The Severin Films Podcast

Severin Films

A once a month show to act as a companion piece to our new title announcements. Join co-hosts David, Andrew, and Zach who will be going in-depth on the releases and giving you stories, insight, and more!

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June 25 · 3 hr 33 min
JUNE 2026 - SUMMER SALE
An epic Severin Summer Sale warrants an equally epic podcast, and David, Andrew, Amy & Zach dive in and break down our 10 big titles, 4 unprecedented UHD upgrades, a plethora of outstanding new Special Features and some truly inspired new merch, too. Just when you think the fun is done, DJ Alfonso steps in to spin a surfeit of sonic pleasure related to all the above. The biggest weekend of summer starts now! 1:50 - THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE 8:20 - METAMORPHOSIS 18:45 - SHIELA AND THE BRAINSTEM 37:15 - PERROS CALLEJERROS TRILOGY 1:02:12 - THE MANITOU 1:07:30 - TERROR EXPRESS 1:13:30 - MANIAC 2012 1:28:50 - THE BLACK CAT 1:37:25 - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE? 1:46:16 - DARK WATERS & ASTRID'S SAINTS 1:56:00 - BEYOND THE DARKNESS 2:09:45 - ANTHRO AND ABSURD 2:33:22 - Rendezvous After Hours
June 5 · 1 hr 53 min
MAY 2026 - DANZA MACABRA Vol. 5
Join David, Andrew and Amy as they clear away the cobwebs, pry open the crypt and descend into a deep, dark discussion of DANZA MACABRA VOLUME FIVE: THE SPANISH GOTHIC COLLECTION. They're joined by disc producer Kat Ellinger for a candelabra-lit exploration of four of the most unique titles to ever grace a DM box set, with a few startling surprises along the way. And just when you think the twisted darkness has lifted, DJ Alfonso emerges to spin a crumbling castle's worth of sinister sounds inspired by our Spanish Gothic bacanal. The New Severin Podcast is now live! Time Stamps: 6:48 - STRANGE VOYAGE 23:35 - EXORCISM'S DAUGHTER 37:25 - THE DRACULA SAGA 52:48 - TURN OF THE SCREW 1:06:00 - Rendezvous After Hours
May 4 · 4 hr 36 min
APRIL 2026 - THREADS / THE WAR GAME / DISCO ITALIANA / THE MUSIC MACHINE
The Severin Films Podcast goes scorched earth, catches disco fever and meditates on a monolith: Join David, Amy & Andrew as they enter the nuclear codes for our Worldwide UHD Premieres of THE WAR GAME and THREADS, including a visit by filmmakers Craig Mann & Robert Nevitt to discuss their Bonus Disc documentary SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS. Then Team Sev is stayin' alive for a discosploitation celebration of our DISCO ITALIANO Collection, followed by Spectacular Optical's Kier-La Janisse on her premiere release A YEAR IN A FIELD. And in the second round of 'Hammer It Out', our hosts each rank their Top 3 nuclear holocaust movies with an aftermath playlist by DJs Alfonso and New Wave Dave inspired by this month's announcements. TIME STAMPS: 8:15 - THE MUSIC MACHINE 26:00 - AMERICAN FEVER 37:00 - GREASE ROCK 51:30 - JOHN TRAVOLTO: THE FACE WITH 2 LEFT FEET 1:06:00 - THE WAR GAME UHD 1:35:55 - THREADS UHD 1:52:40 - Interview with Filmmakers of SURVIVORS 2:24:30 - A YEAR IN A FIELD 2:39:00 - HAMMER IT OUT II - Nuclear Boogaloo 3:21:36 - Rendezvous After Hours
April 3 · 4 hr 4 min
MARCH 2026 - SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER / CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN / LUCILE HADŽIHALILOVIĆ SET
