The Carpenter

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This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by JJ Harrison) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Alice Jarett, recently released from a mental hospital, is taken by her husband Martin to their new and spacious home, located deep in the countryside, for which Martin has hired a group of builders to complete its renovation. In the middle of the night, something stirs Alice awake, and as she goes to investigate, she is shocked to discover a remaining carpenter hard at work in the wee hours. Besieged by loneliness, Alice strikes up a casual friendship with the mysterious man, inviting him to continue working at his leisure. But as prowlers and unwanted guests begin turning up at the home, sometimes to harass, sometimes to menace, and sometimes to attack Alice, her carpenter always seems to be on hand to gorily dispatch anyone who comes too close. Has she found her guardian angel? Is she, in fact, a delusional psychopath? Or does the carpenter have his own axe to grind?  

An off-the-wall and thoroughly bizarre slasher produced in Quebec by American exploiteer Jack Bravman (Snuff, Zombie Nightmare), director David Wellington’s THE CARPENTER offers an oddball storyline, gruesome kills, and a jaw-dropping starring performance from the one-and-only Wings Hauser (Vice Squad). Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to bring this sleeper classic of late 80s horror to Blu-ray, newly restored in 2K from the best existing film elements and featuring a making-of documentary consisting of new interviews with cast and crew, including star Wings Hauser.

directed by: David Wellington
starring: Wings Hauser, Lynne Adams, Pierre Lenoir, Barbara Jones, Louise-Marie Mennier, Johnny Cuthbert
1988 / 86 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
  
• Newly scanned & restored in 2K from a 35mm release print
  
• Commentary track with director David Wellington and writer Doug Taylor
• Commentary track with William Morris and John Dickson of The Oscarbate Film Collective and Podcast
• "Aggressively Itself" (33 min) - a making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew
• "Tools to Play With" (8 min) - an interview with actor Wings Hauser
• Reversible sleeve artwork
  
• English SDH subtitles