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There are great recommendations in here, here's a few more, mostly focused on European cult films.

Immoral Tales is a great overview of Euro cult films with chapters dedicated to the films of Jesse Franco, Jean Rollin, Walerian Borowczyk, Jose Larraz, and Alain Robbe-Grilette, as well as chapters that cover a wider territory that feature directors who aren't as well known. It was a pretty eye-opening book and great resource when it first came out (1995) and I re-read it recently and it didn't seem outdated at all. You'll discover a lot of great films to watch flipping through it. It's currently out of print but you can probably find a copy on Ebay for pretty cheap.

For a more in-depth look into specific Euro cult directors, the works of Jess Franco are covered very well by Stephen Thrower. His book Murderous Passions is great but currently out of print and going for dumb money, hopefully they'll do a re-print soon. He has a follow up Flowers of Perversion that is coming out in a couple of months. Stephen has also done great books on Lucio Fulci Beyond Terror and on American cult films Nightmare USA.

Fascination: The Celluloid Dreams Of Jean Rollin and Lost Girls are both pretty great books covering the cinema of Jean Rollin, one of my favorite Euro cult directors. There is another book on Rollin called Psychedelic Sex Vampires, but it's a bust.

Dario Argento: The Man, the Myths & the Magic is very good. There's another good Argento book called Art of Darkness but it is out of print and expensive, but if you are a fan, it is worth it if you can find a relatively cheaper used copy somewhere.

If you like giallo, the So Deadly, So Perverse books Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are awesome.

If you are in the mood for less reading and more art, Nicolas Winding Refn did a cool book titled The Act of Seeing which has photos of his cult & exploitation film poster collection. It's rad. The publisher of The Act of Seeing, FAB Press, has done so many fantastic books, covering cult films from all over the world.

For magazines, Cinema Sewer is a pretty great current magazine, and you can't go wrong with old back issues of the now sadly defunct Video Watchdog that was run by Tim Lucas, who you might know from his multiple audio commentaries and liner notes.

I pre-ordered it from Amazon about 30 minutes ago. Hopefully I get it....

Edit: "Hi all, Thank you for the great reaction on our Oldboy update. Slightly revised artwork is on the way to reflect the inclusion of the other 2 films in the Vengeance Trilogy and this should be live over the next couple of days. The 4-disc limited edition is now sold out from the Arrow Store but it is still available to pre-order from other retailers such as Amazon https://amzn.to/2SwkWzz and Zavvi https://bit.ly/32GZLj3. We hope you’re as excited as we are about this collection!"

I spent a lot of time trying to find legit region free player for cheap when I realized all I needed was a region B player from the UK. Found this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00TWW583Q/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

on Amazon uk (you can sign in with american amazon account) for a total of $60 shipped. Works straight of the box just need an american 12v power cord or uk to us plug adapter (no step down/up needed, auto converts pal, etc). It was the best idea, and opens up arrows whole library, which is way cheaper than it is here, and other great stuff that is uk only or just cheaper.

(note: player shows as 50 pounds on site, but drops to 42 pounds once you get to the final place your order screen, probably because we dont pay tax)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0335219233/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

This is a good book that catalogues a number of films but also tries to get to root of what makes cult cinema and delves into its roots. It is primarily written in an academic sense, and has articles by a number of well recognized film critics and theorists. Interesting take if you are into that sort of thing.

Nightmare USA. Hands down my favorite film book! This things is super massive. Specifically focuses on exploitation horror in the US from 1970 to 1985. It’s worth every penny.

https://www.amazon.com/NIGHTMARE-USA-Untold-Exploitation-Independents/dp/1903254469

I almost bought that version of The Thing because the cover art. It's by Gary Pullin. I have his book called Goulish with some really great art in it.

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Back in stock on Amazon UK.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oldboy-Limited-Blu-ray-Choi-Min-sik/dp/B07SG7RNHF/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2Y6PRXCGE8JWL&keywords=oldboy+limited+edition+blu+ray&qid=1571148011&sprefix=oldboy%2Caps%2C343&sr=8-2

An American Werewolf In London, Region A

it dropped to $38 if that makes a difference!

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07X7D9FJ7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The LG BP250 . Just remember that you’ll need an adapter for the power cord too (assuming you live outside the UK).

It’s listed at £50.99 but the price drops down to £42.49 once you start the checkout process and enter a US shipping address.

I got this when it was 40 pounds: http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-BP250-Up-scaling-external-playback-Black/dp/B00TWW583Q?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

The adapter I got it from a Radioshack, was a couple of dollars.

Just get a region b player then, they can be picked up for <$60

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-BP250-Up-scaling-external-playback/dp/B00TWW583Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=blu+ray+player&qid=1571552880&sr=8-3

LG BP250 Blu-Ray and DVD Disc Player with Full HD Up-scaling and external HDD playback - Black (UK Plug) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TWW583Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_rSviDbGZBXXMJ

When I bought it it was a bit cheaper...

I'm still waiting for this edition on Blu Ray.

This could be sorta relevant https://www.amazon.com/Opening-Wednesday-Theater-Drive-Near/dp/1632868180

An American Werewolf in London [Blu-ray] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VP6V5LZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1SLrDb404RN48

I find the arrow website to be awful

WHAT MOVIE DONNIE? The actual movie that was released theatrically is NOT included. You are misleading people.

THIS is the movie
https://www.amazon.ca/Town-Called-Panic-Blu-Ray/dp/B004806ZIE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1903254868/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_F9.RCbR6GJ3ZV


Last chapter is on "The 'burbs".

There's a lot of crossover between the audiences for art films and trash/adult cinema. Joan Hawkins' book Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-garde goes into this in some detail.