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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Chris Barnes) was limited to 5,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Janet has taken a job as a teacher at Ravenscroft Hall, a girl's reform school for juvenile delinquents. Not long after arriving, Janet's dreams become plagued with haunting visions of a mysterious brick wall, coupled with the very real increase in disappearances of the facility's young pupils. While dismissed by the headmaster as nothing more than runaways, Janet is not convinced and begins investigating the history of the school and its assortment of unbalanced staff members...

From acclaimed director and editor Gérard Kikoïne (Edge of Sanity, Entrechattes) comes Buried Alive, a macabre contemporary reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, The Black Cat. Starring Robert Vaughn (Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff), Donald Pleasence (Halloween), horror film legend John Carradine (The Boogey Man), erotic and cult film superstar Ginger Allen (Trashy Lady), and featuring arresting visuals from Kikoïne's regular cinematographer, Gérard Loubeau (Love Circles), Vinegar Syndrome is excited to debut this under-seen piece of French/South African slasher cinema on Blu-ray, newly restored in 2K and featuring an array of interviews with its cast.

directed by: Gérard Kikoïne
starring: Robert Vaughn, Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Ginger Lynn Allen
1989 / 91 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Newly scanned & restored in 2K from its 35mm interpositive
  • "Ginger's Antics" (13 min) - an interview with actress Ginger Lynn Allen
  • "Well, I Wanna Be An Actor" (19 min) - an interview with actor William Butler
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

      Overall rating: 4.1618257 / 5 from 241 reviews.

      AI Generated Review Summary

      Buried Alive, a macabre French/South African slasher film, features a great cast and excellent technical presentation. Customers praised the picture quality, transfer, and cover artwork, though opinions on the Poe adaptation were mixed.

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      • Cast Quality: 15%
      • Picture Transfer Quality: 12%
      • Picture Quality: 5%
      • Technical Presentation: 5%

      Review topics: [quality, looks, design, picture, style, packaging, presentation, service, buy, set, piece, price, work, movie, film, cast, slasher, transfer, release, slipcover, poe, horror, artwork, kills, interviews, adaptation, moments, slip, thriller, donald pleasance].

      Review highlights

      • "Fun little slasher with a great presentation and nice cover artwork."Jonathan C.
      • "The transfer is beautiful and the movie is great fun."Jakob P.
      • "The cast was great and the transfer looks amazing."David B.

      Reviews

      Really love the design of

      "Really love the design of the killer and this movie had me on edge great atmosphere a real thriller"

      Will S. (5/5)

      A Charming Low-Budget Oddity

      "I don't know what it is, but I really like this slice of sleaze that exists in the transition between the culture of the late 80s and early 90s. It's not a change-your-world movie, but a fun rainy day viewing with familiar faces like Ginger Lynn Allen, Robert Vaughn, a scene-chewing Donald Pleasence, and, in a cameo that made me smile, the late John Carradine. I wanted to see it for YEARS because I'm a big Pleasence and Carradine fan. Glad that Vinegar Syndrome gave it a release that looks and sound good. Brings me back to the days of seeking out oddball low-budget horrors at my local video rental stores!"

      Joseph M. (5/5)

      Slasher fun

      "I'm not going to lie I lost the plot in this pretty quickly haha, but it moves along pretty briskly and packs a ton of stuff into the 87 minutes that I was still plenty entertained. Always a joy to see Donald Pleasance"

      Jon B. (4/5)

      Slashers galore

      "Nothing can stop this spooky killer from coming back"

      Jon Y. (3/5)

      Interesting cast in this slasher

      "Donald Pleasence, Ginger Lynn, Arnold Vosloo, Robert Vaughn. . . in Edgar Allan Poe's story! What more can you ask? Great edition by Vinegar Syndrome."

      Goran P. (4/5)

      Pretty silly stuff but I’m

      "Pretty silly stuff but I’m a Ginger Lynn fan/completist so felt compelled to add this to my collection when it came up as available again with the slipcover. Very nice disc as usual from VS, visuals look great and the art on the slipcover is attractive. Fun characters including Donald Pleasence obviously phoning it in but still a hoot!"

      Brandon T. (3/5)

      Super glad this was…DUG UP!!

      "What a hidden gem!! Cover art amazing as usual and transfer was amazing! Blind buy and loved it! Never heard of this film before and loved the atmosphere and impressive cast roster!!"

      John F. (5/5)

      Buried alive

      "Nice take on an old classic, fairly entertaining"

      Marc C. (4/5)

      Buried Alive

      "Yes. Worth adding to the collection."

      Sam J. (5/5)

      Worth a look

      "Love me some Karen Witter (Lorre). Fun in this flick."

      Ryan L. (4/5)

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