Todd Sheets’ 1997 SOV apocalyptic epic available for the first time ever on Blu-ray
from Visual Vengeance. Released January 20, 2026.
A vicious new street drug called Rapture is flooding New York City, and two burned-out cops are sent to trace its source. What they don’t know is that the poison was cooked up by an army of demons festering beneath Manhattan, creatures who have also birthed the Antichrist! Now it’s a race through sleaze-soaked streets with Satan’s spawn in tow, hoping to deliver the hell-baby to the last Pastor in the city (blaxploitation legend Rudy Ray Moore) for a baptism before it unleashes hell on earth.
The most ambitious, unpredictable effort from SOV auteur Todd Sheets, Violent New Breed swings for the fences, weaving clashing storylines, a sprawling cast, and Sheets’ trademark splatter and monster effects. Featuring drug deals, crooked cops, strip clubs, rituals, possessed kids and slimy births, the film channels the late-80s “satanic panic” and mixes it with Sheets’ raw camcorder fury and homemade charm, creating a cracked vision of a post-apocalyptic world that plays like a summer blockbuster from another dimension.
Featuring over 12 hours of new and archival bonus content including four versions of the film.
BONUS FEATURES
Limited Edition Slipcase by artist Heavy J – FIRST PRESSING ONLY
Limited Edition Birth Announcement – FIRST PRESSING ONLY
Limited Edition Liner Notes Booklet – FIRST PRESSING ONLY
New, director-approved SD master from original tape elements
Alternate original DVD version
Alternate R-rated version as aired on The Movie Channel
Alternate original VHS release version
Three commentary tracks
Interview with actor Jerry Angell and director Todd Sheets
Todd Sheets: Working with Rudy Ray Moore
Behind the scenes documentary
Nitehawk Cinema screening Q&A (2023)
Blooper reel
Behind the scenes image gallery
Original local Kansas City news coverage
Uncut strip club sequence
Short film: Fistful of the Undead
Original trailer
Visual Vengeance trailers
Booklet with liner notes by Tony Strauss of Weng’s Chop Magazine
‘Stick Your Own’ VHS sticker set
Reversible sleeve featuring original VHS art
Folded mini-poster of original Ghana art by Heavy J
Optional English subtitles
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