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It's my birthday today, and I was inspired to curate this spine-chilling list of birthday horror movies! As I sat down to brainstorm what I'd be watching tonight to celebrate, I realized… there are a lot of birthday-themed horror movies. So I figured I'd share them with you, too!

Whenever you're looking to add a thrilling twist to your own birthday celebrations, look no further! From relentless time loops to sinister birthday parties gone awry, these movies are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat and give your birthday festivities a hauntingly unforgettable twist. So, bookmark this list and enjoy these 10 horror movies on your own special day. Grab some popcorn, invite your bravest friends, and get ready to scream your way through this hair-raising collection of birthday horror movies that will leave you with more than just cake and candles!

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Happy Death Day (2017)

This slasher-meets-Groundhog-Day...

The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox is home to a variety of unique horror content, from originals and exclusives to cult classics and documentaries. With such a rapidly-growing library, there are many hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

Here are five recommendations you can stream on Screambox right now.

The Barn

Before The Barn Part II streams exclusively on Screambox on May 26, catch up on the 2016 original. The Barn stands out among the glut of ’80s slasher throwbacks because it’s not satirical or a send-up; the unapologetic love letter approaches the well-trodden material with a refreshing earnestness. Capturing not only the style but also the spirit of his influences, writer-director Justin M. Seaman taps directly into horror fans’ nostalgia while introducing an imaginative mythology with ample heart in a charming package.

At its core, the film is a coming of age tale about a teenager who doesn’t want to grow...

Linnea Quigley is having a party. Jason and Freddy are too scared to come. But you’ll have a hell of a time!

Celebrate the halfway point to Halloween by watching a quintessential Halloween favorite on the big screen alongside a scream queen, as Quigley is hosting a 35th anniversary screening of Night of the Demons at the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Ma on Friday, April 28, at 8:30pm.

The 1988 cult classic will be presented in its unrated form. Quigley — who is also known for her roles in The Return of the Living Dead and Silent Night, Deadly Night — will be on hand to introduce the film and participate in a post-screening Q&a.

The event is presented by MonstahXpo and The Spooky Picture Show podcast. Quigley will be appearing at the MonstahXpo convention in Fairhaven, Ma on April 29-30 alongside the likes of Sleepaway Camp‘s Felissa Rose and Frankenhooker‘s Patty Mullen.

Believe it or not, horror-based musicals are a rarity. Sure, there's "Frankenstein - A New Musical," "Little Shop of Horrors," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," and "Dracula, the Musical," among a few others. But in the scope of musical theater history, those are mere blips on the radar. Considering original horror movies have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars over the last year alone, horror musicals should be a no-brainer. There is a treasure trove of stories that could easily make the transition from film to the stage. Of course, you'd have to make a few tweaks in the storytelling here and there, pare down the locations to a handful, and hire a strong practical makeup effects department. Let's face it, these days, you've gotta have the blood!

Flipping through the decades, '80s and '90s horror has an inherent theatricality to it, owed largely to Gialli and slasher influence.

Don’t get me wrong, streaming is great. You can’t complain about the convenience of pulling up a movie without having to leave your bed. But there’s one thing that we’ve lost in our post-rental store age: cool movie covers. Sure, Netflix will display algorithmically designed thumbnails, and trailers for movies play above Redbox kiosks. But gone are the days of the crinkly Disney clamshell or the lenticular image of Jack Frost shifting from a smiling snowman to a Shannon Elizabeth-attacking beast.

As that last point indicates, no genre is hurt more by the end of the rental store than horror. No longer did those looking for depravity need to leave their homes to visit shady cinemas in Times Square or dusty drive-ins. Now, they could go to the rental store and plan their own double-feature. To appeal to those amateur programmers, production companies commissioned incredibly eye-catching VHS covers,...

Suppress your bitter aching loneliness this holiday by watching some very anti-Valentine’s Day cinematic relationships on Shudder! We here at Trailers From Hell have culled through all of the least romantic flicks currently showing on that spookiest of movie streaming platforms, and found some intriguing viewing fodder if you’re less-than-receptive to the typical amorous pablum.

Valentine (2001)

This hokey slasher, starring such staples of the early aughts as Denise Richards and David Boreanaz (plus a pre-Grey’s Anatomy Katherine Heigl). A serial killer wanders the streets of San Francisco (with a Los Angeles interlude) wearing a creepy marble Cupid mask, using a variety of slick household items, including an electric drill and a hot iron. Not the healthiest form of romantic self-expression for our Cupid.