Prepare yourself for a podcast of intimate, hypnotic and bloody abundance, in which David, Andrew, Amy and Special Guest Producer Gillian Horvat discuss the 7-disc wonders of SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER, the most exceptional Hammer Films collection ever released in North America. If you love THE WICKER MAN, you'll want to hear the startling backstory of Dominic and Justin Hardy's award-winning documentary CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN. Then Joe Yanick of partner label Yellow Veil Pictures unveils THE WORLDS OF LUCILE HADŽIHALILOVIĆ, the 4 Disc set featuring a quartet of classic films by one of the world's most transgressive filmmakers. Finally, David, Amy, and Gillian reveal – and nobly defend – their own Top Hammer Titles of All Time. Be sure to stick around for Rendezvous After Hours as DJ Alfonso unleashes a sonic bacchanal inspired by this month's announcements. TIME STAMPS: 11:00 - HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN 41:20 - LUST FOR A VAMPIRE 1:02:00 - FEAR IN THE NIGHT 1:18:30 - CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN 1:26:00 - Interview with Joe Yanick from Yellow Veil about the LUCILE HADŽIHALILOVIĆ SET 1:40:35 - Hammer Films top 10 2:57:45 - Rendezvous After Hours
February 27 · 2 hr 4 min
FEBRUARY 2026 - SUZZANNA / FROM BANGKOK WITH BULLETS / VOICES FROM BEYOND
Join David, Andrew, Amy & Zach as they discuss the shortest month's huge releases, featuring the grisly delights of our SUZZANNA: EMPRESS OF DARKNESS Box Set, the cheezy pleasures of Uncle Jess' pair o' rarities in our FROM BANGKOK WITH BULLETS Collection, and the return-to-form knockout that is Lucio Fulci's penultimate film VOICES FROM BEYOND in 4K UHD. Then stick around for Rendezvous After Hours as DJ Alfonso spins sonic delectables inspired by this month's releases. TIME STAMPS 3:24 - SUZZANNA: EMPRESS OF DARKNESS 37:40 - FROM BANGKOK WITH BULLETS 1:01:00 - VOICES FROM BEYOND 1:15:10 - Rendezvous After Hours
January 30 · 2 hr 22 min
JANUARY 2026 - "GUTTER AUTEUR" / ANTONIO MARGHERITI & THE JUNGLES OF DOOM
Starting 2026 and Severin's 20th anniversary off with a BANG... figuratively and literally! Join the Sev Team as we delve deep into the gutter to reveal some lost films by Andy Milligan and reveal what was really in the Ark of the Covenant... Turns out it was three Indiana Jones rip-off films by the Italian master Antonio Margheriti. We're also joined by co-directors of THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN Josh Johnson and Grayson Johnson, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last year. Available for the first time on home video with 4 lost films from Andy Milligan all making their disc debut. The savages at Severin are coming for your wallet and the soundtrack is provided by DJ Alfonso with a new episode of Rendezvous After Hours! TIME STAMPS: 4:00 - THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN 12:45 - Interview with directors Josh Johnson and Grayson Johnson 34:40 - "GUTTER AUTEUR" THE LOST LEGACY OF ANDY MILLIGAN 57:00 - ANTONIO MARGHERITI & THE JUNGLES OF DOOM 59:50 - HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA 1:08:20 - ARK OF THE SUN GOD 1:16:00 - JUNGLE RAIDERS 1:28:10 - Rendezvous After Hours
Dec 31, 2025 · 2 hr 15 min
BEST OF 2025
Happy New Year from Severin Films! This is just a fun discussion of our top 5 favorite releases from 2025 as we get ready to welcome 2026, our 20th anniversary!
