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US boutique with a long history in cult and horror. Slow release cadence but restoration work is meticulous. When they release something, it tends to be the definitive version.

Films where Synapse Films is the community-recommended best release.

Blue Sunshine(1977)

5.7

dir. Jeff Lieberman

S-Tier

At a party, someone goes insane and murders three women. Falsely accused of the brutal killings, Jerry is on the run. More bizarre homicides continue with alarming frequency all over town. Trying to clear his name, Jerry discovers the shocking truth.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

Demons(1985)

6.6

dir. Lamberto Bava

S-Tier

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

Suspiria(1977)

7.5

dir. Dario Argento

S-Tier

An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

Demons 2(1986)

6.1

dir. Lamberto Bava

A-Tier

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

Trick or Treat(1986)

6.1

dir. Charles Martin Smith

A-Tier

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings Sammi back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...it's life and death.

Synapse Films · 4K + Blu-ray

Frankenhooker(1990)

6.3

dir. Frank Henenlotter

A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.

Synapse Films · Limited Edition