Fringe Video

499 Rose Avenue, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 8J2, Canada
fringevideo@hotmail.com

Reviews Are Reguarly Posted At:
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WARNING!!! Reviews MAY or MAY NOT contain spoilers!!!


THE HIBERNATION ISSUE...

In his book ‘The Devil’s Notebook’ ex circus performer and founder of the Church of Satan, Anton Szandor LaVey stated that if we do not purposely hide our heads in the sand from popular culture we will become completely demoralized. Looking at the current staple of excrement passed off as entertainment I would have to agree. Movies and music designed with the sole purpose of selling Pepsi or Nike shoes offends my morals more than any splatter film could ever offend yours. For this reason, many years ago I decided... Instead of renting the latest Ballbuster Hollywood release, I would grab one from the bargain bin for the same price and build my own offbeat Fringe Video collection. In doing so I discovered unknown worlds of actors, stars, and genres. I have also enjoyed safely living in the past, away from the marketing trends of wallstreet and MTV. Today, however collecting videos just isn’t as fun as it used to be. I used to go from town to town searching out movies. Unfortunately... Believe it or not, the corporations have cornered the bargain bin, and yard sale markets. Long lost, and hard to find films are easily obtainable on Amazon.com or Ebay. Any day of the week one can find once impossibly hard to find films such as Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salo: 120 Days of Sodom, or Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Holy Mountain. Who would have ever thought a few years back that someone could just bypass customs, and download a mint copy of Cannibal Holocaust off the internet in just a few hours. A horror collectors only refuge is in foreign markets, yet today with remakes of films like Ringu, even that last video fishing hole is being trolled by commercialism. The fustration of it all is forcing me to put the Fanzine on hold, and move onto some other projects for a while. Cutting myself off from the obligations of screener reps and press releases for a few months will hopefully revitialize this rag giving it a harder edge. Stay tuned... We will be back... - Tony Crosgrey / Fringe Video Fanzine

Anyone hoping to have product reviewed in the next unknown issue may want to contact me first at: fringevideo@hotmail.com. - Tony Crosgrey.

  • REVIEWS - ISSUE NUMBER 006 - 2003/04/01

    Guest writer: Jay Sharp (The Wolf 101.1 FM) grabs the Illusion-O googles, and reviews the original 13 Ghosts (1960) d: Castle, William.

    [VCD] Battle Royale (2000) d: Kinji, Fukasaku; [VCD] Bum Fights (2000) d: Laticia, Ray / Beeson, Ty; [VCD] CKY Landspeed (1999) d: Margera, Bam; [VCD] CKY 2K Breakthrough Video (2001) d: Margera, Bam; [VCD] CKY 3 Proven Formula (2001) d: Margera, Bam; Delirium (1972) d: Polselli, Renato; Down And Out With Dolls (2000) d: Voss, Kurt; Erotic Vampire In Paris, An... (2002) d: Farmer, Donald; [VHS] Evil Maker 2: The Abomination (2002) d: Bowker, John; Evil Places: Box Set (2001) d: Various; [VCD] Don't Try This At Home The Steve-O Video (2002) d: Glover, Stephen; Guts Of A Beauty (1986) d: Sato, Toshio; Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The... (1981) d: Bell, Alan J.W.; [VHS] Hybird (2000) d: McCollum, Monteith; Jeepers Creepers (2001) d: Salva, Victor; Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) d: Chiodo, Stephen; Last House On Dead End Street (1973) d: Watkins, Roger; Mulholland Dr. (2001) d: Lynch, David; Re-Animator: Millennium Edition (1985) d: Gordon, Stuart; [VHS] Shaye Saint John & Kiki: Trigger #1: Happy Turkey Day (2002) d: Saint John, Shaye; Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) d: Hooper, Tobe; Townies (1997) d: Harold, Wayne A.; Vampire Princess Miyu volume 1 & 2 (1988) d: Hirano, Toshihiro; [VHS] Young Unknowns (2000) d: Jelski, Catherine; Zombie Holocaust (1979) d: Girolami, Marino (Aka: Frank Martin);

    Xtra Special Thanks to...
    Anita Thomas, AnimEigo; Kevin Lindenmuth, Brimstone Media Productions; Randy, Indican Pictures Nico, Cult Epics; Michael Raso, EI Independent Cinema; Mike Vraney, Something Weird Video. J.R. Bookwalter, Tempe Entertainment.


