Tapping into the booming home video market, Halfpenny Pictures produced numerous direct-to-VHS (and briefly Beta) movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most of which were horror. One such film was Serpentine (1987), adapted from a W.G. Cline short story about a cursed artifact which transforms an archaeologist into an anthropomorphic snake monster. The film only saw moderate success as a rental but eventually gained a cult following in later years and became a sought-after collectible due to the fact that it was never given a DVD release. 30 years after its initial release on VHS, Vinegar Syndrome purchased the distribution rights and gave the film an official, restored release on BluRay.
