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My Crepitus (I Never Left the White Room)

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

Saturn's Core Audio & Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn's Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

Travel through the depths of a deranged mind and experience first hand the violent hallucinations of an incarcerated psychiatric patient. Trapped within the confines of his white cell, Jeffrey Prior (Michael Todd Schneider) struggles with his deteriorating grasp on reality while his psychiatrist, Dr. Nathaniel Beck (Eric James), tries to unravel the secrets behind his daughter’s brutal rape and murder. 

The SOV directorial debut from the notoriously transgressive, Pittsburgh based writer / director Michael Todd Schneider aka magGot (August Underground’s Mordum, The Profane Exhibit, …and Then I Helped), My Crepitus is a hypnotic and surreal, lo-fi analog fever dream that seemlessly collides at the intersection of extreme underground gore and experimental video art. Like a cursed transmission from an abhorrent alien universe, My Crepitus is a gore-drenched amalgamation of Inland Empire, Begotten, and Alien Beasts set to an abrasive and disorienting cacophony of sound which Rue Morgue magazine described as “akin to smashing your teeth into the coffee table for ninety minutes”. Saturn’s Core is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of magGot’s grimy and hallucinatory masterpiece with this ultimate, director supervised Blu-Ray set which presents My Crepitus in multiple cuts, it’s prequel short A Tribute to Sanity, and over 14 hours of special features (on 2 discs) including two feature length documentaries plus countless featurettes, commentaries, and short films which serve as a comprehensive chronicle of both the birth and consequent burgeoning of Schneider's magGot Films imprint.

directed by: Michael Todd Schneider
starring: Michael Todd Schneider, Eric James, Tom Colbert, Amy Beth Deford, Brianne Mealy
2000 / 104 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Original 2000 cut (89 min.) with new optional director’s commentary
  • 2025 Director’s Final Cut version (104 min.) with new optional director’s commentary moderated by Art Ettinger (Ultra Violent) and Max Almeida
  • “30 Years Living with My Crepitus” - a new interview with writer / director Michael Todd Schneider
  • “Within Crepitus Hands” - a new career retrospective chat with writer / director Michael Todd Schneider
  • “Beneath Crepitus” - archival outtakes and bloopers
  • “An American magGot in Paris” - featurette from the 25th anniversary screening at the Sadique-Master Film Festival in Paris, France
  • Uncut.TV interview with Florian Schütz
  • A TRIBUTE TO SANITY - 2002 prequel short with optional new and archival director’s commentaries
  • “Confessions of Sanity” - Archival 2002 director’s interview discussing A Tribute to Sanity
  • “The Final Chapter of Sanity” - archival A Tribute to Sanity making of featurette
  • “Last magGot Standing (Birthed)” (119 min.) & “Last magGot Standing (Hatched)” (112 min.) - two feature length documentaries outlining the history of magGot Films
  • “My First Crepitus” - archival interview with collaborators Nathan T. King & Dan MacPherson
  • “My First Memory of magGot” - an archival interview with actor / collaborator Tom Colbert
  • “Pulling Out with Drew, Beck, and magGot” - an archival interview with actors / collaborators Sean Beck & Drew Hummel
  • “Assaulting Ears” - an interview with composer M. Kadath
  • “Conversations Outside the White Room” - director Michael Todd Schneider in conversation with filmmaker Nathan Hine
  • Michael Todd Schneider short films:
    • Together (2024)
    • The Neighbor Guy (1999)
    • The Gimp (1998)
    • He’ll See You Now (1998)
    • On Friday Night (1998)
  • Bloody Fun Pictures! - early SOV splatter films directed by Tom Colbert and Michael Todd Schneider:
    • Sorry (1996)
    • The Kranny (1998)
  • “Bloodmask” - Manticore music video
  • Reversible sleeve
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.428571 / 5 from 84 reviews.

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My Crepitus, a limited edition slipcover for a 25th-anniversary Blu-Ray set, includes multiple cuts, a prequel short, and over 14 hours of special features. Customers have mixed opinions about the movie and film, with some praising its unique style and others finding it brutal.

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Review highlights

  • "The film itself is an edgy 90s spin on the Begotten “formula”, therefore exactly what I was hoping for."Cian H.
  • "My Crepitus is another cool SOV movie that I never knew existed."Mark P.
  • "It is a gory artsy movie."Mark P.

Reviews

My Crepitus

"A blind buy for me, I was lucky enough to be able to order the slipcover edition during a recent VS sale. . A wild and gory SOV, with the main character suffering deteriorating mental health - as another reviewer has said, it does make you empathise with his situation despite things which happen. Loads of extras. Well worth a purchase (note that the slipcover editon is sold out)."

Andrea M. (5/5)

Man this was an intense

"Man this was an intense one with a bunch of the more sleazier and gory scenes still stuck in my head. This one actually disturbed me alot which is rare for this type of film. We got both the original and director's cut filled with so many extras it's unbelievable. The quality of Saturn's Core releases are remarkable. They always give the films the ultimate treatment."

Bryan K. (5/5)

Insanity on Film

"Born from the ashes of Begotten, I Never Left the White Room is a reserruction of insantiy on film. If you want a esacpe from reality, your answer lies here. Its not an easy watch with its lack of narrative structure and devilish thoughts - but its still quite the incredible watch."

Ryan R. (5/5)

A challenging film from a

"A challenging film from a talented filmmaker, My Crepitus is both unique and a great release from Saturn's Core. It might not be for everyone but it kept me interested until the end. The art on the slipcover is really cool and looks even better in person."

Ryan S. (5/5)

Fantastic release

"Yet another sublime Saturn's Core release, they never seem to get it wrong. The slipcover is killer!"

Jakob P. (5/5)

Worth it

"Lots of content with a great package. Overall great SOV watch."

Brett C. (3/5)

Crazy Release

"Crazy movie that reminded me of Begotten mixed with August Underground"

Dakota D. (5/5)

Whoa

"A dark lo-fi SoV hallucination. Another Saturn's Core banger."

Roger S. (5/5)

Mind-bending Joy!

"The slipcover is awesome, as always with anything VS or their awesome partner Labels release! It is a cool movie that was a lot of fun to watch! I always love the unique VS service of allowing you to stack as many movies as you like in your cart during any release period and ship them for free! The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture! Thank you, VS, for continuing to lovingly restore and release so many wonderful films from every conceivable genre! You are keeping physical media alive in this streaming world we now live in! Highly recommended!"

Paul K. (5/5)

My Crepitus

"Unique SOV that truly captures madness onscreen. Often unpleasant yet well worth the challenge. Fantastic slip art encapsulates the vibe of what’s inside."

Barb M. (3/5)

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