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This is one of an ongoing series of reviews that looks at various Blu-ray compilations of movie trailers and TV spots, most notably Umbrella Entertainment's Drive-In Delirium series and Garagehouse Pictures' Trailer Trauma series. Today's review details Trailer Trauma 3: '80s Horror-Thon. Read on to find out more...

As the title implies, this release contains trailers for various horror movies from the entire duration of the 1980s - ALL 10 YEARS!!! There are a nice mix of mainstream Hollywood motion pictures, as well as obscure B-movies, thus giving a little something for everyone. Of course, if you like LOTS of nudity and mature content, then you will like it even more. This disc would be rated R, if it were rated in the U.S. Almost all of the 255 trailers have the blue/green/red "bands" included before them, which makes watching this a bit of a chore as you have to sit through them before (just about) each and every trailer. Sure, they may be on screen for only five seconds, but with this many trailers, that adds up to almost 20 MINUTES!!! On the positive side, by including the bands, and all of the company logos and end screens, these trailers are as complete as possible.

The trailers are shown chronologically, from 1980 to 1989, and alphabetically per each year. There is one trailer per chapter. All of the movie years listed below come from the IMDB and are assumed to be correct. While the trailer list included inside the case lists the years, I decided to look EVERYTHING up in the IMDB and use that, instead, for consistency.

I'd also like to point out something I just discovered: there are two versions of The Hidden (1987) trailer. As the car drives towards the tunnel in L.A.'s MacArthur Park, right as the cop says, "stole six cars", there are two different shots from the scene. The version on Drive-In Delirium #3 shows a shot of the tunnel exterior, while the version on Trailer Trauma #3 has a shot of the car driving away from people sitting on the park's overpass wall. It's at the 0:42 mark in this trailer, which is the same as the Trailer Trauma #3 version.

-- SPECIFICATIONS --

The total trailer runtime is 7:18:58, which is 2:07:24 for Disc 1 and 5:11:34 for Disc 2. For some reason, they chose not to split the content evenly between the two discs. Maybe it was so they could use a single-layer disc and a dual-layer disc, instead of two dual-layer discs. The full chapter/trailer list is below, following this review. The trailers on Disc 1 are presented in English uncompressed PCM 1.0 Mono, and the trailers on Disc 2 are presented in English uncompressed PCM 2.0 Stereo. There are no subtitles, but were you really expecting any?!? All trailers are shown in full 1920x1080 high definition, with various aspect ratios per each film. The disc is region-free and plays fine on U.S. Blu-ray players.

-- PICTURE & AUDIO QUALITY --

Unlike the previous two Trailer Trauma releases, the film reels these trailers were sourced from were not as dirty and damaged. Yes, there are a handful of trailers that look really bad, but for the most part, these trailers are only a few steps below the quality of the Drive-In Delirium releases. In the trailer list below, I noted the few trailers that have notable defects due to print damage (audio starts in-progress a second or two after the video starts, cut off at the end, and minor edits).

I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention that a huge chunk of trailers on Disc 2 - almost all from chapter 42 through 50 - have audio that is off sync from the video. I can't believe that no one noticed this in the Quality Assurance process.

-- SPECIAL FEATURES --

Disc 1 features an Audio Commentary with Exhumed Film's Dan Fraga, Harry Guerro, and Jesse Nelson on the 1980 trailers; and Chris Poggialion on the 1981 trailers. There are also the following Garagehouse Pictures Trailers (5:41): Ninja Busters (1984/2015), Trailer Trauma #1 Blu-ray, Trailer Trauma #2 Blu-ray, and The Satanist (1968). Disc 2 features an Audio Commentary with Ted Geoghegan (on 1982), Michael Gingold (on 1983), Tim Ferrante (on 1984), Grady Hendrix (on 1985), Stephen Romano (on 1986 & 1987), Dan Buskirk (on 1988), and James "Doc Terror" Harris (on 1989).


-- PACKAGING --

The single disc comes inside a standard 12mm clear Blu-ray case. The reverse/inside of the case artwork is a trailer/chapter list running across both sides. Do note that for Disc 2, the order for "Pranks" and "Poltergeist" is swapped. Poltergeist should come first.

-- CONCLUSION --

I like horror movies, and the 1980s is my favorite pop culture decade, so this was a MOST EXCELLENT collection for me. Just about every mainstream and obscure horror movie has a trailer here. The only ones missing, off the top of my head, are both Ghostbusters films, both Gremlins films, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (which is on Drive-In Delirium 5). The majority of these 255 trailers are also on the various Drive-In Delirium releases, and in better quality, too - although not in one single release.

