Cliff Twemlow is, for me, something of an enigma, an urban legend, even a myth if you like. I remember reading about this self-made film star in the pages of Darkside Magazine – his films seemingly lost to the VHS era in much the same way as Lindsay Shonteff’s oeuvre. Speaking of VHS, Twemlow is probably best known for G.B.H., a British gangster movie that became notorious after it featured on the video nasties list thanks to the garish artwork – Cliff’s character covered in blood brandishing a hammer!
What I didn’t know about Twemlow is that he wrote music, and performed not only as part of a band (under the name Peter Reno) but also penned theme songs under the same name for the De Wolfe label – over 2000 pieces of music in fact, themes that went on to be featured on TV shows of the era! Twemlow was also a novelist,...
What I didn’t know about Twemlow is that he wrote music, and performed not only as part of a band (under the name Peter Reno) but also penned theme songs under the same name for the De Wolfe label – over 2000 pieces of music in fact, themes that went on to be featured on TV shows of the era! Twemlow was also a novelist,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Article by Mark Longden
David A. Prior is one of those people who filled up video shelves for us back in the days of Blockbuster. If you’re a normal movie fan, chances are you passed over one of his incredibly generic sounding titles while looking for something else; if you’re a cult movie nerd, then you’ll have probably seen “Deadly Prey” and you might be interested in what happened to him and his actor brother Ted. Either way, hope you enjoy this retrospective.
When you watch the movies of David A Prior, you’re struck by the sense that, like so many famous / notorious low-budget directors, his personal obsessions are aired out over and over again. They feel more personal than the sort of thing you’re going to see at a multiplex, and while that doesn’t make them good, it at least makes them interesting.
David A. Prior is one of those people who filled up video shelves for us back in the days of Blockbuster. If you’re a normal movie fan, chances are you passed over one of his incredibly generic sounding titles while looking for something else; if you’re a cult movie nerd, then you’ll have probably seen “Deadly Prey” and you might be interested in what happened to him and his actor brother Ted. Either way, hope you enjoy this retrospective.
When you watch the movies of David A Prior, you’re struck by the sense that, like so many famous / notorious low-budget directors, his personal obsessions are aired out over and over again. They feel more personal than the sort of thing you’re going to see at a multiplex, and while that doesn’t make them good, it at least makes them interesting.
- 9/13/2018
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson take a look at another slice of home video horror.
Don’t forget to check out TheScreamCast.com for the show notes and for more news and reviews of Scream Factory releases and make sure to follow them on Twitter too!
Episode 86: Krampus Shocks ‘Em Dead With A Killer Workout
Brad and Sean are joined by BirthMoviesDeath.com’s Jacob Q. Knight (@JacobQKnight) to discuss some recent Olive/Slasher Video releases: Shock Em Dead, Killer Workout & Deadly Prey. We also get into the Christmas spirit and discuss Michael Dougherty’s Krampus! This is the last ScreamCast episode of 2015, we’d like to thank all of you for listening and we’ll talk to you all next year! Have a very happy Holiday!
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Episode 86: Krampus Shocks ‘Em Dead With A Killer Workout
Brad and Sean are joined by BirthMoviesDeath.com’s Jacob Q. Knight (@JacobQKnight) to discuss some recent Olive/Slasher Video releases: Shock Em Dead, Killer Workout & Deadly Prey. We also get into the Christmas spirit and discuss Michael Dougherty’s Krampus! This is the last ScreamCast episode of 2015, we’d like to thank all of you for listening and we’ll talk to you all next year! Have a very happy Holiday!
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- 1/8/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
This week on Off The Shelf, Ryan is joined by Brian Saur to take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of November 17th, 2015, and chat about some follow-up and home video news.
