From the birth of cinema to the enduring influence of macabre horror, Severin Films presents its most monumental collection to date: Spanning 12 discs with 80+ hours of combined content, MORBID PLEASURES brings together more than 60 films dating from 1895 to 2025 – many on home video for the first time ever – including rare and rediscovered silent films with new scores by Steven Severin (Siouxsie and the Banshees), David J (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets) & Tim Newman, Stephen Thrower (Coil) and renowned composers Michael D. Mortilla and Neil Brand, plus dozens of hours of new & archival Special Features that explore virtually every historic aspect of gruesome entertainment.  

At its heart is David Gregory’s award-winning feature documentary THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS’ GRAND GUIGNOL which examines the infamous Parisian theater and its still-graphic impact on popular culture.  The collection also shines a long overdue spotlight on ‘The Most Assassinated Woman In The World’ Paula Maxa as well as filmmakers that include Fred Paul, Maurice Tourneur, Robert Hossein and Vernon Sewell, and traces the theater’s gore-fueled influence on modern cinema, the true crime phenomenon and even live heavy metal, featuring new interviews with Alice Cooper, GWAR and the W.A.S.P. ‘Rack Girls’.

Also included is the new 350-page full-color book Blood, Sweat & Sperm: The Visceral Horrors of The Grand Guignol featuring writings by André Breton, Richard J. Hand, Aleister Crowley, André de Lorde, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Alfred Binet, Maxa and more. 

Note: Disc 12 is a strictly Limited Edition Bonus Disc featuring Herschell Gordon Lewis’ landmark 1970 film THE WIZARD OF GORE as well as the long-out-of-print 2007 remake starring Brad Dourif, Bijou Phillips and Crispin Glover, directed by Jeremy Kasten. 

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Disc 1: THEATRE OF HORRORS

The Award-Winning Documentary Directed by David Gregory, Narrated by Barbara Steele

THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS' GRAND GUIGNOL (USA, 2025, David Gregory): 89 mins / 1.78:1 / English & French Stereo / English SDH Subtitles

Bonus Film: THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS (France, 1929, Jean Grémillon) One And Only Film From Grand Guignol Productions. Music By Steven Thrower: 61 mins / 1.37:1 / Stereo / English Subtitles

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary With THEATRE OF HORRORS Producer / Director / Editor David Gregory And Writer / Researcher Madeleine Ledespencer
• Barbara Steele à Paris – A Visit To The September 2025 World Premiere Of THEATRE OF HORRORS At L'Etrange Festival And The Former Grand Guignol Theatre
• Animators In The Madhouse – Interviews With THEATRE OF HORRORS VFX Artist Kyle Broom And Animators Mike Etoll, Leslie Supnet And Ashley Thorpe
• Collecting Grand Guignol: The Ledespencer Archive – A Look At Madeleine Ledespencer's Collection Of Grand Guignol Ephemera
• Filmmaker / Artist Alejandro Jodorowsky Speaks Of Grand Guignol
• Guignol De Lyon – Puppeteer Daniel Streble On The History Of The Puppet Which Inspired The Theatre Name
• THEARE OF HORRORS Trailer
• 'Behind The Scenes Of Fear' – 1959 French TV Special On The Grand Guignol

• • Audio Commentary For THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS With Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Masks In Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces

• Columbia Workshop: 'The Lighthouse Keepers' – Radio Adaptation Of Paul Autier And Paul Cloquemin's Play (1938)

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 150 mins
• Audio: English & French Stereo, Stereo
• Subtitles: English SDH, English
• Region A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78 :1 / 1.37 :1

 

Disc 2: THE ORIGINS OF HORROR & THE GRAND GUIGNOLESQUE

Rare Shockers From The Dawn of Cinema

Films:

• THE EXECUTION OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (USA, 1895, Alfred Clark) Music By Neil Brand
• THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (France, 1896, Georges Méliès) Music By Steven Severin
• THE CUTTER OF HEADS (France, 1898, Pathé Frères) Music By David J & Tim Newman / Michael D. Mortilla
• A DESPERATE CRIME (France, 1906, Georges Méliès) Music By Steven Severin
• THE DOLL'S REVENGE (UK, 1907, Cecil M. Hepworth) Music By David J & Tim Newman
• BALAOO, THE DEMON BABOON (France, 1913, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Based On The Novel By Gaston Leroux. Music By David J & Tim Newman
• ALSACE (France, 1916, Henri Pouctal) Based On The Play By Gaston Leroux. Music By Neil Brand
• THE HAND (France, 1920, Édouard-Émile Violet) Based On The Short Story By Guy De Maupassant. Music By Neil Brand
• WHISPERING SHADOWS (France, 1921, Emile Chautard) Music By Neil Brand
• THOSE WHO WORRY (France, 1930, Germaine Dulac)