However, I've come to realize that the one thing these Trailer Trauma releases have going for them that Drive-In Delirium releases don't, is that the trailers are presented as completely as possible. They not only include the blue/green/red "bands" (even though it's annoying to sit through them between each and every trailer), but there are some company logos (such as the TriStar Pictures logo at the start of Night of the Comet) and end screens (such as "Opens November 16th At Theatres Everywhere" at the end of Night of the Comet) that were not present on the Drive-In Delirium releases. If only the quality was as good as the Drive-In Delirium releases.

At this point, I hope that either Umbrella Entertainment or Garagehouse Pictures starts making trailer compilations that go for genres outside of horror and grindhouse, and a 1990s trailer compilation would be nice. Both companies have, in my opinion, exhausted the supply of horror and grindhouse films from the 1960s through the 1980s.

• Trailer Trauma 1
• Trailer Trauma 2: Drive-In Monsterama
• Trailer Trauma 3: '80s Horror-Thon
• Trailer Trauma 4: Television Trauma
• Trailer Trauma 5: '70s Action Attack!

The Blu-ray set was purchased with my own money and was NOT provided to me by anyone involved in the production or distribution of it.



I noted trailers that are also found on the Drive-In Delirium (DID) volumes, but I can't guarantee that they are the exact same trailer. They're for the same movie, under the same title, and they don't seem different from what I remember seeing on the DID releases. In all likelihood, they ARE the same trailer.

01. Titles / Previews of Coming Attractions. 02. Alligator (1980) 03. Altered States (1980) (partially plays jerky, like frames missing) (ALSO ON DID3) 04. The Awakening (1980) 05. Blood Beach (1980) 06. The Boogey Man (1980) 07. The Changeling (1980) (ALSO ON DID4) 08. Death Ship (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 09. Don't Answer The Phone! (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 10. Don't Go in the House (1979) (ALSO ON DID3) 11. Dressed to Kill (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 12. Fade to Black (1980) 13. The Fog (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 14. Friday the 13th (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 15. The Grim Reaper (aka Antropophagus) (1980) 16. He Knows You're Alone (1980) 17. The Hearse (1980) (ALSO ON DID3) 18. The Howling (1981) (ALSO ON DID3) 19. Human Experiments (1979) 20. Humanoids From The Deep (1980) (audio in prog) (ALSO ON DID3) 21. Infierno (Inferno) (1980) (has burnt-in Spanish subs) 22. The Island (1980) (small edit at begin) 23. Maniac (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 24. Motel Hell (1980) (ALSO ON DID4) 25. Mother's Day (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 26. New Year's Evil (1980) (ALSO ON DID4) 27. Nightmare (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 28. Prom Night (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 29. Scared to Death (1980) 30. The Shining (1980) 31. The Silent Scream (1979) (ALSO ON DID3) 32. Terror Train (1980) (ALSO ON DID2) 33. The Unseen (1980)

34. It Came Without Warning (aka Without Warning) (1980) (ALSO ON DID3) 35. An American Werewolf in London (1981) (ALSO ON DID3) 36. The Boogens (1981) 37. The Burning (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 38. Dead & Buried (1981) 39. Deadly Blessing (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 40. Evilspeak (1981) 41. Fear No Evil (1981) (end cut off) 42. Final Exam (1981) 43. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 44. The Funhouse (1981) (ALSO ON DID3) 45. Ghost Story (1981) (audio end cut off) (ALSO ON DID3) 46. Graduation Day (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 47. Great White Death (1981) 48. Halloween II (1981) (slight edit in middle) (ALSO ON DID2) 49. Happy Birthday To Me (1981) (ALSO ON DID3) 50. Hell Night (1981) (ALSO ON DID4) 51. The House by the Cemetery (1981) 52. Inseminoid (1981) 53. Just Before Dawn (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 54. Mind Warp (aka The Brain Machine) (1977) 55. Ms .45 (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 56. My Bloody Valentine (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 57. Night School (1981) (ALSO ON DID3) 58. The Final Conflict (aka Omen III) (1981) (ALSO ON DID3) 59. The Prowler (1981) (audio in prog) (ALSO ON DID3) 60. Road Games (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 61. Saturday the 14th (1981) (end cut off) 62. Scanners (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 63. Student Bodies (1981) 64. Venom (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 65. Wolfen (1981) (ALSO ON DID3)

I noted trailers that are also found on the Drive-In Delirium (DID) volumes, but I can't guarantee that they are the exact same trailer. They're for the same movie, under the same title, and they don't seem different from what I remember seeing on the DID releases. In all likelihood, they ARE the same trailer.