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Episode Links & Notes Follow-up Wireless Headphones / Bluetooth Transmitter MST3K Kickstarter Update Arrow Low-Quantity Update News Vudu Expands Warner 4K Movie Offering Upcoming Scream Factory Blu-ray Releases Twilight Time Pre-orders: Friday, November 20th New Releases The Apu Trilogy A Bullet For Joey Catch My Soul Chaplin’s Essanay Comedies The City of Lost Children The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Deadliest Prey Deadly Prey Faults Faust Gatchaman The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies Extended Edition The House on Carroll Street In Cold Blood Jimmy’s Hall Living In Oblivion Man From U.N.C.L.E. Meru Pitfall Requiescant Troll / Troll 2 We’re Back! A Dinosaur...
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Episode Links & Notes Follow-up Wireless Headphones / Bluetooth Transmitter MST3K Kickstarter Update Arrow Low-Quantity Update News Vudu Expands Warner 4K Movie Offering Upcoming Scream Factory Blu-ray Releases Twilight Time Pre-orders: Friday, November 20th New Releases The Apu Trilogy A Bullet For Joey Catch My Soul Chaplin’s Essanay Comedies The City of Lost Children The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Deadliest Prey Deadly Prey Faults Faust Gatchaman The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies Extended Edition The House on Carroll Street In Cold Blood Jimmy’s Hall Living In Oblivion Man From U.N.C.L.E. Meru Pitfall Requiescant Troll / Troll 2 We’re Back! A Dinosaur...
- 11/18/2015
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Slasher // Video and Olive Films recently gave ’80s horror fans something to celebrate by announcing their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Killer Workout, Shock ’Em Dead and DVDs of Death Nurse, Boardinghouse, and more. Now the companies have announced the special features for the anticipated horror home media releases.
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
Blu-ray.com reports the numerous special features for the nine upcoming September 29th horror releases from Slasher // Video and Olive Films. One highlight in particular is the Director's Cut of Boardinghouse, which will include over 50 minutes of additional footage on the DVD.
"Killer Workout (Blu-ray / DVD)
Killer Workout is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from from Pal Beta Sp and upconverted to Blu-ray and DVD specifications.
Slasher // Video presents Killer Workout, directed by David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, The Deadliest Prey) and starring Ted Prior (Deadly Prey), Marcia Karr (Maniac Cop...
- 8/7/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Throughout the month of December, we will be highlighting a film a day that has some tie into the holiday somehow. Some titles will be obvious, others won’t be. Some films will be good and, again, others won’t be. However, we think all titles are worth your time whether to give you chills inside your home or to make you drink more eggnog until you puke laughing.
Kirsten (Julie Austin) and her two friends meet in the woods for the inaugural meeting of the Sisters of Anti-Christmas. The holiday is over commercialized and insincere, plus they got lame gifts last year and it doesn’t look like it’ll snow this year. As far as real problems, Kirsten’s home life is a mess. Her dad is dead, her mom (Deanna Lund) hates her with a fiery passion, little brother is a pervert and Grandpa might be a Nazi.
Kirsten (Julie Austin) and her two friends meet in the woods for the inaugural meeting of the Sisters of Anti-Christmas. The holiday is over commercialized and insincere, plus they got lame gifts last year and it doesn’t look like it’ll snow this year. As far as real problems, Kirsten’s home life is a mess. Her dad is dead, her mom (Deanna Lund) hates her with a fiery passion, little brother is a pervert and Grandpa might be a Nazi.
- 12/15/2014
- by Jeremy Jones
- Destroy the Brain
Sledgehammer
Written by David A. Prior
Directed by David A. Prior
USA, 1983
Genre movies from the early 80s were characterized by two distinct cultural events. First off, there was a glut of slasher films trying to capitalize on the success of Halloween and Friday the 13th. A lot of these copycat movies found a home in the burgeoning home video market, theatrical run be damned. That same VHS technology was now available to the layperson, allowing them to basically shoot and cut their own movie with tapes you could buy at a Radio Shack. This confluence of newly-available tech, a thriving home video market, and a collective cinematic bloodlust was the perfect storm that bore Sledgehammer, a compulsively weird Friday the 13th rip-off shot on VHS for next to nothing, and for good or ill, does nothing to camouflage it.
