Weird, twisted and perverse: Cult videos are all that and more--or less, depending on how you feel about them. (A Special merchandising guide: Cult Videos).(cult video releases for several firms)(Industry Overview)

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With cult movies, pretty much anything goes. In fact, the more anything-goes content, the better. Take, for instance, Eclectic DVD's January offering Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, which pits the Savior returned against blood-sucking beasts in a kung-fu musical.

Or don't take it: Your choice. But know that for cult-movie fans, the outlandish, even the sacrilegious, often means the best goods.

Cult movies, long steady sellers on VHS, are making their way to DVD in various incarnations and delighting the adoring masses that follow. Trying to define exactly what a cult movie is ...

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