Vinegar Syndrome

Red Heat / Hot Vampire / Peeping Tom

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RED HEAT: While shooting an X rated movie, a mysterious killer begins offing members of the cast and crew.

MAD LOVE LIFE OF A HOT VAMPIRE: Dracula sends his female vampires out to collect blood via the most unusual methods.

PEEPING TOM: A lonely voyeur spies on the sexual lives of Las Vegas' white trash.

Director: Ray Dennis Steckler
Actors (combined): Eddie Bach, Jim Parker, Carolyn Brandt, Rita Cummings
185 combined minutes / 1971-1976 / Color / 1.33:1

Dual-Layer DVD-9 | Region Free | 4:3 Full Frame | MONO
RED HEAT sourced from 35mm Release Print
MLLOAHV + PT sourced from 16mm prints

Overall rating: 4.142857 / 5 from 28 reviews.

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This triple bill DVD offers a unique collection of cult films from the 1970s, praised for their authentic transfers and nostalgic charm. Customers appreciate the value for money and the entertaining nature of these cult classics.

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Triple Bill Value: 8%
Triple Feature Charm: 29%
Video Transfer Quality: 18%

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Review highlights

"Great double bill, very authentic transfer." — Kevin C.
"Great transfer, and 3 flicks" — Richard J.
"High Quality Triple Feature" — Aaron P.

Reviews

"Red Heat / Hot Vampire

""Red Heat / Hot Vampire / Peeping Tom" is a gritty triple feature from cult director Ray Dennis Steckler, compiled by Vinegar Syndrome, spanning 1971-1976. "Red Heat" mixes murder and sleaze as a killer stalks an adult film set, offering a rough-around-the-edges Las Vegas vibe. "Mad Love Life of a Hot Vampire" delivers lo-fi absurdity, with Dracula dispatching his vampire brides to seduce blood donors in bizarrely comedic fashion, narrated by Carolyn Brandt. "Peeping Tom" follows a voyeur creeping through Vegas, peeking at uninspired couplings with little plot to tie it together. Shot on 35mm and 16mm, the unrestored prints retain a raw, grimy charm, though the pacing sags and the humor often misfires. A niche curiosity for fans of low-budget '70s erotica and Steckler’s eccentric style."

— Jimmy W. (5/5)

Steckler Heads Rejoice

"Can’t miss if you’re a Ray Dennis Steckler head (which everyone should be). Clunky and half formed but absolute crack for those of us who can’t resist zero budget genre pornos beautifully restored."

— William M. (3/5)

Time capsules

"Love Red Heat for the being a time capsule to see Las Vegas back in the day. So thankful for feature films like this that are not strictly set on stages (or bedrooms) and allow you to see what the world looked like at the time. Great double bill, very authentic transfer."

— Kevin C. (5/5)

Love me some Vampires

"Love the double features"

— Zachary W. (5/5)

Horror Adjacent

"I do love these horror adjacent releases. Quite unlike anything made these days."

— Kyle G. (5/5)

Classic triple feature

"This has three awesome porn films in one. More awesome horror and hot sex."

— Justin M. (5/5)

Shoot The Rodeo!

"Ray Dennis Steckler... if you know the name then you'll probably know how this review is going to go! Starting with Hot Vampire, as that's the one I watched first - this film is absolutely dreadful. It looks like a student project, only less professional and with explicit sexual content. I'm genuinely not sure who this movie would be aimed at, as it's in no way erotic and in no way entertaining. At 51 minutes it outstays it's welcome by approximately three quarters of an hour. Next, on to Peeping Tom. The idea here is that a guy goes around watching people have sex. And that's the plot. The specimens on show here are not attractive and the movie itself it dreadful. It's only 60 minutes long, yet it felt like an eternity. They should show this in sex education classes, as it's sure to put kids off going anywhere near another human body. And finally, on to Red Heat. This is by far and away the best of the three films and actually has a plot, of sorts. And if you want to see what Vegas looked like in the mid-70s then here's your chance, because they drove around filming all of it (really badly). The first scene features a woman called Nancy. I have to be honest, Nancy looks a lot like a man. This scene consists mostly of her making contact with the other person's penis, then letting a Saliva cum string slowly stretch away from the tip until it breaks. It's weird just how long this goes on for... is this a sub-genre I'd never heard of previously? Not much later we see a VERY close up of a woman's bum, in which a finger soon thereafter delves. It's not the cleanest looking bum and quite honestly not the cleanest looking finger either (she should have asked him beforehand where it had been!). More driving around, then to another scene. Nancy returns, but this time wearing a wig. She looks a lot like Paul McCartney from the Beatles years, which is great if that's what you're into (I personally am not). For fans of Nancy, I can confirm she returns for a third time later in the film - you lucky lot! So more driving around... and there's a Peekarama sign! Vegas baby! The narrator states 'the girls weren't much to look at, but we were running out of money' - was I listening to the audio on the film, or the commentary track? It honestly could have been either. And then finally, like a phoenix from the ashes - there's an absolutely stunning girl who gives an epic BJ whilst staring lovingly into the camera - where did this come from? And this is the only reason the release gets two stars instead of one. But even this they're able to mess up to some extent, as you have to listen to them jabbering away from behind the camera. I suggest muting it at this point and putting on your favourite pop CD, or The Best Ever Romantic Ballads Part 4. So I guess it goes without saying that I don't recommend this, but if I were... then it's recommended to fans of hairy bottoms, poorly shot mid-70s Vegas footage, nasty looking spots, skin blemishes, poor acting and... well, you get the idea!"

— Sam N. (2/5)

Kinda like AGFA's Satanic Horror Nite

"Low budget features all around, but they have a certain goofy charm, and I love the bang for buck of a triple feature."

— Jason L. (5/5)

a great triple bill

"Very pleased to have added this triple bill to my collection before it went OOP"

— Toby L. (4/5)

Ray Dennis Steckler Triple

"mostly horror/porn prints are pretty rough"

— KEVIN S. (1/5)