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Synopsis: “A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.” The guys over at Vinegar Syndrome are extremely adept at releasing obscure films that you never …

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Synopsis: Carlos “El Gato” is a serial rapist who’s condemned …

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Loaded with meaningful subtext, yet still retaining the more exploitative …

I’m no prude, certainly, but once I left my teen years I started to veer away from sexploitation more and more. Occasionally you’d get a funny one, but after a while, they seemed like the majority of directors wanted to see boobs in exchange for promises of possible future returns …

In my time spent working on screeners from Vinegar Syndrome, I’ve found that they never cease to impress me. While companies like Criterion focus on the preservation of “the film canon,” VinSyn will preserve lesser known works, many of which remind me of my dad’s assorted VHS collection he had …

Yeti movies typically don’t do anything for me, and I was skeptical about Shriek Of The Mutilated. Similar to my review of Voyage Of The Rock Aliens, I watched the trailer and wasn’t completely sold. I enjoy low-budget drive-in B-movies, but I’m not sure if a Yeti low-budget drive-in B-movie is really my …

When I was first approached about reviewing Vinegar Syndrome’s 2K restoration of James Fargo’s Voyage of the Rock Aliens, my initial reaction was, “No chance.” I watched the trailer and just could not imagine a world where this ends in anything other than me saying mean things about it. So I …

Vinegar Syndrome’s Summer Fest Sale Event starts Friday, August 19th, and runs through Sunday, August 21, 2022. From the press release: Our first annual VS SummerFest Sale is only a few days away, starting this Friday (the 19th) at 12:01 AM EST and running through 11:59 PM EST on Sunday …

Hot on the heels of Partners Only Month, OCN Distribution (aka Vinegar Syndrome’s distribution company) is proud to present thirteen new releases that are sure to bring heat into your summer (and give you a reason to stay cool in your house)! There’s truly something for everyone this month, from …

Our Vin Syn discussion today includes a double release of drive-in delicacies from Crown International: Larry N. Stouffer’s Horror High/Twisted Brain (1973) and William Grefé’s Stanley (1972). Both films include victimized protagonists, murderous pets, and revenge and are celebrating their first Blu-ray release. From the Vinegar Syndrome Horror High/Stanley page …