White Zombie (1932)

The Haitian-set Bela Lugosi horror classic so memorable it inspired the name of a multiplatinum hard rock band five decades later! In White Zombie,...

by Jason Adams

One of the instigating factors in me deciding to do this here "Great Moments in Horror Actressing" series at The Film Experience was the chance to write up performances that wouldn't normally get this sort of attention. That's not to say that Nathaniel doesn't encourage coverage of a wide-ranging, sea to shining cinematic sea, sort -- he's as fond of trash as I am, bless his heart. It's just I know for a fact -- I did a search! -- that today marks the first time the name Patty Mullen or the film Frankenhooker (which just celebrated its 30th anniversary last week) have been mentioned here on this site, and when those names rub up against something classy like the "Supporting Actress Smackdown" well, I get a buzz.

Cue trailer voiceover dude intonation -- Imagine A World where Patty Mullen's name, like a purple bolt of lightning,...

Review by Roger Carpenter

It was perhaps inevitable that the VHS boom of the 1980’s would eventually lead to full-length features skipping theatrical distribution and being produced directly for video distribution. I can clearly remember 1985’s Blood Cult, the very first film made on video and directly distributed to video. It was a terribly acted, extremely low-budget horror film, released unrated, with over-the-top gore effects. It proved popular enough for the same company to produce The Ripper, starring Tom Savini, both behind and in front of the camera. But even in the 1980’s, most films were actually being made on, well…film, even if the intent was a straight-to-video distribution deal such as Doom Asylum.

But, similar to the indie boom of the 1970’s when practically anyone with a camera, a few dollars, and a bit of ingenuity could create a low-budget film for distribution in big-city grindhouses and small-town drive-ins,...

To celebrate the release of Doom Asylum – available on Blu-ray 16th July from Arrow Video – we have a copy to giveaway!

Horror-comedies are somewhat ten-a-penny but they so often get the balance completely wrong. They either go too funny and nullify the scares, or too scary so the laughs seem misplaced. Doom Asylum, hailing from 1987, however, gets the balance spot-on with lots of gross-out splatter combined with hilarious wise-cracks from serial killer, the Coroner.

Doom Asylum, as all good 1980s horrors should, also has perfect trash casting! As well as marking Kristin Davis’s movie debut a good 11 years before Sex and the City first premiered. The film also stars Penthouse Pet of the Year 1988, Patty Mullen, and Playboy centrefold, Ruth Collins. Now, just try to imagine Charlotte’s face if she were to hear about this…

For those who’ve only ever seen Doom Asylum on a grainy VHS,...

Doom Asylum will be available on Blu-ray July 17th from Arrow Video

If you thought Sex and the City 2 was a stomach-churner, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Long before playing one of Carrie Bradshaw’s best gal pals, actress Kristen Davis found herself up against an altogether different kind of horror in 1987’s Doom Asylum: a riotous mix of gore, gags and goth girl groups galore! When a group of horny teens wind up on the grounds of a creepy abandoned asylum, they think they’ve found the perfect place to party. Little do they know that inside the building’s crumbling walls lurks a freakishly deformed maniac, driven to madness by the tragic loss of his fiancée in a car accident. With an array of grisly surgical tools at his disposal, it’s only a matter of time before the youngsters begin meeting various splattery ends...

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Lucio Fulci, Frankenhooker and more in our round up of new horror Blu-rays and DVDs...

So, what’s your personal idea of hell? For this writer, it would almost certainly involve being chained down in the audience of an eternal live filming of Loose Women as Donald Trump waves a slice of tiger bread, forever just out of reach. Yours is likely to be similar, though it would have to be pretty grim indeed to come anywhere near Lucio Fulci’s 1981 career-best infernal vision and perhaps the definitive (obviously other than Little Nicky) cinematic depiction of eternal damnation, The Beyond.

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The Italian gore icon behind such genre classics as Zombie Flesh Eaters and The House By The Cemetery offers ostensibly a zombie film set in...

Early next year over Valentine’s Day weekend, horror hounds can gather in Ft. Lauderdale with their loved ones to celebrate three horror movie anniversaries: Friday the 13th (35th anniversary), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (30th), and Demons (30th). Cast/crew from all three films will be in attendance, including Crystal Lake’s Adrienne King and the man of your nightmares, Robert Englund:

“Ft. Lauderdale, Fl – Nov. 25, 2014 – Masters of mayhem collide in an ultra-cataclysmic Friday the 13th celebration during the Shock Pop Comic Con at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center, Feb. 13-15, 2015!

