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The Strange Affair, Dust Devil


Link Here26th February 2026

US flagReleased on 28th October 2025

Dust Devil

Dust Devil is a 1992 UK slasher horror thriller by Richard Stanley
Starring Robert John Burke, Chelsea Field and Zakes Mokae BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The International Version is the standard world wide but there is also a shorter Theatrical Version. This was cut in the uS for an MPAA R rating. The International Version was passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for VHS and 15 uncut for DVD.

Summary Notes

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2025 KL Studio Classics [International + Theatrical Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 28th October 2025
  • 2025 KL Studio Classics Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad

Promotional Material

From out the seething heat of the endless desert comes the nameless man (Robert John Burke, RoboCop 3, Thinner), his worn-down boot-heels tapping across the hard-baked earth. His old and ruthless spirit has smelled the town dying from afar and he has come to collect the souls to build his power. Soon the wasteland is littered with burned and disfigured remains and Ben Mukurob (Zakes Mokae, The Serpent and the Rainbow), the last policeman in the small town of Bethany, is faced with a mystery that threatens his eternal soul. Into this maelstrom of horror comes Wendy (Chelsea Field, Masters of the Universe), a young woman on the run from a broken marriage. Her flight has led her into the desert and perhaps into the arms of the Devil Himself. Filmmaking visionary Richard Stanley (director of the seminal cyberpunk shocker Hardware) has conjured a mystical mélange of windswept Spaghetti Western and hallucinatory horror/fantasy, spectacularly filmed on location in the Great Namib Desert of Africa. This Special Edition of Dust Devil includes Richard Stanleys Directors Cut and the original, altered Theatrical Cut -- both versions gloriously restored in 4K!

Special Features:

DISC 1 (4KUHD):
- Includes Both the Directors and Theatrical Cuts
- Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Masters -- From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative (Approved by Director Richard Stanley)
- NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Richard Stanley (Director's Cut)
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
- Includes Both the Directors and Theatrical Cuts
- Brand New HD Masters -- From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative (Approved by Director Richard Stanley)
- NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Richard Stanley (Director's Cut)
- Richard Stanley - Dust Devil and Other Misadventures: 2006 Interview with Contributions by Composer Simon Boswell (35:25)
- Original Storyboards
- Original Polaroids
- Original 16mm Trailer (2:01)
- Theatrical Trailer (Newly Remastered)
- 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles

The Strange Affair

The Strange Affair is a 1968 UK crime drama by David Greene
Starring Michael York, Jeremy Kemp and George A. Cooper BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1968.

Summary Notes

When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2025 Vinegar Syndrome Labs (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 28th October 2025

Promotional Material

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.

"There's nothing more despicable than a bent policeman." In a less-than-swinging area of London, the grizzled Detective Sgt. Pierce is obsessed with taking down a local kingpin, Quince, who is an expert at evading arrest, as he was once a policeman himself. Meanwhile, PC Strange is a new beat cop, fresh and idealistic about serving the public good, who meets a hippie girl named Frederika while quieting a street scuffle. Frederika takes an interest in Strange, who is quickly learning the harder realities of police life. When Strange gets trapped in a budding scandal, it's Pierce who convinces Strange he can save him, but only if Strange helps bend the law to entrap Quince.

An early feature from prolific telefilm director David Greene (I Start Counting; Rich Man, Poor Man), THE STRANGE AFFAIR combines the grit of US police drama with English working-class culture, delivering a strong update to the form with its multiple storylines and cynical eye on both pop culture and bureaucracy. Featuring powerful performances from Michael York (Austin Powers, Murder on the Orient Express), Susan George (Straw Dogs, Tintorera), and Jeremy Kemp (Top Secret!, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors), it also boasts a stunning soundtrack by experimental composer Basil Kirchin (The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and photography from Alex Thomson (The Keep). Vinegar Syndrome Labs is proud to offer the disc debut of this police thriller, newly restored in 4K from its original Techniscope negative.

Bonus Features:
1. Region A Blu-ray
2. Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm original negative
3. Commentary track with filmmaker, film writer, and producer Kat Ellinger
4. Swinging to London (5 min) - a featurette with words by actor Michael York
5. Greene Recruits (35 min) - a making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew
6. In Like Quince (18 min) - an interview with actor David Glaisyer
7. Reversible sleeve artwork
8. English SDH subtitles

 

 

Weekly UK DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

SS Experiment Camp, A History of Violence, Ms. 45, Daughters of Darkness


Link Here26th February 2026

 

 

Weekly US DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS, Eyes Without a Face, The Curse of Frankenstein


Link Here19th February 2026

US flagReleased on 14th October 2025

The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 UK Sci-Fi horror thriller by Terence Fisher
Starring Peter Cushing, Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1957 cinema release. These cuts persisted into home video until the 2012 restoration on Blu-ray when of the cuts was restored. Meanwhile the film has dropped down the BBFC age ratings from X in 1957 to 15 in 1989 to 12 in 2003. The cut UK version is MPAA R rated but the 2020 restored Blu-ray release is MPA Unrated and so is presumably the uncut version.

