2026 Subscribers: This Alternate Slipcover is included in your subscription package (slipcover only).
Note to 2026 Subscribers: Since you will automatically be receiving MASSACRE + both slipcover variants, this full product listing (4k / UHD Disc + Alternate Slipcover) will not be eligible for your special 50% SRP pricing.
This special limited edition spot gloss alternate slipcover (designed by Rottweilin) is limited to 3,333 units (~2,000 of which will be reserved for 2026 Subscribers, with the remainder being distributed across our retail channels, including: VS website, OCN, and our retail stores/conventions). It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Concerned that their latest production isn’t scary enough for modern audiences, the makers of a trashy horror movie titled Dirty Blood call in a spirit medium to host a seance for the cast and crew, hoping this will add a little authenticity to the proceedings. However, the producers get a little more than they bargained for when the medium inadvertently summons the spirit of the notorious Victorian-era serial killer Jack the Ripper. As filming presses on, the real horror commences when various members of the production start winding up brutally murdered. Could this be the ongoing work of a sadistic maniac who’s been preying on prostitutes in the area, or could something much more terrifying - and supernatural - be afoot?
One in a series of films made under the “Lucio Fulci presents” banner (originally developed under the title I maestri del thriller), which sought to capitalize on the name of Italy’s Godfather of Gore, MASSACRE is one of the standout entries in the cycle and a pleasingly lurid slasher effort helmed by Burial Ground director Andrea Bianchi. Far sleazier than many of its late 80s horror competitors and packed full of bare skin, lesbian intrigue and hack-and-slash action (not to mention a lively score from Luigi Ceccarelli, who virtually rehashed his music from Rats: Night of Terror), Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to unfurl MASSACRE in its UHD premiere, newly restored in 4K from its original 16mm camera negative and loaded with new special features.
directed by: Andrea Bianchi
starring: Gino Concari, Patrizia Falcone, Silvia Conti, Pier Maria Cecchini, Robert Egon, Danny Degli Espositi, Marcello Furgiele
1989 / 92 min / 1.33:1 / Italian Mono
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Overall rating: 4.4166665 / 5 from 60 reviews.
MASSACRE is a standout entry in the Lucio Fulci presents cycle, offering a lurid slasher experience with bare skin, lesbian intrigue, and hack-and-slash action. The film is newly restored in 4K from its original 16mm camera negative and includes a range of special features such as commentary tracks and interviews with the cast and crew.
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"2. 5 Stars. Has those hilariously drawn out deaths you always get in Italian horror films where people don’t act like anyone in that situation ever actually would, which you gotta love, but it also maybe has a few too many characters to keep track of, as well as pacing issues. The ending is pretty half-assed as well. Great electronic score, though."
"Massacre was my second Fulci film and it honestly reminded me why I love Italian horror so much in the first place. The plot is all over the place in a way that somehow just adds to the atmosphere, especially once the supernatural elements start mixing with the slasher stuff. It’s bloody, dramatic, and completely unapologetic about the era it came from, which is what I appreciate most about 80s flicks. Definitely one of those movies where the vibe, music, and imagery matter just as much as the actual story. The Alternate artwork is insane !"
"The film opens promisingly but struggles to stay engaging beyond kill sequences, culminating in a disjointed ending. The restoration looks good and the abundance of interview extras are great."
"The alternative slipcover is super unique and I've never seen anything like it. And it looks great. And the transfer is gorgeous, and i really enjoyed this movie is so fun and has such great atmosphere."
"I liked this one more than I expected. Anything attached to Lucio Fulci is worth checking out. The slipcover really stands out. I dig it."
"The transfer quality looks amazing. This film has great atmosphere."
"Bad film (enjoyably so) but a rad slip."
"I'm always excited for a piece of spaghetti-sludge that I've never heard of, especially from this era. It's not amazing. It's probably not great, but I like this stuff. The restoration is great; it's not even a great-looking film, as far as how it's shot, but what's here leaves me totally satisfied. More please!"
"Not too bad a thriller. . . but confusing ultimately in it's killer revear. Great 4K transfer and extras"
"Went with the alternate slipcover because it looked way cooler. The artwork used is really great. Happy to have this in my collection."
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