The film’s story line is fleshed out just enough...
Written by David A. Prior
Directed by David A. Prior
USA, 1983
Genre movies from the early 80s were characterized by two distinct cultural events. First off, there was a glut of slasher films trying to capitalize on the success of Halloween and Friday the 13th. A lot of these copycat movies found a home in the burgeoning home video market, theatrical run be damned. That same VHS technology was now available to the layperson, allowing them to basically shoot and cut their own movie with tapes you could buy at a Radio Shack. This confluence of newly-available tech, a thriving home video market, and a collective cinematic bloodlust was the perfect storm that bore Sledgehammer, a compulsively weird Friday the 13th rip-off shot on VHS for next to nothing, and for good or ill, does nothing to camouflage it.
The film’s story line is fleshed out just enough...
- 10/15/2014
- by Derek Godin
- SoundOnSight
Deadly Prey (1987) Director: David A. Prior Stars: Ted Prior, David Campbell, Cameron Mitchell A group of human-hunting mercenaries picked the wrong man to mess with. Deadly Prey might be the best action movie ever made. Sure, it's just a Rambo retread and yet another adaptation of Richard Connell's "Most Dangerous Game." But what this film lacks in originality it makes up for in mulleted, bare-chested men in cutoff denim shorts kicking ass and taking names....
- 1/8/2014
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes digital and DVD release information on The Seasoning House, a trailer for Loss of Life, first details on The Cage, the short film “Don’t Move,” and much more:
The Seasoning House Release Details: “Acclaimed prosthetic effects designer Paul Hyett (The Woman in Black, Unknown) makes his directorial debut with the harrowing horror revenge thriller The Seasoning House, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie) and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). In The Seasoning House, young girls are prostituted to the military and an orphaned deaf mute (Day) is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, showing a little kindness when she can.
The Seasoning House Release Details: “Acclaimed prosthetic effects designer Paul Hyett (The Woman in Black, Unknown) makes his directorial debut with the harrowing horror revenge thriller The Seasoning House, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie) and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). In The Seasoning House, young girls are prostituted to the military and an orphaned deaf mute (Day) is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, showing a little kindness when she can.
- 10/6/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
If you’re too young to have experienced the aerobics craze of the 1980’s, consider yourself lucky. On the plus side, hot girls in leotards and spandex. On the negative side, pretty much everything else. Also on the plus side, slasher movies about burned and scarred tanning bed victims killing gym members with a giant safety pin.
David A. Prior has spent most of his direct-to-video filmmaking career writing, directing, and producing b-action flicks with titles like Operation Warzone, Hell on the Battleground, and the all-time bad action movie classic Deadly Prey. Prior got his start in the horror genre, and one of his first features was the 1987 melding of slasher flicks and the aerobics craze of the time: Killer Workout aka Aerobicide.
From the year her single “Only You Tonight” was featured in Killer Workout until 2007, Donna De Lory could be found on stage backing up Madonna as a...
David A. Prior has spent most of his direct-to-video filmmaking career writing, directing, and producing b-action flicks with titles like Operation Warzone, Hell on the Battleground, and the all-time bad action movie classic Deadly Prey. Prior got his start in the horror genre, and one of his first features was the 1987 melding of slasher flicks and the aerobics craze of the time: Killer Workout aka Aerobicide.
From the year her single “Only You Tonight” was featured in Killer Workout until 2007, Donna De Lory could be found on stage backing up Madonna as a...
- 9/1/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
If last year’s The Thing remake taught us anything, it’s that CGI just can’t beat good old-fashioned practical FX, especially when dealing with a creature feature. And for those who thought the Sasquatch’s day in the horror-movie sun was over, here’s Night Claws to say not Yeti. Directed by David A. Prior (Sledgehammer, Deadly Prey, Killer Workout), and starring a cool retro cast headed by Reb Brown (Yor, Hunter From The Future, infamous MST3K fave Space Mutiny) and Frank Stallone, Night Claws harks back to the days of bloodletting Bigfoot flicks such as 1982’s Night Of The Demon.
