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DTV Junkyard 39

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… There’s something exciting about feasting your eyes over a virginal IMDb page, untouched by public or critical opinion. As I sat researching THE HAUNTING OF ELLIE ROSE I got that wide-eyed buzz of enthusiasm at the thought of stumbling… Read More DTV Junkyard 39

October 11, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 38

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… What did I just watch?! Normally, when I’m pre-ordering the following months DTV titles, I tend to have an inbuilt quality control sensor that has a canny knack of filtering out the dirge. Granted, there will always be a… Read More DTV Junkyard 38

October 10, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 37

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… ‘An unspeakable horror that cannot be unseen’ Not really sure which way to take that line of promo spiel from the case of MUCK. We discover a group of friends, emerging from the darkness, bloody and seemingly lucky to… Read More DTV Junkyard 37

October 9, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 36

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Lizzie Borden, that icon of American folklore who was tried and acquitted for the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Massachusetts has been portrayed in a variety of films; from Paul Wendkos’ The Legend of Lizzie… Read More DTV Junkyard 36

October 8, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 35

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Frightfest seems to be utilised as a clever marketing tool by a few of the film companies, with a glut of FF-featured fare coming swiftly to DVD in the weeks that follow the Leicester Square based gathering. In general… Read More DTV Junkyard 35

October 7, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 34

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… The fear of being trapped in a confined space or an isolated location has always been a continual source of terror for me when it comes to feature films; be it the Arctic desolation of Larry Fessenden’s The Last… Read More DTV Junkyard 34

October 6, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 33

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Welcome to another week of Andrew Jones’ DTV Junkyard! I jest, but we’re only in August and already the Welshman has seen FIVE of his pictures hit UK DVD this year. The latest is ROBERT, where we discover that… Read More DTV Junkyard 33

October 5, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 32

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Wikipedia tends to define this weeks’ first two films as ‘natural horror movies’, but I think the term I prefer is undoubtedly ‘nature run amok’. A star-laded slice of Canuxploitation is to come later, but first up is CAMERA… Read More DTV Junkyard 32

October 4, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

DTV Junkyard 31

Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… As they did with Unhallowed Ground a few weeks back, Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment once again release another title with ridiculous artwork that bears no resemblance to the events that occur within. On the plus side, by doing so, it… Read More DTV Junkyard 31

October 3, 2016November 2, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

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