Vinegar Syndrome harvests THE VINEYARD (review)

James Hong (BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, BLADE RUNNER) directs and stars in this gory, sleazy slice of eighties horror from New World Pictures.  Hong plays a winemaker who sustains his own immortality with a formula that requires the blood of human victims.  He invites a group of actors and a journalist to his island under the pretense of auditioning them for a movie.  While he courts one of them to be his bride (Playboy Playmate Karen Witter), he wreaks magical and grisly havoc on the other guests.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

THE VINEYARD Blu-ray/DVD combo specs:

• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
• DVD:
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• "Welcome to the Vineyard" interview with director/actor James Hong and producer/actor Harry Mok
• "Zombies From San Jose" interview with co-director William Rice
• "Sacred Earth and Restless Souls" interview with cinematographer John Dirlam
• Theatrical Trailer

A limited edition of 2,000 copies ordered directly from Vinegar Syndrome
comes with an embossed slipcover designed by Earl Kessler Jr.