They sure don't make 'em like they used to, more is the pity!

Bought them both today.

Have to say that I haven't been disappointed with any of these AGFA release, probably because I buy them knowing exactly what i'm going to get. Case in point, I watched Barry J. Gillis' Things on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, so know exactly what to expect with Wicked World.

Oh, WW is a world away from Things ... visually :laugh:
I await your review keenly .....

Ok, I did give it a quick spin, and yes, it is visually superior (but that's not saying a lot [emoji23])

Hence the emphasis ;)

I have a few of Gillis' things now. They are all their own genre imho. :nod::rolleyes:

101 Films presents Ghostwatch (1992), a BBC production that terrified Britain on 31st October 1992, released on Blu-ray for the first time.


Despite being part of BBC Drama's Screen One series, the presence of trusted presenters, along with the quality of the production, convinced thousands of people that the events depicted on screen were genuine, and taking place live.

Title 028 on the 101 Films Black Label, this 30th anniversary edition includes a new documentary on the making of Ghostwatch, a new commentary, limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork, a booklet with new writing on the film and more.

An inspiration to a generation of filmmakers, and years ahead of the profusion of found footage movies that would follow, Ghostwatch is regarded as a classic of the genre and remains as relevant, as terrifying, and as inspirational today.



Sarah Greene and Craig Charles report from a reputedly haunted London home for the outside broadcast, while Michael Parkinson and Mike Smith stay in the warmth and "safety" of a BBC studio. The Early family are allegedly being harassed by the ghost 'Pipes', so named as his banging and crashing were initially attributed to bad plumbing. After a deliberately slow start the tension gradually builds, culminating in a terrifying crescendo. Although entirely fictional, the masterly combination of great scripting, intuitive direction and perfect casting made the supernatural pastiche appear frighteningly real.

SPECIAL FEATURES
• ‘Do You Believe In Ghosts?’, a brand new 30th anniversary documentary on the Ghostwatch phenomenon • Commentary with film historians Shellie McMurdo and Stella Gaynor • Commentary with writer Stephen Volk, producer Ruth Baumgarten and director Lesley Manning • Shooting Reality by Lesley Manning • Limited Edition Booklet: Includes ‘Extra Sensory Perception Management’ by Sarah Appleton, ‘Ghostwatch – As it Happened’ by Tim Murray and short story ‘31/10’ by Ghostwatch writer Stephen Volk • Reproduced script, annotated by director Lesley Manning • Set of six art cards • Newly commissioned artwork

Perhaps shamefully, I've never seen Ghost Watch, so that looks like a stellar release to rectify that and provide me with some new viewing for Halloween.

I know it probably doesn't make a difference but it's released on the same day as Top Gun: Maverick

The US Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of this has been delayed until December 13

CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13th. Takes viewers behind the mask on an epic journey into the making of the landmark horror franchise -- from its humble beginnings in 1980 at a New Jersey summer camp to the blockbuster release of its 2009 “reboot.”

To celebrate the announcement of NEVER SLEEP AGAIN, this 2-disc Blu-ray is available from the 101 Store for just £9!

Bob Clark Horror Collection (Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)
£44.99 GBP

Released 3rd April - Pre-order now!

Title number 029 on our Black Label. See here for full range.

101 Films presents the ‘Bob Clark: Horror Collection’, Featuring the director’s highly influential horrors of the early 1970s, brought together for the first time. Though he would achieve wider success in the 1980s with hit comedies such as Porky’s (1981) and A Christmas Story (1983), Clark’s run of three horror movies a decade earlier — low budget horror-comedy ‘Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things’ (1972), chilling Vietnam War critique 'Deathdream' (AKA Dead of Night) (1974) and genre-defining slasher masterpiece 'Black Christmas' (1974) — ensure his legacy as a master of the horror genre.

Title 029 on the 101 Films Black Label, this limited-edition set also features new Bob Clark documentary ‘Dreaming Of Death’ , stunning newly commissioned artwork for all three titles with reversible sleeves, a booklet with new writing on the director’s career, a set of artcards, and extensive additional content.

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things
Led by a mean-spirited director, a theatre troupe travels by boat to a small island for buried criminals. The group gets more than they bargained for when the dead rise from their graves. Can they stay put until daylight against the undead onslaught, or do they flee into the pitch-black night? Will anyone survive?

Special Features:
• Commentary with Alan Ormsby, Jane Daly and Anya Cronin
• Alan Ormsby Interview
• Memories of Bob Clark
• Confessions of a Grave Digger: Interview with Ken Goch
• Grindhouse Q&A
• Cemetery Mary - Music Video
• Dead Girls Don’t Say No - Music Video
• Trailer
• Photo Gallery
• English Subtitles

Deathdream (AKA Dead of Night)
In this shattering variation on “The Monkey’s Paw”, grief-stricken suburban parents refuse to accept the news that their son Andy has been killed in Vietnam. But when Andy returns home soon after, something may be horribly wrong: Andy is alive and well... or is he?

