Those of us of a certain age remember well when the Japanese hit us with the pseudo snuff film Flowers of Flesh and Blood. It was one of a series of films under the moniker of The Guinea Pig Films. Along with Flowers it also included Devils Experiment, Android of Notre Dame, Mermaid in a Manhole, He Never Dies and Devil Doctor Woman. Whilst the rest of the series were quickly forgettable apart from maybe Devils Experiment, Flower seared itself into the brain of anyone foolish enough to watch it and epitomized the saying, once seen, never forgotten.
At first, rumours abounded about this notorious title and one such would have us believe that no lesser a celebrity than Charlie "Tigers Blood" Sheen watched it, then turned it over to the FBI for investigation. Hmm.... no comment.
What is undeniable though is that it forced its way into horror fans consciousness with the subtlety of a sledgehammer on an egg. Vilified and despised it ignored film convention at the time by having no story, no redeeming features and no apologies. It predated films like Grotesque by decades and became one of the most pirated films to ever hit a fans collection.
Now, Steven Biro, the man behind Unearthed Films in the US of A has decided that an updated version is what the world needs and to this end has unleashed his vision called, American Guinea Pig, Bouquet of Blood and Gore. See what he did there...? An Indegogo campaign raised 35 grand so it shows that people are willing to invest to see this stuff once again. Is this a beginning of a backlash against the mediocre, tepid crap that they label as horror nowadays or is there just a lot of sick puppies out there? I would vote for the former, myself but I'm used to being in a minority.
It arrives to boil your brain in the next month with a 3 disc Special Edition if you have a particular sickness or a 1 disc version if you want to kid yourself that you're not really into this but want to watch it anyway! From what I can make out Biro wants to re-do the entire series and will most likely do more Indegogo to raise the funds. If I had seen the 1st promotion for this I would defo have dropped $200 for one of those signed Baphomet masks!!
So are you salivating over being shocked once again like you were 25 years ago or think that it is just sick untalented shit with no room for it in your collection? Go on, take a wild guess which copy I ordered...
Here's the 'blurb from Melonfarmers;
Promotional Material
Two women are abducted by a group of snuff filmmakers and brought into a Hellish nightmare of unmistakable brutality, viciousness and destruction that will leave every viewer shocked, amazed and awestruck. A love letter to ultra gorehounds the world over. The American Guinea Pig Series is about to begin. Extras Audio Commentary with Marcus Koc & Stephen Biro Audio Commentary with James VanBebber & Stephen Biro Interview with Scott Gabbey & James Van Bebber Interview with Marcus Koch & Stephen Biro FX preproduction for AGP Making of Bouquet of Guts and Gore Music Video by Perdition Temple An extensive stills gallery Soundtrack CD 12 page booklet.
The Japanese set a standard with these movies, especially Flower of Flesh & Blood, of being crude and messy with little regard for what you think a movie should be. Director, writer and editor Stephen Biro takes that attitude and saws your fu%king legs off with it. - CINESPLOITATION
I guarantee it will leave the most hardened gore fans stunned, like a shotgun blast to the face. - LAIR OF FILTH
Mr. Biro's film is a true gore masterpiece! I felt as if I had been immersed in a swimming pool of ravaged flesh and entrails. - STRICTLY SPLATTER
FLOWER OF FLESH AND BLOOD has long been one of the most, if not the most convincing pseudo-snuff films in the history of subversive underground horror cinema... that is until now. - SEVERED CINEMA
Sometimes, ya just gotta flush out your eye sockets after what you've seen. - - DREAD CENTRAL
Stephen Biro is one cruel son of a bi*ch. This isn't a movie you can simply write off as gross. It's something far deeper for which I am sure only Lucifer himself could decipher. - RYAN NICHOLSON Director of Gutterballs, Live Feed and Collar.
If you are into gore and want to test your endurance, AGP will be your next task. - SADISTIC CINEMA
TWISTED AS ALL HELL! - HORRORNEWS.NET
Bonus features include: CD Soundtrack, Alternate Trailers, 12 Page Booklet, On Set Still Gallery, FX Pre-production Still Gallery, Interview with Marcus Koch, Director of 100 Tears and FX Guru and Director Stephen Biro of AGP and President of Unearthed Films. , Interviews with Jim VanBebber. Director of DeadBeat at Dawn and the Manson Family and Scott Gabbey. President of Ultra Violent Magazine, The Making of American Guinea Pig 1:45 minutes, Special Effects: Behind The Scenes Pre-Production of AGP 25 minutes , Alternate scenes, Cut Scenes, Commentary with Marcus Koch and Stephen Biro, Commentary with Jim VanBebber and Stephen Biro, Perdition Temple Music Video
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