The Basement: Retro 80s Horror Collection
Available for the first time on VHS and DVD, “The Basement” is the lost 1989 Super 8 anthology feature film directed by Timothy O’Rawe (“Ghoul School”). Restored by director of photography Michael Raso in 2010, “The Basement” is a shining example of 80’s DIY cinema inspired by amicus Films’ “Tales From The Crypt” and featuring elaborate special make-up and creature effects by Scott Hart. “The Basement” (1989) Directed by Tim O’Rawe. Four strangers are summoned to the basement of an abandoned house by a mysterious entity known only as The Sentinel. One after another, they are forced to witness heinous deeds they have yet to commit – and which will damn them for all eternity. “Swimming Pool”: An unfaithful woman disposes of the evidence with a little help from a demonic water spirit. “Trick or Treat”: Classic monsters exact revenge on a bitter man who refuses to honor Halloween. “Zombie Movie”: Cocaine, hookers and reanimated corpses wreak havoc on the set of an independent film. “Home Sweet Home”: A young man questions his sanity after purchasing a house where torture and mass murder were committed 6 years before. “Captives” (1987) Available for the first time on DVD, “Captives” is director Gary Cohen’s follow-up to his incredibly successful SOV horror films “Video Violence” and “Video Violence 2”. Taken hostage by three violently deranged criminals, a woman fights back to save her baby and mother-in-law’s lives in this gritty and suspenseful crime drama. “Video Violence (1987) In this gore-soaked cult classic, a young couple opens a video store in a small town populated by violence-addicted amateur filmmakers, lead by the demented Howard and Eli. “Video Violence 2” (1988) The sequel to the “Video Violence” finds Howard and Eli pirating a cable TV channel for the purpose of furthering their brand of homegrown depravity, madness and murder. “Cannibal Campout” (1988) Deranged orphans torture, mutilate and murder innocent campers in this DIY classic from Jon McBride.