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- 1/23/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Walter Bonner)
- Fangoria
If last year’s The Thing remake taught us anything, it’s that CGI just can’t beat good old-fashioned practical FX, especially when dealing with a creature feature. And for those who thought the Sasquatch’s day in the horror-movie sun was over, here’s Night Claws to say not Yeti. Directed by David A. Prior (Sledgehammer, Deadly Prey, Killer Workout), and starring a cool retro cast headed by Reb Brown (Yor, Hunter From The Future, infamous MST3K fave Space Mutiny) and Frank Stallone, Night Claws harks back to the days of bloodletting Bigfoot flicks such as 1982’s Night Of The Demon.
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- 1/23/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Walter Bonner)
- Fangoria
Sledgehammer
Directed by David A. Prior
Written by David A. Prior
USA , 1983
How should I put this nicely? Sledgehammer is quite possibly one of the worst films ever made. In terms of cinematic quality, Sledgehammer is what a Michael Bay film would look like without a budget. Sledgehammer is so terrible that its director, David Prior, is ashamed of it.
For the unfamiliar, Sledgehammer is an obscure, rarely-seen straight-to-video 80′s slasher film. It is one of the era’s most easily forgotten titles, and would be completely lost to history had it not been labelled the first direct-to-video full-length feature shot entirely on home camcorder. For that reason, true connoisseurs of such VHS-era exploitation stuff will try to convince you it has some redeeming qualities.
Sledgehammer represents an endurance test of bad filmmaking, from the porn-worthy performances of the entire cast, to the repulsive dialogue, horrible lighting, cringeworthy camera work and incredibly juvenile plot.
Directed by David A. Prior
Written by David A. Prior
USA , 1983
How should I put this nicely? Sledgehammer is quite possibly one of the worst films ever made. In terms of cinematic quality, Sledgehammer is what a Michael Bay film would look like without a budget. Sledgehammer is so terrible that its director, David Prior, is ashamed of it.
For the unfamiliar, Sledgehammer is an obscure, rarely-seen straight-to-video 80′s slasher film. It is one of the era’s most easily forgotten titles, and would be completely lost to history had it not been labelled the first direct-to-video full-length feature shot entirely on home camcorder. For that reason, true connoisseurs of such VHS-era exploitation stuff will try to convince you it has some redeeming qualities.
Sledgehammer represents an endurance test of bad filmmaking, from the porn-worthy performances of the entire cast, to the repulsive dialogue, horrible lighting, cringeworthy camera work and incredibly juvenile plot.
- 7/6/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Yep, that old silly Sasquatchploitation genre is still alive and kickin’ (hopefully like real life Bigfoots…why can’t we find them?) with Night Claws. The official website has a new poster and trailer for you all to enjoy.
Bigfoot is on the loose, and he’s pissed! A plus? Old school FX – no CGI.
Here’s the synopsis: “A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination. A scientist by the name of Sarah Evans (Leilani Sarelle; Basic Instinct and Barbarians at the Gate) shows up to help the town’s sheriff (Reb Brown; Yor, the Hunter from the Future and Space Mutiny) and his deputy girlfriend Roberta (Sherrie Rose; King of the Kickboxers and Black Scorpion II: Aftershock) hunt this thing down and put an end to the killings. At the same time, Hunter Crawford...
Bigfoot is on the loose, and he’s pissed! A plus? Old school FX – no CGI.
Here’s the synopsis: “A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination. A scientist by the name of Sarah Evans (Leilani Sarelle; Basic Instinct and Barbarians at the Gate) shows up to help the town’s sheriff (Reb Brown; Yor, the Hunter from the Future and Space Mutiny) and his deputy girlfriend Roberta (Sherrie Rose; King of the Kickboxers and Black Scorpion II: Aftershock) hunt this thing down and put an end to the killings. At the same time, Hunter Crawford...
