Tuesday, November 30, 2021

NEW 2022 SEVERIN Q1 TITLES DETAILED!

NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980)

“REALLY DELIGHTFUL,
UNBELIEVABLY GORY
A triumph in oddball sleaze, like a more insane GRIZZLY.” - Oh, The Horror!

Amid the gush of early ‘80s low-budget backwoods horror, only one lost classic brought together softcore sex, hardcore violence, Satanic sex cults and a limb-tearing, gut-slinging, dick-ripping beast for “the best and bloodiest Bigfoot movie ever made.” (Buried.com): When a group of Anthropology students heads deep into the forest to investigate a series of Sasquatch attacks, they’ll discover an immortal brain-blast of crazy hermits, mutilated Girl Scouts, interspecies copulation and “one of the goriest final scenes in the whole history of splatter flicks” (A Slash Above). Producer/co-writer Jim L. Ball and director James C. Wasson deliver “an anti-masterpiece that moves like a bullet, unlike anything you’ve ever seen” (Mondo Digital) now scanned in 2K from the recently discovered 35mm answer print with over 5½ hours of Special Features on two discs.
Special Features:
 DISC 1
- Exclusive Slip Cover
- Just A Little Green Kid Outta Waco, Texas — Interview With Producer Jim L. Ball
- The Demon Made Me Do It — Interview With Director James C. Wasson
- Eye Of The Demon — Interview With Cinematographer John Quick
- FRATERNITY OF HORROR — Previously Unreleased 1964 Feature Produced By Jim L. Ball And Shot By John Quick
- Trailer
DISC 2
- Cryptid Currency: Transgression Aggression In Bigfoot Cinema — Video Essay By David Coleman, Author Of The Bigfoot Filmography
- Tales From The Cryptid — Interview With Stephen R. Bissette, Co-Author Of Cryptid Cinema 
- Deconstructing Patty — Interview With William Munns, Author Of When Roger Met Patty
- Mondo Bigfoot — Interview With Lyle Blackburn, Author Of Boggy Creek Casebook 
- BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS!
- BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS! PART 2
- My Nasty Memories — Interview With BAN - THE SADIST VIDEOS! Director David Gregory

Specs: 
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: All
THE FORBIDDEN DOOR (2005) 

“AS SLICK AS IT IS SICK... An example of what movies could be but rarely dare to try.” - Richard Corliss, Time Magazine

With his third disturbing feature, Joko Anwar – Indonesian
writer/director of IMPETIGORE and the remake of SATAN’S SLAVE – became
one of the most daring new genre filmmakers in the world. Now discover why: As a successful young sculptor increasingly loses his grip on sanity, he imagines his wife, friends and family are all conspiring against him, begins filling his best-selling works with unspeakable human matter, becomes obsessed with brutal hidden-camera abuse videos,
and inches inescapably closer towards the most horrific final act of all. Fachry Albar (V/H/S/2), Marsha Timothy (THE RAID 2) and Ario Bayu (THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC) star in this “almost perfect film – eerie, terrifying and just begging to be seen” (The Focus Pull), now on disc with exclusive Special Features for the first time ever in America.

Special Features: 
- Audio Commentary With Director Joko Anwar
- Opening The Door — Interview With Joko Anwar
- Deleted & Extended Scenes With Optional Commentary By Joko Anwar
- Behind The Scenes Featurette
- Herosase Footage
- Poster & Still Gallery
- Trailers

Specs:
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: All

THE HALFWAY HOUSE (2004) 

“F*CKIN’ A, THIS MOVIE HAS THE GOODS…There’s plenty for fans to sit up and shout about –showers, gore, naked flesh and Mary Woronov. Sleazy fun!” 
- Film Threat

From writer/director/FX fabricator Kenneth J. Hall (PUPPET MASTER,
EVIL SPAWN, CARNOSAUR) comes the ultimate union of graphic gore, evil nuns, relentless nudity, sexual depravity, Lovecraftian carnage and
unapologetically over-the-top exploitation bliss: When a missing
teen’s sister goes undercover at Mary Magdalen Halfway House for
Troubled Girls, she'll expose an unholy conspiracy of pervy priests,
bonehead cops, aggressive lesbians and a secret dungeon where naked
runaways are sacrificed to a one-eyed Cthulhu. Janet Tracy Keijser
(SCHISM), FX legend Cleve Hall (MONSTER MAN) and national treasure Mary Woronov (EATING RAOUL, ROCK & ROLL HIGH SCHOOL) star in this
“incredibly wild ride with everything you could want in a B-movie”
(Video Zeta One), now on Blu-ray for the first time ever.

