Blackenstein (Blu-ray) exorcism Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Lara Lamberti (A BLADE IN THE DARK) and Ulli Reinthaler (ZOMBIE 3) star in this 'blast from start to finish

Based on the life of Britain's Foremost Mass Murderer

Steve Oliver

Run Time: 130 mins

Blackenstein (Blu-ray) exorcism Chieko MatsubaraYou may have heard of this infamous Blaxploitation Horror hybrid, but the real story is even more bizarre: In 1973, criminal lawyer turned wannabe monster movie mogul Frank R. Saletri wrote and produced this grindhouse hit about a Black soldier mortally wounded in Vietnam transformed into a rampaging monster by an L. A. mad scientist. Almost a decade later, Seletri himself would be murdered gangland style in a crime that remains debated and unsolved