The weekend kicks off with a night of horror as director Sean Cunningham, final girl Adrienne King, composer Harry Manfredini, “Officer Dorf” aka Ron Millkie, and first Jason himself, Ari Lehman convene for the 35th Anniversary celebration of the classic Friday The 13th. Meanwhile our 30th Anniversary shindig for A Nightmare On Elm Street...

Award-winning F/X artists, monster-related artwork displayed and sold, killer celebrity guests. These things and more will all be found at the 2014 Son of Monsterpalooza at the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Burbank, CA, running September 12-14.

Boasting guests like Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Gunnar Hansen, Ed Neal and Terri McMinn as well as seminars, vendors, a costume contest and walk-through monster museum, Son of Monsterpalooza 2014 promises to be just as impressive as its predecessors.

Tickets are available here. Be sure to check out the full current guest list below, and then visit the official Monsterpalooza website and "like" Monsterpalooza on Facebook for more information.

From the Press Release

Award-winning FX artists, monster-related artwork displayed and sold, special presentations, a walk-through monster museum, and so much more will be available at Son of Monsterpalooza 2014 in the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Burbank, September 12-14.

Special guests from horror...

February is upon us which means an endless barrage of Valentine's Day reminders. But not everyone is a fan of Hallmark holidays.  This February 14th, you can snuggle up with someone special and watch The Notebook, or you can check out these twisted and not-so-feel-good tales of love and physical affection.

The "Crazy in Love" Category

Haute Tension (2003)

Despite its one gaping flaw (those who have seen it know exactly what I mean), this popular French horror is the bleakest, bloodiest tale of unrequited love since the works of Shakespeare. It follows a young woman as she desperately tries to rescue her friend who has been kidnapped by a serial killer. When I think of lovelorn psychos, the final shot of this film definitely comes to mind. 

The Loved Ones (2009)

When a lonely Australian girl is turned down for prom by her crush, Brent, she takes matters into her own hands.

The highlights of Terror in the Aisles 12 include a screening of Frankenhooker with star Patty Mullen in attendance and a viewing of The Stuff with director Larry Cohen. Terror in the Aisles 12 will be held at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago.

Tickets are available for purchase here. For more info be sure to "like" Terror in the Aisles on Facebook.

Terror in the Aisles 12

Friday, September 14

Portage Theater, Chicago

Doors open at 7pm

7:30pm - Trailer Trash (short films and vintage trailers)

8pm - Iron Sky (Midwest Premiere)

10pm - The Stuff (with director Larry Cohen in person! Larry will be bringing original prop Stuff cups from the film to sell for a mere $30 a piece).

12midnight - Frankenhooker (with star Patty Mullen in person!)

Free autographs and photo ops! Plus vintage trailers, dealer tables, charity auction for Vital Bridges. Free parking in the Sears lot around the corner.

Beloved by fans for her skilled and energetic performance as the title character in Frankenhooker, director Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 reimagining of the Frankenstein myth, model/actress Patty Mullen is as beautiful and vibrant as ever. To celebrate her appearance at the screening of Frankenhooker at Chicago’s Terror in the Aisles 12 (details below) this Friday, September 14, Mullen shares her memories of making the film in this exclusive Fangoria interview.

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Beloved by fans for her skilled and energetic performance as the title character in Frankenhooker, director Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 reimagining of the Frankenstein myth, model/actress Patty Mullen is as beautiful and vibrant as ever. To celebrate her appearance at the screening of Frankenhooker at Chicago’s Terror in the Aisles 12 (details below) this Friday, September 14, Mullen shares her memories of making the film in this exclusive Fangoria interview.

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Beloved by fans for her skilled and energetic performance as the title character in Frankenhooker, director Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 reimagining of the Frankenstein myth, model/actress Patty Mullen is as beautiful and vibrant as ever. To celebrate her appearance at the screening of Frankenhooker at Chicago’s Terror in the Aisles 12 (details below) this Friday, September 14, Mullen shares her memories of making the film in this exclusive Fangoria interview.