Special Features:
- Discipline And Sacrifice — A Look Back At THE HALFWAY HOUSE
- Cleve Hall — From Monster Kid To Monster Man
- Archival Making-Of
- Insecto Circus — Halfway To Hell Music Video
-Trailers

Specs: 
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Stereo
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: All

BALLAD IN BLOOD (2016) 

“DEODATO’S RETURN TO SHOCK CINEMA…From the very first scene, this is a merciless portrait of a degenerate generation.” - Quinlan.it

For his first film in 23 years, Ruggero Deodato – the legendary
director of such ItaloSleaze classics as CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK and RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS – explored a different breed of butchery inspired by the Perugia exchange student murder that shocked the world: After a wild night of sex, drugs and clubbing, a young woman, her boyfriend and his dealer pal wake to find her straight-laced roommate brutally murdered. But will what happens next reveal the most horrific secrets of all? Cinematographe.it calls Deodato’s ripped-from-the-headlines return “a disturbing thriller that’s violent, cynical and excessive,” featuring a pounding score by Claudio Simonetti (SUSPIRIA, DEMONS), with 2+ hours of startling new Special Features and available in America for the time ever.

Special Features:
- Exclusive Slip Cover
- The Day After — Interview With Director/Writer Ruggero Deodato
- Midnight Mass Hysteria — Interview With Nina Burleigh, Author Of New York Times Bestseller 'The Fatal Gift Of Beauty: The Trials Of Amanda Knox'
- It Happened In Perugia — Interview With Film Historian Fabio Melelli
- Things To Do In Perugia When You're Dead — Interview With Actress Noemi Smorra
- A Maestro At Work — Interview With Executive Producer Raffaele Mertes
- Behind The Scenes
- Trailers

Specs: 
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Stereo
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: All

HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK (1980) 

“UNRELENTING PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR…Total unabashed exploitation cinema from Ruggero Deodato, as controversial as his CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST.” - Starburst Magazine

For his follow-up to CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, director Ruggero Deodato delivered a shocker packed with even more cruelty and controversy. 40+ years later, it remains one of the most disturbing exploitation films of all time: David Hess of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT infamy stars as a charismatic psychopath who, with his equally unhinged sidekick (Giovanni Lombardo Radice of CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD), turns a get-together of chic New Yorkers into an ordeal of class warfare and sexual violence. Annie Belle (ABSURD), Christian Borromeo (TENEBRAE) and Lorraine De Selle (WILD BEASTS) co-star in this notorious DPP 39 Video Nasty from the screenwriters of NEW YORK RIPPER with an unforgettable soundtrack by Riz Ortolani, now scanned uncut in 4K from the original negative with 3+ hours of all-new Special Features.
Special Features:
 DISC 1
- Exclusive Slip Cover
- Audio Commentary By Bruce Holecheck (Cinema Arcana) And Art Ettinger (Ultra Violent)
- The Man Who Loved Women — Interview With Director Ruggero Deodato
- Lights On — Interview With Cinematographer Sergio D'Offizi
- Like A Prairie Dog — Interview With Actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice
- External Beauty & Internal Ugliness — Archival Interview With David Hess
- House Sweet House — Interview With Set Designer Antonello Geleng
- Poster/Lobby Card Gallery
DISC 2
- DEODATO HOLOCAUST -Feature-length documentary by Felipe M. Guerra that explores the film-by-film triumphs, tragedies and controversies of Ruggero Deodato
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer
DISC 3
- CD soundtrack

Specs: 
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Subtitles: English
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A

BLOODY PIT OF HORROR (1965) 

“THE BELOVED CLASSICK FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF ITALIAN HORROR…A breathtaking blend of cheesecake, pop art and Sadian excess.” - Frank Henenlotter, director of The BASKET CASE Trilogy

The most insane post-peplum psycho-sexual classic in Italian horror history just got even better: When the crew of a saucy photoshoot breaks into an abandoned castle, they will unleash the madness of the male-body-obsessed owner (muscleman Mickey Hargitay in the WTF? performance of his career) who is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a 16th century torturer. Walter Brandt (THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE) and Femi Benussi (HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON) co-star in this hair-raising orgy of sadism – also known as THE CRIMSON EXECUTIONER – from director Massimo Pupillo (TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE) and the screenwriters of KILL, BABY... KILL! with special effects by future Oscar® winner Carlo Rambaldi (E.T.), now scanned in eye-stabbingly stunning 2K from the original uncut negative recently discovered in a Rome lab vault.