Special Features:

• Introduction To THE EXECUTION OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS By Dr. Gary D. Rhodes, Author Of The Birth Of The American Horror Film
• Introduction To THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL By Dr. Gary D. Rhodes
• Introduction To THE CUTTER OF HEADS By Madeleine Ledespencer, Writer Of THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS' GRAND GUIGNOL
• Audio Commentary For THE DOLL'S REVENGE With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies And The BFI's Curator Of Silent Film Bryony Dixon
• Gaston Leroux Unmasked – Documentary With Isabelle-Rachel Casta, Author Of Literature In The Shadows: The Dark Works Of Gaston Leroux
• The Dawn Of Cinéma In France – Interview With Film Historian & Preservationist Eric Le Roy
• The Pioneers Of France's Ciné-Macabre – Interview With Eric Le Roy
• Birth Of The American Horror Film – Interview With Dr. Gary D. Rhodes
• Family Theater: 'Mademoiselle Fifi' – Radio Play Based On Guy De Maupassant's Short Story (1949)
• Mystery In The Air: 'The Horla' – Radio Play Based On Guy De Maupassant's Short Story Starring Peter Lorre (1947)
• Escape: 'Three Skeleton Key' – Radio Play Based On Gustave Toudouze's Short Story Starring Vincent Price (1950)

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 163 mins
• Audio: Stereo
• Subtitles: English
• Region A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1

Disc 3: SUPERSTARS OF FEAR & BLOOD

The Grand Guignol’s Most Influential Talents

Films:

• TERRIBLE ANGUISH (France, 1906, Lucien Nonguet) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By Neil Brand
• THE LONELY VILLA (USA, 1909, D.W. Griffith) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• THE PHYSICIAN OF THE CASTLE (France, 1908, Pathé Frères) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By Neil Brand
• THE PENAL COLONY DOCTOR (France, 1911, George Andre-Lacroix) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Neil Brand
• IN THE CELLAR (France, 1912, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• FATALITY (France, 1912, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• THE MYSTERY OF THE GLASS COFFIN (Incomplete) (France, 1912, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• SUSPENSE (USA, 1913, Lois Weber / Phillips Smalley) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By David J & Tim Newman / Neil Brand
• LI-HANG THE CRUEL (France, 1920, Édouard-Émile Violet) Based On André de Lorde & Henri Bouche's Play. Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• THE CHERISHED IMAGES (France, 1920, André Hugon) Starring Maxa. Music By Neil Brand

Special Features:

• The Many Deaths & Life Of Maxa – Documentary With Grand Guignol Scholar Erwan Le Gac, Maxa's Great Grand Niece Mireille Chabrier, Great Nephew Michel Fourneaux And The Only Known Interview Recording Of Maxa
• André de Lorde: The Prince Of Terror – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer
• Paul Ratineau: Gore For The Gourmet – Video Essay By Erwan Le Gac. Narrated By Tom Savini
• Preface To Cruelty – Video Essay On LI-HANG THE CRUEL By Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
• "La Nuit Rouge" By André De Lorde – Audio Recording Of Original Grand Guignol Cast Performance
• The Fear Of Being Afraid: Adapting André De Lorde's “Au Téléphone” – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study
• L’IBIS BLEU (France, 1919, Camille de Morlhon) – Digest Version Of Feature Film Starring Maxa
• LA DOUBLE EXISTENCE DU DOCTEUR MORART (France, 1920, Jacques Grétillat) – Digest Version Of Feature Film Written By André De Lorde
• "J'Attends Le Train Du Rêve" – Song Performed By Maxa
• "Il Revenait De Chine" – Song Performed By Maxa
• "Au Téléphone " (1933, 45 RPM) – Abridged Performance Of The Play By Grand Guignol Star Paulais Plus B-Side "La Peur Qui Tue"

