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‘Ninja Busters’ and ‘Trailer Trauma’: Newly Formed Garagehouse Pictures Enters Blu-ray Game
If you’re part of the foolish crowd that thinks phsyical media is dead we’ve got some news that furthers prooves that’s simply not true for genre fans everywhere. Garagehouse Pictures, a new lable spearheaded by Harry Guerro, has thrown their hat in the rare and forgotten films ring. Guerro, a film collector for nearly twenty years and programmer for Exhumed Films, has created this new lable to specialize in releasing previsouly unseen or obscure oddities on Blu-ray and DVD. Garagehouse Pictures has partnered exclusively with DiabolikDVD as the only place one can go to purchase Garagehouse releases.
This is pretty fantastic news. The more boutique-style companies we have distributing cult titles, the better. The partnership with DiabolikDVD is just the icing on the cake. If you’re looking for weird stuff Diabolik is the first place you go, so this pairing is a natural one.
Ninja Busters
The first Garagehouse Pictures release is Ninja Busters which is already available via Diabolik. Ninja Busters was a truly lost film, having been filmed in 1984 but never receiving a theatrical or home video release of any kind. It was literally just wandering out in the depths of obscurity, doomed to never be viewed by an audience. Thankfully Garagehouse came along and snatched it up! Ninja Busters is a kung-fu comedy directed by Paul Kyriazi, one of my personal favorites thanks to his efforts on Death Machines and Omega Cop.
Synopsis:
Ninja Busters tells the tale of two goofball slackers who get mixed up with illegal arms dealers and their army of trained ninja assassins. It’s up to our hapless heroes to learn kung fu and contend with sleazy gangsters, ruthless ninjas, underwear-throwing bikers, militant revolutionaries, and bitchin’ breakdancers. A charming, bizarre bit of outsider movie making, Ninja Busters was the breakout hit of the annual Exhumed Films “eX-Fest” exploitation marathon in 2015.Feature Specifications:
-Transferred & Digitally Mastered in 4K from the only existing Fine Grain Answer Print
-Sound Digitally Remastered from the Original Optical Soundtrack
-Fully Restored & Presented in the Original Panavision 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio
-All RegionsExtras:
-Audio Commentary with Director Paul Kyriazi
-Introduction by the Director
-THE TOURNAMENT (49 mins.), Paul Kyriazi’s First Feature
-Fan Testimonials
-Liner Notes by Dan Fraga of Exhumed Films
-Poster Card
-Featuring all new artwork by Stephen Romano
1984 / 90 mins. / Color / English
Trailer Trauma
In early January, Garagehouse will release its second disc, the movie preview compilation, Trailer Trauma. If you know me you know I’m a HUGE fan of trailer compilations so this is one of my most anticipated releases of January. Can’t wait to see what gems Garagehouse has scooped up.
Synopsis:
Unlike other collections which often recycle the same old previews for the same old genre titles, Trailer Trauma features rare theatrical trailers that have not been previously released on DVD. See over two hours of previously unavailable trailers for some of the most ridiculous films in history: thrill to the action of BLACK FIST, IRON MASTER, and KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL! Quiver in horror as you face the DAWN OF THE MUMMY, the REVENGE OF THE LIVING ZOMBIES, and the INCREDIBLE TORTURE SHOW! Scratch your head at the utter absurdity of DEATH BED, MUTANT WAR, and NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER! For fans and connoisseurs of psychotronic cinema, TRAILER TRAUMA is an essential addition to any collection.Specs for Trailer Trauma are as follows:
-Transferred & Digitally Mastered in 4K from various 35mm release prints
-Sound Digitally Remastered from the Original Optical Soundtrack
-All trailers are presented in their Original Aspect Ratios
-All Regions
-Featuring Original Front/Reverse Cover and Disc Art by Stephen Romano
-Music by Ian Zapczynski
2015 / 137 mins. / Color
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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