Special Features:
- Exclusive Slip Cover
- Audio Commentary With Filmmaker David DeCoteau And Film Historian David Del Valle
- Alternate Opening Sequences
- Trailer

Specs:
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
Subtitles: English
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: All

BLACK CANDLES (1982)

“A MERRY-GO-ROUND OF SEXUAL DEVIANCE…It remains a gratifying starting point to discover an atypical director who delights in debauchery.” - Psychovision

With classics like WHIRLPOOL, SYMPTOMS and VAMPYRES, writer/director José Ramón Larraz explored bold new realms of erotic horror. But with his most infamous film of all, the late Spanish auteur defiled nearly every taboo of sexual mayhem: When a young couple visits in-laws in the UK countryside, they will instead discover a haven of the occult where lesbianism, incest, sodomy, bestiality and beyond may all be commanded by Lucifer himself. The legendary Helga Liné (NIGHTMARE
CASTLE, THE LORELEY’S GRASP), Carmen Carrión (THE INCONFESSABLE ORGIES OF EMMANUELLE) and Mauro Rivera (THE SEXUAL STORY OF O) star in this notorious orgy of Satanic depravity – also known as HOT FANTASIES, NAKED DREAMS and SEXUAL RITES OF THE DEVIL – now scanned uncut in 2K with all-new Special Features.

Special Features:
- Audio Commentary With Rodney Barnett And Troy Guinn, Hosts Of NaschyCast
- La Dama Del Fantaterror — Documentary Short On Actress Helga Liné By Filmmaker Diego López
- Made By The Devil — Interview With Gavin Baddeley, Author Of Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship & Rock'n'Roll
- An Exception To The Norm — Interview With Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, Author Of Spanish Horror Film
 
Specs:
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: All






 








Monday, November 29, 2021

Scream Factory February Titles Detailed!


SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (2021) 

Hannah Gonera (Spell), Alex McGregor (Blood Drive), Frances Sholto-Douglas (The Kissing Booth) and Jane de Wet (Trackers) star in this terrifying thriller that gives new life – and death – to the classic '80s horror franchise. When a quartet of friends heads from L.A. to an isolated cabin for a getaway, they encounter a few uninvited guests. But someone has an axe – and a few other sharp implements – to grind, and soon, an evening meant for fun and games descends into a night of chaos and fear. Brace yourself for all-new thrills and drills as the party-goers try to escape the most terrifying Massacre yet!

Special Features: 
- Audio Commentary With Director Danishka Esterhazy
- Alternate Ending
- Trailer

87 min
1.78:1
Not Rated

LIVE OR LET DIE (2021) 


In the deadly wake of a viral outbreak, the human race is on the brink of extinction. Zombies walk the Earth and hunt the living. Among the chaos, lone wolf Nick discovers an old diary that contains a map indicating a sanctuary that might be his last chance at peace. Teaming up with another survivor, the reckless John, Nick journeys through the ruins of society in search of refuge — but they quickly realize that even in a dead world, the ominous threats that walk amongst the living are every bit as terrifying as those posed by the dead.

87 min
2:40.1
Not Rated

LIPSTICK  (1976)

THE STORY OF ONE WOMAN WHO HAD TO TAKE THE LAW INTO HER OWN HANDS

Margaux Hemingway makes her film debut portraying a high-fashion model who is victimized by a brutal assailant and then again by the judicial system that's supposed to protect her. Chris Sarandon plays the music teacher who brutally attacks her and forces her to the point of desperation – and revenge. 

As Margaux's lawyer, Academy Award® winner* Anne Bancroft gives a brilliant, uncompromising portrayal of a woman who takes on the legal system in an attempt to define the rights of women in this complex and controversial issue. Mariel Hemingway, nominated for a Golden Globe, delivers an "immensely moving, utterly unaffected performance" (The New York Times) and director Lamont Johnson ably brings the film to its shocking and violent conclusion.

*1962: Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Miracle Worker

89 min
1.85:1
Color
English
R

PARANOIAC (1963)

EERIE AND THOROUGHLY CHILLING" – Los Angeles Herald Examiner

Calling all fellow HAMMER fans! The indisputable visual genius that is Freddie Francis brings us PARANOIAC on Blu-ray February 8th, 2022! 