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Beloved by fans for her skilled and energetic performance as the title character in Frankenhooker, director Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 reimagining of the Frankenstein myth, model/actress Patty Mullen is as beautiful and vibrant as ever. To celebrate her appearance at the screening of Frankenhooker at Chicago’s Terror in the Aisles 12 (details below) this Friday, September 14, Mullen shares her memories of making the film in this exclusive Fangoria interview.

Read more...

Beloved by fans for her skilled and energetic performance as the title character in Frankenhooker, director Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 reimagining of the Frankenstein myth, model/actress Patty Mullen is as beautiful and vibrant as ever. To celebrate her appearance at the screening of Frankenhooker at Chicago’s Terror in the Aisles 12 (details below) this Friday, September 14, Mullen shares her memories of making the film in this exclusive Fangoria interview.

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By Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com

Horrorfind Weekend 14

Once again Labor Day weekend rolled around and it was time for another trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for the Horrorfind Weekend Convention.

The convention combines all things horror—books, movies, collectibles, etc—and that’s what I really enjoy about it. Last year I had a blast, getting to meet authors I knew online in person and hang out with friends who live in other parts of the country but gather in Gettysburg once a year.

This year’s movie guests included Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange {1971}, Halloween {2007}, and Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse), Ray Wise (Robocop {1987} and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks), Doug Bradley (the Hellraiser series), Mary Woronov (The House Of The Devil {2009}, Eating Raoul {1982}, Death Race 2000 {1975}) and Patty Mullen (Frankenhooker {1990}).

There were quite a few authors representing the small horror press Samhain Publishing, including John Everson, Brian Moreland, David Bernstein,...

By Michael Juvinall, MoreHorror.com

The Days of the Dead horror convention invaded Indianapolis, Indiana this past weekend for three days of pure madness, mayhem, and a bloody great time! Celebrities, vendors, and all manner of monsters were unleashed upon the unsuspecting attendees at this weekend’s show.

The Dotd organizers, Adolfo Dorta, Ricardo Lara, and Bill Philputt deserve a round of applause for putting on one hell of a show this year. It was a well-organized and well executed experience from top to bottom, in the midst of a 106 degree heat wave happening outside.

Highlights of the show included an awesome lineup of celebrity guests featuring the inimitable John Waters, “The Pope of Trash”, the actor, writer, and director known for his shocking films such as Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingo’s, and Hairspray, performing his standup show “This Filthy World” and signing autographs. Other celebrities on hand posing for...

Now here's some good news! Clive Barker's Nightbreed, one of the most fan-adored monster movies of all time, will be shown in a never-before-seen three-hour long director's cut at the Mad Monster Party horror convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, March 24th, 2012.

From the Press Release:

In addition to this special rare event screening, Nightbreed stars Craig Sheffer and Anne Bobby (marking their very first convention appearance) will be in attendance for a Q&A session following the screening and will be signing autographs in the dealer room throughout the weekend. Mark Miller, Hellraiser comic writer and Nightbreed expert, will also be on hand to introduce the film on behalf of Clive Barker and share some insights into Barker's vision for the future of Nightbreed.

Join Mad Monster Party to champion the cause and be a part of the growing movement to give the director's cut of this beloved...

by Colleen Wanglund

Frank Henenlotter’s comic take on Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein has finally been released on Blu-ray thanks to Synapse Films.

When Jeffrey Franken (James Lorinz) loses his fiancé Elizabeth Shelly (Patty Mullen) to a horrible mulching accident at a family birthday party he becomes obsessed with bringing her back. An amateur bioelectric technician with dreams of grandeur, Jeffrey gathers the pieces of Patty’s mutilated body and sets his twisted plan into motion.

Jeffrey needs some fresh parts to add to the pieces of Elizabeth, so armed with a “special” drug Jeffrey makes his way over the bridge and into Manhattan where he lines up a party of hookers. All he has to do is pick the best parts of each girl. No problem, right? The party swings into high gear but Jeffrey begins to have doubts about what he’s doing. It’s too late, however as the hookers,...

Frankenhooker

Stars: James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen, Joseph Gonzalez | Written by Frank Henenlotter, Robert Martin | Directed by Frank Henenlotter

Jeffrey Franken is a science whizz and a med school droput. He’s also a man in love. But when Elizabeth Shelley, the love of his life, is killed by a runaway remote-control lawnmower – which just happens to be one of Jeffrey’s inventions – he suffers a mental breakdown and decides there’s only one way to find love again, and that’s to piece Elizabeth back together with a little help from some explosive Supercrack and a gaggle of street walkers. However there’s a problem with Jeffrey’s plans – a pimp called Zorro and the fact that he doesnt just put the love of his life back together, he creates a Frankenhooker!

