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British label that's been releasing a lot of trash and some non-trash. One guess which their Slasher Classics line falls under, though! Initial titles Graduation Day, Don't Go In the Woods... Alone, and Mother's Day are coming out on Blu, and Unhinged on DVD only. If the line's successful, though, maybe they'll get to more deserving slasher titles than unwatchable dreck like Don't Go In the Woods... Alone

88 Films are planning to restore Zombi Holocaust from the Camera Negative - they've launched a indiegogo campaign:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rema ... a-negative

They list it as flexible funding but then state in the write up that they'll refund pledges if the goal isn't met. Meaning the funding is fixed rather than flexible (the former being more attractive to most people!). They should get that changed. Anyway, £7,500 sounds more than fair for a new "untampered" transfer, both dub tracks and new English subs for the Italian dub (missing entirely on the US disc), so I'm happy to hand over £20.

American Ninja (Sam Firstenberg, 1985) - to be released in early 2015

The Zombi Holocaust campaign was met quite quickly, so they did a stretch goal of £12,500 to remaster Andrea Bianchi's Burial Ground as well. This too is now met, so both of these titles will receive new transfers rather than being stuck with the noise ridden debacles Media Blasters used in the U.S a few years ago.

Note: I had originally posted this image in the Arrow cover-art/packaging thread as a 'joke' pointing out the clear similarity to the 'old' Arrow design.

Summer, 2015 Italian Collection releases


A Blade in the Dark (Lamberto Bava, 1983) - July 20th

Special Features:

• BRAND NEW HD Master
  Uncompressed LPCM English Soundtrack
  Uncompressed LPCM Italian Soundtrack with English Subtitles
  Archive Q&A with Lamberto Bava, moderated by Calum Waddell
  Reversible Sleeve with alternative art
  Includes a Collectible 300gsm Original Poster Post Card
  Collectible booklet by Calum Waddell

Man From Deep River (Umberto Lenzi, 1972) - September 28th


SS Experiment Camp (Sergio Garron, 1976) - September 21st


Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (Joe D'Amato, 1977) - August 17th




Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (Ruggero Deodato, 1976) - August 17th

Special Features:

• BRAND NEW HD Master
  Uncompressed LPCM English Soundtrack
  Uncompressed LPCM Italian Soundtrack with English Subtitles
  Reversible Sleeve with alternative art
  Includes a Collectible 300gsm Original Poster Post Card

Hitch-Hike (Pasquale Festa Campanile, 1977) - August 17th


Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (Lucio Fulci, Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso, 1988) - September 21st

Special Features:

• BRAND NEW HD Master
  Uncompressed LPCM English Soundtrack
  Uncompressed LPCM Italian Soundtrack with English Subtitles
  Interview with star Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
  Live Q&A with Catriona MacColl
  Reversible Sleeve with alternative art
  Includes a Collectible 300gsm Original Poster Post Card
  PAURA: LUCIO FULCI REMEMBERED - iconic 2008 documentary on the Italian gore master directed by Mike Baronas and featuring extensive interviews with many of Fulci's colleagues including Zombi 3's Beatrice Ring
  Collectible booklet by Calum Waddell with an interview with Beatrice Ring

Second quarter, 2016 releases

Silvio Amadio's Amuck! (1972), and Ulli Lommel's The Devonsville Terror (1983) and Prozzie a.k.a. Olivia (1983).

Olivia on Blu-Ray?! Holy cat, never thought I'd see the day!

April and May Blu-ray Releases

Scalps (Fred Olen Ray, 1983) - April 4




Creepshow 2 (Michael Gornick, 1987) - April 11




Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (Michael A. Simpson, 1988) - April 25




Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (Michael A. Simpson, 1989) - April 25




Trancers III: Deth Lives (C. Courtney Joyner, 1992) - May 9

The Man from Deep River (Umberto Lenzi, 1972) - May 23




Flesh Eating Mothers (James Aviles Martin, 1988) - May 23

Who has Sleepaway Camp 1 in the UK?

Anchor Bay released the Sleepaway Camp films on DVD. Maybe they kept the rights to 1 while 88 took over for 2 and 3?

2 and 3 seem to be owned by MGM, so I'd imagine that's who 88 did that deal with. If you believe IMDB the first film's worldwide rights are owned by Taurus Entertainment (they of Day Of The Dead 2 and Creepshow 3 infamy). Anchor Bay UK have recently changed their name to Platform Entertainment and are well and truly out of the retro horror game.

Summer 2016 releases

Aenigma (Lucio Fulci, 1987)




The Couch Trip (Michael Ritchie, 1988)




Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (David DeCoteau, 1988) - new HD restoration

British distributors 88 Films have announced that they will launch a brand new collection of Asian films.

The first announced title is Kuei Chih-Hung's Hex (Xie), 1980.

Additional Summer, 2016 releases

River of Death (Steve Carver, 1989)




Sahara (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1983)

That Asian collection sounds fantastic and would love to see Seeding of a Ghost (1983) as part of this. I think there has been some debate about the OAR; is it 1.85:1 or 2.35:1 :-k.

I am really glad to see the launch of the new 88 Asia line. I can't wait to see what's forthcoming. Anyone has more information regarding the Bollywood and Sex Comedy line falling apart at the last moment, as 88 Films' original FB post mentioned? Over the year, I have surprisingly became a big fan of their Italian and Slasher Collection, so I am guessing that I will also closely following this new line too.

Amazon just sent me an email saying that Olivia's been delayed. Luckily my OOP DVD hasn't sold yet in case this isn't coming, but has anyone heard anything?

Five Element Ninjas (aka, Super Ninjas) - Cheh Chang - 1982

Body Puzzle (Lamberto Bava, 1992)

Would love if they picked up the Shaw Brothers films or the Golden Harvest ones that HKL never got round to releasing.

There's some classic Sammo Hung/Yuen Biao ones out there in the wilderness begging for a release.

WATP wrote:Would love if they picked up the Shaw Brothers films or the Golden Harvest ones that HKL never got round to releasing.

There's some classic Sammo Hung/Yuen Biao ones out there in the wilderness begging for a release.

The main deterrent with GH is that the majority of the HD masters are fakes, as are the "original mono" tracks.

The Shaws catalogue is a (culturally speaking!) goldmine that has some real gems in HD!

Granted, those are hardly peerless either, in between the frame cutting and the remixed soundtracks, and other less common problems (missing footage, "fake" title cards).

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