Nothing is quite what it seems in this riveting, complex tale of greed, dementia and deceit from Hammer Films, the experts in terror. Rescued from a suicide attempt by a man claiming to be her long-dead brother, a young heiress (Janette Scott, The Day Of The Triffids) finds a new reason to live. But her relatives have doubts. They think "Tony" (Alexander Davion) is an imposter who's trying to get his hands on the family fortune. Everyone has their own secret reasons to suspect Tony, as well as their own designs on his vast inheritance – especially brother Simon (Oliver Reed, The Curse Of The Werewolf), a magnetic but devastatingly cruel wretch who'll stop at nothing to thwart the supposed pretender.
 
Special Features: 
- NEW 2k Scan From The Interpositive
- NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Bruce Hallenbeck
- “The Making of Paranoiac”
- Theatrical Trailer
 
You can pre-order today: https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/paranoiac-collector-s-edition?product_id=7752

80 min
2.35:1
Unrated 
Not Rated

THE HOWLING (1981)

"ONE OF THE BEST WEREWOLF MOVIES EVER MADE!" – Los Angeles Magazine

From the director of Gremlins and Piranha comes the ultimate masterpiece of primal terror.

Severely shaken after a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, TV newscaster Karen White (Dee Wallace, E.T. Tthe Extra-Terrestrial) takes some much-needed time off. Hoping to conquer her inner demons, she heads for "the Colony," a secluded retreat where her new neighbors are just a tad too eager to make her feel at home. Also, there seems to be a bizarre link between her would-be attacker and this supposedly safe haven. And when, after nights of being tormented by savage shrieks and unearthly cries, Karen ventures into the forest to find answers, she makes a terrifying discovery. Now she must fight not only for her life ... but for her very soul!

Special Features: 
DISC ONE (4K UHD)
- NEW 2021 4K Restoration By StudioCanal, Approved By Director Joe Dante
- Audio Commentary With Director Joe Dante And Actors Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, And Robert Picardo
- Audio Commentary By Author Gary Bradner
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)
- NEW 2021 4K Restoration By StudioCanal, Approved By Director Joe Dante
- Audio Commentary With Joe Dante, Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone And Robert Picardo
- Audio Commentary By Gary Bradner
- "Fun. Fur. Film." – An Interview With Dee Wallace
- "Howling's Eternal" – An Interview With Executive Producer Steven A. Lane
- "Cut To Shreds" – An Interview With Editor Mark Goldblatt
- Interview With Co-Writer Terence H. Winkless
- Interview With Stop Motion Animator David Allen
- "Unleashing The Beast: The Making Of The Howling" – Vintage Featurette
- "Making A Monster Movie: Inside The Howling" – Vintage Featurette
- Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary
Outtakes
- Horror's Hallowed Grounds – A Look At The Film's Original Locations
- Theatrical Trailer
- Trailers From Hell – Writer Josh Olson On The Howling
- Still Gallery

91 min
1.85:1
English
R
 
You can pre-order here: https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-howling-collector-s-edition-2?product_id=7755

ALLIGATOR (1980)

IT LIVES 50 FEET BENEATH THE CITY. IT'S 36 FEET LONG. IT WEIGHS 2,000 POUNDS ... AND IT'S ABOUT TO BREAK OUT!

From director Lewis Teague (Cujo) and screenwriter John Sayles (The Howling) comes an unstoppable thriller with bite. A family returning from Florida decides their pet baby alligator is too much to handle and flushes him down the toilet. Meanwhile, Slade Laboratories is conducting secret experiments with animals and disposing of them in the sewer. The alligator, fending for itself, begins to feed on the dead animals, and grows. Now, twelve years later, after several mysterious murders, David Madison (Robert Forster, Jackie Brown) is on the case to find out who ... or what ... is killing people.

90 min
1.85:1
R

ALLIGATOR II: THE MUTATION  (1991) 

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO IN THE SEWER ...

Deep in the sewers beneath the city of Regent Park, a baby alligator feeds on the experimental animals discarded by Future Chemicals Corporation. Nourished by the toxic growth hormones and other mutating chemicals, the gator grows immense in size ... and voracious in appetite. Now, it must kill to survive! It's a classic confrontation between man and beast. This sequel to the classic thriller Alligator stars Joseph Bologna (Transylvania 6-5000), Steve Railsback (Lifeforce), Dee Wallace (The Howling), Richard Lynch (Bad Dreams) and Kane Hodder (Jason X).