Frank Henenlotter is one of those directors whose work it seems you either love or hate.

Director Frank Henenlotter is a bit of an acquired taste. His films, including the Basket Case trilogy and Brain Damage, mix horror, comedy and low-budget special effects with mixed results, and the thing they have most in common is their offbeat tone. 1990′s Frankenhooker isn’t his best known film, but it deserves to be thanks to a funny script, some ridiculous effects pieces and a perfectly pitched and wonderfully off kilter lead performance. Jeffrey Franken is a bright young man with an assured future and a thick Jersey accent, but when his girlfriend Elizabeth Shelley is killed in a freak lawnmower accident he loses it all. Well, he keeps the accent. He also keeps Elizabeth’s head. The Movie: “The vivacious young girl was instantly reduced to a tossed human salad. A salad that police are still trying to gather up. A salad that was once named Elizabeth.” Jeffrey (James Lorinz) spirals into despair, but...

As 2011 winds down, it's time to start planning your horror convention calendar for 2012, and we've got a great one for you to start with. The Mad Monster Party will be held on March 23-25 in Charlotte, North Carolina. A huge list of celebrities is scheduled to attend, and in the most recent announcement festival organizers report that Rutger Hauer will be on hand to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Blade Runner!

Hauer will be participating in a Blade Runner panel as well as a Q&A and will be available for signings. Along with Hauer there are over dozens of additional horrific celebrities scheduled to attend.

Check out the promo video below featuring many of the attendees, and visit the official Mad Monster Party website and the Mad Monster Party Facebook page.

From the Press Release

Join the Mad Monster Party horror convention and meet Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner,...

Tis the season to be jolly and here at 28Dla, we have compiled a list of notable video titles that are available in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Yuletide fun can also include a tale of terror too to make those chilly nights even colder. This list is compiled from various sources.

November Releases

Bikini Bloodbath Christmas

"Jenny and Sharon are back! This time Ms. Johnson is in a coma, and the girls, along with their new friends, find themselves working at Mrs. Johnson's (Ms. Johnson's British cross-dressing sister) Bong Shoppe. Team Bong Shoppe is embattled in fierce competition for holiday business with a Christian Deli across the way. Things get a little crazy and in the heat of the moment, Jenny once again accidentally resurrects the Killer Chef... and mayhem—gratuitous amounts of gore and nudity—ensue! The Limited Edition Giftpack includes a limited poster and White Liger CD.

Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker hits Blu-Ray this week and we are proud to get an advance look at the Blu-Ray. For those of you that were actually around when video stores were around, you might remember this film not because of the title of the name of the film but probably because of the cover art and, for some of you lucky few, the audio activated button on the front that said “Wanna Date?” Previously released on DVD by Unearthed Films, Synapse brings us the high-definition release of Henenlotter’s early 90′s entry of comedic horror.

Frankenhooker stars James Lorinz (Street Trash) as Jeffery Franken, a medical school reject whose fiancee, played by Penthouse Pet Patty Mullen, is horribly killed in a accident by the hands of one of his creations – a remote controlled lawnmower. Feeling responsible for her death, Jeffery decides to use his knowledge of science to good...

Hey everyone! It’s Tuesday and here are your Blu-Ray & DVD releases for the week. Some of the top picks are Blue Velvet, Henelotter’s Frankenhooker, Destroy All Monsters and plenty more.

Home Invasion is a list of DVD & Blu-Ray releases for the week. All descriptions are from Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. We have included buttons for you to order that product which not only makes it easy on you but also helps us pay the bills around here.

7 Nights of Darkness

In 2008 six reality television show contestants spent seven nights in an abandoned and haunted asylum. The show never aired but an editor for the network was able to piece together some footage. The prize for staying all seven nights was a share of one million dollars that was to be split amongst any contestants that didn’t leave. No prize money was ever awarded.

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Our good friends at Arrow have sent us details on their December release schedule, which includes the awesome news that Frank Henlotter’s classic Frankenhooker is getting the Arrow Video Blu-ray treatment! Count me in for that one. The other releases for the Yuletide season include ArrowDrome re-releases of De Palma’s Obsession and Tobe Hopper’s The Funhouse.

