So Sweet... So Perverse (1969): Following the international success of Orgasmo, the second Umberto Lenzi/Carroll Baker collaboration is a kinky retelling of Diabolique featuring lush Paris locations, trippy flashbacks, a swinging score by Riz Ortolani (Cannibal Holocaust) and an all-star EuroCult cast that includes Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Great Silence,), Erika Blanc (Kill, Baby...Kill!), Horst Frank (The Cat O' Nine Tails) and Helga Liné (Nightmare Castle). Executive produced by Sergio Martino (The Violent Professionals) from a screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi (2019 - After The Fall Of New York), this full-blown classic giallo and one of Lenzi's best (B-Mania) is now fully restored in a new 2k scan from the original negative. Special Features: THE ITALIAN COLLECTION NUMBER 68 New 2K Master from the Original 35mm Camera Negative High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio LPCM English Soundtrack LPCM Italian Soundtrack with optional English Subtitles Audio Commentary By Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson Alternate Title Sequences Original Trailer Reversible Sleeve featuring brand-new artwork by Graham Humphreys and original Italian poster art with THE ITALIAN COLLECTION branding
In 1966, after a three-year hiatus, director Mario Bava (Black Sunday, The Girl Who Knew Too Much) returned to his preferred stomping ground of horror, conjuring up a spine-tingling tale of Gothic terror whose influence would resonate within the genre for years to come. In the early 20th century, pathologist Dr Paul Eswai (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, The Last Man on Earth) is summoned to a remote Carpathian village to perform an autopsy on a woman who died under mysterious circumstances. With the locals convinced they are being haunted by the spirit of a young girl who died years ago, can the steadfastly rational doctor find a logical explanation to the strange goings-on... or will his rational beliefs be destroyed by the dark secret that lies within the crumbling walls of the ancient Villa Graps? Co-starring the unforgettable Erika Blanc (The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, So Sweet... So Perverse), Kill, Baby... Kill! arrived at the tail-end of the golden age of Italian horror and is regarded by many as Bava s masterpiece. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Restored 2K high definition digital transfer High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc) English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack New audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava All the Colors of the Dark The Devil s Daughter: Mario Bava and the Gothic Child, a new video essay by critic Kat Ellinger Kill, Bava, Kill!, an interview with assistant director Lamberto Bava Yellow, Semih Tareen s short film homage to the cinema of Mario Bava Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector s booklet featuring new writing by critic Travis Crawford
Titles Featured: 'Bad Man's River' 'Blood Money' and 'Captain Apache'.
A train arrives at Monterey and from under a carriage a hard-bitten cowboy (Lee Van Cleef) disentangles himself to the consternation of the stationmaster. Mr Wang's fortune is a legend in the west and the cowboy lets himself into the bank - but finds nothing but pictures of girls in the safe deposit boxes. In the act of blowing a safe he accidentally kills Mr Wang. The treasure is not there and he is arrested for murder. Back in China Wang Ho Kian is being honoured as a Kung Fu instructor. Captured by warlords anxious to get hold of Mr Wang's legendary treasure Wang Ho is sent to Monterey to regain the fortune... An action-packed kung fu Western.
While groundbreaking director Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath) remains the most well-known purveyor of Italian Gothic horror, many other filmmakers tried their hand at the form throughout the 1960s as part of a hugely prolific and popular cycle. Gothic Fantastico presents four off-the-beaten path titles from this classic period, all of which demonstrate Italy's ability to expand genre beyond the classic literary monsters that dominated elsewhere. Gaslighting abounds in Massimo Pupillo's Lady Morgan's Vengeance - a delicate tale of romance and mystery, with a sprinkling of sadism and the supernatural - as newlywed Sir Harold Morgan (Paul Muller, Nightmare Castle) attempts to destroy his new bride (Barbara Nelli, Double Face) with help from his sinister maid (Erika Blanc, Kill, Baby Kill!). Meanwhile, the perverse influence of Poe is used to great effect in Alberto De Martino's The Blancheville Monster - a tale of family curses and madmen in the attic, as Emilie de Blancheville (Ombretta Colli, Gladiator of Rome) returns home to her brother Rodéric (Gérard Tichy, Hatchet for the Honeymoon) and discovers her own family may be out for her blood. Mino Guerrini's The Third Eye features not only a very early role for Italian cult film icon Franco Nero, but a plot that borrows several elements from Hitchcock, layered with a whiff of necrophilia. Finally, Damiano Damiani's The Witch takes a more avant-garde approach, when a young historian (Richard Johnson, Zombie Flesh Eaters) is lured to work for an ageing woman, only to be held captive when he becomes obsessed with her beautiful daughter (Rosanna Schiaffino, The Killer Reserved Nine Seats). Madness, obsession and messed up families are the order of the day in these four lesser-known monochrome gems from Italy's peak Gothic period, fully restored in 2K from their original negatives and presented alongside an array of in-depth extras. Product Features 2K restorations from the original camera negatives of all four films High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film Original Italian and English front and end titles on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The Witch Original lossless mono Italian soundtracks on all four films Original lossless mono English soundtracks on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The Witch Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks Video introductions to each film by Italian film devotee Mark Thompson Ashworth Image galleries Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch Disc One: Lady Morgan's Vengeance Audio commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Video essay on the film by author and producer Kat Ellinger Video interview with actress Erika Blanc Video interview with actor Paul Muller Audio interview with director Massimo Pupillo The complete original cineromanzo, published in Suspense in April 1971 Trailer Disc Two: The Blancheville Monster Audio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Paul Anthony Nelson Video essay on the film by writer and pop culture historian Keith Allison Video interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori Opening credits for the Us release of the film Trailer Disc Three: The Third Eye Audio commentary by author and critic Rachael Nisbet Video essay on the film by author and filmmaker Lindsay Hallam Video interview with actress Erika Blanc Disc Four: The Witch Audio commentary by author and producer Kat Ellinger Video essay on the film by author and academic Miranda Corcoran Video interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori
NOTICE: Polish Release, cover may contain Polish text/markings. The disk DOES NOT have English audio and subtitles.
At the height of the Italian giallo boom in the early 1970s, scores of filmmakers turned their hand to crafting their own unique takes on these lurid murder-mystery thrillers. This limited edition double pack features two distinctive offerings by Emilio P. Miraglia, which meld twisty whodunit narratives with gothic chills. In The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, troubled aristocrat Alan Cunningham (Anthony Steffen, Django the B*stard), haunted by the death of his first wife Evelyn, tries to move on by marrying the seductive Gladys (Marina Malfatti, All the Colours of the Dark). Marital bliss is short-lived, however, as various relatives meet untimely and gruesome deaths, prompting speculation that a vengeful Evelyn has risen from the grave... Meanwhile, in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, an age-old family curse hits sisters Kitty (Barbara Bouchet, Milano Calibro 9) and Franziska (Marina Malfatti) following the death of their grandfather Tobias (Rudolf Schündler, The Exorcist, Suspiria). Every hundred years, so the legend goes, the bloodthirsty Red Queen returns and claims seven fresh victims. Was Tobias just the first... and are Kitty and Franziska next? With both films making their worldwide Blu-ray debuts in stunning new 2K restorations, there has never been a better time to explore these little-seen giallo gems! LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Limited Edition box set (3000 copies) containing The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times Brand new 2K restorations of the films from the original camera negatives High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio (lossless DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray Discs) Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks Limited Edition 60-page booklet containing new writing by James Blackford, Kat Ellinger, Leonard Jacobs and Rachael Nisbet THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE New audio commentary by Troy Howarth Exclusive introduction by actress Erika Blanc Writer Stephen Thrower on The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave exclusive interview with Erika Blanc The Whip and the Body archival interview with Erika Blanc Still Rising from the Grave archival interview with production designer Lorenzo Baraldi Original Italian and US theatrical trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES New audio commentary by Alan Jones and Kim Newman Writer Stephen Thrower on The Red Queen Kills Seven Times Archival introduction by production/costume designer Lorenzo Baraldi Dead à Porter archival interview with Lorenzo Baraldi Rounding Up the Usual Suspects archival interview with actor Marino Masé If I Met Emilio Miraglia Today archival featurette with Erika Blanc, Lorenzo Baraldi and Marino Masé My Favourite... Films archival interview with actress Barbara Bouchet Alternative opening
The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave
More than a quarter of a century after his death director Mario Bava remains one of international cinema s most controversial icons. Today his influence marked by stunning visuals daring sexuality and shocking violence can still be seen in the works of Martin Scorsese David Lynch Tim Burton Dario Argento and countless others in a legacy that extends far beyond the horror genre. This collection brings together 5 landmark movies from the first half of Bava s career encompassing the original giallo a bold Viking epic and his three gothic horror masterpieces featuring new transfers original European versions and exclusive featurettes to create the definitive celebration of one of the most important filmmakers of all time. Set Comprises: The Mask Of Satan: In the 17th Century Moldavia the evil Princess Asa is condemned to death for witchcraft and vampirism along with her brother Prince Igor Javutich. Two hundred years later two doctors en route to a medical convention discover her crypt and accidentally set her resurrection in motion! With the help of Javutich and others whom she enthralls with her cold dead kiss Asa sets her sights on her ultimate victim-princess Katia her own twin descendant! Black Sabbath: Boris Karloff is your host for Bava's 1963 classic triptych of terror which set new standards in graphic violence and spellbinding horror. Michele Mercier stars in The Telephone a tale of lesbian obsession and murder. In The Wurdalak Karloff stars with Mark Damon as the patriarch of a family of bloodthirsty ghouls. And in The Drop Of Water Jacqueline Pierreux is a nurse stalked by the vengeful spirit of a dead medium. The Girl Who Knew Too Much: Nora Davis (Leticia Roman) jets away to Rome to vacation with Edith an old family friend. Unfortunately her trip is anything but relaxing... On the first night Edith dies - and as Nora runs into the night for help she becomes an eyewitness to a murder as she sees a woman stabbed to death on the Piazza di Spagna! Being a young woman with an insatiable appetite for murder mysteries Nora can't get anyone to believe her story