001. Alone in the Dark (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 002. Amityville II: The Possession (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 003. Basket Case (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 004. The Beast Within (1982) 005. BoardingHouse (1982) 006. Cat People (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 007. Creepshow (1982) (ALSO ON DID4) 008. Death Valley (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 009. The Entity (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 010. Friday the 13th Part III (in 3-D) (1982) (ALSO ON DID2) 011. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) (teaser) (ALSO ON DID2) 012. Humongous (1982) 013. The Incubus (aka Satan's Mistress) (1982) (ALSO ON DID4) 014. Madman (1981) (ALSO ON DID2) 015. Murder by Phone (1982) 016. National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) (teaser) 017. One Dark Night (1982) (audio end cut off) (ALSO ON DID4) 018. Parasite (in 3-D) (1982) 019. Poltergeist (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 020. Pranks (aka The Dorm That Dripped Blood) (1982) 021. Q (1982) (teaser) 022. The Sender (1982) 023. Silent Rage (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 024. The Slayer (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 025. The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) (audio end cut off) (ALSO ON DID3) 026. Swamp Thing (1982) 027. The Thing (1982) (ALSO ON DID2) 028. Time Walker (1982) 029. Visiting Hours (1982) (audio in prog) 030. Xtro (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 031. 7 Doors of Death (aka The Beyond) (1981) 032. Amityville 3-D (1983) (ALSO ON DID2 & DID3) 033. Christine (1983) (teaser) (ALSO ON DID2) 034. Curtains (1983) (ALSO ON DID2) 035. The Dead Zone (1983) (ALSO ON DID3) 036. Deadly Eyes (1982) (ALSO ON DID3) 037. Evil Dead (1981) (ALSO ON DID4) 038. Eyes of Fire (1983) 039. The Final Terror (1983) (ALSO ON DID2) 040. The Hunger (1983) 041. Jaws 3-D (1983) (teaser) (audio end cut off) 042. The Keep (1983) (audio off sync, edit near end) 043. Mortuary (1983) 044. Of Unknown Origin (1983) (audio off sync) (ALSO ON DID4) 045. Psycho II (1983) (audio off sync) (ALSO ON DID4) 046. Sleepaway Camp (1983) (tv spot) 047. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) 048. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (teaser) 049. Videodrome (1983) (audio off sync, completely cut off) 050. Wavelength (1983) (audio off sync) 051. Boggy Creek II (1984) (audio in prog) 052. Children of the Corn (1984) (ALSO ON DID2) 053. C.H.U.D. (1984) (ALSO ON DID3) 054. The Company of Wolves (1984) 055. The Dungeonmaster (1984) (ALSO ON DID2) 056. Firestarter (1984) (audio partially off sync) (ALSO ON DID3) 057. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) (small audio edit, audio end cut off) (ALSO ON DID3) 058. Mutant (1984) 059. The Mutilator (1984) (audio in prog) (ALSO ON DID3) 060. Night of the Comet (1984) (ALSO ON DID3) 061. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (tv spot) 062. Ninja III: The Domination (1984) 063. Scream For Help (1984) (ALSO ON DID4) 064. Terror in the Aisles (1984) (ALSO ON DID3) 065. The Toxic Avenger (1984) 066. Zombie Island Massacre (1984) 067. The Bride (1985) 068. Creepers (aka Phenomena) (1985) 069. Day of the Dead (1985) (ALSO ON DID2) 070. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) (end cut off) (ALSO ON DID3) 071. Fright Night (1985) (audio end cut off) (ALSO ON DID2) 072. Future-Kill (1985) 073. Ghoulies (1984) 074. Igor and the Lunatics (1985) 075. Lifeforce (1985) 076. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) 077. The Oracle (1985) 078. Re-Animator (1985) 079. The Return of the Living Dead (1985) (ALSO ON DID2) 080. Silver Bullet (1985) (ALSO ON DID4) 081. The Stuff (1985) (ALSO ON DID4) 082. Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) 083. Aliens (1986) 084. April Fool's Day (1986) (ALSO ON DID3) 085. Critters (1986) 086. Deadly Friend (1986) 087. Deadtime Stories (1986) 088. Demons (aka Demoni) (1985) (ALSO ON DID2) 089. The Fly (1986) (ALSO ON DID3) 090. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) (teaser) 091. From Beyond (1986) 092. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) 093. The Hitcher (1986) 094. House (1985) (ALSO ON DID3)