- 5/30/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
About a month has gone by since last we told you about the new sliver of Sasquatchploitation coming our way known as Night Claws. This flick sounded like nothing short of chicken-fried gold, and now there are even more reasons to get excited!
Night Claws stars Reb Brown, Leilani Sarelle, Ted Prior, Sherrie Rose, David Campbell, and Frank Stallone. Yes, Frank Stallone. For more information head on over to the official Night Claws Facebook page and the newly launched Night Claws website.
Bruce Larsen and old friend of the website Bill "Splat" Johnson are handing the practical special effects. No CGI here, folks. This is old school monster moviemaking. Watch the teaser below and try not to smile! We dare you! Thanks to DC reader Avery for the heads-up.
Synopsis
A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination.
Night Claws stars Reb Brown, Leilani Sarelle, Ted Prior, Sherrie Rose, David Campbell, and Frank Stallone. Yes, Frank Stallone. For more information head on over to the official Night Claws Facebook page and the newly launched Night Claws website.
Bruce Larsen and old friend of the website Bill "Splat" Johnson are handing the practical special effects. No CGI here, folks. This is old school monster moviemaking. Watch the teaser below and try not to smile! We dare you! Thanks to DC reader Avery for the heads-up.
Synopsis
A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is bloodthirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination.
- 5/30/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Rating: 742.28/5
Look, if David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, Night Wars) can pick up a camcorder, cast his former Playgirl centerfold brother Ted Prior (Deadly Prey, Born Killer) as the lead in his unapologetically unexplainable horror film, and start a 30 year movie career in the process, then I reserve the right to do whatever the fuck I choose with the rating system when writing about Sledgehammer. Prior broke the rules, so can I.
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Look, if David A. Prior (Deadly Prey, Night Wars) can pick up a camcorder, cast his former Playgirl centerfold brother Ted Prior (Deadly Prey, Born Killer) as the lead in his unapologetically unexplainable horror film, and start a 30 year movie career in the process, then I reserve the right to do whatever the fuck I choose with the rating system when writing about Sledgehammer. Prior broke the rules, so can I.
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- 5/10/2011
- by Brian Kelley
- GordonandtheWhale
The 1983 cult horror film Sledgehammer is getting a VHS release courtesy of Mondo/Intervision. We got a press release announcing this neat and unique collectible:
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intervision Picture Corporation to release 1983’s Sledgehammer on VHS. Sledgehammer, the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market, will be the first video release of Mondo Video, a label created to release rare genre films in a collectible VHS format. The VHS release will coincide with the film’s first release on DVD and a Terror Tuesday screening on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX. Mondo Video’s Sledgehammer includes the original box art and copy from the 1983 VHS release and will be available for purchase only at MondoTees.com on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The Intervision DVD will also be available for purchase on Tuesday,...
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intervision Picture Corporation to release 1983’s Sledgehammer on VHS. Sledgehammer, the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market, will be the first video release of Mondo Video, a label created to release rare genre films in a collectible VHS format. The VHS release will coincide with the film’s first release on DVD and a Terror Tuesday screening on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX. Mondo Video’s Sledgehammer includes the original box art and copy from the 1983 VHS release and will be available for purchase only at MondoTees.com on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The Intervision DVD will also be available for purchase on Tuesday,...
- 5/10/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
All week long I’ve been talking to my friends about how much I miss the old VHS format. Yes it was incredibly inconvenient to rewind the tapes once you were done watching the film, and yes it was a pain in the ass when you had to adjust the tracking, but DVD cover art has never once come close to matching that of the video cassette boxes we once collected. There is just something about VHS, that I’d rather showoff my collection in my living room than those Blu-rays or DVD’s I’ve collected over the years. Maybe it’s just because it reminds me of when I was younger but regardless the following news is pretty awesome.
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, has decided to launch their very own VHS label called Mondo Video, and their first release comes out this week,...
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, has decided to launch their very own VHS label called Mondo Video, and their first release comes out this week,...