Special Features:
• Dreaming of Death: a brand-new feature length documentary on the work of director Bob Clark
• Brand New Audio Commentary with Travis Crawford and Bill Ackerman
• Trailer
• English Subtitles

Black Christmas
As Christmas break begins, a group of sorority sisters make plans for the holiday. Jess (Olivia Hussey)
and Barb (Margot Kidder) begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls that put them on edge. Initially, Barb
encourages the mysterious caller but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb’s friend Claire (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the sorority house and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. The police finally begin to get concerned when a teenage girl is found dead in the park - they set up a wiretap to the sorority house, but no one realizes just how near the killer really is!

Special Features:
• Commentary with director Bob Clark
• Commentary with actors John Saxon and Keir Dullea
• Commentary with actor Nick Mancuso
• Film and Furs: Remembering Black Christmas with Art Hindle
• Victims and Virgins: Remembering Black Christmas with Lynne Griffin
• Black Christmas Legacy
• 40th Anniversary reunion panel: Fan Expo Canada 2014
• TV and Radio Spots
• 12 Days of Black Christmas Featurette
• Black Christmas Revisited Featurette
• Midnight Screening Q&A with Bob Clark, John Saxon, and Carl Zittrer
• English Subtitles

What horrendous artwork.

Shouldn't have put Black Christmas in this set seeing as most of us will already own the 101 release.

I hope they will release the other two separately because I don't want to buy yet another copy of Black Christmas, one I already had before buying the Black Label release.

Agreed, and Dead of Night (I refuse to call it by that other title) is superfluous to me also as I have the Blue Underground release. Coincidentally, I watched this again last night and it's such an underrated little chiller. Genuinely creepy, surprisingly violent and with a truly original, disturbing (political?) ending.

Anyway, I'll hold out for a standalone Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things release.

Same, I’ve already got 2 copies and I don’t need 3 of them haha!

I might get depending on how long the documentary on bob Clark documentary is and if it also covers his non horror work

it's the same one that's on the Children shouldn't play with dead things release and it's from VCI and it's 72 minutes a shame that they could not get the special features from the third disc from the children shouldn't film and it's also a shame the did not get the special features from the us release of deathdream and as for black christmas there is more on the us release than there is on the uk version

I really like the reverse art on Black Christmas! (not sure the sarcasm comes through in my typing [emoji23])

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That's better than the new art in my opinion.

Yes....but still awful [emoji38]

At least the bauble one had the original poster art on the reverse.

True. Not sure why they didn't use it this time.

101 have a sale on AGFA titles anyone recommend anything I have never seen one of them.

https://101-films-store.com/collections/sale

The only one I have is Effects which has a George Romero connection and features Tom Savini in an acting role. It's a strangely plotted and constructed movie, about the making of a snuff film. It has it's disturbing moments.

The transfer is quite ropey as it's taken from the only known surviving print but perhaps appropriate given subject matter.

I recommend it. For a tenner it's worth a blind buy and you can always get some of your money back on ebay if you don't like it.

I've also seen Dr. Humpp which is terrible but has stacks of sixties saggy tits in it :lol: Come to think of it I might get that one just to see if I was hallucinating the first time I saw it ;)

What i've read about them really puts me off.

Unfinished films, awful looking prints, porn minus any porn

Seems pointless to me. All the films they could have got from Vinegar Syndrome they get these. :rolleyes:

Of the few I've seen, they are all .... unique .... cough. If you want to pretend to be RLM in your own house, Wicked World. BEWARE, it is not an easy watch (not graphic, just off kilter ahem). Looking at the selection, I wish I had some spare £ myself ahem, as that Run Coyote Run did make me cry with the laughter (not a comedy).
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Yeah doing my research I'm not convinced honestly.

I want to say they all look crap but to be honest I've not been interested enough to actually investigate properly. Because they all look crap....bit of a paradox.

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Bit disappointed they didn't have Bat Pussy :lol:

Just seen 101 are releasing stand alone discs of Deathdream and Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things at the end of May.

The Evil Force aka Meatcleaver Massacre coming soon from 101 Films.

https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-e...jpwwc0zmtq1njk

Is it worth a viewing??

No idea. Sounds okay though.

Isn’t that the one Chris Lee was duped into? Great poster which I first saw in Hammer House of Horror but I understand the movie is crap :nono::nono:

Yes, Chris Lee is in one scene.

I watched this recently. It’s available to stream for free (with ads) on Plex. I quite liked it, but the one thing I remember is that there wasn’t a single meat-cleaver killing! Haha [emoji23]


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Will check it out on Plex, haven't been on that place for a while

That's a little like Hatchet for the Honeymoon which, perhaps ironically, features a meat cleaver and not the titular weapon.

I'm guessing that's the only time in it's history that Meatcleaver Massacre has been likened to Mario Bava. :lol:

Probably the first and last! :nod: