The Little Shop of Horrors some distributors, including American International Pictures (AIP), felt that the film would be interpreted as anti-Semitic, citing the characters of Gravis Mushnick and Siddie Shiva. Welles, who is Jewish, stated that he gave his character a Turkish Jewish accent and mannerisms, and that he saw the humor of the film as playful, and felt there was no intent to defame any ethnic group. The film was finally released by its production company, The Filmgroup, nine months after it had been completed. "The Little Shop of Horrors" was screened out of competition at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. A year later,
Little Box of Horrors contains all four full-length releases by the band, all with their original artwork (American version). It also contains a fifth disc, entitled "Rare Treats", which features demo versions of many songs, as well as other rare songs by the band. The American release is accompanied by a DVD, entitled "The Transvestite Chainsaw Massacre: Live '98", which features footage of 9 songs performed live at Ground Zero, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1998. The band line-up at the time of the concert filmed for this DVD was as follows: Little Box of Horrors Little Box of Horrors is a box set