92 min
1.85:1
PG-13


LIVE OR LET DIE Hits On-Demand and Digital January 18th and on Blu-ray, and DVD for Watch-At-Home on February 8, 2022

LIVE OR LET DIE (2021) 

GRUESOME ZOMBIE HORROR FEATURE PREMIERES ON DIGITAL AND ON-DEMAND JANUARY 18th, 2022

DVD AND BLU-RAY ARRIVE ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES 
FEBRUARY 8th, 2022

Brace yourself for one of the most unflinchingly tense post-apocalyptic terrors when the new zombie horror feature LIVE OR LET DIE, written and directed by Manuel Urbaneck, unleashes on VOD and digital on January 18th, 2022 and arrives on Blu-ray and DVD February 8th, 2022, from Shout! Studios and Scream Factory. A must-have for horror enthusiasts and movie collectors, LIVE OR LET DIE is now available for pre-order at ShoutFactory.com and will be made available in stores and other fine retailers.

In the deadly wake of a viral outbreak, the human race is on the brink of extinction. Zombies walk the earth and hunt the living. Among the chaos, lone wolf Nick (Jan Bohlenschmidt) discovers an old diary that contains a map indicating a sanctuary that might be his last chance at peace. Teaming up with another survivor, the reckless John (Manuel Urbaneck), Nick journeys through the ruins of society in search of refuge — but they quickly realize that even in a dead world, the ominous threats that walk amongst the living are every bit as terrifying as those posed by the dead.

 Cast includes Jan Bohlenschmidt, Manuel Urbaneck, Steven Mooers, Alona Hertha, Michael Valentin, Heiko Schulz, Markus Hettich, Dirk Jeblick, Kai Erfurt, Anna Eversheim, Richard Schaffert, Sven Glowatzki, Rosanna Schymanski

Shout! Studios | 96 minutes

Watch the Official Movie Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ5CLSp2qhs

LIVE OR LET DIE
Hits On-Demand and Digital January 18th

Arrives on Blu-ray, and DVD for Watch-At-Home on February 8th, 2022

ALLIGATOR (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) SLITHERS OUT ON FEBRUARY 22, 2022 IN A 4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO PACK FROM SCREAM FACTORY

ALLIGATOR (COLLECTOR’S EDITION)
4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO PACK

It lives 50 feet beneath the city. It’s 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds… and it’s about to break out! Alligator (Collector's Edition) comes snapping on February 22, 2022 in a 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo pack from Scream Factory. Special features will be announced at a later date.

From director Lewis Teague (Cujo, Cat’s Eye) and screenwriter John Sayles (Piranha, The Howling) comes an unstoppable thriller with bite. After returning from their Florida vacation, the Kendal family decides their pet baby alligator is too much to take care of and they flush him down the toilet. At the same time, Slade Laboratories is conducting secret experiments with animals and disposing of them in the sewer. The baby alligator, fending for itself, must feed on anything it can … including the dead animals. Now, twelve years later, when several murders happen in the city of Chicago, David Madison (Robert Forster, Jackie Brown) is put on the case to find out who … or what … is killing people.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

ENDGAME (1983) (Severin Films Blu-ray Review)

ENDGAME (1983) 

Label: Severin Films
Region Code: A
Rating: Unrated
Duration:
Audio: English and Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1) 
Director: Joe D’Amato
Cast: Al Cliver, Bobby Rhodes, Gabriele Tinti, George Eastman, Gordon Mitchell, Laura Gemser

Italian director Joe D'Amato (Deep Blood) never met a movie trend he couldn't reinvent, replicate and/or steal and mash-up with several other genres, and that holds true of this flick which came during the ‘80s Italian post-nuke cycle following John Carpenter's Escape From New York and George Miller's Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. It opens appropriately with nuclear mushroom clouds filling the sky and then settles into a dystopian future where a Nazi-esque fascist government 
sponsors a deadly game show called "Endgame", not unlike what we saw with Lucio Fulci's  Warriors of the Year 2027. The gameshow features "prey" and "hunters", the latter of whom have 24-hours to hunt their prey through the dilapidated ruins of a city all while it is beamed to the homes of whatever's left of humanity. The new government is a tyrannical fascist regime that control the streets with Nazi-looking goon squads with S.S. insignias who are secretly using Endgame as a cover to exterminate mutants, people who have mutated into animal-human hybrids or have psychic-powers which the ruling government deems a threat.  

