Cards of Death (Rare 1986 Japanese VHS Release)

Cards of Death, according to many, is the "holy grail of slasher films", not for its content, but for its rarity. Shot on video in 1985 in California, the low-budget, English-language film was only ever released on VHS in Japan in 1986; evidently in limited quantities.

The first film directed by William MacMillan, Cards of Death centered around a cult-like group that would hold gatherings to gamble with their lives; a Tarot deck was randomly handed out amonst members, and the unfortunate one to be holding the Death card at the end would be subsequently (quite graphically) killed. The police are involved in the film throughout, trying to solve the increasingly frequent murders. The film is also said to contain elements of rape, vampirism and drug use.

Of the relatively few copies that were ever released, only a couple are known to exist today, and are owned by film collectors/reviewers. While said copies have been reviewed in thorough detail by several people, no-one as of yet has been willing to provide a VHSRip to the general public.