  • REVIEWS - ISSUE NUMBER 005 - 2002/08/01

    [VHS] Alien Conspiracy: The Trilogy (2002) d: Various; Basket Case (1981) d: Henenlotter, Frank; Bloodsucking Freaks (1976) d: Reed, Joel M.;
    Cut and Run (1985) d: Deodato, Ruggero; De Sade (1969) d: Ednfield, Cy; Dead And Rotting (2002) d: Barton, David P.; Erotic Mirror, The... (2002) d: Jacelone, Pete; Erotic Survivor 2 (2002) d: Bacchus, John; Evil Dead: Ltd. Edition / Book of the Dead (1982) d: Raimi, Sam; Evil Maker (2001) d: Bowker, John; Fritz The Cat (1972) d: Bakshi, Ralph; Ginger Snaps (2001) d: Fawcett, John; Hell Asylum (2002) d: Draven, Danny; Inga (1967) d: Sarno, Joseph; Knightriders (1981) d: Romero, George A.; Logan's Run (1976) d: Anderson, Michael; [VHS] Monster Man (2000) d: Prendes, Jose; Mulva Zombie Ass Kicker (2001) d: Seaver, Chris; Naughty Stewardesses (1974) d: Adamson, Al.; Pig (1998) d: Nico B.; Play-Mate Of The Apes (2002) d: Bacchus, John; Quills (2000) d: Kaufman, Philip; Roxanna (1970 / 2002) d: Crestview, Ted / Phillips, Nick; Satan's Sadists (1969) d: Adamson, Al.; Shreck (1990) d: Denham, Carl; Skinned Alive (1986) d: Killough, Jon; Slaughterhouse (1987) d: Roessler, Rick; Stuff, The... (1985) d: Cohen, Larry; [FILM] Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie (1999) d: Kaufmann, Lloyd; Vampire Obsession (2002) d: Bacchus, John; Vengeance of the Dead (2001) d: Adams, Don; Witchouse 3: Demon Fire (2001) d: Bookwalter, J.R.;
    ...I just wanted to say thank you for the great review you gave my movie... I hope you enjoyed it and laughed your ass off. - P.S. you are the only one that got the joke about me staying in my parents house... - Jose Prendes [director] / Monster Man (2000)

    ...there's this really devoted and talented Canadian guy (Tony Crosgrey) who takes it upon himself to serve up hundreds of well-informed DVD reviews on a treasured genre of his macabre movies! ...Overall, Fringe Video is a wacky and ambitious site where one man's obsession with edge-of-your-seat campy cinema will have folks joining in on the creepy fun... - Frank Ochieng / The Voicemakers Fanzine

    ...Fringe Video is rather informative about the movies it reviews, and the layout is great, with lots of pictures of the videos being reviewed and information about the videos / DVD's themselves... - Cameron Archer / Unbelievably Retarded Fanzine




  • REVIEWS - ISSUE NUMBER 004 - 2002/02/01

    2069: A Sexy Odyssey (1974) d: Keil, George; [VHS] Addicted To Murder (1995) d: Lindenmuth, Kevin; All Ladies Do It (1982) d: Brass, Tinto; Anatomy Of A Psycho (1961) d: Brooke, Peters; Beast, The... / La Bete (1975) d: Borowczyk, Walerian; Beast From Haunted Cave (1960) d: Hellman, Monte; [VHS] Blood Of The Werewolf (2001) d: Bagnardi, Joe; Blood Orgy of the She Devils (1974) d: Mikels, Ted V.; Brain That Wouldn't Die, The... (1962) d: Green, Joseph; Changeling, The... (1980) d: Medak, Peter; Creepshow 2 (1987) d: Gormick, Michael; Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) d: Signorelli, James; Erotic Rites Of Countess Dracula (2001) d: Glut, Donald F.; [VHS] Grey Skies: Alien Conspiracy (2001) d: Lindenmuth, Kevin; Hatchet For The Honeymoon (1970) d: Bava, Mario; Hellraiser 3: Hell On Earth (1992) d: Hickox, Anthony; Living Dead Girl, The... (1982) d: Rollin, Jean; Mummy Raider: Misty Mundae (2002) d: Paulin, Brian; Opera (1987) d: Argento, Dario; Possession Of Nurse Sherri (1977) d: Adamson, Al; Requiem For A Dream (2000) d: Aronofsky, Darren; Sexy 6th Sense (2001) d: West, Terry; Sleepless (2001) d: Argento, Dario; Survivors Exposed (2000) d: Hoffman, Doug; TNT Jackson (1975) d: Santiago, Cirio H.; Toxic Avenger, The... (1985) d: Kaufman, Lloyd;
    ...Site of the Week. They also print a kick ass newsletter to go along with it... - Mark Engle (Cult Cuts Magazine)

    ...Finally, a zine that talks about the movies I am interested in... - Citizen Balls (Second Grader Fanzine)

    ...I just checked out your site, Very Cool!!... - (MooDudeFilms)

    ...I love reading your reviews. You are tipping me off to some great titles... - Jay Sharp (The Wolf 101.1 FM)


