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Vinegar Syndrome

Blood Beat

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4.5 Stars (176 Reviews)

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The original limited edition slipcover was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out. The limited edition variant slipcover was limited to 2,500 units and is sold out. The standard edition version is identical, aside from the slipcover.

Description

Sarah and her boyfriend Ted have decided to spend Christmas with Ted's mother at her home in rural Wisconsin. However, upon arriving, Sarah begins to feel a strange presence around her and soon after, a mysterious figure garbed in a Samurai outfit begins murdering the townsfolk, eventually setting his sights on Sarah, Ted, and his family...

A supernatural slasher film like no other, Fabrice Zaphiratos' French-US co-production, BLOOD BEAT, applies an arthouse aesthetic to its American regional cinema stylings, resulting in a dreamy and haunting atmosphere to compliment the bloodletting and outrageous twists. Barely released on video in the US and never officially released on disc, Vinegar Syndrome presents the Blu-ray debut of this one of a kind horror oddity, restored in 2k from its original 35mm negative.

Details

Director(s): Fabrice Zaphiratos

Starring: Helen Benton, Terry Brown, Dana Day, James Fitzgibbons

Release Year: 1982

Runtime: 86 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.33:1

Language(s): ENG- English

Sound: Mono

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: Blu-ray/DVD

Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray/DVD

Restoration: Newly scanned and restored in 2K from the 35mm original camera negative

Packaging Artist(s): Charles Forsman

Genre: Horror, Holiday, Slasher, Supernatural

VS Release Date: October 1, 2017

SKU: VS-191 SLIP

Bonus Content

Commentary track with Fabrice Zaphiratos (writer/director)
Video interview with Fabrice Zaphiratos
Video introduction with Fabrice Zaphiratos
Video interview with Vladimir Van Maule (cinematographer)
BLOOD BEAT: Silent Version (featuring Nervous Curtains and Horror Remix)
"L.U.N.C.H." - short film written and directed by William Zaphiratos (son of Fabrice)
Stills gallery
Reversible cover artwork

Label Bio

Vinegar Syndrome was founded to rescue, restore, and preserve genre cinema. Our more than 500 releases to date offer ultimate editions of lost, forgotten, under-seen, under-appreciated, and essential works from around the globe.