VHS Index: The Initiation of Sarah (Worldvision Home Video Inc.)

	Distributor Info
Title:	The Initiation of Sarah
Distr:	Worldvision Home Video Inc.
Year:	1985
Cat #:	V 4013
Case:	Large clamshell

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	The Initiation of Sarah
Director:	Robert Day
Year:	1978
Country:	USA
Genre:	Horror/Thriller
Subgenre:	TV Movie

 

Box Synopsis:

"Deep within the brain of Sarah Goodwin stirs an awesome and terrifying psychic power. And it's wise not to become her enemy. Kay Lenz stars as Sarah in this chilling suspense thriller about a college student with mysterious psycho-kinetic abilities. Sarah and her sister Patti (Morgan Brittany) are both excited about leaving home for the University, but the two sisters are as different as day and night. Patti is attractive and personable. Sarah is quiet and enigmatic. Patti is readily accepted into a campus organization, while Sarah is barred from membership by its beautiful leader, Jennifer Lawrence (Morgan Fairchild). Sarah then seeks out a rival group ruled by the strange Erica Hunter (Shelley Winters) who discovers Sarah's powers and plots to use them in an act of revenge. Realizing Hunter's plan, however, Sarah unleashes her devastating power in a truly shocking and startling climax!"

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VHS Index: Revenge of the Living Zombies (Magnum Entertainment)

	Distributor Info
Title:	Revenge of the Living Zombies
Distr:	Magnum Entertainment
Cat #:	3184
Case:	Slipcase
Year:	1989

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	Flesh Eater
Director:	Bill Hinzman
Year:	1988
Country:	USA
Genre:	Horror
Subgenre:	Zombie/Splatter

"WE WILL EAT YOUR HEART OUT!"

Box Synopsis:

"Just when you thought the dead were buried...            Experience your most dreadful nightmare become reality as an innocent outdoor sleep-over becomes an endless night of sheer terror! Eddie and eight of his friends planned to spend one night on Spencer's farm. What they hadn't planned on was falling prey to the flesh-hungry 'undead'! As the blood spills and the body count climbs, so do the odds against the survivors as each murdered victim rises again to feed on the helpless living."

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VHS Index: American Commandos (Lightning Video)

	Distributor Info
Title:	American Commandos
Distr:	Lightning Video
Cat #:	LA 9938
Case:	Slipcase
Year:	1986

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	American Commandos
Director:	Bobby A. Suarez
Year:	1986
Country:	USA/Philippines
Genre:	Action
Subgenre:	Revenge/Warsploitation

"RAGE FOR JUSTICE"

Box Synopsis:

"All the fiery action of RAMBO...all the vengeance of DEATH WISH come raging together in AMERICAN COMMANDO. Robert Mitchum's son Christopher Mitchum and John Phillip Law (TARZAN THE APE MAN) star as wartime buddies brought back together for a new kind of war.            Dean Mitchell (MITCHUM), an ex-Green Beret, accidentally kills a dope pusher. When word hits the street, a ruthless gang of junkies raids Mitchell's home -- they kill his son and rape his wife. The police have no clues but Mitchell stalks down the junkies one by one and kills them. The Federal Government has been watching Mitchell -- they realize he is the perfect man for their secret mission in the Far East. Mitchell rounds up his old Vietnam platoon and together they return to Vietnam -- this time for a different battle -- a war on drugs!            When you want fast action and ultimate revenge -- get AMERICAN COMMANDOS."

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VHS Index: Suspiria [R-rated version] (Magnum Entertainment)

	Distributor Info
Title:	Suspiria (R-rated version)
Distr:	Magnum Entertainment
Cat #:	3203
Case:	Slipcase
Year:	1988

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	Suspiria
Director:	Dario Argento
Year:	1977
Country:	Italy
Genre:	Horror
Subgenre:	Occult

"The only thing more terrifying than the last 10 minutes of this film are the first 90!"

Box Synopsis:

"Considered by many to be one of the most terrifying and stylized horror films of our time, SUSPIRIA is a sure-bet to keep you glued to the edge of your seat with all the lights on.            Jessica Harper (MY FAVORITE YEAR, STARDUST MEMORIES and PENNIES FROM HEAVEN) stars as Susy Banyon, an American student who has enrolled in a German dance academy. On the very night she arrives, two of the students are brutally murdered in a scene likened to the shower murder in PSYCHO. It soon becomes apparent that this is only the beginning of what is perhaps the most terrifying nightmare ever created on film."

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VHS Index: The Emerald Jungle (Continental Video)

	Distributor Info
Title:	The Emerald Jungle
Distr:	Continental Video
Cat #:	1068
Case:	Big Box
Year:	1986

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	Mangiati vivi!
Director:	Umberto Lenzi
Year:	1980
Country:	Italy
Genre:	Horror/Adventure
Subgenre:	Cannibals/Splatter

"Caught in the Jungle Between a Sadistic Sex-Cult Guru and a Tribe of Flesh-Hungry Cannibals!"