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 185 mins
• Audio: Stereo
• Subtitles: English
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1

 

Disc 4: MAURICE TOURNEUR’S CRIMES & PUNISHMENTS

4 Defining Thrillers Directed by MAURICE TOURNEUR

Films:

• FIGURES OF WAX (France, 1912, Maurice Tourneur) Based On The Play By André de Lorde & Georges Montignac. Music By David J & Tim Newman
• THE SHEPHERDESS OF IVRY (France, 1913, Maurice Tourneur) Music By David J & Tim Newman
• ACCUSED, STAND UP! (France, 1930, Maurice Tourneur)
• OBSESSION (France, 1933, Maurice Tourneur) Screenplay By André de Lorde

Special Features:

• Maurice Tourneur: Lost Films, Found Shadows – Documentary With Christine Leteux, Author Of Maurice Tourneur: Director Without Frontiers
• Maurice Tourneur At The Grand Guignol – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 182 mins
• Audio: Stereo, French Mono
• Subtitles: English
• Region: A
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1

 

Disc 5: THE BRITISH TRADITION

13 Long-Lost Grand Guignol Films Directed by FRED PAUL

Discovered at THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE & Restored by SEVERIN FILMS

Grand Guignol Series 1

• THE OATH (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• THE FLAT (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J & Tim Newman / Michael D. Mortilla
• THE LAST APPEAL (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• THE GENTLE DOCTOR (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla

Grand Guignol Series 2

• DELILAH (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J & Tim Newman
• A VOICE FROM THE DEAD (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla
• THE RETURN (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J & Tim Newman / Neil Brand
• THE NURSE (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael Mortilla

Grand Guignol Series 3

• THE JEST (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J & Tim Newman / Michael D. Mortilla
• THAT LOVE MIGHT LAST (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Neil Brand

Grand Guignol Series 4

• A GAME FOR TWO (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla

Grand Guignol Series 5

• A WOMAN MISUNDERSTOOD (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla

 

THE ANTIDOTE (UK, 1927, Thomas Bentley)

SWEENEY TODD (UK, 1928, Walter West) Music By Steven Severin

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary For THE LAST APPEAL With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies And The BFI's Curator Of Silent Film Bryony Dixon
• Audio Commentary For THE GENTLE DOCTOR With Kim Newman And Bryony Dixon
• Audio Commentary For THE JEST With Kim Newman And Bryony Dixon
• Audio Commentary For SWEENEY TODD With Kim Newman And Bryony Dixon

• • Audio Commentary For SWEENEY TODD With Jonathan Rigby, Author Of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema, 1897–2015 And British Horror Historian Kevin Lyons

• Shivers Among The Shadows: Music Hall Stars, Cinema Innovations & Grand Guignol Films Of South London – Documentary On The Transition From Music Hall To Cinema In London And The Production And Re-Discovery Of Fred Paul's Grand Guignol Film Series With Bryony Dixon, Film Historian Michael Eaton, Lambeth Historian Tracey Gregory, Severin Films' David Gregory And Fred Paul Descendent Chris Luard
• Grand Guignol Series 3: HER ROMANCE (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) – Partial, Low Quality Presentation From Only Surviving Source

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 207 mins
• Audio: Stereo, English Mono
• Subtitles: English SDH
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1

 

Disc 6: POE & EERIE GERMANY

2 Milestone Horror Anthologies

Directed by RICHARD OSWALD

Based on Tales by EDGAR ALLAN POE

EERIE TALES (Germany, 1919, Richard Oswald) Anthology Based On Poe & Other Tales. Music By Steven Severin: 109 mins / 1.37:1 / Stereo / English Subtitles

THE LIVING DEAD (Germany, 1932, Richard Oswald) Anthology Based On Poe Tales: 88 mins / 1.33:1 / German Mono / English Subtitles

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary For EERIE TALES With Dr. Marcus Stiglegger, Professor Of Film Studies At Filmacademy Ludwigsburg And Dr. Lioba Schlösser, Film Scholar At Düsseldorf University
• Audio Commentary For THE LIVING DEAD With Dr. Marcus Stiglegger And Dr. Lioba Schlösser
• The House Of Usher On L'Impasse Chaptal: Edgar Allan Poe At The Grand Guignol – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer
• THE SEALED ROOM (USA, 1909, D. W. Griffith) Early Poe Adaptation. Music By David J & Tim Newman
• THE LIVING DEAD Trailer

