Apprehensive Films was an independent American

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production and

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company in operation from 1997–2016. Its main focus was low-budget Grindhouse-inspired films shot in Super 8 mm film and

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. In

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, Apprehensive Films became a DVD distributor specializing in

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and exploitation film. In

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, Apprehensive Films took over the television distribution of the horror hosted television series '' Cinema Insomnia'' which led to their re-licensing the show to AMGTV.

Distributed films

''Cinema Insomnia'' Slime Line DVDs

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, Apprehensive Films introduced a new line of '' Cinema Insomnia'' DVDs called Slime Line. The Slime Line DVDs feature brand new audio mixes, new retro film-clips, coming attractions for classic B-movie and new indies. The Slime Line DVDs also contain Slime Points which can be collected and mailed into Apprehensive Films for select prizes. Apprehensive Films has also licensed episodes '' Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome'', '' Gappa: Monsters From a Prehistoric Planet'', '' In Search of Ancient Astronauts'', '' Super Wheels'', and ''

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet ''Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet'' is a 1965 American science fiction film, one of two versions adapted for Roger Corman from the Soviet science fiction film ''Planeta Bur'' (''Planet of Storms''), scripted by Aleksandr Kazantsev (from his no ...

'' to Amazon Video on Demand.

Slime Line DVDs

*'' Bigfoot: Mysterious Monster'' *'' Carnival of Souls'' *''Cinema Insomnia'' Halloween Special *'' Creature'' *'' Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome'' *''

Eegah ''Eegah'' (sometimes stylized as ''Eegah!'' and also known as ''Eegah: The Name Written in Blood'') is a 1962 American horror film directed by Arch Hall Sr. (as Nicholas Merriwether) and starring Arch Hall Jr., Marilyn Manning and Richard Kiel. ...

'' *'' First Spaceship on Venus'' *'' Gamera: Super Monster'' *'' Gappa: Monsters From a Prehistoric Planet'' *'' In Search of Ancient Astronauts'' *'' Night of the Living Dead'' *'' Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'' *'' Super Wheels'' *''

'' *''

The Wasp Woman ''The Wasp Woman'' (also known as ''The Bee Girl'' and ''Insect Woman'') is a 1959 American independent science-fiction horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman. Filmed in black-and-white, it stars Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Mich ...

References

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External links

Official website
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''Why Lie? I Need a Drink'' documentary
(archived) Mass media companies established in 1997 Film distributors of the United States Film production companies of the United States Non-theatrical film production companies Cinema Insomnia