Film Masters plants THE TERROR in the LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (review)

Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson star in a Gothic horror film ostensibly directed by Roger Corman but featuring the contributions of the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hill, Monte Hellman, as well as Nicholson himself in the director's chair.

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THE TERROR Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Terror (1963):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Dr. Steve Haberman
• "Ghosts in the Machine: Art and Artiface in Roger Corman's Celluloid Castle" visual essay by film historian C. Courtney Joyner
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - Little Shop of Horrors (1960):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film star Jonathan Haze, moderated by author Justin Humphreys
• "Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story - Part 2" documentary
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• 22-page collector's booklet featuring essays by C. Courtney Joyner and Mark McGee.

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Film Masters unleashes the MONSTER MAYHEM COLLECTION (review)

Four low-budget fifties shockers crawl back from the grave in the MONSTER MAYHEM COLLECTION.  In MONSTER FROM GREEN HELL, animal test subjects launched up into space land back on Earth in Africa mutated into a giant beast.  In THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS, a scientist is possessed by a malevolent alien force.  In FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER, the mad scientist's grandson tests experimental drugs on the daughter of his research partner while trying to build his own monster.  In GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN, a geologist, an archaeologist, and his daughter travel up into the mountains of Big Bear in search of the remains of the conquistador Diablo Giant only to discover he is still quite fresh.

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MONSTER MAYHEM COLLECTION Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE:
• Monster from Green Hell:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for film and commentary)
• Audio Commentary by film historian Stephen R. Bissette
• "Missouri Born: The Films of Jim Davis" career retrospective with author/film historian C. Courtney Joyner
• The Brain from Planet Arous:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for film and commentary)
• Audio Commentary by author/film historian Tom Weaver, film music historian David Schecter, filmmaker Larry Blamire, and actress Joyce Meadows
• "The Man Before the Brain: Director Nathan Juran" visual essay narrated by film historian Justin Humphreys
• "The Man Behind the Brain: The World of Nathan Juran" visual essay by filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner 
• DISC TWO:
• Frankenstein's Daughter:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for film and commentary)
• Audio Commentary by film historian Tom Weaver, filmmaker Larry Blamire, and film music historian David Schecter
• "Filmmaker of the Unknown" 1983 interview with director Richard E. Cunha 
• Giant from the Unknown:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles (for film and both commentaries)
• Audio Commentary by actor/screenwriter Gary Crutcher
• Audio Commentary by film historian Tom Weaver, director Richard E. Cunha, actor Ewing Miles Brown, producer Arthur A. Jacobs, Richard E. Cunha's son Rick, filmmaker Larry Blamire, and journalist Steven Cronenberg 
• 17-page booklet by Tom Weaver. 

Film Monsters awaken the MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR (review)

Roger Corman's first film as a producer was this twelve-day, $12,000 sci-fi wonder about a Mexican village terrorized by a sea creature of mysterious origins.

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MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Tom Weaver featuring an archival interview with producer Roger Corman
• "Bob Baker: From Monsters to Marionettes" documentary by Justin Humphreys
• "Roger Corman: Becoming a B-Movie Maker" archival interview
• Still Gallery
• 35mm Theatrical Trailer
• 2025 Re-cut Trailer
• Comes with a 16-page booklet by film historian Tom Weaver.
  

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Film Masters spends the NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST under ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES (review)

A rocket crashes back to Earth with an uninvited passenger in NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST while mutated bloodsuckers stalk victims in the swamp in ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, a Roger Corman/Gene Corman duo directed by the show-runner of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and AIRWOLF.

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NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST/ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Night of the Blood Beast:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen and 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen Versions 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Tom Weaver 
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode 
• 8mm Silent Digest Version 
• Re-created Theatrical Trailer 
• Publicity Slideshow 
• Restoration Comparison
• Disc Two - Attack of the Giant Leeches:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Tom Weaver 
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode 
• "Made from T.V.: Bernard Kowalski as a Director" documentary 
• Re-created Theatrical Trailer 
• Yvette Vickers Picture Gallery
• 22-page booklet featuring an interview with NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST screenwriter Martin Varno and a piece on ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES by Tom Weaver.
  

Film Masters' CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND is caught in the WEB OF THE SPIDER (review)

It's a double bill of Klaus Kinski terror as he plays twins, one good and one evil, and either one of them might be the CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND while Kinski plays Edgar Allan Poe himself daring a foolish journalist into spending the night in a castle where the dead still live and love in WEB OF THE SPIDER.

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CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND/WEB OF THE SPIDER Blu-ray specs: 

• Disc One - Creature with the Blue Hand:
• Theatrical Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• "The Bloody Dead" Video Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by producer/new scenes director Sam Sherman
• "The Bloody Dead" Added Scenes Raw Footage 
• "A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace" interview with writer Pete Atkins
• "Kinski Krimis" interview with filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Re-created Trailer
• Disc Two - Web of the Spider:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Stephen Jones and Kim Newman 
• 2024 Recut Theatrical Trailer 
• CASTLE OF BLOOD Theatrical Trailer
• Includes a liner notes booklet by Nick Clark and Christopher Stewardson.

