Jim Van Bebber

A documentary of uncompromising, outlaw, cult underground filmmaker Jim Van Bebber, covering his life from 2010-2015 while he tries to make a comeback and make a new exploitation film after years of struggling to work.

Behind the chaos and creativity of the making of 2003's THE MANSON FAMILY directed by Jim Van Bebber. This feature-length documentary was included on the film's unrated DVD and Blu-ray releases from Severin Films.

A couple of young women are abducted and become the unwilling stars of a snuff film, wherein they are brutally tortured.

A young woman, after driving her father to suicide, is examined by the Catholic Church, who determine that the girl is in fact possessed, and a wave of priests wade in and out of the demonic gore.

Marvin and Sally are on their way to Grandma's when a horrible accident with a living corpse thrusts them into the path of a freakish cult. Through the use of powerful drugs, Marvin is transformed from an everyday citizen into a zealous fanatic, hell bent on leading the Zombie Cult into a final, bloody battle with the living dead and a tough biker gang. It is a dark day of suffering and bloodshed when these strange events reach their apocalyptic climax.

For 11 years, the FantAsia Film Festival in Montreal has been the premiere showcase in North America of fantasy, horror and action films from around the world. Every July, crowds line up around the block before each screening; the festival itself lasts approximately 3 weeks. In the Belly of the Beast chronicles the intense struggles that five filmmakers in attendance went through to complete their films. Crew rebellions, corporate embezzlers, and bankrupt studios are just a few of the memories conjured up during candid interviews, while the camera captures the latest challenge: the public acceptance - or rejection - of their films. Included in Dark Sky Films's Manson Family DVD and Blu-ray releases.

Detailed documentary about the making of Jim Van Bebber's Deadbeat at Dawn.

in a near future where AIDS is the number one killer disease, an evil pharmaceutical boss, Dr. Hex, creates a drug called Serocaine, promoted as a miracle cure, that in reality results in hideous mutations. When Hex's top scientist discovers the truth he and his family are butchered by Hex's henchmen; their son Brian survives being drilled through the head though and becomes an unstoppable maniac bent on revenge....

A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.

A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

The Mirk Riders is a movie about what you can't escape. Seen through the eyes and memory of band leader, Eve, as she leads her band through the desert after their last show of their tour. But a brief car problem sends the band into an unwinding downward spiral.

A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder.

Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.

A trifecta of 80s throwback terror with mauling monsters, home invasions gone haywire and stomach-turning human sacrifice.

This is an ultra-rare film that was never officially distributed and is hardly even mentioned anywhere on the internet, even though it features some legendary actors.

As another year begins a man of God, American soldier Jake Reeves has come back after ten years from a life of war in the middle east, when he receives a call from his deathly ill father who believes the Christ is coming back and that his long lost brother Johnny has been located. Now with his father's last wishes, to find Johnny and bring him back home and the possibility that the world may be coming to a end as he knows it. Jake's faith will be tested as he must take a journey into the unknown to face his past and fight through the dark days ahead to find a brother who he may not know anymore. Setting the stage for a psychological battle of good and evil.

Ivan is a young man who travels a barren wasteland performing shows of self mutilation to small but adoring crowds. He is doing so to attempt to understand the cycle of child abuse he has been a part of. Through flashbacks and halucinations we see his Father murder his mother as well as the psysical abuse Ivan suffered. He must make peace within himself through a sacrifice of blood and honor.

This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo's key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock twenty-five years later.

The story of Ricky Kasso, an American teenager who murdered his friend, Gary Lauwers, in an alleged "Satanic sacrifice" during the summer of 1984.

Jim Van Bebber's eight-millimeter kung fu short, a prototype for Deadbeat at Dawn.

Most people have vanished from the plague. There are a few thousand that still walk the earth. Among them, two outlaws, Harry Russo and Terry Hawkins come face to face with one another in a clash that sets them on a road into destiny, to find the heart of America.

A demented Vietnam veteran and his pals run amok at an alligator farm in 1973 Florida.

To the outside world, the old boarding house seemed safe and inviting, tucked away on a tree-lined street in a cozy and quiet neighborhood. But appearances can be deceiving. One by one the boarders are about to learn its terrifying secret. A secret they'll carry to their graves. 'Demented' is an exercise in unrelenting, mind-numbing terror. Based on a shocking true story, the film is all the more horrifying because it really happened... maybe in your own town!

Shocking music videos and interviews with Necrophagia. Film works as an introduction to the underground that influences this particular music movement and showcases moments of intense performances.

Master Ota demonstrates all 18 Shorin Ryu Kata, both at a learning speed and at full speed. All forms are performed in the traditional Okinawan style

A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.

A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.

A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.

Archival footage - from the 1992 Cincinnati, OH show (filmed on June 2, 1992 at Bogart's).

A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder.

A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder.

A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder.

Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.

Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.

Archival footage - from the 1990 Cincinnati, OH show (filmed on November 6, 1990 at Bogart's).

Documentary following some stoner friends over the course of roughly a day. Featured here is Bill, a guy who got kicked out of the Marines for doing dope steadily for six years (I'm not gonna do it forever--or maybe I will, who knows?) and Barry, a forklift-driving doper who wins the Employee of the Month plaque while stoned (Live for yourself--live today and then worry about tomorrow when it gets here--that's the way I go).

Music video compilation of the trailblazing industrial legend no. 1. Includes: Dig It, Stairs And Flowers, Far Too Frail, Smothered Hope, Deep Down Trauma Hounds, Testure, Spasmolytic and Killing Game.

Promo trailer/reel for an ultimately unproduced horror feature.

Promo trailer/reel for an ultimately unproduced horror feature.

Jim Van Bebber's eight-millimeter kung fu short, a prototype for Deadbeat at Dawn.

Jim Van Bebber's eight-millimeter kung fu short, a prototype for Deadbeat at Dawn.

A demented Vietnam veteran and his pals run amok at an alligator farm in 1973 Florida.

A demented Vietnam veteran and his pals run amok at an alligator farm in 1973 Florida.

A demented Vietnam veteran and his pals run amok at an alligator farm in 1973 Florida.

A man named John Martin offers a couple with a broken-down car a ride to the nearest gas station, little do they know he’s actually taking them back to his place for dinner.

A man named John Martin offers a couple with a broken-down car a ride to the nearest gas station, little do they know he’s actually taking them back to his place for dinner.