Something Weird Videos -
In 2024, the company ended in-house DVD-R manufacturing to focus on film restoration and high-quality physical releases.
Founded in the early 1990s by the late Mike Vraney, Something Weird Video (SWV) began as a quest to preserve "lost" cinema. Named after the 1967 Herschell Gordon Lewis film Something Weird , the company became the premier resource for exploitation, horror, and "sleaze" cinema that would have otherwise vanished into obscurity. Something Weird Videos
SWV’s primary contribution was the rescue of films from the "roadshow" and "drive-in" eras. This included the works of legendary exploiteers such as: Herschell Gordon Lewis: The "Godfather of Gore". David F. Friedman: A master of the exploitation roadshow. In 2024, the company ended in-house DVD-R manufacturing
A pioneer in the "nudie-cutie" and sexploitation genres. Something Weird Videos