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Rabid Grannies (Horror Comedy More Like Gorror Comedy)

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Rabid Grannies (Horror Comedy More Like Gorror Comedy)

  Get ready for more Grade-A Troma quirkiness with Vinegar Syndrome’s new release of Emmanuel Kerwyn’s Rabid Grannies. This one has been the stuff of legend ever since 1989/1990 when Troma and Media Home Entertainment released their horribly cut VHS edition. Rumors that this was an out-and-out gorefest a la Demons swirled through the underground […]

Mother’s Day (I Love Mommy Rape Revenge Slasher)

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Mother’s Day (I Love Mommy Rape Revenge Slasher)

  Upon release in 1980, Charles Kaufman’s Mother’s Day has confused, enraged and intrigued audiences the world over with its uneasy mixture of crude humor and sheer terror. Made famous by a scathing takedown by Roger Ebert and praise from FANGORIA, the film continues to baffle with its tonal shifts. Either way, it’s an unforgiving […]

The Last Horror Film (Onanistic Maniacal Horror Comedy)

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The Last Horror Film (Onanistic Maniacal Horror Comedy)

  With the success of 1980’s Maniac, producer Judd Hamilton saw dollar signs in the torrid team-up of the beautiful Caroline Munro and quirky character actor Joe Spinell. As a result, we were graced by the truly bizarre The Last Horror Film (lensed at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival as The Fanatic) less than two […]

Story of a Junkie (IRL Drug Culture Docudrama)

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Story of a Junkie (IRL Drug Culture Docudrama)

  The crown jewel in the paste crown of the Troma Team, Lech Kowalski’s Story of a Junkie (originally filmed as Gringo) is a wild trip through despair and addiction on the sordid streets of the Lower East Side circa 1983. Depressing, exhilarating, refreshing and a marked contrast from the usual Troma swill, Story of […]