Box Synopsis:

"Emerald Jungle is the story of a beautiful young woman who is lured into joining a 'mystical' cult in a remote jungle. Her sister becomes concerned after not hearing from her, and hires a rugged, jack-of-all-trades adventurer to accompany her on a search to the jungle.            Once in the forbidding wilderness, they realize that the jungle belongs to a tribe of fierce cannibals who eat their victims alive! They are relieved to finally discover the cult encampment -- until they learn the truth about the cult.            The evilly charismatic cult leader drugs all his followers and holds them captive. The women are forced to submit to bizarre sexual rituals and are hypnotically drugged into a state of stupor. The flesh hungry cannibals surrounding the camp prevent escape.            Both girls have become sex slaves to the cult leader, but the adventurer has successfully resisted the drugs and leads a small group of women - including the two sisters - out into the jungle.            Immediately, several women are captured by the cannibals, cut into pieces, and eaten. These scenes are so graphically detailed that you will wonder how they could have been filmed so convincingly.            Finally, only two people from the escape party remain and they decide that suicide is a fate preferable to being eaten alive, until..."

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VHS Index: Blood Diner (Vestron Video)

	Distributor Info
Title:	Blood Diner
Distr:	Vestron Video
Cat #:	5216
Case:	Slipcase
Year:	1987

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	Blood Diner
Director:	Jackie Kong
Year:	1987
Country:	USA
Genre:	Horror/Comedy
Subgenre:	Cannibalism/Splatter

"FIRST THEY GREET YOU, THEN THEY EAT YOU."

Box Synopsis:

"Grab a table at BLOOD DINER - a cut above the rest! Everything's fresh, every day. Slice and dice your way to a horrifyingly good time with this spicy delight with more than a dash of humor.            The Namtut Brothers run the most popular restaurant in town. Popular, that is, if you're the county coroner! The 'Head' Chef has a real human touch with his recipes - he's killing and grilling up a storm at the diner that serves the best 'brain food' in town.            No one is safe, from the 18 bouncing cheerleaders, to the sacrificial maiden, who just happens to be the Police Chief's daughter. The Brothers are attempting to ressurect the ancient and deadly goddess of blood and lust, Sheeter, but her eventual return should bring the evil brothers their just desserts."

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VHS Index: Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (Media Home Entertainment)

	Distributor Info
Title:	Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Distr:	Media Home Entertainment
Cat #:	M 862
Case:	Slipcase
Year:	1986

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Director:	Mike Hadley / Kerry O'Quinn
Year:	1986
Country:	USA
Genre:	Documentary/Horror
Subgenre:	Horror Conventions

 

"Appearances by:
Forrest J. Ackerman, Rick Baker, John Carl Buechler, Wes Craven, Elvira, Robert Englund, Albert Glasser, Alex Gordon, Clu Gulager, Tobe Hooper, William Katt, Dick Miller, Steve Miner, Dan O'Bannon, Craig Reardon"

Box Synopsis:

"Here is an engaging, off-beat look at the horror industry's biggest event - the annual Fangoria national convention.            You'll see the talented stars and definitive artists who have contributed to some of the horror genre's greatest works. ROBERT ENGLUND (Star: FREDDY KRUEGER in 'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET'), RICK BAKER (Make-Up Artist: 'AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON', 'GREYSTOKE'), TOBE HOOPER (Director: 'INVADERS FROM MARS', 'TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE') and many other legendary greats appear - interspersed with clips from their best-known films. And you'll see the attending horror fans who have come to celebrate, fully-costumed in all their gory glory.            It's a monster bash! It's an absolute scream! It's FANGORIA'S WEEKEND OF HORRORS!"

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VHS Index: Challenge to White Fang (Trans World Entertainment)

	Distributor Info
Title:	Challenge to White Fang
Distr:	Trans World Entertainment
Year:	1986
Cat #:	49002
Case:	Large clamshell

	Movie Info
Orig. Title:	Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
Director:	Lucio Fulci
Year:	1974
Country:	Italy
Genre:	Action/Adventure
Subgenre:	Animals

 

"AN OLD MAN'S PROMISE...A YOUNG BOY'S HOPE...A BRAVE DOG'S COURAGE!"

Box Synopsis:

"White Fang, the bravest dog in the Yukon, faces his greatest challenge ever when he tries against impossible odds to help Jason Scott (Franco Nero) keep an old prospector's dying wish to his grandson.            After years of trying a grizzled old man, John Tarwater (Harry Carey Jr.) discovers a gold mine deep in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, but dies before he can stake his claim to it. Instead he wills the mine to his grandson Bill (Renato Cestie), but an unscrupulous businessman, Forth, decides to claim the mine for himself. Sister Evangeline (Virna Lisi) knows Forth has committed other crimes, but before she can prove it, the ruthless Forth burns down her mission and Sister Evangeline is killed. Risking their lives as they race across the frozen tundra toward Tarwater's gold mine, only Jason and the courageous White Fang can stop the evil Forth from denying the old man's last wish!"

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