"Director: Allan Grunewald"

• Track Of The Vampire / Nightmare Castle | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-0.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Track Of The Vampire: An artist in Venice California named Antonio Sordi (William Campbell) becomes convinced he is the descendant of 15th century vampires in this strange film partially directed by Jack Hill (Spider Baby Foxy Brown). It's an interesting surreal piece of low-budget exploitation as Sordi murders women drains them of their blood and then dips them in wax and paints them. Marissa Mathes plays one of the victims as does Sandra Knight. Lori Saunders is a ballerina whom Sordi becomes convinced is the reincarnation of his ancestor's dead lover. If the film seems at times bizarre it may be because Hill centered it around footage from a 1963 Yugoslavian picture called Operation Titian to which he then added English-speaking scenes. After conflicts with producer Roger Corman Hill left the film and fellow Corman protegee Stephanie Rothman completed the work and added the vampire element. Regardless of authorship and some disjointed elements the film maintains an eerie tone and should find a place in the hearts of low budget horror fans. Corman regulars Jonathan Haze and Sid Haig also appear in supporting roles. Nightmare Castle: A jealous mad scientist savagely murders his faithless wife and her lover. Using the dead couple's blood he conducts a bizarre experiement on rejuvenation. To complete his revenge he then seeks to marry his late wife's sister after realizing that she has been left with the inheritance. In time the perturbed ghosts of the late lovers appear and seek their own revenge.

• Dripping Blood Collection | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This classic horror box-set contains ten gore fest titles on 5 discs. Includes: 1. Tormented (Dir. Bert I. Gordon) 2. Screaming Skull (Dir. Alex Nicol) 3. Nightmare Castle (Dir. Allan Grunewald) 4. Track of the Vampire (Dir. Stephanie Rothman & Jack Hill) 5. Revolt of the Zombie (Dir. Victor Halpem) 6. Werewolf vs. Vampire Women (Dir. Leon Klim) 7. Blood Creature (Dir. Gerry de Lion) 8. Werewolf in a Girls Dormitory (Dir. Richard Benson) 9. Giant Gilla Monster (Dir. Ray Kell