"Director: John Grissmer"

• Blood Rage (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (23/01/2017) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  IT'S NOT CRANBERRY SAUCE!!! What do you get if you combine Thanksgiving, American TV star Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), killer 80s synths and some of the most gruesome special effects in all of slasher history courtesy of Ed (Terminator 2) French. Why, it's Blood Rage of course! Twins Todd and Terry seem like sweet boys that is, until one of them takes an axe to face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in. Todd is blamed for the bloody crime and institutionalised, whilst twin brother Terry goes free. Ten years later and, as the family gathers around the table for a Thanksgiving meal, the news comes in that Todd has escaped. But has the real killer in fact been in their midst all along? One thing's for sure, there will be blood and rage! Shot in 1983 but not released until 1987, Blood Rage (re-cut and shown in theatres as Nightmare at Shadow Woods) is a gloriously gruesome slice of 80s slasher heaven now lovingly restored (in 3 versions no less!) from original vault elements for its first ever official home video release. BLU-RAY DISC 1 & DVD BLOOD RAGE Brand new 2K restoration of the hard home video version, transferred from the camera negative and featuring the original title card Slasher Audio commentary with director John Grissmer Both Sides of the Camera an interview with producer/actress Marianne Kanter Double Jeopardy an interview with actor Mark Soper Jeez, Louise! an interview with actress Louise Lasser Man Behind the Mayhem an interview with special make-up effects creator Ed French Three Minutes with Ted Raimi an interview with actor Ted Raimi Return to Shadow Woods featurette revisiting the original locations in Jacksonville, Florida Alternate opening titles Motion still gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes make-up photos

• Blood Rage | Blu Ray | (23/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  IT’S NOT CRANBERRY SAUCE!!! What do you get if you combine Thanksgiving American TV star Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman) killer 80s synths and some of the most gruesome special effects in all of slasher history courtesy of Ed (Terminator 2) French. Why it’s Blood Rage of course! Todd and Terry seem like sweet kids – that is until one of them takes an axe to face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in. Todd is blamed for the bloody crime and institutionalised whilst twin brother Terry goes free. Ten years later and as the family gathers around the table for a Thanksgiving meal the news comes in that Todd has escaped – and he’s heading their way. But has the killer twin in fact been in their midst all along? One thing’s for sure there WILL be blood… Filmed in 1983 at the tail-end of the slasher golden era but not released until 1987 Blood Rage (also re-cut and released to theatres as Nightmare at Shadow Woods) has been lovingly restored from the original vault materials for its first ever appearance on Blu-ray and DVD. Happy Thankskilling! SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Brand new 2K restoration from original vault materials of three versions of the film: Blood Rage the original “hard” version completely uncut and uncensored in a Blu-ray/DVD world premiere; the R-rated Nightmare at Shadow Woods 1987 re-cut and a third “composite” cut combining all the footage from both Blood Rage and Nightmare at Shadow Woods High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new extensive making-of documentary featuring interviews with various cast and crew Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork to be revealed Fully-illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

• Scalpel | Blu Ray | (19/02/2018) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HE LOST THE FACE OF THE WOMAN HE LOVED SO HE GAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. US television staple Robert Lansing (Star Trek, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone) stars as a deranged surgeon in this twisty-turny psychological thriller from Blood Rage director John Grissmer. In Scalpel, Lansing plays Dr. Phillip Reynolds, a man whose daughter Heather (Judith Chapman, As the World Turns, General Hospital) has run away from home a year prior following the suspicious death of her boyfriend. When he happens across a young woman one night, her face beaten beyond recognition, the unhinged Reynolds sees his an opportunity to put his trusty scalpel to use - hatching a plan to reconstruct her face in the image of his missing daughter, and so claim her sizeable inheritance. Photographed by celebrated cinematographer Edward Lachman, who would go on to serve as DP on the likes of Erin Brockovich and The Virgin Suicides, Scalpel is an exemplary slice of Southern-fried gothic, filled finally rescued from VHS obscurity in this revelatory new Blu-ray edition from Arrow Video. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 2K restoration from original film elements High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original Uncompressed Mono Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary by film historian Richard Harland Smith Brand new crew interviews Original Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet with new writing on the film by Bill Ackerman