Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror
Asylum of Terror

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Asylum of Terror

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

VHSHITFEST has been uncovering and releasing movies on video for over a decade, across DVD and VHS, and is now moving into blu-ray, with the same goal to showcase the most unique, crazy, and obscure movies that they've discovered through years of collecting VHS, allowing even more people to actually be able to experience these nearly lost gems in the best versions possible.

It used to be a prison for the criminally insane. Now it's a haunted house, and one of its former residents wants to come home...

Tonight, curious thrill-seekers enter the ASYLUM OF TERROR and travel down "death row" for a frightfully good time. Unbeknownst to them, a serial killer - and former guest of the asylum - has infiltrated the staged carnage and begun his own form of entertainment. The price of admission is your life.

VHSHITFEST is so happy to bring one of the best Halloween-set slashers to blu-ray for the first time with hours of new extras! Asylum of Terror is bound to become an annual viewing tradition for many every October! 

directed by: George Demick
starring: Jason Petty, Melissa Young, Kerry Wade
1998 / 75 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS HD-MA 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Commentary w/ director George Demick & actor Melissa Young-Zimmerman
  • Inmates of Asylum (new interviews with George Demick, Melissa Young-Zimmerman, actor Ned Johnstone, actor Taylor Demick, and composer Mark Reynolds)
  • Image Gallery
  • Short Film: Blood Dreams (1983)
  • Short Film: So Say The Dead (1984)
  • Soundtrack
  • Trailer
  • English SDH subtitles

              Overall rating: 4.3030305 / 5 from 99 reviews.

              AI Generated Review Summary

              Asylum of Terror, a Halloween-set slasher film, is praised for its entertaining and enjoyable content, excellent effects, and terrific restoration. While some find the killer lacking, the film's fun and well-shot horror elements, along with the unique VHShitfest release, make it a notable choice for spooky season.

              Summary topics

              • Horror Experience (8%): Customers appreciated the Asylum of Terror as a fun and well-shot take on the horror genre.
              • Special Effects (9%): Customers raved about the effects, describing them as excellent, great, and creatively deployed.
              • Halloween Slasher (18%): A significant number of customers stated that the Halloween slasher is a fun and enjoyable choice for spooky season.
              • VHShitfest Release (14%): Customers raved about the VHShitfest release, praising its uniqueness and quality.
              • Restoration Quality (6%): Customers raved about the terrific restoration process and stellar sound and picture quality of the product.

              Review topics: ["quality","looks","packaging","set","value","sound","slasher","film","movie","release","effects","kills","slipcover","restoration","terror","visuals","fun","affair","gore","sov","features","halloween","title","music","vibe","watch","fan","gem","charm","patience"].

              Review highlights

              • "The picture quality has been meticulously restored, enhancing the film’s dark and atmospheric visuals." — Walter P.
              • "This film was certainly made with a definite ambition in mind, it’s not a bad slasher for an SOV." — Rory K.
              • "The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture!" — Paul K.

              Reviews

              Moody Halloween tone piece- good

              "Moody Halloween tone piece- good pregame for something like Hauntedween. Amazing something like this can look as good as it does, cant image what this must be like on it's original release video lol"

              — Sam A. (5/5)

              What a fun little bit

              "What a fun little bit of Halloween Horror nights this was. VHShitFest giving us another gem of SOV goodness that is perfect for the Fall season. Definitely feels like this was made in between nights at a Halloween horror house and it shows it in a good, if goofy way. This is a low budget release that has some good production value with a budget that was less then shoestrings. The acting is comically bad at times but never was I not entertained with this joy of a film. The extras are also worth a fun deep dive and for a SOV, the restoration was nicely done and showed off pretty serviceable effects."

              — Cody B. (4/5)

              Low budget late 90s slasher

              "This is a ultra low budget 90s slasher set in an abandoned prison turned haunted attraction. I would have enjoyed this more had the audio and video been better but I do really like the premise and the killer frequently changes his mask to well known horror villains which is pretty cool."

              — Kelly G. (3/5)

              Oh this has nuts in it

              "This 1998 shot-on-video horror movie is a solid pick for fans of late-90s slasher films. The plot follows a group of kids who enter a haunted house attraction built over a former mental institution. It delivers plenty of low-budget charm and classic Halloween atmosphere."

              — Kevin G. (5/5)

              A somewhat "good" slasher with

              "A somewhat "good" slasher with great practical effects. The story is not impressive at all, but it has some really fun killing sequences."

              — William C. (4/5)

              Asylum of Terror

              "Fun slasher which is well worth picking up."

              — Ryan F. (4/5)

              Creepy gore

              "Fun halloween vibes with good gore"

              — Sean T. (4/5)

              Great one from VHShitfest!

              "I'm honestly not a big fan of most of what VHShitfest puts out, I lean more towards the WAVE stuff from Saturns Core. However this one was great fun, loved it!"

              — Casey K. (5/5)

              Every movie kill imaginable!

              "This movie has it all: blood guts, chainsaws, and boobs. Lots of boobs. It's everything a horny teen could ask for in a horror flick. And the special features were dope! I especially love the story about the Meatloaf shirt."

              — Levi P. (5/5)

              Asylum of Terror

              "Decent slasher"

              — Matthew E. (4/5)

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