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- Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic "Cannibal Holocaust" before venturing into the Amazon jungle and surrounding city port, Leticia, to uncover some of the local stories behind the making of the motion picture. What is uncovered, however, leads to a wider and unexpected "true crime" story.
- A look at the ideas and people that was involved in the naziploitations movies.
- The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd Street" - this is the document of the world's most notorious movie strip.
- The rise and fall of Hong Kong's notorious Category III cinema which reached a peak during the years 1988 and the lead-up to the Handover in 1997.
- A documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s,
- Brand new making of documentary on Highlanger, directed by Naomi Holwill for the Studio Canal 4k release of the action classic.
- A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice and dice movie and meditating upon why it is almost always a final girl and rarely a final guy... this is a documentary which is designed for both the biggest fan of "mad maniac" movies and the person who may only have seen HALLOWEEN and SCREAM. Either way, this is a documentary that proves the SLASHER FILM is truly FOREVER!
- Director James Glickenhaus talks about the making of his action movie McBain for the 2011 Arrow DVD release in the UK.
- Produced for the "ultimate edition" of "Rollerball" from Capelight Pictures in Germany, 2020. The Blu-Ray of the original 1975 classic comes packed with this fascinating 85-minute documentary that charts the influence of "Rollerball" on contemporary scifi cinema, including "Mad Max", "The Warriors" and "Escape from New York", as well as the Italian variant that struck the big time with motion picture successes such as "The Bronx Warriors" franchise, "The New Barbarians" and the wonderfully trashy "Endgame".
- Exhaustive look back at the making of comedy classic "The Silence of the Hams", including the genesis of the project, its shoot and the distribution and critical reception - as well as its reappraisal in subsequent years. This was produced for the Turbine release of "The Silence of the Hams" on Blu-Ray, the film's international HD premiere, in Germany.
- The making of The Caller.
- The first feature-length discussion of the Spanish zombie film, which rose to prominence in the 1970s. This documentary was made for Synapse Film's release of "Tombs of the Blind Dead" on Blu-ray in 2022.
- Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed features, in a change of pace for horror documentaries, an all-female line-up, discussing horror movies from their perspective.
- The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.
- Dario Argento's longtime friend and collaborator speaks about The Bird with the Crystal Plumage exclusively for the Arrow Video Blu Ray release of the film (which hit UK stores on May 30th 2011). Filmed in the basement of the Profondo Rosso shop in Rome.
- A revealing insight into the short life and times of Michael Reeves.
- Produced for a release of the classic horror-comedy foursome, from NSM Records in Germany, this 90-minute documentary takes in the story of the HOUSE franchise, from the 1986 original, through to the concluding fourth film in 1992.
- Dolph Lundgren discusses the making of 'Red Scorpion'.
- Brand new documentary on the early years of Jackie Chan's celebrity and film career, directed by Naomi Holwill for the the Shout. Factory release of a collection of his classic and formative works.
- Extensive documentary on the making of Tobe Hooper's infamous 1985 science fiction flop LIFEFORCE. Features interviews with Hooper, producer Michael J. Kagan, editor John Grover, actors Aubrey Morris and Nicholas Ball, makeup artist Sandra Exelby, screenwriter Michael Armstrong, sound designer Vernon Messenger, artistic designers Tom Adams and Roger Stewart and effects artist John Schoonraad.
- A look back at the storied career of the late, great exploitation director Umberto Lenzi - as told through the director, in one of his last substantial sit-down interviews, colleagues and critics.
- A number of leading academics and genre film critics, as well as those who worked with Jess Franco, look back at the career of the low budget art-sleaze maestro and his many, often quickly turned-out, projects. A tribute to the life and times of Jess Franco and his longevity and importance to the wider world of Spanish genre cinema. Released on May 28th, 2020 as part of the German five-disc Blu-Ray of Franco's "The Bloody Judge" from Koch Films.
- Produced for the deluxe edition Blu-Ray and DVD release of "Sign 'o' the Times", the legendary Prince concert film for its Germany release on September, 13th, 2019.
- Brian Yuzna speaks about Faust and the beginnings of The Fantastic Factory in Barcelona.
- Laurene Landon remembers her time working on Maniac Cop and some of her other great cult roles. Recorded for the Arrow Video Blu Ray release of Maniac Cop in the UK (2011).
- A look back at the largely undocumented period of early Chinese-language horror cinema, beginning in Hong Kong and the Shaw Brothers and graduating to Taiwan and the production of Calamity of Snakes in 1983.
- Brand new "making of" documentary on the Clive Barker film "Nightbreed" made for Nameless Media in Germany and their 2023 Blu-ray release of the horror classic.
- The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the atmosphere in Europe that led to the production of the original and its subsequent impact across the continent and indeed the world.
- An 88-Minute documentary about how Jackie Chan broke the mold (and his bones) with his daring choreography in the 1980s.
- A documentary on the life and career of the legendary British exploitation film director Norman J. Warren, who gained a name for himself in the sexploitation business in the late 1960s before moving into low budget horror pictures in the 1970s and 1980s. Produced for the American release of "Inseminoid", which debuted on Blu-Ray in the USA on March, 10th 2020, this extensive documentary draws on hours of footage of Warren and also some of his best known collaborators such as the screenwriter David McGillivray.
- Actor Ian McCulloch reflects upon making Zombi 2 and his other Italian horror epics - Zombi Holocaust and Contamination.
- Sergio Martino, the director of many classic giallo films, reflects on the genesis of the form and the rise of Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci and himself within the Italian genre of murder-mysteries which haunted European cinemas throughout the 1970s. Produced for the UK Blu Ray release of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, released by Arrow Video.
- Director Frank Henenlotter, actor James Lorinz and special effects wizard Gabe Bartalos speak about the making of the cult classic Frankenhooker. Released on the Arrow Video Blu Ray edition of Frankenhooker.
- A documentary made about the transition of the RING horror film franchise from Japan to America. The documentary was produced for the Shout. Factory box set comprising new 4k editions of the three American RING films.
- Co- writer of The House by the Cemetery Giorgio Mariuzzo gives his very personal portrait of Lucio Fulci and their working relationship.
- Brian Yuzna, producer of 2001's monster mash Arachnid, speaks about the production of the film and how Jack Sholder came to be the director (replacing Tobe Hooper).
- A documentary looking at the life and times of Donald P. Borchers, one of Hollywood's most underrated and under-acknowledged independent film producers. Particularly associated with New World Pictures in the 1980s, Borchers made a considerable mark in Hollywood, including through launching such franchises as "Angel" and "Children of the Corn". This documentary was released in the UK with the original 1984 classic "Children of the Corn" in 2016 and was the brainchild of producer Calum Waddell.
- Short documentary on the music behind the Scottish comedy classic "Restless Natives" and its creation. This short documentary was produced for the long-awaited Blu-Ray debut of the cult film from Studiocanal in the United Kingdom and features the words of Big Country's Bruce Watson.
- Legendary special effects artist Steve Johnson speaks, openly and frankly, about his beginnings in the business, his work on Arachnid and why he chose to leave the special effects industry, for a while, in the early 2000's. Produced for the UK special edition DVD of Arachnid from Arrow Video. "Johnson is enthusiastic yet relaxed, frank and, at times, extremely bold in his choice of words making this an essential piece of viewing" - Dread Central. "Horror fans really owe themselves a purchase of Arachnid just for this" - e Film Blog.