Nov 24, 2025 · 4 hr 7 min
NOVEMBER 2025 - BLACK FRIDAY
Our biggest and best Black Friday Sale yet warrants an equally epic podcast! Join the Sev Team as biblical liberties are taken, Mario Bava is exalted, partial arts are praised, vampire hitwomen are unleashed, Tadashi Yamashita is renamed, Eddie The Flying Gimp returns, Barbara Steele is restored, and UHD Upgrade Sunday delivers 4K greatness. We're also joined by author and Severin producer Kier-La Janisse to discuss the German juvenile delinquent classic NORTH SEA IS DEAD SEA as well as the landmark radical sci-fi of THE FINAL PROGRAMME, and filmmaker/film obsessive Nicholas McCarthy (THE PACT) to delve into the mind-roasting vanity project WTF*ckery that is STUDENT CONFIDENTIAL. As if all this weren't enough cranberry sauce for your soul, DJ Alfonso spins the sonic orgy that is Rendezvous After Hours! TIME STAMPS: 2:00 - NORTH SEA IS DEATH SEA 15:00 - THE FINAL PROGRAMME 27:30 - THE DEVILS RAIN 32:30 - A BAY OF BLOOD 50:50 - THE CRIPPLED MASTERS 1:02:00 - BRONSON LEE, CHAMPION / ZA KARATE TRILOGY 1:10:00 - THE IDIOT BOX 1:18:30 - STUDENT CONFIDENTIAL 1:36:50 - THE GHOST 1:55:45 - ADAM AND EVE 2:06:00 - RAZOR BLADE SMILE 2:12:00 - RETRIBUTION / LOOKIN' ITALIAN 2:27:00 - SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY / VAMPYROS LESBOS 2:47:10 - Rendezvous After Hours
Nov 11, 2025 · 1 hr 59 min
NOVEMBER 2025 - EUROCRYPT OF CHRISTOPHER LEE Vol. 3
HO-HUM AND HOWDOYADO?? The Eurocrypt is back with a brand new volume and a massive amount of Christopher Lee oddities from his time in Europe. See Lee fight, foil, fright, and... run a private boys school?! While the most eclectic of the sets it truely shows how diverse his talents were on screen in the Severin teams favorite edition of the Eurocrypt yet. Join the team as they break down all 6 discs including multiple debuts as well as the absolutely essential LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE. As always stay tuned afterwards for DJ Alfonso in Rendezvous After Hours! TIME STAMPS: 10:45 - BEAT GIRL 24:40 - HANDS OF ORLAC 34:00 - THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG 40:00 - ARABIAN ADVENTURE 52:00 - A FEAST AT MIDNIGHT 1:04:25 - LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE 1:13:32 - Rendezvous After Hours
Oct 8, 2025 · 3 hr 18 min
OCTOBER 2025 - EXORCISMO BOX SET
Join the Severin crew as they discuss the newest box set EXORCISMO: DEFYING A DICTATOR & RAISING HELL IN POST-FRANCO SPAIN with the producer Alberto Sedano! Under the Franco dictatorship, Spain's rigid censorship laws controlled all national entertainment. But following Franco's death in 1975, certain films began to embody a period in Spanish history when cinematic expression became political freedom. 19 FEATURE FILMS ON 10 DISCS Including the award-winning documentary EXORCISMO: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada "S"! And as always stay tuned for another episode of Rendezvous After Hours where DJ Alfonso created a list by this months insane announcement! TIME STAMPS: 1:44 - D1 - EXORCISMO / FAR FROM THE TREES 17:10 - D2 - BELL FROM HELL / CREATION OF THE DAMNED 32:55 - D3 - THE DEVIL'S EXORCIST / AFTER... PART ONE 47:35 - D4 - THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK 56:28 - D5 - BATTERED FLESH / THE PRIEST 1:11:00 - D6 - SINS OF A NYMPHO / DIMORFO 1:24:00 - D7- BLOODY SEX / MORBUS 1:34:55 - D8 - FACES / TRIANGLE OF LUST 1:45:20 - D9 - THE HOUSE IN THE OUTSKIRTS / SUPERNATURAL 1:54:38 - D10 - POPPERS / AFTER... PART TWO 2:06:00 - Rendezvous After Hours
Sep 17, 2025 · 2 hr 14 min
SEPTEMBER 2025 - SAGA EROTICA - THE EMMANUELLE COLLECTION
Join the Severin along with special guest, Producer, Gillian Wallace Horvat discuss the film series that's still as hot today as it was when it was burning up the silver screen... Sylvia Kristel's EMMANUELLE! We go disc-by-disc through this 4-film box set and give in to temptations of each film and all the wonderous bonus features that await us. The Sylvia Kristel trilogy has never seen extras quite like these, including archival making-of featurettes that haven't seen the public eye since they originally broadcast. Not to mention the ever illusive I, EMMANUELLE making it's disc debut! While this isn't starring Sylvia Kristel, it's very much deserving of the Emmanuelle name while also being a perfect example of a Severin release ripe for discovery. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 7:45 - EMMANUELLE 32:29 - EMMANUELLE II 46:44 - GOODBYE EMMANUELLE 57:55 - I, EMMANUELLE 1:13:23 - Rendezvous After Hours
Jul 24, 2025 · 3 hr 33 min
JULY 2025 - SEVERIN SUMMER SALE