Frankenhooker Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

Some Assembly Required… Finding a girl when you’re a nerdy science geek can be hard. But what happens if that special someone dies in a bizarre gardening accident and it’s all your fault? Meet Jeffrey Franken. He’s just killed the love of his life and now he’s going to rebuild her… From the body parts of the dead streetwalkers who exploded when he introduced them to a lethal new drug – Supercrack! Little does he know that a good recipe requires the correct ingredients.

Synapse are on the ball once again. Having already lined up a Blu-ray release for Maniac Cop and the recently released The Exterminator they now bring us Frankenhooker. Frank Henenlotter, who also gave us the terrific Basket Case and Brain Damage movies, directed Frankenhooker back in 1990 so this is going to be a treat for fans of HD sleaze when it hits on November 8th.

When Jeffrey Franken’s fiancée is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower, he uses his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring her back to life. He reassembles his beloved Elizabeth using the body parts of New York City’s finest prostitutes, and resurrects her during a heavy lightning storm. Unfortunately for Jeffrey, his dear Elizabeth’s brain is scrambled and she

runs amok on 42nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to

her customers!

Special Features and Disc Info:...

The Frank Henenlotter-directed cult classic Frankenhooker will arrive on Blu-ray on Novermber 8th, and we have the disc information and cover art.

“From Frank Henenlotter, the creator of the Basket Case trilogy and Brain Damage, comes Frankenhooker, a gory horror-comedy twist on the Frankenstein legend.

When Jeffrey Franken’s fiancée is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower, he uses his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring her back to life. He reassembles his beloved Elizabeth using the body parts of New York City’s finest prostitutes, and resurrects her during a heavy lightning storm. Unfortunately for Jeffrey, his dear Elizabeth’s brain is scrambled and she runs amok on 42nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to her customers!

Synapse Films is proud to present the uncut version of Frankenhooker in an all-new 2K high-definition transfer created from original vault materials and digitally re-mastered 5.1 surround sound!

I will always remember standing in my local video store in front of their horror section and pressing the button on the box of Frankenhooker 100's of times just to hear it screech "Wanna Date?" Good times! If only Synapse Films can find a way to have their upcoming Blu-ray of the flick do that!

From the Press Release

From Frank Henenlotter, the creator of the Basket Case trilogy and Brain Damage, comes Frankenhooker, a gory horror-comedy twist on the Frankenstein legend. When Jeffrey Franken's fiancee is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower, he uses his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring her back to life. He reassembles his beloved Elizabeth using the body parts of New York City's finest prostitutes and resurrects her during a heavy lightning storm.

Unfortunately for Jeffrey, his dear Elizabeth's brain is scrambled, and she runs amok on 42nd Street,...

Rarely do I double-dip and replace a movie I own on DVD with the Blu-ray, but I will make the exception for Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker, the ultimate 42nd Street horror-comedy. Synapse Films is bringing the goods as you can see below, and you can purchase it on November 8, 2011.

• Audio commentary by writer/director Frank Henenlotter and makeup FX designer Gabe Bartalos

• “A Salad That Was Once Named Elizabeth”—Patty Mullen featurette

• “A Stitch in Time: The Make-Up Effects of Frankenhooker”featurette

• “Turning Tricks: Jennifer Delora Remembers Frankenhooker”featurette

• Jennifer Delora’s Frankenhooker Photo Scrapbook

• Theatrical trailer

Retail price is $24.95.

Source: Fangoria...

Release Date: Nov. 22, 2011

Price: Blu-ray $24.95

Studio: Synapse Films

Patty Mullen hits Times Square as Frankenhooker.

Following his 1982 midnight movie favorite Basket Case to Blu-ray is Frank Henenlotter’s 1990 cult horror-comedy movie mash-up Frankenhooker.

Frankenhooker‘s nutso story tells of medical school dropout Jeffrey Franken (James Lorinz, King of New York) and his lovely fiancé Elizabeth (Penthouse Pet Patty Mullen), who, insanely enough, is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower. Using his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring Elizabeth back to life, Franken reassembles his beloved using the body parts of New York City’s finest prostitutes and resurrects her during a heavy lightning storm. Unfortunately, Elizabeth’s brain is scrambled and she runs amok on 42nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to her customers!

Synapse’s uncut Blu-ray version of the movie offers a new 2K high-definition transfer created from original vault materials and digitally remastered 5.1 surround sound,...