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JANUARY 14 VHS HISTORY LEASON : PRISM ENTERTAINMENT
This independent company, which began operations in 1984, released many genre films up until they filed for Chapter 11 in 1995. Prism distributed a lot of obscure stuff on VHS during their prime, including WOLF LAKE, BECAUSE OF THE CATS, DEADMATE, BLOOD RAGE, DEATHMASK, ALMOST HUMAN (you gotta love that misleading cover!) and many others. They were known basically for releasing little-known films and hardly had any major theatrical releases in their catalogue. Prism's varied sked consisted of films such as DARK SANITY, FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER, MURDERLUST, CURSE OF THE LIVING CORPSE, THE AFTERMATH, WILLARD (and BEN), TALES FROM THE CRYPT, THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, ASYLUM, THE DIVINE ENFORCER (a personal favorite for all the wrong reasons), THE BONEYARD and a bunch of MFTV films, including SHE WAITS, SATAN'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, CRUISE INTO TERROR, THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE, SAVAGES and DEATH AT LOVE HOUSE. As the 90's approached, Prism began distributing mostly "erotic thriller" DTV fare such as the NIGHT EYES trilogy, TROPICAL HEAT and ULTIMATE DESIRES, which eventually led to it's downfall. Still, Prism had a good 11 year run and entertained a lot of renters during the 80's, which is why you will find a lot of their releases reviewed on this site. Prism also released product for a label called A.N.E. Home Video (American National Enterprises), which distributed a bunch of even-more obscure titles such as BEASTS, JOHNNY FIRECLOUD, and RENEGADE NINJAS. { text from critcononline.com }
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