Gory greetings! Check out this week’s Brain Hammer approved horror dvds, both of which hit stores Tuesday 06/24/08!
KILLER’S MOON (special edition): Redemption USA
KILLER’S MOON is Britain’s low budget and sleazy answer to I Spit On Your Grave. Produced in the late seventies, it mixes lurid scenes of rape with Clockwork Orange Droog styled menace, drugs, and ultra violence, all of which combine to make this a true video nasty.
Centered on four drugged up escaped prisoners whose only purpose in life is to loot, kill, and rape and who in true exploitation style seek refuge in the nearest girls school, KILLER’S MOON starts off mired in sleaze and stays there. Full of gratuitous sexual violence, a three legged dog, and some truly repellent dialogue, this film is not to be missed. Not released anywhere since the halcyon days of the early 1980s, this brand new special edition has been completely re-mastered from the original negative.
SIMON, KING OF THE WITCHES (special edition): Dark Sky
Simon Sinestrari (Andrew Prine) is a warlock. Though he lives in a storm drain and sometimes talks to trees, he’s the real deal. No smoke and mirrors. Deadly serious about his craft, he despises falsehoods and misconceptions toward his witchy profession.
After being picked up for vagrancy Simon spends a night in jail with Turk (George Paulsin) a young hustler with connections to powerful people in powerful places. One such character is Hercules (Gerald York) a skeptical philanthropist who hires Simon to work a party of hipsters and the well to do among whom is beautiful Linda (Brenda Scott) the pill popping daughter of the local district attorney.
In between romantic dalliances and colorful sexmagik ceremonies with Linda, Simon must contend with those who dare to challenge his magical prowess eventually forcing him to summon dark forces of revenge and murder. Also starring Warhol Factory regular Ultra Violet as Sarah and an array of trippy 2001 styled special effects, SIMON, KING OF THE WITCHES is a shining vehicle for Andrew Prine (Grizzly) who gives a mesmerizing performance as Simon in this hip, funny, and often bizarre countercultural cult classic by director Bruce Kessler.
KEEP THE BLOOD FLOWING!!!
