We want Subspecies on DVD!

Way back when I first got my DVD player I had made a vow to never watch the Subspecies series again until it is available on DVD (later to be reinforced with the deletion of the VCR from my entertainment center). About four years later, and I have lived up to my vow (except for a special marathon two years ago) and am starting to grow a little impatient.

Up until now I have been confident that as soon as Full Moon regains the rights to the first three movies they would promptly release them on DVD. As the time grow closer however, I am hearing rumors that have me worrying that the movies will be in limbo indefinitely. I think the time to act is now.

What can we do?

Obviously, the best way we can help is showing the involved studios that there is a demand. The main studio we need to convince at the moment is Paramount. Their mailing address is:

Home Entertainment
c/o Paramount Studios
5555 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038

They encourage suggestions for releases, I'm not sure how much they actually listen, but it's an obvious first step to getting the movies released that should not be overlooked. Be professional in your letter, do not demand anything, just let them know that there are many dedicated fans of the movies that are awaiting these releases.

Some suggestions on what to mention in your letters:

• How there are many mainstream vampire movies that are coming to theaters in the next year or two (Van Helsing, Underworld, Blade III, etc) and how Subspecies is a popular title amongst vampire fans.
• How it stars Anders Hove, a legendary Soap Opera villain who spanned many years and multiple shows.

Pass the word

Finally, the best thing you can do to help the cause is to pass the word. The more people we have wanting the DVDs to be released the less of a risk it will be for the releasing company, and the more likely we will see the discs. If you have a website of your own then please put a link to this page where people will see it.
For example:
<a href="http://www.radusbloodbath.com/savesubspecies.html">Subspecies DVD campaign</a>

Even if you do not have a website, you can still help. Let any and all horror and vampire movie fans you know about the campaign. If you frequent any related message boards or newsgroup consider including a link in your signature (or at the very least mention the campaign in a post, but do it according to board rules, we don't want the campaign to get a bad reputation.)

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Current DVD releases

Here is a listing the various DVD releases that I know of. Of important note is Subspecies and Bloodstone are both out of print, on top of that Bloodstone never had a release with an English Soundtrack, and Bloodlust was never released anywhere.

Cover	Country	Notes
Subspecies	Germany Region 2 PAL	Out of Print (ordered my copy from Sazuma) Released By: X-Rated

Cover	Country	Notes
Subspecies 2	Germany Region 2 PAL	Out Of Print, does not include original English soundtrack Released by: Screen Power Entertainment

Cover	Country	Notes
Subspecies 4	USA Region 0 NTSC	Two commentary tracks (Ted Nicolaou and Denice Duff) Released By: Full Moon Pictures
Subspecies 4	USA Region 0 NTSC	Repackaging of the above disc Released By: Shadow Entertainment
Subspecies 4	USA Region ? NTSC	Cancelled before it was released Released By: Artisan Entertainment (or would have been)
Subspecies 4	Germany Region 2 PAL	Out of Print supposedly (but doesn't seem to be hard to find), does not contain original English soundtrack Released By: Screen Power Entertainment
Subspecies 4	France Region 2 PAL	Out of Print..I think. Goes by the name "The Awakening" (no Subspecies) in case you want to search for it. Warner Brothers
Subspecies 4	United Kingdom Region 2 PAL	Released By: Cinema Club

Cover	Country	Notes
Vampire Journals	USA Region 1 NTSC	Released By: Full Moon Pictures
Vampire Journals	Australia Region 4 PAL	Released By: Payless Entertainment
Vampire Journals	Germany Region 2 PAL	Released By: Laser Paradise

Websites

Here is a list of websites that have helped the cause either by mentioning the campaign or just putting a link back here. If you have linked to this page or have seen the campaign mentioned, give us the URL for inclusion: savesubspecies@radusbloodbath.com

Contact information

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions regarding this DVD campaign you can submit them to savesubspecies@radusbloodbath.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.