is out on the tiles to visit Peccadillo Pictures HOUSE OF BOYS.
It�s always heart-warming to see horror reclaim its legacy from the mainstream and with the release of modern gothic chiller STRIGOI, we see the return of the vampire to its roots - to celebrate the incoming DVD release by Bounty Films in the UK our very own bloodsucker Stu Willis climbed out his coffin for a candid chat with filmmaker Faye Jackson in our latest SGM Interview.
Stu Willis is on hand to bring you the low-down on all the incoming home video frights and kicks things off with the haunting Brit thriller CURIO (due in September from Isis) then dons his party hat for Peccadillo Pictures Halloween release UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY before unwinding with a couple of vintage genre goodies by way of Arrow Video�s SLAUGHTER HIGH and the remastered Eureka Entertainment edition of THE HAUNTED CASTLE.
�All�s fair in love and war� is a phrase not to take lightly as Stu proved when he dived head first into a frenzy of �love and war� viewing with a double dose of After Hours smut by way of the knee trembling JOHN HOLMES UNZIPPED. Things take a more sombre approach on the war front with incoming Metrodome release MY BEST ENEMY and the Ealing classic WENT THE DAY WELL? Which you can also win copies of in our competition .
The team at SGM enjoy being exploited now and again and Stu Willis more so when it �comes� (literally) in the form of indie gem THE GRUESOME DEATH OF TOMMY PISTOL or an orgasm of vintage treats like Panik House�s WOMEN IN PRISON TRIPLE FEATURE and Cult Epic�s extended smut-fest CAMILLE 2000. Marc Lissenburg likes to muscle in on the filthy fun too, especially when it�s some crossover horror fun with adult starlet Alexis Texas in BLOODLUST ZOMBIES � mutie overload!
It�s not all filth here but some old school chills too at SGM as Stu Willis happily can affirm as he reviews new Optimum�s new blu-ray release of the seminal DON�T LOOK NOW and Eureka Entertainment�s sumptuous set for vintage treat PIGS AND BATTLESHIPS. The chills keep coming as Keri O�Shea takes a trip to THE DEVIL�S ROCK and celebrates THE ANNIVERSARY AT SHALLOW CREEK while Marc Lissenburg checks out the gory Gallic charm of THE PACK.
The (low budget) corpses are coming thick and fast these days and some are even armed to the teeth as Stu Willis found when came face to face with FAST ZOMBIES WITH GUNS while Marc Lissenburg tackled the dead in all its forms with Metrodome�s DEAD UNDEAD and the prankster antics of the DING DONG DEAD. Poor Keri O�Shea meantime logged onto her computer to meet with STRANGERS ONLINE but ended up facing some CORPORATE CUT THROAT MASSACRE � be afraid!.
With the release of exploitation gem DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, twisted twin filmmakers Jen and Sylvia Soska have shown the world that they�re not only passionate genre film fans but a formidable film talent to keep an eye out for; so our very own Stu Willis very much welcomed the opportunity to catch up with the Soska sisters to discuss Dead Hookers, cinematic inspirations and incoming projects in our exclusive SGM interview.
Following a much applauded screening at this year�s Dead By Dawn Festival, Stu Willis checks out the DVD release of Sion Sono�s masterpiece COLD FISH to see what all the fuss is about. The following the deranged fishy fun Stu heads out to sea to contemplate the Matchbox Films release of SIREN before kicking back for some �cabin in the woods� misadventures in Vicious Circle Films DAWNING. Stu finds that independent cinema is alive and kicking as he checks out Peccadillo Pictures release of THE OWLS whilst B-movie mayhem is still the order of the day as he goes on the TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING FOREHEAD before kicking back with a good book as FAB Press deliver the goods yet again with Nathaniel Thompson�s DVD DELIRIUM VOLUME 2 REDUX.
It seems the undead are still all the rage and it�s always a brain munching pleasure to see zombie rise from the grave from Italy so Stu Willis gets ready for gore with EATERS: RISE OF THE DEAD then it�s time for some US undead fun with the gut munchingly fun spoof STRIPPERLAND! while Marc Lissenburg digs up graves closer to home with Brit shocker ZOMBIE DIARIES 2: WORLD OF THE DEAD. Following the recent re-release of Witchfinder General, Nic Cage gets in on the action with his own SEASON OF THE WITCH which inevitably leads Marc to hunt down some vintage horror fun by way of the Claude Rains chiller THE CLAIRVOYANT and Ealing classic THE HALFWAY HOUSE.