Summary Notes

While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

Driven by obsession and defying the laws of nature, Baron Victor Frankenstein dares to reanimate the dead, creating not just life, but a monstrous force beyond his control. As his experiments spiral into madness, Frankenstein must confront the consequences of playing God in a world unprepared for the horrors he unleashes. A milestone in cinema, The Curse of Frankenstein launched Hammer's iconic Gothic horror cycle and redefined the genre with shocking colour, psychological intensity, and unforgettable performances. This new 4K UHD Deluxe Collector's Edition boasts a new 4K HDR restoration from Hammer Films in association with the Warner Archive Collection. The film is presented in 3 different aspect ratios, and is accompanied by hours and hours of new special features.

Death Packs a Suitcase

Death Packs a Suitcase is a 1972 West Germany/Spain/UK crime horror thriller by Jesús Franco
Starring Horst Tappert, Fred Williams and Barbara Rütting IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release

Summary Notes

A London slasher pack the suitcases of his victims before stabbing them to death in this adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 'Secret of the Black Suitcases.'

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

A black-gloved killer stalks London, packing the suitcases of their victims before murdering them with an exotic dagger. Surrounded by potential suspects but lacking hard evidence, a smooth-talking Inspector (Fred Williams, The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse) seeks the help of famous crime-novelist Charles Barton (Horst Tappert, German TVs Derrick). Euro-horror filmmaker Jess Franco took a break from his decadent sex thrillers (Vampyros Lesbos) to demonstrate his versatility with this whodunit. Working carefully within the genre of the German 'Krimi' film, Franco nevertheless managed to infuse the film with personal touches: dynamic camerawork, seductive women, comic flourishes, all set to a jazz soundtrack by Rolf Kühn. Also released as Der Todesrächer von Soho (The Avenger of Soho), Death Packs a Suitcase was adapted from a story by Bryan Edgar Wallace, who carried on the literary tradition of his father, legendary mystery-writer Edgar Wallace (The Dark Eyes of London).

Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face is a 1960 France/Italy horror drama by Georges Franju
Starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel IMDb

Cut for both UK and US cinema release. Uncut in the US from 2003

Summary Notes

A surgeon causes a car accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

At his secluded château in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughters disfigured countenance--at a horrifying price. Eyes Without a Face, directed by the supremely talented Georges Franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since its release. There are images here--of terror, of gore, of inexplicable beauty--that once seen are never forgotten.

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Blood of the Beasts, Georges Franjus 1949 documentary about the slaughterhouses of Paris
  • Archival interviews with Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of Blood of the Beasts
  • Interview with actor Edith Scob
  • Excerpts from Les grand-pères du crime, a 1985 documentary about screenwriters Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
  • Trailers
  • PLUS: Essays by novelist Patrick McGrath and film historian David Kalat

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS is a 1975 Canada war horror thriller by Don Edmonds
Starring Dyanne Thorne, Gregory Knoph and Tony Mumolo BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Banned by the BBFC for 1975 and 1976 cinema release. Not submitted since. Uncut and Unrated in the US

Summary Notes

A sadistic warden at a Nazi death camp conducts "medical experiments" to prove that women are more resilient than men, all while a revolt is being plotted by a prisoner she takes a fancy to.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Promotional Material

The textbook example of Nazisploitation, and a cornerstone of the 1970s sexploitation cinema, Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS dramatizes the atrocities performed by a sadistic commandant (Dyanne Thorne) at a German concentration camp. Ilsa uses male prisoners as sexual playthings and women as subjects of medical torture, then brutally executes all who fail to satisfy her unholy desires. Despite being condemned by film critic Gene Siskel as the most degenerate picture I have seen... a textbook for rapists and mutilation freaks, Don Edmonds's orgy of violence became a runaway success, immortalizing Thorne as a grindhouse goddess and inspiring three sequels and a host of imitations, none of which could rival the shocking depravity of the original.

 

 

 

Weekly UK DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

Severance


Link Here19th February 2026

 

 

Weekly US DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

Black Sunday


Link Here3rd February 2026

US flagReleased on 7th October 2025

Black Sunday

Black Sunday is a 1960 Italy horror by Mario Bava
Starring Barbara Steele, John Richardson and Andrea Checchi IMDb

Banned by the BBFC in 1961. The European Version (Mask of Satan) was uncut but the US Version (Black Sunday) was cut.

Summary Notes

Decades after being executed for witchcraft, vengeful Princess Asa Vajda and her fiendish servant are resurrected and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of Asa Vajda's beautiful look-alike descendant Princess Katia.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2025 SHOUT! FACTORY Collector's Edition [European + US versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 7th October 2025

Promotional Material

A Bavarian princess, burned at the stake with her lover for being a witch, comes to life after three hundred years to enact the curse of revenge on her remaining family members.

Bonus Content:

  • 4K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative
  • International Version
  • Audio Commentary with Writer Dr. Rebekah King
  • Audio Commentary with Dr. Karen Stallznow, Matt Baxter and Blake Smith
  • Audio Commentary with Film Critic Brian Keiper
  • Audio Commentary with Film Critic Meagan Navarro
  • Trailers from Hell: Interview with Filmmaker Larry Cohen
  • International Trailer
  • US Trailer
  • Poster Gallery
  • TV Spot

 

 

Weekly UK DVD and Blu-ray Releases...

Zombie Flesh Eaters . Black Sunday, The Dollman Toybox


Link Here3rd February 2026


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