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 197 mins
• Audio: Stereo, German Mono
• Subtitles: English
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 / 1.33:1

 

Disc 7: ROBERT HOSSEIN NOIR & MAURICE LEVEL MYSTERY

Two of the Most Important Figures in French Genre History

THE MENACE (France, 1961, Gérard Oury) Screenplay By Frédéric Dard, Starring Robert Hossein: 85 mins / 1.66:1 / French Mono / English Subtitles

THE VAMPIRE OF DÜSSELDORF (France, 1965, Robert Hossein): 90 mins / 2.35:1 / French Mono, English With Partial French Mono / English Subtitles

The Unexpected: ‘Split Second’ (USA, 1952, Eddie Davis) Teleplay By Maurice Level: 27 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary For THE MENACE With Tim Lucas
• Audio Commentary For THE VAMPIRE OF DÜSSELDORF With Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
• Robert Hossein: The Untamed Soul Of French Cinema – Interview With Henri-Jean Servat, Author Of Robert Hossein, A Good Man
• Bande À Part: THE MENACE – Interview With Doctor Of Cinema Studies Jean Montarnal
• THE MENACE Restoration Featurette
• The Maurice Level Mystery – Interview With Maurice Level Expert & Friend Jean-Luc Buard
• Columbia Workshop Radio Play: ‘Double Exposure’ (1940) – Based On The Play “Under The Red Lamp” By Maurice Level
• THE MENACE Trailer
• THE VAMPIRE OF DÜSSELDORF Trailer

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 202 mins
• Audio: French Mono, English Mono
• Subtitles: English
• Region: A
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / 2.35:1 / 1.33:1

 

Disc 8: VERNON SEWELL & “THE ANGUISH”

3 Pivotal Films by the Prolific Yet Criminally Underrated British B-Movie Writer/Director

LATIN QUARTER (aka FRENZY) (UK, 1945, Vernon Sewell): 80 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles

GHOST SHIP (UK, 1952, Vernon Sewell): 75 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles

HOUSE OF MYSTERY (UK, 1961, Vernon Sewell): 55 mins / 1.66:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary For LATIN QUARTER With Jonathan Rigby, Author Of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema, 1897–2015 And British Horror Historian Kevin Lyons
• Audio Commentary For LATIN QUARTER With Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Masks In Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces
• Audio Commentary For GHOST SHIP With Jonathan Rigby And Kevin Lyons
• Audio Commentary For HOUSE OF MYSTERY With Jonathan Rigby And Kevin Lyons
• Spirit Guide: Vernon Sewell in the Afterlife – Documentary By Marcus Hearn, Author Of The Hammer Story
• British Entertainment History Project Career Audio Interview With Vernon Sewell: Part 1
• British Entertainment History Project Career Audio Interview With Vernon Sewell: Part 2

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 210 mins
• Audio: English Mono
• Subtitles: English SDH
• Region: A
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 / 1.66:1

 

Disc 9: MORGUES, MASKS & MURDER

3 Twisted UK Shockers 

THEATRE OF DEATH (UK, 1967, Samuel Gallu): 90 mins / 2.35:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles

THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS (aka STRANGLER'S MORGUE) (UK, 1946, Victor M. Gover) Starring Tod Slaughter: 96 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles

THE MASK (UK, 1952, Don Chaffey) Based On The Play By H.M. Harwood & F. Tennyson Jesse: 29 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary For THEATRE OF DEATH With Jonathan Rigby, Author Of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema, 1897–2015 And British Horror Historian Kevin Lyons
• Audio Commentary For THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies And Barry Forshaw, Author Of Brit Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide To British Crime Fiction, Film & TV
• Audio Commentary For THE MASK With Jonathan Rigby And Kevin Lyons
• Sinister Theatrics – Archival Interview With Christopher Lee On THEATRE OF DEATH
• Theatre To Theatre – Interview With André Loiselle, Author Of Theatricality In The Horror Film: A Brief Study On The Dark Pleasures Of Screen Artifice
• Capital Of Cadavers – Interview With Paris Morgue Historian Dr. Catriona Byers
• La Belle Époque Of Crime – Interview With Sylvain Venayre, Author Of The Crime Criers – The Golden Age Of True Crime
• THEATRE OF DEATH Original Trailer
• THEATRE OF DEATH U.S. Trailer