The "prey" of Endgame is Ron Shannon (Al Cliver, Zombie) who is pitted against a trio of "hunters" Woody Aldridge (Bobby Rhodes, Demons), Gabe Mantrax (Alberto Dell'Asqua, Vengeance) and Shannon's former friend turned nemesis Kurt Karnack (George Eastman, Anthropophagous).As the game commences Shannon makes his way through the apocalyptic ruins where he meets the still very human and sexy looking psychic-mutant Lilith (Laura Gemser, Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals) who recruits him to smuggle her and her mutant-powered son out of the city before the government extermination squads, led by Colonel Morgan (Gordon Mitchell, Fellini Satyricon) catch up to them. 

This is a pretty obvious mash-up of Escape From new York and Mad Max set in a radiation-ravaged future with some interesting nods to stuff like Carrie and even Empire Strikes Back, D'Amato always stole from the best and it makes for a fun and briskly paced post-nuke outing with a solid cast of euro-cult royalty. It's fun to see the somewhat wooden  Cliver in a starring role, he and Eastman have some fun entanglements, but I wish that Bobby Rhodes had a bit more to do, he's so great in the Demons films.  It's also always great to see Gemser in a D'Amato flick, and of course she provides some brief nudity which is always appreciated. The gore in this one is pretty light but the make-up effects are decent. We get some Planet of the Apes looking mutants, a blue-skinned mutant toad-man who is the leader of one of the wasteland warrior clans who is always in the company of two nude women at his side. Once we get away from the ruins of the city The Escape from New York vibe gives way to a more Max Max 2 styles adventure with cool armored cars and various scavenger clans providing constant threat, including a cult of white-eyed blond monks in black robes with swords!

There's no escaping the meager Filmirage budget, it feels like it was done on the cheap, as did most of the early 80's Italian post-nuke apocalypse stuff, but D'Amato keeps things moving at a brisk pace and it's never dull ride. There's lots of nice little touches that keep it interesting like a guy cemented into a concrete wall stockade style, and the variety of post-nuke vehicles, plus a bit of Carrie-styled telekinetic mutant mayhem, and I loved the open-ended freeze-frame nod to Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid at the end. 


Audio/Video: Endgame (1983) arrives on Blu-ray from Severin Films with a 
2K scan from the original negative in 1080p HD framed in 1.85:1 widescreen. It's a good looking source that is largely free of blemish with good grain structures throughout. It has the inherent softness of other post-apocalyptic Italian films of the era, lots of smoke machine generated atmosphere that saps fine detail, but other scenes looks quite good in HD offering plenty of texture in the close-ups. It's not an overly colorful flick but colors do look accurate and black levels are solid. 
Audio comes by way of both English and Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 dual-mono with optional English subtitles. I preferred the English dub over the Italian-dub, dialogue is clean and intelligible throughout, and the synth-pulsing score from Carlo Maria Cordio (Shocking Dark) sounds quite nice in the mix. 

Extras are somewhat slim, the only new interview is the 15-minute After The Bomb: Interview With Actor Luigi Montefiori (aka George Eastman) who talks about the film being inspired by Mad Max 2, how budget constraints hampered the execution and getting into some of the fight scenes, locations and cast and crew, as well as other influences on the film. The only other extras is the theatrical trailer. The 2-disc BD/CD releases arrives in a dual-hubbed black keepcase with a reversible sleeve of artwork, inside there's a CD containing the Carlo Maria Cordio score and an postcard sized insert with artwork featuring the track list for the 22-song CD that runs approximately 44-minutes. 

Special Features:
- After The Bomb: Interview With Actor Luigi Montefiori (15 min) 
- Trailer (3 min) 
- Bonus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD (22 Songs, 44 mins)
- Sleeve of Reversible Artwork

Severin's November onslaught of post-nuke mayhem has probably been my favorite genre film grouping of since their animals-attack pack back in May, both are highly entertaining exploitation clusters that deliver the good for fans of b-movie making at it's most entertaining. Endgame (1983) is another post-nuke rarity finally given a proper HD release from Severin making it easier to check off you must-see list of post-apocalyptic films. While there's not a ton of extras the reversible artwork and CD soundtrack are terrific value-adds that make this easy to recommend to cult films fans. 

Screenshots from the Severin Blu-ray: 































































Extras: