Possessed By Evil / Dying to Meet You (US Import BLU-RAY) Release Date Oct 27/26

Experience a double dose of regional SOV insanity from the mind of the legendary Minneapolis, Minnesota moviemaking madman Michael W. Johnson (Tortured Soul trilogy, Blood Kiss, Tales from the Cannibal Side). Notorious for pushing the boundaries of homespun violence and graphic sexual content far beyond that of his ‘90s SOV contemporaries, Johnson’s garish gruesomeness and maniacal, midwestern metalhead aesthetics are on full display in this pernicious pair of underground video transmissions that inadvertently capture the underbelly of America in its most feral form. 

In Possessed by Evil (1996), Denny and his girlfriend Charlotte are blood drinking satanists intent on harnessing evil powers through black magic rituals. After Mike and his friends commit a gang rape at a party, Charlotte is murdered by a pair of vengeful thugs. Denny then performs a ritual to bring Charlotte back from the dead; however, she returns as a vampire and promptly turns Denny and his friends into a trio of marauding bloodsuckers. Scarcely distributed outside of mail order avenues, Possessed by Evil is an unwonted mashup of the rape / revenge and vampire sub-genres, replete with gooey vampire meltdowns and envelope-pushing sexuality. 

In Dying to Meet You (1997), Ted is a ruthless serial killer. After assaulting and murdering his psychologist, he embarks on a relentless reign of terror throughout the Twin Cities. Leah is also a local serial killer. Haunted by her childhood abuse, she sexually mutilates men after luring them into her wanton web. When Ted meets Leah on the beach, they quickly discover their shared affinity for homicide. Can two psychopaths discover love in the midst of jealousy, castration, and extreme scissor eyeball gouging? Originally released on home video as Serial Killer Massacre and featuring notorious ‘90s scream queen Stephanie Beaton (The Evilmaker, Eyes of the Werewolf), Dying to Meet You finally makes its long-awaited Blu-Ray debut from Saturn’s Core.

directed by: Michael W. Johnson
starring: Michael W. Johnson, Kevin K. Smith, Stephanie Beaton, Jeff Murphy, Katie Ryan, Mark Betzold, Jeff Brendel, Nicole England
1996, 1997 / 182 min (combined) / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• New transfers of both features from the original SVHS master tapes
• Audio commentary on Possessed by Evil with Mike Connelly & Tara Connelly of the Underground Espionage podcast
• Audio commentary on Dying to Meet You with writer / director Michael W. Johnson
• Bonus new transfer of Dying to Meet You under the alternate title “Serial Killer Massacre” from the original Video Outlaw SVHS master tape
• “Evil Offerings” - an interview with writer / director Michael W. Johnson discussing Possessed by Evil
• “The Ed Wood of Minneapolis” - an interview with writer / director Michael W. Johnson discussing Dying to Meet You
• “Along for the Ride” - an interview with actor Jeff Brendel
• “Transgressive Tramps, Vengeful Vamps, & Murderous Madmen” - a visual essay by film journalist and author Heather Drain
• Possessed by Evil blooper reel
• Nightmare Productions trailer vault
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Ben L. Jacques
• English SDH subtitles