We kick off with a British horror classic making its blu-ray debut as Al Sex Gore gets ready to burn some witches whilst watching Odeon Entertainment�s release of WITCHFINDER GENERAL whilst Stu Willis is off on his travels as he visits Spain to ask the Eureka question WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? before settling on the far easier proposition of facing a DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK. That said, the movie action tone gets low as Stu dons a cape to get CROSS while Marc Lissenburg faces a great plague in DEMONS RISING and some delightful After Dark shocks in FERTILE GROUND.
Classics come in many forms but none so mouth-watering for Stu Willis as Optimum�s new blu-ray box set for the seminal Coppola classic APOCALYPSE NOW and Sam Peckinpah�s bloody opus CROSS OF IRON while Raro Video make their mark on the US market with Italian treat ADUA AND HER FRIENDS. Classics of a vintage nature next as Marc Lissenburg joins Boris Karloff on the ISLE OF THE DEAD and Keri O�Shea waxes lyrical about her love for all things Poe as she checks out a double bill of THE TELL-TALE HEART/THE OVAL PORTRAIT while Stu settles back with some classic of a more adult nature as he spends some time savouring THE USCHI DIGARD COLLECTION.
Independent genre cinema can often be a mixed bag; sometimes good, sometimes great and on occasions just plain awful; but ever the stalwart supporters of everything indie Team SGM always welcome the opportunity to check out the latest low budget home video goodness so Stu Willis kicks business off with the retro-styled exploitation fun of PSYCHO HOLOCAUST and Creep Creepersin�s HE then it�s time for a double helping of Troma licensed terror trash with the serial killer slasher EYES OF THE CHAMELEON and Marc checks out sea faring shocker KILLER YACHT PARTY. Wrapping up the indie fun Marc takes time out to meet DEATH ANGEL DECEMBER � VENGEANCE while Keri loses the will to live as she lifts THE STONE: NO SOUL UNTURNED.
Following the disappointment of the no show by the threatened end of the world �rapture� Stu Willis joins the folk at Revolver to contemplate PSALM 21 before joining the team at 4 Digital on a DARK AND STORMY NIGHT to conduct THE FRANKENSTEIN EXPERIMENT then heads to SALON KITTY for some high definition fun from Argent Films whilst Marc Lissenburg unwinds with a trip to the RED CANYON.
Our man for all things Indie, Stu Willis prepares for a Danish zombie apocalypse with the release of the splatter epic OPSTANDELSEN from Another World Entertainment and staying with all things Danish Stu kicks back with the latest indie genre treat from the very talented filmmaker Kim S�nderholm with LITTLE BIG BOY then heads back a bit closer to home to check out the short shock work of genre newcomer Andrew Newall with SOMEONE ELSE.
It�s all-out war as Stu dons his flak jacket to report on the battle between NINJAS VS VAMPIRES then it�s time for some documented terror as Stu investigates the career of CROPSEY, After all those shocks it�ll be time for some light �relief� as Stu unzips for a VIRGIN NYMPH GRINDHOUSE TRIPLE FEATURE whilst Marc Lissenburg steps into the ring for theULTIMATE DEATH MATCH 2 by cranking things up for THE 11TH AGGRESSION � seconds out, round terror!
Synapse Films Don May proves yet again what a passionate genre fan he is with yet more lovely remastered high definition DVD/Blu-ray treats by way of former video nasty THE DORM THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (aka Pranks) and incoming classic crotch botherer THE IMAGE which Stu Willis checks out along with indie shocker EXPLOITED and conspiracy teaser ALIENS FROM OUTER SPACE. Marc Lissenburg meantime ponders the wonder that is Misty Mundae with the AN EROTIC VAMPIRE IN PARIS COLLECTION and the absurdly titled SKIN EATING JUNGLE VAMPIRES.
The UK independent genre film scene is as vibrant as ever as Stu Willis can happily attest as he casts his critical eye over A.D. Barker�s visually sumptuous A RECKONING and the dark comic delights of THE DRUMMOND WILL from CrabTree Films. On the UK retail front, Stu checks out the latest DVD delights from Fright Fest Features THE DEVIL DARED ME TO, 4 Digital�s sleeper treat INK and High Fliers splatter frenzy SWEATSHOP while Marc Lissenburg gets Optimum shocks with I SAW THE DEVIL and some brain dead fun with Metrodome�s ZOMBIE UNDEAD.
