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Jörg Buttgereit’s “DER TODESKING” coming on limited-edition VHS and merch box

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The director of NEKROMANTIK explores seven different sides of death in his 1990 film DER TODESKING, and it’s now being reissued in a web-exclusive videocassette edition from Cult Epics.

The company is now taking pre-orders for the May 15 release of DER TODESKING in a VHS NTSC edition in a clamshell case (limited to just 50). The tape will also be available in a boxed set (limited to 25) that also includes a black T-shirt with artwork by Martin Trafford, seven 8.5 x 11-inch Trafford art prints with a certificate signed and numbered by the artist and an enamel pin. There are also 75 pins available separately. The VHS is $29.95, the box is $99.95 and the pin is $12; you can see all the art and pre-order the items at the Cult Epics webstore.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).