If you’re wondering how to better use your power tools and plant machinery then the gloriously gruesome My Dear Killer is a stylish horror thriller that’s better than any product demonstration video!

When you want to guarantee death only a bulldozer will do as Police Inspector Peretti (George Hilton) discovers when he investigates a headless body that’s recently lost a fight with a digger. As he further excavates into the case Peretti discovers a disturbing link with the murder of a young girl, but the further he delves the more the bodies pile up as the killer embarks on a murderous trail of DIY devastation.

This is the only Giallo thriller that spaghetti western director Tonino Valerii made but in one attempt he created an absorbingly complex and delightfully twisted take on the genre that’s delivered with flair and considerable tension.

My Dear Killer (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£12.99) by Shameless Screen Entertainment on 14th April 2008. The film will be presented remastered in 2.35:1 with English 2.0 sound. Also included on the disc is a Shameless original trailer gallery.

Note: The stills are not from the actual release.

Quotes:

“Tonino Valerii keeps the pacing tight while keeping the film within the traditional giallo standards and rules. He even delivers a few brutal set pieces” – 10kBullets.com

“pure giallo” – Kinocite.co.uk

Venus in Furs

New York Ripper

The beautifully sensuous Dagmar Lassander stars as Maria, the living sex toy of Dr Sayer (Philippe Leroy) who delights in killing women at the point of orgasm. Sayer’s prolonged campaign of degradation pushes Maria right to the edge of death but the spell she casts on him will lead to the most extraordinary climax of a lifetime!

Stylish, imaginative and deliciously twisted, this kitschy 60s pop art erotica-fest boasts gorgeous set design, an even more alluring leading lady and a heady desire to please the viewer with increasingly bizarre and dangerous sex games.

Rebuilding The Frightened Woman has been a labour of love but thanks to the work of genre expert Marc Morris the Shameless version of The Frightened Woman runs at 86m 03secs compared to the 83m 25 secs run time supplied by the licensor.

What became clear as Shameless compared all the known versions of The Frightened Woman was that various moments had been lost at different points in all of them. Some were merely shaved seconds; others changed the nuance of a scene or missed out important footage. These have been more than enough to prompt fans on the web to start cataloguing the differences with a prime example being this thread on the respected DVD Maniacs forum:

In order to create this new Shameless version they have used a wide variety of source materials that widely vary in quality but they believe that the end result shows off the film in the complete form it has long deserved to be celebrated in including the correct colour palette.

Shameless have kept director Piero Schivazappa informed throughout the process and asked him to watch through it for them and see if he could give it his seal of approval. He kindly sat through it, with script in hand and felt that, “it is as faithful as it can be to the original script”, and was very happy to see the film brought back to life in this Shameless version declaring, “This IS the version of my film to watch.”

Shameless Screen Entertainment will release The Frightened Woman on DVD at £12.99 on 14th April, 2008. The Shameless director approved cut will run at 86m 03secs and is being released uncut by the BBFC for the first time in the UK. Presentation of the film is in restored 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen with a restored 2.0 mono soundtrack. The DVD includes an original theatrical trailer. Also included on the disc is a Shameless original trailer gallery.

A new DVD sleeve celebrating elements of original artwork has been created but as is now a regular feature of Shameless releases, purists can enjoy reverse artwork using an unadulterated Italian poster bearing the Femina Ridens title. Also included on the disc is a Shameless original trailer gallery.

Note: The stills are not from the actual release; the colours in the actual release are deeper.

Quotes:

“truly satisfying and worth repeat viewings.” – 10kBullets.com

A forgotten classic and never before released in the UK, the uber-trashy Ratman is a guilty horror pleasure of gory delights proudly brought back into your hands by Shameless Screen Entertainment to cherish forever.

Pint-sized cult hero Nelson De La Rosa stars as the horrific genetic mutation that is Ratman! Created to win a Nobel prize; the only awards he’ll be picking up will be for slaying showering beauty Eva Grimaldi but not before she’s soaped up for your pleasure! Janet Agren plays her sister out to discover what has happened to Eva and who or what is devouring the residents of a lush Caribbean island.

A glorious exploitation fest of bad taste, worse acting, needless nudity and tense wince-inducing slaughter, please welcome and give the loveable Ratman a home in your horror collection today.

Ratman (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£12.99) by Shameless Screen Entertainment on 31st March 2008. The film will be presented remastered in 1.85:1 with English 2.0 sound. Also included on the disc is a Shameless original trailer gallery.

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Which do you prefer - A or B? If anyone fancies putting this on to other forums that would be cool but let me know by Monday the results when I’m back and we can come to a decision. You may hate both but in that case you need to choose the lesser of two evils! You have no idea how many versions we’ve been through for this film! 

Monday 3rd March is cut off for opinions, come and have your say in the forums! 

Please mind the half-dead girls between the platform edge and the train as you board a fully uncut cinematic ride into terror that was refused a certificate in 1976 and has since never been dared an official release in the UK.

Two street punks, one cold-as-ice sex-crazed vicious bitch and two young virgins converge on a train ride to hell that will see the most unspeakable horrors committed in the name of kinky kicks. Imagine the worst and you’re unlikely to come close to what actually unfolds on screen, but comfort yourself with the thought that once Daddy discovers what’s been done to his daughters revenge will be merciless.

Conceived as a response to The Last House on the Left this chillingly well-made claustrophobic thriller from director Aldo Lado (and scored by Ennio Morricone) sears the brains of those who dare watch it!

Night Train Murders (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£12.99) by Shameless Screen Entertainment on 25th February 2008. The film will be presented remastered in 1.85:1 with English 2.0 sound. Also included on the disc is a Shameless original trailer gallery.

Quotes:

“Night Train Murders is a rousing trip down a track of terror” – DVDVerdict.com “an underrated classic” – DVDDrive-in.com

“The cinematography is top notch with Lado delivering a very uncomfortable atmosphere sharpening the tension with the editing, creating an ultra moody blue lit interior (especially aboard the train) and the direction is absolutely fabulous” – DVDResurrections.com

Title: Night Train Murders

DVD Label: Shameless Screen Entertainment

Release date: 25th February 2008

Certificate: 18

Running time: 90.09 mins (uncut)

Price: £12.99

Region: 0 (PAL)

Cat No: SHAM009

Barcode: 5060162230092

Extras: Shameless Original Trailer Gallery

Director: Aldo Lado

Stars: Falvio Bucci, Macha Méril, Gianfranco De Grassi, Enrico Maria Salerno