That's not a cool breeze whafting over you and giving you goosebumps... it's the SEVERIN SUMMER SALE!!! Join the Severin crew as they break down this 10-release line up along with some special guests. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 6:26 - FERAT VAMPIRE w/Kier-La Janisse 22:04 - BASKIN w/director Can Evrenol 40:40 - DEAD SLEEP 51:10 - NIGHT OF THE SHARKS 1:02:03 - THE SHARK HUNTER 1:10:43 - MONSTER SHARK 1:22:09 - SISTERS w/director Douglas Buck 1:45:22 - FEARLESS DRAGONS 1:53:25 - SKINHEADS 2:01:33 - KILL LIST 2:11:00 - UHD UPGRADE SUNDAY 2:24:17 - Rendezvous After Hours
Jun 20, 2025 · 1 hr 50 min
JUNE 2025 - DANZA MACABRA V4
Talk about "June Gloom!" Join the Severin crew break down volume 4 of the Italian Gothic series DANZA MACABRA with special guest, Kat Ellinger! We go disc-by-disc through this 11-disc box set including some of the best examples of Gothic Horror that has gone under the radar for some fans. Barbara Steele thrives in TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE. The disc premiere of the fully un-cut NIGHT OF THE DAMNED. THE DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT starring the Italian horror queen herself, Rosalba Neri. Lastly, a very well deserved upgrade to a film starring unforgettable icons Carroll Baker and George Eastman... BABA YAGA! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 5:40 - TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE 17:40 - NIGHT OF THE DAMNED 25:35 - THE DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT 39:20 - BABA YAGA 52:59 - Rendezvous After Hours
May 26, 2025 · 2 hr 16 min
MAY 2025 - HIGH TENSION 4 Films by Lamberto Bava / THE ODD JOB / NEGATIVES / THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS
MAY-HEM ensues with this set of releases on and off screen! The Severin Team are abroad this month at the Cannes Film Festival but that won't stop them from spreading the good word. In fact, a lot of deals for our releases are struck at Cannes each year! Listen as we break down the three titles hitting shelves this may including three under-appreciated titles from auteur Peter Medak, including his debut film NEGATIVES, THE ODD JOB, and THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS. Also coming out this month is a 4-film series from Lamberto Bava made for TV but only aired once due to the extreme violence and shocking subject matter... The HIGH TENSION series was deemed TOO HOT FOR TV and shelved until now! Gear up for a fun episode with special guests along the way who we ran into on the Croisette. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 3:20 - THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS 23:14 - NEGATIVES 32:17 - SPARROWS CAN'T SING (Bonus feature with NEGATIVES) 38:20 - THE ODD JOB 48:50 - HIGH TENSION - FOUR FILMS BY LAMBERTO BAVA 1:09:50 - Interview with composer Simon Boswell 1:27:50 - Rendezvous After Hours
Apr 16, 2025 · 2 hr 27 min
APRIL 2025 - BLOODY LEGEND: The Complete Cliff Twemlow Collection
WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! Severin and Intervision want to take you out for a night on the town... with the toughest bouncer in Manchester! Join us and special guests, filmmaker Jake West & actor/writer/producer Brian Sterling-Vete, as we break down the first ever Intervision box set with the entire filmography of shot-on-video mogul Cliff Twemlow, who was the driving force behind 10 films, including the infamous Video Nasty G.B.H. It's an episode full of body building, sweat drenched punches, and most of all COUNTLESS HOURS OF S.O.V. INSANITY! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Timecodes for the Episode: 6:41 - MANCUNIAN MAN 17:52 - TUXEDO WARRIOR 22:03 - G.B.H. GREVOUS BODILY HARM 30:39 - TARGET EVE ISLAND / THE IBIZA CONNECTION 44:34 - AFRICAN RUN / MOONSTALKER 56:44 - EYE OF SATAN / HITMAN 1:05:55 - FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT / TOKYO SUNRISE 1:14:34 - G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT / BAD WEEKEND 1:23:00 - FITNESS AFTER 40 / THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE 1:33:16 - Rendezvous After Hours
Mar 24, 2025 · 1 hr 56 min
MARCH 2025 - DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS & DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150AD / JACK THE RIPPER / UNKNOWN WORLD
UHD releases so good you'll have to EXTERMINATE all your previous editions!!! Join us as we break down all four of the March titles. Taking a step back in time with Peter Cushing as the good Doctor in DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150AD making their US UHD Debut! Also coming to UHD is a Severin staple, JACK THE RIPPER, which has been sourced from newly discovered elements. Lastly, a sci-fi film ghost written by the great Dalton Trubmo, the iconic writer who was blacklisted from the industry AND STILL won Oscars... UNKNOWN WORLD! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this! TIME STAMPS: 11:20 - DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and overall DR. WHO discussion 25:20 - DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 AD 32:20 - JACK THE RIPPER 52:50 - UNKNOWN WORLD 1:01:15 - Rendezvous After Hours w/DJ Alfonso