- 5/10/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
For the better part of two decades, three letters defined home entertainment: VHS. The video format carved a very important niche in movie history and then, in what seemed like an instant, disappeared. Phrases like "video stores," "be kind rewind," "tracking" and "late fees" were simply removed from the film geek lexicon. Thanks DVD. As most of us threw out our Vcr's in favor of the newer, cheaper, more reliable format, others were simply too attached and invested. They craved the days when buying a movie wasn't as cool as getting a blank tape and recording off HBO. As it stands now, VHS is a dying - and therefore collectible - format. Best known for their incredibly popular posters, Mondo has decided to bask in that '80s and '90s nostalgia and launch their very own VHS label called Mondo Video. Their first release comes out this week, the...
- 5/9/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
It’s Monday and here are your DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for May 10th! We have a good release week for genre fans. For those of you that didn’t buy the Alien Anthology on Blu-Ray, the individual films are released this week as well as some other key titles that you should definitely pay attention to! Click on Read More to find all the releases.
All Descriptions of the following titles are provided by Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. If you plan on buying a flick from this list, please click on the links provided or click on the cover as it helps us pay the bills around here. Also, unlike most sites, we provide the Netflix widget which we think is pretty convenient to add these films to your queue. If you don’t have Netflix, feel free to click on “Free Trial” and try it out!
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All Descriptions of the following titles are provided by Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. If you plan on buying a flick from this list, please click on the links provided or click on the cover as it helps us pay the bills around here. Also, unlike most sites, we provide the Netflix widget which we think is pretty convenient to add these films to your queue. If you don’t have Netflix, feel free to click on “Free Trial” and try it out!
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- 5/9/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future, Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct, the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies, the King of the Kickboxer's girlfriend, and Sylvester Stallone's brother got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil?
God willing the wait to answer that question won't be too long. Maybe you don't share my enthusiasm, but as a man with an unabashed soft spot for killer Bigfoot movies, the works of David and Ted Prior's Action International Pictures output, and several of the names announced for the cast, Night Claws is already high on my must-see list.
Undead Backbrain brings word that b-moviemaker David A. Prior is back in Alabama (where most of his past movies were filmed) to bring...
God willing the wait to answer that question won't be too long. Maybe you don't share my enthusiasm, but as a man with an unabashed soft spot for killer Bigfoot movies, the works of David and Ted Prior's Action International Pictures output, and several of the names announced for the cast, Night Claws is already high on my must-see list.
Undead Backbrain brings word that b-moviemaker David A. Prior is back in Alabama (where most of his past movies were filmed) to bring...
- 4/13/2011
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
And the obscure horror films from the 80′s keep on comin’. Intervision is releasing this “lost” slasher from 1983 onto DVD on May 10, 2011.
Have you ever stuffed an entire sandwich into your mouth? Have you ever poured a bottle of alcohol over your head? Furthermore, have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video (Sov) horror at the dawn of the 1980s, Sledgehammer is the gore-soaked saga of seven party animals, their trip to a haunted house, and their ensuing battle with an ultra-creepy, flannel-wearing, sledgehammer-wielding behemoth. In other words, it’s everything you want out of a Sov slasher complete with Bill Murray impersonations! Helmed by writer-director David A. Prior (Killer Workout, Deadly Prey) and starring Ted Prior, David’s iconic trash-superstar sibling, Sledgehammer is Sov nirvana,...
Have you ever stuffed an entire sandwich into your mouth? Have you ever poured a bottle of alcohol over your head? Furthermore, have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video (Sov) horror at the dawn of the 1980s, Sledgehammer is the gore-soaked saga of seven party animals, their trip to a haunted house, and their ensuing battle with an ultra-creepy, flannel-wearing, sledgehammer-wielding behemoth. In other words, it’s everything you want out of a Sov slasher complete with Bill Murray impersonations! Helmed by writer-director David A. Prior (Killer Workout, Deadly Prey) and starring Ted Prior, David’s iconic trash-superstar sibling, Sledgehammer is Sov nirvana,...
