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| Industry | Home video |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | U.S. |
Key people | Pete Tombs (Director)[1] |
| Products | DVDs andBlu-ray Discs |
| Website | mondo-macabro.com |
Mondo Macabro is an American-basedhome video distribution company founded in 2002 byPete Tombs andAndy Starke.[2] Their focus is releasing cult and exploitation films onDVD andBlu-ray and was named after Tombs' 1997 bookMondo Macabro: Weird & Wonderful Cinema Around the World.[2]
Mondo Macabro was initially based in the United Kingdom, before Starke suggested basing it in the United States.[3] Mondo Macabro's catalog of releases includescult andexploitation films produced in such countries as Argentina, Indonesia, and Pakistan.[4][5] The first title released on the Mondo Macabro label was the 1977 Mexicanhorror filmAlucarda, which the company issued on DVD in 2003.[3] Other films released by Mondo Macabro includeThe Diabolical Dr. Z (1966),[6]The Mansion of Madness (1973),[7]Challenge of the Tiger (1980),[8]Mystics in Bali (1981),[9] andAswang (1994).[10]
Companies such asBlue Underground (US), Mondo Macabro (US, with a UK arm),Synapse (US), Cult Epics (US),Fantoma (US) andSomething Weird (US) can all be seen as specializing in cult cinema. [...] Mondo Macabro focuses on global genre cinema, the majority of which is not well known by Western audiences.
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