Possessed By Evil + Dying to Meet You

Experience a double dose of regional SOV insanity from the mind of the legendary Minneapolis, Minnesota moviemaking madman Michael W. Johnson (Tortured Soul trilogy, Blood Kiss, Tales from the Cannibal Side). Notorious for pushing the boundaries of homespun violence and graphic sexual content far beyond that of his ‘90s SOV contemporaries, Johnson’s garish gruesomeness and maniacal, midwestern metalhead aesthetics are on full display in this pernicious pair of underground video transmissions that inadvertently capture the underbelly of America in its most feral form. 

In Possessed by Evil (1996), Denny and his girlfriend Charlotte are blood drinking satanists intent on harnessing evil powers through black magic rituals. After Mike and his friends commit a gang rape at a party, Charlotte is murdered by a pair of vengeful thugs. Denny then performs a ritual to bring Charlotte back from the dead; however, she returns as a vampire and promptly turns Denny and his friends into a trio of marauding bloodsuckers. Scarcely distributed outside of mail order avenues, Possessed by Evil is an unwonted mashup of the rape / revenge and vampire sub-genres, replete with gooey vampire meltdowns and envelope-pushing sexuality. 

In Dying to Meet You (1997), Ted is a ruthless serial killer. After assaulting and murdering his psychologist, he embarks on a relentless reign of terror throughout the Twin Cities. Leah is also a local serial killer. Haunted by her childhood abuse, she sexually mutilates men after luring them into her wanton web. When Ted meets Leah on the beach, they quickly discover their shared affinity for homicide. Can two psychopaths discover love in the midst of jealousy, castration, and extreme scissor eyeball gouging? Originally released on home video as Serial Killer Massacre and featuring notorious ‘90s scream queen Stephanie Beaton (The Evilmaker, Eyes of the Werewolf), Dying to Meet You finally makes its long-awaited Blu-Ray debut from Saturn’s Core.