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Background

ThrillerVideo was a horror home video series that began being released in February 1985 by U.S.A. Home Video and International Video Entertainment (I.V.E.). They mainly released titles hosted by Elvira Mistress of the Dark, among other horror/exploitation titles.

Logo (February 1985-1986)

Visuals: Fading from black, a large stone plaque, which looks more like a clay prop or a cut-out, is seen bolted to a set of bars in the background. The plaque is marquee-shaped, with a large arch containing curled carvings and a skull with a furled brow in the center of it, and the text "THRILLER VIDEO" is carved into it in a odd, Gothic-esque font, along with various chips and cracks all over it. The surrounding area appears to be set in front of a foggy graveyard, with a light haze of it moving throughout the logo.

Variant: On most releases, the plaque is seen as a part of a dark interior, and then the camera pans down to Elvira herself, beginning the tape.

Technique: Live action model work.

Audio: Either the Elvira music or on regular releases, the same music from Sybil Danning's Adventure Video, which in turn was sourced from Killing Machine (AKA: Goma-2), released as part of the latter label.

Availability:

The regular version can be found on tapes of Hammer House of Horror, as well as The Seven Doors of Death (AKA: The Beyond) and Dr. Butcher M.D. (AKA: Zombi Holocaust).
The Elvira version can be found on any release of Thriller Video with her posing on the front cover: some releases include Rude Awakening, Attack of the Swamp Creatures (AKA: Zaat), The Cyclops, Witching Time, The Carpathian Eagle, Alabama's Ghost, Growing Pains, and Guardian of the Abyss.

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 ===Background===
 '''ThrillerVideo''' was a horror home video series that began being released in February 1985 by [[U.S.A. Home Video|U.S.A. Home Video]] and [[International Video Entertainment]] (I.V.E.). They mainly released titles hosted by Elvira Mistress of the Dark, among other horror/exploitation titles.
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+'''Visuals:''' Fading from black, a large stone plaque, which looks more like a clay prop or a cut-out, is seen bolted to a set of bars in the background. The plaque is marquee-shaped, with a large arch containing curled carvings and a skull with a furled brow in the center of it, and the text "{{font|serif|{{big|T}}HRIL{{small|L}}ER {{big|V}}IDEO}}" is carved into it in a odd, Gothic-esque font, along with various chips and cracks all over it. The surrounding area appears to be set in front of a foggy graveyard, with a light haze of it moving throughout the logo.
-'''Visuals:''' We can see a plaque on which appears a skull placed symmetrically. To the left and right are scroll-shaped decorations. Below is the phrase "ThrillerVideo" in a fancy font. All seems to be made in stone, which actually could be a clay model.
-'''Variant:''' On some releases, we zoom out of this logo, which is revealed we are on Elvira's show set, and Elvira herself starts the feature.
+'''Variant:''' On most releases, the plaque is seen as a part of a dark interior, and then the camera pans down to Elvira herself, beginning the tape.
 '''Technique:''' Live action model work.
-'''Audio:''' Either the Elvira music or on regular releases, the same music from Sybil Danning's Adventure Video, which in turn was sourced from ''Killing Machine'' (AKA: ''Goma-2''), released as part of the latter label.
+'''Audio:''' Either the Elvira music or on regular releases, the same music from ''Sybil Danning's Adventure Video'', which in turn was sourced from ''Killing Machine'' (AKA: ''Goma-2''), released as part of the latter label.
-'''Availability:''' Found on tapes from the home video series, which themselves can be pretty rare.
+'''Availability:'''
+*The regular version can be found on tapes of ''Hammer House of Horror'', as well as ''The Seven Doors of Death'' (AKA: ''The Beyond'') and ''Dr. Butcher M.D.'' (AKA: ''Zombi Holocaust'').
+*The Elvira version can be found on any release of Thriller Video with her posing on the front cover: some releases include ''Rude Awakening, Attack of the Swamp Creatures'' (AKA: ''Zaat), The Cyclops'', ''Witching Time'', ''The Carpathian Eagle'', ''Alabama's Ghost, Growing Pains'', and ''Guardian of the Abyss''.
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