095. In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1986) 096. Invaders From Mars (1986) 097. Killbots (aka Chopping Mall) (1986) (edit at begin) 098. King Kong Lives (1986) (teaser) 099. The Ladies Club (1986) 100. Link (1986) 101. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 102. Manhunter (1986) 103. Maximum Overdrive (1986) (ALSO ON DID4) 104. Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983/1986) 105. Night of the Creeps (1986) (ALSO ON DID2) 106. Nomads (1986) (audio end cut off) (ALSO ON DID2) 107. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) (ALSO ON DID3) 108. Psycho III (1986) (teaser) 109. Raiders of the Living Dead (1986) 110. Rawhead Rex (1986) (ALSO ON DID4) 111. Slaughter High (1986) (ALSO ON DID3) 112. TerrorVision (1986) (ALSO ON DID3) 113. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (ALSO ON DID2) 114. Trick or Treat (1986) 115. Vamp (1986) 116. Witchboard (1986) 117. The Wraith (1986) 118. Angel Heart (1987) (ALSO ON DID3) 119. Anguish (1987) 120. The Believers (1987) (ALSO ON DID4) 121. Blue Monkey (1987) 122. Creepshow 2 (1987) (ALSO ON DID2) 123. Dolls (1987) 124. Evil Dead II (1987) (ALSO ON DID2) 125. Flowers in the Attic (1987) 126. The Gate (1987) 127. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) (audio end cut off) 128. Hellraiser (1987) 129. The Hidden (1987) (car drives away from people sitting on wall right as the cop says, "stole six cars") (OTHER VERSION ON DID3) 130. House II: The Second Story (1987) 131. Hunter's Blood (1986) (teaser) 132. Jaws: The Revenge (1987) (ALSO ON DID3) 133. The Kindred (1987) (edit in middle) 134. The Lost Boys (1987) 135. The Monster Squad (1987) (slight audio edit at end) (ALSO ON DID2) 136. My Demon Lover (1987) 137. Near Dark (1987) (ALSO ON DID3) 138. Nightflyers (1987) 139. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) 140. Prince of Darkness (1987) (ALSO ON DID3) 141. Return to Horror High (1987) 142. The Stepfather (1987) (ALSO ON DID2) 143. Bad Dreams (1988) (ALSO ON DID2) 144. The Blob (1988) (ALSO ON DID2) 145. Child's Play (1988) (ALSO ON DID2) 146. Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) 147. Dead Heat (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 148. Dead Ringers (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 149. Destroyer (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 150. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) 151. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 152. Fright Night Part 2 (1988) 153. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) 154. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) 155. Hero and the Terror (1988) 156. The Kiss (1988) 157. The Lair of the White Worm (1988) (ALSO ON DID4) 158. Monkey Shines (1988) 159. The Nest (1988) 160. Night of the Demons (1988) (ALSO ON DID2) 161. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) 162. Phantasm II (1988) (ALSO ON DID2) 163. Poltergeist III (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 164. Pumpkinhead (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 165. Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) (ALSO ON DID4) 166. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 167. The Seventh Sign (1988) (ALSO ON DID3) 168. Slaughterhouse Rock (1988) 169. They Live (1988) (ALSO ON DID2) 170. Twice Dead (1988) 171. The Unholy (1988) 172. Vampire's Kiss (1988) 173. Waxwork (1988) (audio in prog) (ALSO ON DID2) 174. DeepStar Six (1989) 175. The Fly II (1989) 176. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 177. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) 178. Heaven Becomes Hell (1989) 179. Leviathan (1989) (ALSO ON DID5) 180. Lisa (1990) 181. Moontrap (1989) 182. Pet Sematary (1989) (ALSO ON DID3) 183. Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989) 184. Relentless (1989) 185. Shocker (1989) (ALSO ON DID2) 186. Society (1989) 187. Stepfather II (1989) 188. Stripped to Kill 2 (1989) 189. The Terror Within (1989) 190. Warlock (1989) (ALSO ON DID3)

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