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[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Some hints about the mystery titles for Black Friday.

[null Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close null]

FYI, The Denver / Aurora store is open! They announced it on instagram (and only there, from what I can tell), but ... I dislike fuckerberg more than almost any human alive, so I didn't see it. Worth a visit, and really looking forward to being able to pick up orders rather than waiting for them to work through the backlog...

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A hint from the recent newsletter as to one of the Black Friday titles.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

A hint from the recent newsletter as to one of the Black Friday titles.

Damn, that is a tease and a half.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Freeway is a nice surprise.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Rewatched Freeway on Tubi in the last year. Forgot how sleazy in subject matter it is.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

Rewatched Freeway on Tubi in the last year. Forgot how sleazy in subject matter it is.

I am having a hard time imagining it being any more sleazy than the unrated version already was, to be honest. I gotta see the longer cut!

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Some info on 2023 releases.

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Starting Thursday at 12:01 EST.

[ChicGandil Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ChicGandil]

Some info on 2023 releases.

That all sounds pretty fucking amazing.

It would be great to see the floodgates open on Category III across several different labels.

On the gialli front, hopefully they go with an all-Spanish box or two. With all the great Italian titles on the market, it seems like Spain has the most fertile virgin terrain remaining. If not a Spanish gialli box, the world would be a better place with some kind of deluxe Marisa Mell collection.

Also, more stand alone Naschy is always a good thing. Frankenstein's Bloody Horror, Dr. Jekyll Versus The Werewolf, Hunchback Of The Morgue, Horror Rises From The Tomb and/or The Hanging Woman would all be great. More Santo releases would be phenomenal as well.

The only thing better than that would be a run of Armando Bo /Isabel Sarli potboilers.

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I'm curious what Peek-a-Rama titles they have in the works for the new year, as some titles I was told they had a while ago haven't seen the light of day yet.

[Flash Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Flash]

I'd love to see Captain Lust finally show up.

[killer must kill again Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close killer must kill again]

With all the great Italian titles on the market

almost! black belly of the tarantula, the case of the bloody iris, the killer must kill again, death carries a cane, house with the laughing windows, death steps in the dark are still missing.

[fatboyslim142 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fatboyslim142]

That all sounds pretty fucking amazing.

It would be great to see the floodgates open on Category III across several different labels.

On the gialli front, hopefully they go with an all-Spanish box or two. With all the great Italian titles on the market, it seems like Spain has the most fertile virgin terrain remaining. If not a Spanish gialli box, the world would be a better place with some kind of deluxe Marisa Mell collection.

Also, more stand alone Naschy is always a good thing. Frankenstein's Bloody Horror, Dr. Jekyll Versus The Werewolf, Hunchback Of The Morgue, Horror Rises From The Tomb and/or The Hanging Woman would all be great. More Santo releases would be phenomenal as well.

The only thing better than that would be a run of Armando Bo /Isabel Sarli potboilers.

The ONLY Cat III films that have HD releases in the UK are:

Pre-2000

Erotic Ghost Story
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Crime Story (First Cat III film Jackie Chan has made)
Ebola Syndrome
Robotrix

2000-Present

SPL (aka Kill Zone)
Mad Detective
Fatal Move
Vulgaria
Dream Home
Shinjuku Incident (The 2nd Cat III film Jackie Chan has made)

For some reason DiaboliK DVD claims The Oily Maniac (released by 88 Films in UK) is a Cat III film but I can't find any evidence to say that it is.

We definitely need more on BD in the UK. Even Ang Lee's 2007 film Lust Caution has ONLY had a DVD release in the UK.

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From the last newsletter...



Vinegar Syndrome is celebrating its 10th Birthday and YOU get all the presents during our first ever Subscriber Week exclusively at VinegarSyndrome.com.

This Seven Day event kicks off January 1st at exactly 12:01 PM EST and runs through January 7th at 11:59 PM EST. Each day, at 12:01 PM EST, throughout the week, one or more of 10 brand new VS and VS sub-label releases (including VSA, VSU, Peekarama, and more) will be unveiled and available for purchase, along with an entire day dedicated to brand new merch. Rest assured, our famous "Add to my existing order" free shipping option will be enabled all week long. Just pay for shipping on your first order, then select the free "Add to my existing order" shipping option throughout the week. For more information on what's in store, click below for a comprehensive Subscriber Week FAQ:

As the name implies, Subscriber Week will be your only opportunity to sign up for a 2023 VS Subscription! If you are interested in becoming a VS Subscriber, be sure to purchase the subscriber package FIRST so that your account will automatically be upgraded and you can begin indulging in all of the benefits that come with being a Subscriber. If you're planning to renew an existing Subscription or sign up for the first time, here's a brief rundown on why there's no better way on Earth to better satisfy your cinephile cravings, with exclusive perks including:

• Receiving every single VS branded release in 2023, including all box sets and UHDs, delivered to your door each month (this includes the 2023 January VS lineup), all in limited slipcover and hardbox editions.
• Exclusive 50% off SRP discounts on every Vinegar Syndrome related sub-label title released in 2023. This includes all VSA, VSU, VSL, VSP, and Peekarama releases.
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• First to ship every month and after all sales.
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Plus, as a special added bonus and to further celebrate our 10-year Anniversary, there will be a daily rotating selection of 10 releases priced at just $10/each. These will be both Vinegar Syndrome and Partner Label titles. Refreshed daily at, you guessed it, 12:01 PM EST.
Inventory in this section may be limited, so it will be first come, first served.

Finally, January 1st will also be the revealing of 9 new Partner Label releases including new titles from AGFA, Altered Innocence, Canadian International, and more, including a brand new member of the OCN Distribution family.