AFRAID OF THE DARK (4MOVIES ON 2 DOUBLE SIDED DISCS)(DVD) DVD

Malibu Beach Vampires
A philandering Congressman, a lecherous army officer, and a fornicating preacher each keep mistresses hidden away in a Malibu beach house. They are unaware that the women have injected them with a truth serum, and each is in danger of spilling the truth to the public. ~ All Movie Guide

Mansion of Madness
This bizarre Mexican production is loosely based on The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather by Edgar Allan Poe. The story involves a visit from a newspaper reporter (Claudio Brook) to a sanitarium in 19th century France, where he eventually comes to realize the asylum is being run by one of its own inmates, a megalomaniac, who allows the others to play out their basest fantasies and urges. More stylish and creative than its exploitative American-release title implies (the original Mexican title translates as Mansion of Madness), this is an interesting surrealist spin on the Poe tale from the producers of Jodorowsky's El Topo. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

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Malibu Beach Vampires
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Mansion of Madness
This phantasmagoric adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story "The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather" has 19th century French journalist Arturo Hansel traveling to a remote asylum to interview its director (Luis Bunuel regular Claudio Brook, whose echo-heavy dubbed voice is amusingly reminiscent of TV horror host Zacherle's) about his controversial techniques. His inquiries uncover a bizarre collection of characters and situations, some comic or erotic, others dangerous, culminating in a shocking discovery regarding the true identity of the asylum head. Viewers expecting a low-budget shockfest will be pleasantly surprised (or completely disoriented) by this rarely seen Mexican production's surreal imagery and set pieces, and its often unsettling mix of the grotesque and absurd. Director Juan Lopez Moctezuma produced Alexandro Jodorowsky's cult epics El Topo and Fando and Lis before embarking on his own behind-the-camera career; his subsequent genre efforts, which include Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary and Alucarda/Sisters of Satan (which also features Brook), are recommendable for horror fans seeking imaginative and offbeat fare. ~ Paul Gaita, All Movie Guide
 
Creeptales
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Creeptales
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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: Additional Features: Feature programs Interactive programs Scene access MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 4 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 352 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Broken Skull 1. Sleeper [9:59] 2. Voodoo in My Basement [7:03] 3. Eyes Wide Open [11:20] 4. Down by the River [9:55] 5. Reanimation Positive [8:12] 6. Urban Archaeology [8:12] 7. They're Playing Our Song [8:30] 8. Hatchet Man [10:16] Side #2 -- Mansion of Madness 1. Gateway to Madness [10:48] 2. The Good Doctor [8:57] 3. Fantastic Machines [11:09] 4. The Dungeon [9:02] 5. Shadows and Dreams [8:47] 6. Escape! [13:29] 7. Festival of the King [10:24] 8. The Fair and the Fowl [10:08] Side #3 -- Malibu Beach Vampires 2. Chapter 1 [11:54] 3. Chapter 2 [10:52] 4. Chapter 3 [9:16] 5. Chapter 4 [10:53] 6. Chapter 5 [9:47] 7. Chapter 6 [13:16] Side #4 -- Creep Tales 1. Halloween Night [8:02] 2. Warped [24:59] 3. Snatcher [8:28] 4. The Closet [5:32] 5. Groovy Ghouly Garage [21:50] 6. Howling Nightmare [9:06] 7. Sucker [22:04] 8. Uncle Munger [4:34]