VIP 9960 - The House of Doom Collection

Release date: 26/08/2003
Cat no: VIP 9960

The House of Doom Collection consisted of 4 made for TV Italian horrors from 1989  which were apparently never broadcast because they were deemed 'too violent'. Vipco released the box in August 2003 though were released individually earlier in the year.

THE HOUSE OF CLOCKS (dir: Lucio Fulci)
Release date: 24/02/2003
Cat no: VIP 109
Run time: 80:12 (Uncut)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Non-anamorphic widescreen
Audio: English Mono 2.0

THE SWEET HOUSE OF HORRORS (dir: Lucio Fulci)
Release date: 24/02/2003
Cat no: VIP 105
Runtime: 79:18 (Uncut)
Ratio: 1.78:1 Non-anamorphic widescreen
Audio: English Mono 2.0

THE HOUSE OF LOST SOULS (dir: Umberto Lenzi)
Release date: 17/03/2003
Cat no: VIP 110
Run time: 83:55 (Uncut)
Ratio: 1.66:1 non-anamorphic widescreen
Audio: English mono 2.0

THE HOUSE OF WITCHCRAFT (dir: Umberto Lenzi)
Release date: 17/03/2003
Cat no: VIP 106
Run time: 85:57 (Uncut)
Ratio: 1.85:1 Non-anamorphic widescreen
Audio: English Mono 2.0

All films feature the same 'bonus' material, namely: Gallery, Filmographies & Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin.

VIP 050 - TORSO

'HAUNTED BY A CHILDHOOD TRAGEDY HE IS DRIVEN TO KILL. AND KILL....'

For their 50th release Vipco chose to release Sergio Martino's much loved Giallo TORSO. This appears to be quite a rare tape and I've only ever come across one copy - which I promptly snatched up! I've only briefly skipped through the tape but the print used appears to be Joseph Brenner's US cut and is letterboxed at 1.66:1. Sadly, the BBFC insisted on 50 seconds of cuts.

The front cover and sleeve notes have been taken directly from the UK Pre-cert released in 1982 by Iver Film Services. That edition also used the Brenner version so I wouldn't be surprised if the transfer was also lifted from that tape, too.

TORSO was later due to be released by Redemption in it's original form but that release was cancelled. It wasn't until 2007 that TORSO made another appearance in the UK when Shameless issued the full, uncensored Italian cut on DVD. A Blu-ray containing both the Italian and US cuts has since been released in the US by Blue Underground.

The Beyond Terror DVD Label

Vipco are back! Well, sort of. You may have noticed while browsing the net or your local HMV that a new label has started to release all of the old Vipco titles. The covers may be different but the discs inside are the Vipco 'Screamtime' ones. Of course, many are now bootlegs as some have since been officially released in the UK by Arrow and Shameless.

Vipco's Cult Classics

                                                                                                                                                           
The Big Racket (Enzo G. Castellari, 1976)
Release date: 10/02/2003
1.85:1 Non-anamorphic widescreen
CUT VERSION (14 seconds removed by the BBFC)
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                             
Bronx Warriors (Enzo G. Castellari, 1982) aka 1990: The Bronx Warriors
Release date: 26/05/2003
2.35:1 non-anamorphic
Uncut

Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                             
Bronx Warriors 2 (Enzo G. Castellari, 1983) aka Escape from the Bronx
Release date: 26/01/2004
2.35:1 non-anamorphic
CUT VERSION
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                            
Emanuelle in Prison (Bruno Mattei, 1983) aka Blade Violent; Women's Prison Massacre
Release date: 16/06/2003
1.85:1 non-anamorphic
Uncut (includes 'happy' ending)
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                               
Gremloids (Todd Durham, 1985) aka Hyperspace
Release date: 19/08/2002
1.85:1 non-anamorphic (o.a.r 2.35:1)
Uncut
Filmographies

                                                                                                                                                                
The Last Hunter (Antonio Margheriti, 1980)
Release date: 17/06/2002
1.85:1 non-anamorphic
CUT: see here
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                                
A Man Called Blade (Sergio Martino, 1977) aka Mannaja
Release date: 07/10/2002
2.35:1 non-anamorphic
CUT (6 seconds removed by BBFC)
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                            
The New Barbarians (Enzo G. Castellari, 1982) aka Warriors of the Wasteland
Release date: 07/04/2003
2.35:1 non-anamorphic
Stereo 2.0
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                             
Prozzie (Ulli Lommel, 1983) aka Olivia; Double Jeopardy (pre-cert title)
Release date: 29/07/2002
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                                
Violence in a Women's Prison (Bruno Mattei, 1982) aka Caged Women
Release date: 16/06/2003
1.85:1 non-anamorphic
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                             
The Violent Professionals (Sergio Martino, 1973)
Release date: 07/04/2003
2.35:1 non-anamorphic
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                             

Vipco's Vault of Horror Collection Pt 3

(Again in some cases I've had to use the (identical) vhs sleeve)
                                                                                                                                                            
Psychic Killer (Roy Danton, 1976)

Release date: 21/10/2000
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery

                                                                                                                                                              

Rats - Night of Terror (Bruno Mattei, 1983)

Release date: 25/02/2002

1.66:1 non-anamorphic

Uncut

Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin

Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                                

Shock Waves (Ken Wiederhorn, 1977)

Release date: 2001
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & Peter Cushing filmography

                                                                                                                                                             
Shogun Assassin (Robert Huston, 1980)

Release date: 21/02/2000
2.35:1 non-anamorphic (1.33 version also available)
Uncut
Original theatrical trailer
Gallery

                                                                                                                                                              
The Slayer (J.S Cardone, 1982)

Release date: 13/08/2001
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                            
Spookies (Brendan Faulkner, Tomas Doran, Eugiene Joesph, 1986)

Release date: 09/07/2001
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery

                                                                                                                                                               
Stagefright (Michele Soavi, 1987)

Release date: 11/10/2002
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                             
The Toolbox Murders (Dennis Donnelly, 1977)

Release date: 14/04/2000
1.66:1 non-anamorphic
CUT VERSION
Trailers for Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery

                                                                                                                                                           
Vault of Horror (Roy Ward Baker, 1973)

Release date: 13/08/2001
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                              
Zombie Creeping Flesh (Bruno Mattei, 1980) aka Hell of the Living Dead

Release date: 22/04/2002
1.85:1 non-anamorphic
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                            
The Zombie Dead (Andrea Bianchi, 1980) aka The Nights of Terror; Burial Ground; Zombie 3

Release date: 29/07/2002
1.66:1 non-anamorphic
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                             
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (Lucio Fulci & Bruno Mattei, 1988) aka Zombi 3

Release date: 11/03/2002
1.78:1 non-anamorphic
CUT VERSION (Shorter 88 minute version)
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                               
Zombie Flesh Eaters 3 (Claudio Fragasso, 1990) aka Zombie 4; After Death

Release date: 19/08/2002
1.66:1 non-anamorphic
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies

                                                                                                                                                              
Zombie Nosh (Bill Hinzman, 1989) aka Flesh Eater; Revenge of the Living Dead

Release date: 23/06/2003
1.33:1
Uncut
Trailers for Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Psychic Killer and Shogun Assassin
Gallery & filmographies