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Terror Vision Adds LINNEA QUIGLEY’S HORROR WORKOUT To Blu-Ray Home Release!

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It’s time to break a sweat with the undead! Terror Vision, the face of true underground cult horror vinyl, Blu-Ray, and cassette releases is bringing one of the finest in faithful favorites to Blu-Ray for the first time ever: Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout!

The 1989 aerobics video spoof with the horror element, Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout presents the scream queen in a fun, frightening adventure that will keep you in stitches as you shed some inches.

Per the website:

Terror Vision is happy to have rescued and restored the master tapes for presentation here along with a 5.1 audio mix. Stacked with new and archival special features and two versions of the movie to enjoy, this is the definitive release of a true genre classic.

The Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout masters were archived on 3M tape which was discovered years later to be notoriously bad for archiving films. Terror Vision and Gotham Photochemical meticulously recovered the picture from these damaged sources, removing mold and debris. Even though the picture and sound are great, you will see some stubborn flaws that couldn’t be fixed.

Fit To Kill: Interview w/ Linnea Quigley

Sweatin’ To The Zombies: Interview w/ Kenneth J. Hall

Cemetery Dance: An Interview w/ Cynthia Garris

New Commentary with Linnea Quigley and Kenneth J. Hall – moderated by Terror Vision’s Brad Henderson

Newly Created Master from The Master Tapes

New 5.1 Mix Created from The Master Tapes

New Trailer

Isolated Score

Archival Commentary

Archival Making Of Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout

Old Master with 2.0 Audio

You can pre-order your copy by clicking here as copies are expected to arrive at your door on or around May 1st, 2023.

Home Video Releases

VHS GOLD! The RARE Vidmark Leprechaun VHS Retailers Promo!

Image March 15, 2023 Patti PaulterGeist Leave a comment

I found something better than a four-leaf clover here! In the spirit of 30 years of the Leprechaun movies, we as a horror collective, have struck VHS GOLD with the full bonus material from the very rare Leprechaun VHS retailers’ promo from 1993! I’ve personally never seen it until very recently and if you know me, you know this kind of shit is my kryptonite.

Pretty bold of me to put that out there if anyone wants to wear me down, eh?

Uploaded to Youtube by LUNCHMEAT VHS, the retailers’ promo was aimed at getting a buttwad of VHS copies into national chains/mom-and-pop video stores for consumers’ eyes to feast on. The promo pimping out Warwick Davis’ now iconic horror role went hard as fuck making this movie sound like it was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

I mean, this Vidmark Lep bendy toy is a great contender for making that argument.

The promo’s narrating salesman was a bit off in his 12-15 million gross box office projection of the 1993 cult classic when the film actually only took home over 8 million, but that’s still a pretty respectable number for a low-budget horror film about a homicidal leprechaun!

The promo also features nationwide publicity stunts that including a couple of smaller fellows dressing up as the Leprechaun character marching in protest at the New York Stock Exchange.

PRICELESS.

Then, there are the highlights of the glorious tie-in promos available to the public because again, I’m a sucker for stuff too where restaurants like Domino’s and Subway got in on the Lucky Lep March Madness. And speaking of March Madness, The NBA had promotional LEPRECHAUN NIGHTS for fans as well as the NHL.

As much as I get a kick out of that, honestly my favorite part was this BOLD statement from “fan reactions”- “Leprechaun makes Freddy Krueger look like Mr. Rodgers!”

I don’t know how homeslice said that with a somewhat straight face but I thoroughly enjoyed that. Now:

Try as you will, and try as you might, If you don’t watch this retailer promo, you won’t be able to sleep through the night!

Home Video Releases, Horror Nostalgia

Spend The Holidays With Freddy Krueger and This Dream Master Vintage Christmas Promo!

Image December 3, 2022 Patti PaulterGeist Leave a comment

Are you ready for Santa Freddy?!

Ahh, the days of VHS retailers’ promos. If you’re new here. you should know this stuff is my Kryptonite and you’ll see me rant and rave over this a lot- so buckle up. In case you’re not hip to what the hell a VHS screener may be, let me break it down for you:

It’s basically an early release of a VHS tape sent to video store owners that will ultimately either sway them to stock the shelves with said movie or give it a hard pass. In addition, some of these screeners would be sent to the media for review. Hard to imagine a time when critics would have to actually wait on the postman to deliver physical media as opposed to a screener email that can be obtained in under 60 seconds, eh?

In the horror genre of the 80s, there was no better salesman than that of Robert Englund pimping his Nightmare movies to Mom and Pop video shops. Freddy, or rather the TRUE Sandy Claws here, gets into the holiday spirit as a December release date approaches for the Nightmare franchise’s biggest hit yet, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. For Video Stores, this wasn’t really a hard sell as stated, the movie did monstrous at the box office for a Nightmare film, and was a big hit for Freddy fans alike.

However, that didn’t stop Englund from making the promotional rounds in and out of his Freddy makeup to advocate for The Dream Master! From late-night talk shows to his own MTV hour-long special, 1988 belonged to Freddy. Also, let’s not forget this was also the year Freddy’s Nightmares debuted on syndicated television!

Yes sir. Freddy was the KING of horror in ’88.

The promo begins with a few snippets of 1985’s The Santa Claus Movie but is quickly interrupted by the 1988 “Sandy Claws Movie” as Freddy dives right into pimping his product that made him a pop-culture phenomenon and why Video retailers should stock up on Dream Master.

I mean, if that 3D media lightbox insert wasn’t enough to get them to buy even if they hadn’t seen the movie, then nothing would have swayed them.

This thing is totally on my horror treasure hunt list.