- 3/5/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Sledgehammer
from David A. Prior What a week it's been for obscure horror films of the 80's! First Blue Underground announced that they were finally going to bring The Nesting to DVD & Blu-Ray. Then I found out Code Red is intent on bringing Ghostkeeper from New World Home Video to DVD. Now aspiring filmmaker Clint Kelly has announced that the forgotten and truly obscure slasher Sledgehammer from director David A. Prior (Killer Workout) is making its way to DVD May 10, 2011. One of the first films to be shot on VHS camcorder, Sledgehammer was known for slow motion shots and for capturing an atmosphere that was unintentionally funny, bizarre and creepy all at the same time.
Have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video...
from David A. Prior What a week it's been for obscure horror films of the 80's! First Blue Underground announced that they were finally going to bring The Nesting to DVD & Blu-Ray. Then I found out Code Red is intent on bringing Ghostkeeper from New World Home Video to DVD. Now aspiring filmmaker Clint Kelly has announced that the forgotten and truly obscure slasher Sledgehammer from director David A. Prior (Killer Workout) is making its way to DVD May 10, 2011. One of the first films to be shot on VHS camcorder, Sledgehammer was known for slow motion shots and for capturing an atmosphere that was unintentionally funny, bizarre and creepy all at the same time.
Have you ever been stalked by an unending evil in the claustrophobic confines of a righteously depressing haunted condo? In slow motion? No? Then welcome to Sledgehammer! Heralding the revolutionary roar of shot on video...
- 3/4/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
In 1982, First Blood set off a chain reaction of “Namsploitation” films about Vietnam veterans thrust into danger yet again. The film proved that, in the 1980s, no badass was complete without a tour of duty in Nam on his resume. Now everybody knows who Rambo is but this list is dedicated to the lesser-known, direct-to-video heroes. Some are genuinely cool – most are unintentionally hilarious – but all are certifiably badass.
10. Scott Monroe & Billy Thomas, Cage (1989)
In Nam, Billy (Lou Ferrigno) saved the life of his buddy Scott (Reb Brown) but was shot in the head doing so. The brain damage essentially turned Billy into a very large man-child. Now Scott takes care of him, like a testosterone-fueled rendition of Of Mice and Men. The two friends open a bar together after the war but are harassed by local thugs. Billy is tricked into underground cage fighting, so naturally Scott has to save him…...
10. Scott Monroe & Billy Thomas, Cage (1989)
In Nam, Billy (Lou Ferrigno) saved the life of his buddy Scott (Reb Brown) but was shot in the head doing so. The brain damage essentially turned Billy into a very large man-child. Now Scott takes care of him, like a testosterone-fueled rendition of Of Mice and Men. The two friends open a bar together after the war but are harassed by local thugs. Billy is tricked into underground cage fighting, so naturally Scott has to save him…...
- 1/31/2011
- by Heather Seebach
- Killer Films
The first time I heard of Deadly Prey was when Mack posted a youtube clip of it in these pages. Intrigued I started to snoop around and finally found it on a torrent site, which is the easiest way of getting it these days as it has no official DVD release. You could also hunt down a used copy of it on VHS if you prefer that way.
At the peak of the VHS boom filmmakers were making features left and right to satisfy the demands of the viewers and more often than not, quality was not the biggest concern of the parties involved but to get the product out there as quick as possible. This being the time where Stallone ruled the action genre with Rambo, the shelves of the video rentals were crammed with cheap knock off's but few contained the unintentional hilarity of this outrageous gem.
The...
At the peak of the VHS boom filmmakers were making features left and right to satisfy the demands of the viewers and more often than not, quality was not the biggest concern of the parties involved but to get the product out there as quick as possible. This being the time where Stallone ruled the action genre with Rambo, the shelves of the video rentals were crammed with cheap knock off's but few contained the unintentional hilarity of this outrageous gem.
The...
- 3/11/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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