From the trash heap of VHS history to a glorious Blu-ray presentation, that’s what is in store for genre fans on Sept. 26.
Visual Vengeance, with sales and distribution support provided by MVD Entertainment Group, has a newly minted Blu-ray edition of writer, director, producer and actor Bret McCormick’s 1986 direct-to-VHS creature feature/serial killer rampage tale, The Abomination, ready for fans to enjoy … and legions of new fans to discover.
Shot on 8mm, The Abomination was a non-stop gore fest that had poor Cody (Scott Davis) fretting about the health of his mother, who may be dying of lung cancer. But low and behold, she manages to cough-up the tumor that has been plaguing her and could now be on the road to recovery.
That would make for a pitifully short film and certainly not in a genre fan’s entertainment wheelhouse. That bloody growth, however, had a mind of its own and soon took control of the hapless Cody, who was tasked with feeding the creature.
Now that’s a different story.
Once this set-up is out of the way, filmmaker Bret McCormick was free to have both Cody and “The Abomination” go on a killing rampage … the bloodier, the gorier, and the more insane, the better!!
If you are looking for art, move along, move along, this is not your film. But if you are ready for 100 minutes of pure indie horror — make that vintage VHS horror — then The Abomination on Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance on Sept. 26 is a must!
Bonus goodies include not one, but two separate commentary options. The first features filmmaker Bret McCormick, who is joined by Wild Eye Releasing’s Rob Hauschild and Visual Vengeance’s Matt Desiderio, while the second commentary is with Weng’s Chop Magazine’s Tony Strauss.
There’s a featurette titled “The Abomination - Filming Locations Tour,” two behind-the-scenes featurettes — “The Stairway” and “Tumor Test” — video sessions with actors Blue Thompson (as Kelly), Victoria Chaney (who plays the receptionist), the original VHS distributor Michael Jack Shoel and a bonus “interview” with “The Abomination” … and a collection of Super 8mm outtakes.
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