but with the help of the attentive Dr. Marcello Bassi (John Saxon) she learns that a murder did occur on that very spot - 10 years earlier - when Emily Craven fell victim to the Alphabet Murderer! What did Nora Davis really see and who is stalking her through Rome? Could it be the Alphabet Killer looking for victim D? Knives Of The Avenger: With husband King Harald missing at sea and presumed dead Queen Karin goes into hiding with her young son Moki to escape being forced into marriage with Hagen a general of Harald's army and now a bloodthirsty pretender to the throne. Wary of strangers she turns a beggar away from her cottage but upon hearing her cries for help the stranger returns and saves her from being assaulted by two men - with two well--thrown knives! The blademaster Rurik (Cameron Mitchell) is allowed to stay and he takes the boy under his wing teaching him the arts of survival. In time he recognizes Karin as the queen whom he raped years ago on her wedding night in merciless retaliation for Hagen's murder of his own wife and son. Realizing that Moki might be his own son Rurik now has a family to defend - and another to avenge - as Hagen and his soldiers converge on their hiding place! Kill Baby ....Kill! A doctor investigating a young woman's apparent suicide in a Balkan village discovers the locals believe the ghost of a baron's daughter is responsible. The victims in the small Transylvanian village are being found dead with gold coins planted in their hearts.
Ozpetek the director of 'Hamam: Turkish Bath' has lived in the melting pot Ostiense district of Rome for 15 years and sets his third film there with considerable observational skill. That's one of the pleasures of his story which has two of Italy's best actors in parts that require the kind of concentration few others could sustain. Antonia is a middle class and happily married wife devastated by her husband's sudden death and further sent into depresssion when she discovers an ol
Just before the launch of the D-Day invasion a special parachute regiment is sent behind the lines to destroy a German flame thrower installation.
Seven travellers stranded in the Italian countryside accept the hospitality of a kindly castle lord, but what horror awaits them: the family has a curse on it that dooms the eldest daughter of each generation to become an agent of the devil, and guess who's coming home. After a striking opening scene (involving a Nazi officer in 1944 overseeing the birth of his child, which turns out to be... an accursed daughter!), this horror tale drags along at a glacial pace until the visitors settle in enough to take a little time out for sex, which serves as an appetiser to sadistic murders. The guests, ostensibly representative of the Seven Deadly Sins, die in appropriately thematic twists at first, though after gluttony, greed and lust the point gets stretched. This low-budget example of horrotica has its entertaining moments, an appropriately lurid style (courtesy of Belgian director Jean Brismee), and even an appearance by former French matinee idol Jean Servais (Beauty and the Beast). Included are trailers for this and three other Italian exploitation films and an extended introduction by British horror hostess Eileen Daly (which was actually recorded for a different film!), a black-leather Elvira with a whip and a penchant for kink that may not be to the tastes of all audiences. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
Seven travellers stranded in the Italian countryside accept the hospitality of a kindly castle lord, but what horror awaits them: the family has a curse on it that dooms the eldest daughter of each generation to become an agent of the devil, and guess who's coming home. After a striking opening scene (involving a Nazi officer in 1944 overseeing the birth of his child, which turns out to be... an accursed daughter!), this horror tale drags along at a glacial pace until the visitors settle in enough to take a little time out for sex, which serves as an appetiser to sadistic murders. The guests, ostensibly representative of the Seven Deadly Sins, die in appropriately thematic twists at first, though after gluttony, greed and lust the point gets stretched. This low-budget example of horrotica has its entertaining moments, an appropriately lurid style (courtesy of Belgian director Jean Brismee), and even an appearance by former French matinee idol Jean Servais (Beauty and the Beast). Included are trailers for this and three other Italian exploitation films and an extended introduction by British horror hostess Eileen Daly (which was actually recorded for a different film!), a black-leather Elvira with a whip and a penchant for kink that may not be to the tastes of all audiences. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
When Django's father is framed by his disloyal business partner Clusker and then tragically shot by a deadly bounty killer Django knows he can't rest until he's settled the score with his father's killer...
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