Feb 14, 2025 · 2 hr 25 min
FEBRUARY 2025 - HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN Vol. 2 / IN MY SKIN / ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE
Love is in the air at Severin and this month is proof that romance comes in all shapes and sizes. Join us and special guest Kier-La Janisee as we break down this very romantic slate of titles coming out this February. We celebrate the much anticipated volume 2 of HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN (BUTTERFLY KISS, MORGIANA, THE SAVAGE EYE, and THE GLASS CEILING), IN MY SKIN making it's UHD debut, and the most unconventional love story of them all... Joe Orton's iconic ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this! Timecodes for the Episode: 02:47 - ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE 18:37 - HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN V2 19:55 - BUTTERFLY KISS 38:02 - MORGIANA 47:08 - THE SAVAGE EYE 59:55 - THE GLASS CEILING 1:14:24 - IN MY SKIN 1:37:00 - HOPW Board Game 1:44:50 - Rendezvous After Hours
Jan 27, 2025 · 2 hr 4 min
JANUARY 2025 - UP! MOTORPSYCHO! THE PICK-UP
TRUSTS, BUSTS, and THRUSTS! Ring in the New Year with Russ Meyer's favorite thing... A GOOD PAIR (of UHD debuts!) Listen as we break down the three titles hitting shelves this January including two more titles from the Russ Meyer catalogue, MOTORPSYCHO! and UP making thier UHD debuts. While we're on the subject of making the impossible a reality, we celebrate the iconic exploitation director Lee Frost's roughie, THE PICK-UP being remastered from the thought-to-be-lost original camera negative. As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this months drop! Hope you're ready for this! Timecodes for the Episode: 00:41 - Ode to David Lynch 9:43 - MOTORPSYCHO! 18:25 - UP! 31:24 - THE PICK-UP 38:35 - MAU MAU SEX SEX 44:00 - Interview with Something Weird Video's Lisa Petrucci 1:08:00 - Rendezvous After Hours
Dec 31, 2024 · 2 hr 14 min
DECEMBER 2024 - FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES and BEST OF 2024
Don't look behind you... the dastardly dealers at Severin are coming at you with a list of their favorite releases and events from 2024! Join your co-hosts with special guest Kier-La Janisse, as we re-enter BLOOD ISLAND with our FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES collection. We also take a moment to look back on this past year and all the insane things that happened in 365 days. It's a very loose episode, but a very fun listen! As always, DJ Alfonso provides a playlist of songs inspired by this benchmark year! 02:30 - FEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES 05:24 - 2024 Recap 1:31:30 - Rendezvous After-Hours with /DJ Alfonso Thank you all for listening, participating, having fun with us, and supporting home video. Happy New Year!
Nov 27, 2024 · 4 hr 16 min
NOVEMBER 2024 - BLACK FRIDAY
Your best buds covered in blood are BACK... and we're HUNGRY. Join the full crew, with special guest Claire Donner, in breaking down all ten titles available starting Black Friday plus exclusive merch as well as a few other surprises in this power packed episode. Listen in as we discuss the full slate including our impressive slate of cannibal films, LAST CANNIBAL WORLD, EATEN ALIVE!, SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD, all making their UHD debut. Also included this gut munching month of movies on UHD, DELICATESSEN, ANTIVIRAL, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD, RATS NIGHT OF TERROR, and NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS! Bringing up the rear are two Severin icons, Jess Franco with THONG GIRLS and Lamberto Bava with a remake of his father's masterpiece THE MASK OF SATAN making their home video debuts. As always, DJ Alfonso curated a special playlist to celebrate! Timecodes below: 2:35 - HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD 19:00 - RATS NIGHT OF TERROR 33:50 - Interview with author Brad Carter 48:00 - DELICATESSEN 1:01:00 - SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD 1:16:00 - EATEN ALIVE! 1:30:30 - LAST CANNIBAL WORLD 1:55:00 - ANTIVIRAL 2:12:55 - THONG GIRLS 2:26:00 - NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS 2:39:00 - THE MASK OF SATAN 2:55:00 - Rendezvous After Hours