  • REVIEWS - ISSUE NUMBER 003 - 2001/10/31

    Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) d: Kowalsy, Bernard; Awakening of the Beast (1969) d: Mojica Marins, Jose [Coffin Joe]; Bad Taste (1987) d: Jackson, Peter; Betty Page: Bondage Queen (1998) d: Klaw, Irving; Black Sunday (1960) d: Bava, Mario; Cremains (2001) d: Sessions, Steve; CUBE (1997) d: Natali, Vincenzo; Dead-Alive / Braindead (1992) d: Jackson, Peter; Demon Lust (1997) d: Goldberg, David; Demonia (1988) d: Fulci, Lucio; Erotic Witch Project 2 (2001) d: Bacchus, John; I Like the Girls Who Do (1973) d: Billian, Hans; Inn of 1,000 Sins (1975) d: Nutrof, Ilja; Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) d: Landis, John; Ghost In the Shell (1995) d: Oshii, Mamoru; Lethal Seduction (1997) d: Watkins, Fred; Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1999) d: Richie, Guy; Macabre (1997) d: Bava, LambertoLamberto; Meet The Feebles (1989) d: Jackson, Peter; Night Divides The Day (2001) d: Burton, Jeff; Oasis of the Zombies (1983) d: Franco, Jess; Snatch (2000) d: Richie, Guy; Stendhal Syndrome (1996) d: Argento, Dario; Terror Firmer (1999) d: Kaufman, Lloyd; Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4: The Next Generation (1997) d: Henkel, Kim; Titus (2000) d: Taymor, Julie; Trader Hornee (1960) d: Lucas, Jonathan; Wasp Women, The... (1960) d: Corman, Roger. Zardoz (1974) d: Borman, John.

    ...it's obvious that Tony's heart is in what he writes. There is no lack of information, both technical and contactual... - (Goden - Eternal Frost: Extreme Music Webzine, Issue #12)

    ...I just wanted to write and say thanks for giving us three stars... - (Kimberly Lynn Cole, Cremains (2001))

  • REVIEWS - ISSUE NUMBER 002 - 2001/06/06

    5 Fingers of Death (1972) d: Cheng, Chang Ho; [VHS] At Dawn They Sleep (2001) d: Paulin, Brian; Beastie Boys: Anthology (2000) d: Various; Blair Witch Project (1999) d: Myrick, Daniel & Eduardo Sanchez; Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) d: Pupillo, Massimo (Aka: Max Hunter); Cannibal Corpse: Live Cannibalism (2000) d: Roth, David; Cannibal Man (1971) d: De La Iglesia; Dario Argento's World of Horror (1986) d: Soavi, Michele; Eaten Alive (1976) d: Hooper, Tobe; End of Days (1999) d: Hyams, Peter; Erotic Ghost (2001) d: Bacchus, John; Evil Dead 2 (1987) d: Raimi, Sam; Female Vampire (1973) d: Franco, Jess; Filth & The Fury, The... A Sex Pistols Film (2000) d: Temple, Julien; [VHS] Gladiator Eroticvs (2001) d: Bacchus, John; Horror Hospital (1973) d: Balch, Anthony; In The Flesh (2001) d: Donnellan, Sean K; Kiss Me Monster (1969) d: Franco, Jess; Lust For Frankenstein (2000) d: Franco, Jess; Phantasm (1979) d: Coscarelli, Don; Possession (1981) d: Zulawski, Andrzej; Rage Against The Machine (1997) d: Various; Rage Against The Machine: Battle of Mexico City (2001) d: Various; Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1994) d: Borthwick, Dave; Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity (1987) d: Dixon, Ken; Slugs (1987) d: Simon, Juan Piquer;

  • REVIEWS - ISSUE NUMBER 001 - 2001/01/01

    Bay of Blood (1977) d: Mario Bava; Beyond, The... (1981) d: Lucio Fulci; Brain Damage (1987) d: Frank Henenlotter; Caligula: 20th Anniversary (1979) d: Tinto Brass; Cannibal!: The Musical (1995) d: Trey Parker; Cannibal Ferox (1983) d: Lenzi Umberto; Color Me Blood Red (1966) d: Herschell Gordon Lewis; Dead Hate The Living (1999) d: Dave Parker; Deep Red (1975) d: Dario Argento; Don't Torture A Duckling (1972) d: Lucio Fulci; Familiy Values: Fall Tour (1998) d: Joe Friday; Fight Club (1999) d: David Fincher; Frankenhooker (1990) d: Frank Henenlotter; Gore Gore Girls (1972) d: Herschell Gordon Lewis; Heavenly Creatures (1995) d: Peter Jackson; Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1975) d: Don Edmonds; Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1974) d: Don Edmonds; Ilsa, The Wicked Warden (1977) d: Jess Franco; Killer Condom (1998) d: Martin Walz; Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) d: Jorge Grau; Night Porter, The... (1974) d: Lilianna Cavani; Perfect Blue (1997) d: Satoshi Kon; Pi: Faith in Chaos (1997) d: Darren Aronofsky; Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) d: Alan Parker; Red Shoe Diaries (1992) d: Zalman King; Short #1: Invention (1999) d: Various; Sleepaway Camp (1983) d: Robert Hiltzik; Something Weird (1967) d: Herschell Gordon Lewis; Wizard of Gore (1970) d: Herschell Gordon Lewis;

    ...Interesting DVD reviews featuring ILSA and Fulci, H.G. Lewis, and Frank Henenlotter movies... - (Psychotronic Video Magazine, Issue #35)