This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Luke Insect) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Degausser Video was created by several of the devious minds behind VS, which will bring to Blu-ray deluxe editions of both canonical and under-seen shot on video (SOV) genre cinema, in addition to work shot on film, but edited on tape, wherein the original film materials are believed to be lost or destroyed. Similar to Vinegar Syndrome's focus on FILM preservation, Degausser will work only from original analogue tape materials with an emphasis on maintaining the aesthetics inherent to each respective video format. Additionally, each title released by Degausser will be made available in an ultra limited "new" VHS edition, fitted in a custom designed hard shell light box.
Thirteen years after going on a bloody, food-related killing spree, gluttonous Ethel Janowsky is deemed fit to return to society and transferred to a halfway house presided over by the kindly old Hope Bartholomew. Settling in alongside the other oddball residents, it’s not long before Ethel’s homicidal rage is once again triggered when one of the staff taunts her with chocolate bars. After throttling the man to death with a hastily-improvised noose, Ethel sets about hacking and slashing her way through the remainder of the residents - and anyone else unfortunate enough to wander onto the property.
The notoriously bonkers follow-up to the 1975 proto-slasher classic Criminally Insane, CRIMINALLY INSANE 2 (aka Crazy Fat Ethel II) - once again directed by prolific exploitation merchant Nick Millard (Satan’s Black Wedding) - sees the inimitable Priscilla Alden reprising her role as the deliciously unhinged Ethel Janowsky in this delirious shoestring sequel sure to please fans of shot-on-video shlock. Now newly restored from the best surviving tape master, Degausser Video is delighted to serve up CRIMINALLY INSANE II for the first time on Blu-ray alongside a host of bonus features.
directed by: Nick Millard starring: Priscilla Alden, Michael Flood, George 'Buck' Flower, Jane Lambert, Robert Copple 1987 / 62 min / 1.33:1 / English Mono
Additional info:
Region Free Blu-ray
Newly transferred and restored from the best surviving tape master
Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
"Doctor Bloodbath" (aka Butcher Knife) - a 57-minute shot-on-video feature film from 1987 directed by Nick Millard
"Linebacker" - a 23-minute shot-on-video TV Pilot from 1991 directed by Nick Millard
"Submarine" - a 25-minute shot-on-video TV Pilot from 1991 directed by Nick Millard
Inside sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles
Overall rating: 4.08 / 5 from 150 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Criminally Insane 2, a shot-on-video sequel directed by Nick Millard, has received mixed reviews. While some praise its features and packaging, others criticize its video and sound quality. Fans of the original may find it a must-have, but others may be disappointed.
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Product Features (6%): Customers expressed satisfaction with the features of the product, which was a common opinion among the reviews.
Packaging Presentation (9%): Customers appreciated the fantastic packaging of the movie, with many praising its great presentation and special features.
Release Quality (13%): Customers loved the Nick Millard shot-on-video project, with multiple reviews praising its quality.
Movie Quality (12%): Opinions vary on this movie, with some describing it as an EXCELLENT and amazing movie, while others consider it an awful and terrible movie.
"Fantastic had to find SOV jam with great special features and nice packaging" — Jonathan C.
"Nice slipcover on Degauser Release nice scan film looks great in picture quality" — Damien E.
"Brilliant sequel and great extra full length feature." — Jakob P.
Reviews
More Nick insanity!
"Again, you're a special kind of cracked if you develop a taste for Nick Millard, but once you do, nothing else quite scratches the itch! This is a decent presentation of CI2 - it still looks crummy, but this is surely the best it's going to get. The real key here is the special features -- a much harder to see Nick horror feature (BUTCHER KNIFE), and, most amazing of all, 2 completely insane TV pilots he shot (on video) in exactly the same cheap-o style. These are a mind-blowing bonus, and well worth the price of this disk alone. Overall, it's 3 hours of Millard madness! I can't get enough. . ."
— John K. (5/5)
Fun Shot on Video Sequel
"Degausser Video is a fun sub-label for VS, and a release like this is a great example. The original Criminally Insane was released by VS in a beautiful double feature release with another Millard film, Satan's Black Wedding. Both were shot on film, while Criminally Insane 2 is SOV. Degausser Video movies may not be high art but they're generally very fun. If you like the first one, you should find enjoyment with the sequel though it does reuse some footage. There are even bonus short films included from the director inclung one short feature length horror movie (57 min), Doctor Bloodbath. The quality is as best as can be expected from SOV. The cover art is nice. but original video box art on the reverse would have been a cool addition if they did that. Microbudget slasher fans will enjoy this one!"
— Sam N. (5/5)
SOV insane serial killer film by Millard
"A main feature, a 2nd film and 2 TV-pilots, this release is stuffed to the brim with content. The slipcover looks great. How about that film? Well, it's an acquired taste, to say the least. Insanely wooden acting. Recycling footage from the first film. . . a lot! Oh well, if you crave SOV insanity, you get it here."
— Tim V. (3/5)
The Worst Slipcover and Packaging From VinSyn Ever?!
"For my full detailed review of Criminally Insane 2, see my entry on Letterboxd: @M4N14K I viewed this film on the Criminally Insane 2 Degausser Video Blu-ray Limited Edition physical media released through Vinegar Syndrome and I’m honestly disappointed that it doesn’t possess the same typical quality of packaging even if the presentation is still on point. Common, this is just lazy! Legitimately might be the ugliest slipcover ever produced by VinSyn."
— Michael B. (3/5)
Criminally insane 2
"This is one of my least favorite slip covers, it just looks pretty weird, the knife looks like it is just floating on her hand"
— Patrick M. (5/5)
Criminally. . . . insane. . . . . 2!
"This movie is nuts lol and I never thought I'd see the day where it got the royal treatment like this from VS. slipcovers beautiful and the extra features are fun too!"
— Evan D. (5/5)
Criminally Insane 2
"Nice upgrade from my vhs copy glad to have it"
— Andrew D. (5/5)
Priscilla Alden 4 Lyfe
"Look, it's barely a film. I bought this on a whim from The Archive simply because I'm fascinated by the life and career of Priscilla Alden, and I was only familiar with the two Death Nurse films. Fascinating for the SOV TV pilots included, but the feature itself isn't a selling point. I'm hoping that we'll get the Death Nurse films, which have a bit more to them and more of Millard's directional eccentricities, in the future. If you're looking for a starting point, I'd try the original Criminally Insane/Satan's Black Wedding set. Criminally Insane 2 is more of a bonus feature than a main event."
— Sullivan H. (3/5)
Nice
"Nice upgrade"
— Travis D. (5/5)
If you liked the first one try this one
"If you liked the first one you will probably be okay with this second one. It has a lot of scenes from the first movie, but the new scenes have the same tone of the original."
— Chad C. (5/5)
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