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Film Masters hunts a DOOR-TO-DOOR MANIAC with the RIGHT HAND OF THE DEVIL (review)

Johnny Cash plays a guitar-strumming crook holding a housewife hostage in DOOR-TO-DOOR MANIAC while character actor Aram Katcher stars, writes, directs, edits, art directors, and does hair and make-up on the heist flick RIGHT HAND OF THE DEVIL.

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DOOR-TO-DOOR MANIAC/RIGHT HAND OF THE DEVIL Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Door-to-Door Maniac:
• Theatrical Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• TV Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by author/podcaster Daniel Budnik and film historian Rob Kelly (both versions) 
• Recut 2024 Trailer
• Disc Two - Right Hand of the Devil:
• Theatrical Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtiltes 
• TV Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtiltes 
• Audio Commentary by James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan, Larry Strothe and Matt Weinhold of the Monstery Party Podcast (both versions) 
• "Player Piano: Passion of Aram Katcher" visual essay by Ryan Verrill and Will Dodson from Someone's Favorite Productions Theatrical Trailer
• Comes with a liner notes booklet by Don Stradley on "Door-to-Door Maniac" and C. Courtney Joyner on "Right hand of the Devil".

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Film Masters avenges THE CRIPPLED MASTERS (review)

When two members of a gang are punished by having their limbs mutilated by their ruthless boss, an aged martial arts master helps them train to use their disabilities to their advantage and avenge themselves in THE CRIPPLED MASTERS.

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THE CRIPPLED MASTERS Blu-ray specs:

• Restored Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.38:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by The Important Cinema Club
• Raw Scan Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.38:1 Widescreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• "Kings of Kung Fu: Releasing the Legends" documentary 
• Kung Fu Film Trailer Compilation from Something Weird 
• Before/After Restoration 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• 2024 Re-cut Trailer 
• Comes with a 14-page liner notes booklet by Lawrence Carter-Long.
  

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Film Masters is TORMENTED (review)

Richard Carlson (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON) stars as a man TORMENTED by the ghost of an old flame before his wedding in this supernatural thriller from Bert I. Gordon (FOOD OF THE GODS).  Also stars Lugene Sanders, Susan Gordon, Juli Reding, and Joe Turkel.

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TORMENTED Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian/writer/filmmaker Gary Don Rhodes 
• "Untold Ghost Stories" unaired TV pilot of FAMOUS GHOST STORIES, made by Bert I. Gordon and hosted by Vincent Price 
• "Bert I. Gordon in the 1950s & 1960s: Bigger Than Life" 2024 documentary by filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner 
• "The Spirit Is Willing: CineMagic and Social Discord in Bert I. Gordon's TORMENTED" visual essay by The Flying Maciste Brothers 
• "Bert I. Gordon: The Amazing Colossal Filmmaker" archival interview with writer/producer/director Bert I. Gordon 
• "Mystery Science Theater 3000" episode of TORMENTED from 1992 
• Original Trailer 
• 2024 Recut Trailer 
• Includes a 24-page booklet with an essay titled by film historian Tom Weaver and "The Boy and His Film Favorite" by novelist-filmmaker John Wooley on TORMENTED star Susan Gordon.

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Film Masters' introduces THE TERROR into the LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (review)

Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson star in a Gothic horror film ostensibly directed by Roger Corman but featuring the contributions of the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hill, Monte Hellman, as well as Nicholson himself in the director's chair.

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THE TERROR Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Terror (1963):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Dr. Steve Haberman
• "Ghosts in the Machine: Art and Artiface in Roger Corman's Celluloid Castle" visual essay by film historian C. Courtney Joyner
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - Little Shop of Horrors (1960):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film star Jonathan Haze, moderated by author Justin Humphreys
• "Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story - Part 2" documentary
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• 22-page collector's booklet featuring essays by C. Courtney Joyner and Mark McGee.

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Film Masters' BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE is under SKI-TROOP ATTACK! (review)

Roger Corman took his shifty dealings to South Dakota for a back-to-back duo shot in the powder of the Black Hills.  In BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE, a gang pull off a bank heist and escape to the wilderness unaware that they have disturbed a web-slinging creature with a thirst for blood.  In SKI-TROOP ATTACK, an American reconnaissance mission tracking the German army through the snow must decide whether to continue their mission or join in the fight at the Front.

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BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Beast from Haunted Cave:
• Theatrical Version (65 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Tom Weaver and Larry Blamire 
• Television Version (72 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Theatrical Trailer at 1.33:1 
• 2023 Trailer Re-Cut at 1.85:1 
• Still Gallery
• Disc Two - Ski-Troop Attack:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Howard S. Berger 
• "Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story" Part One 
• 2023 Re-Cut Trailer
• Collector's booklet featuring essays by Tom Weaver and C. Courtney Joyner.