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 214 mins
• Audio: English Mono
• Subtitles: English SDH
• Region: A
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 / 1.33:1

 

Disc 10: RE-ANIMATION & RE-CREATION

The Revival of Grand Guignol In Television, Theater, Radio, Rock & Beyond

Le Grand Guignol Series (France, 1997, Pierre B. Reinhard / Laurent Prèyale):

• Under The Red Light
• Towards The Beyond
• The Last Kiss
• The Monster Maker
• Kiss Of Blood
• The Widow

Special Features:

• Grisly Adaptations – Interview With Director Pierre B. Reinhard
• Grand Re-Animation – Documentary On Grand Guignol-Inspired Revival Theatre With Richard J. Hand, Co-Author Of Performing Grand-Guignol: Playing The Theatre Of Horror, Actor Graham Skipper (Re-Animator: The Musical), Mad Movies Writer Christophe Lemaire, Matt Rogerson, Author Of The Vatican Versus Horror Movies And Writer / Actor Reece Shearsmith (Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright)
• Mystery House: ‘The Thirsty Death’ – Pilot For Unproduced Grand Guignol-Inspired Radio Series Hosted By Bela Lugosi And Featuring John Carradine (1944)
• Introduction To ‘The Thirsty Death’ By Gary Rhodes, Author Of Lugosi: His Life In Films, On Stage, And In The Hearts Of Horror Lovers
• ‘Au Téléphone’ (France, 1956, René-Paul Dagan) – 1956 French Television Adaptation Of The Play By André de Lorde (46:34)
• A Brief History Of Shock Rock – Documentary On Horror FX In Live Rock Performance Featuring Alice Cooper, Kerrang! Journalist & Metal Graphic Designer Stephen 'Krusher' Joule, W.A.S.P.'s "Rack Girls" Pamela Manning & Linzi Drew And GWAR's Bob Gorman, Matt Maguire & Margaret Rolicki. Narrated By Jim Florentine
• THE FINAL KISS (USA, 2026, Amit Itelman) Short Film Starring Dave Foley And Scott Thompson
• “Theater Of The Damned” – 2026 Radio Play By Amit Itelman Starring Scott Thompson As André De Lorde And Kate Micucci As Maxa With Laraine Newman And Eric Bouza

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 174 mins
• Audio: French Mono
• Subtitles: English
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Disc 11: JEAN ROLLIN & PIGALLE 

THE VAMPIRE WOMEN (France, 1968, Jean Rollin): 64 mins / 1.66:1 / French Mono / English Subtitles

THE MASK OF THE MEDUSA (France, 2009, Jean Rollin): 83 mins / 1.78:1 / French Stereo / English Subtitles

PARIS OOH LA LA (USA / France, 1963, José Bénazéraf): 82 mins / 2.35:1 / English Mono

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary For THE VAMPIRE WOMEN With Kat Ellinger, Co-Director Of ORCHESTRATOR OF STORMS: THE FANTASTIQUE WORLD OF JEAN ROLLIN
• Audio Commentary For THE MASK OF THE MEDUSA With Kat Ellinger
• The Making Of THE MASK OF THE MEDUSA
• Jean Rollin And The Poetics Of Fear – Interview With Film Writer / Actor / Rollin Friend Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
• Pigalle: Almost Like Any Other – Interview With Catherine Tardrew, Author Of Pigalle: Among Prostitutes & Thugs
• Tawdriness, Titillation And Terror: Paris' Cabarets Of Heaven, Hell And Death – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 218 mins
• Audio: French Mono, French Stereo, English Mono
• Subtitles: English
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / 1.78:1 / 2.35:1

 

Disc 12: THE WIZARDS OF GORE (Limited Edition Only) 

THE WIZARD OF GORE (USA, 1970, Herschell Gordon Lewis): 95 mins / 1.85:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles

THE WIZARD OF GORE (USA, 2007, Jeremy Kasten): 95 mins / 1.78:1 / English 5.1 Surround & English Stereo / English SDH Subtitles

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary For THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) With Director Herschell Gordon Lewis, Moderated By Something Weird Video's Mike Vraney
• Introduction To THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) By Director Herschell Gordon Lewis
• Herschell The Wizard – Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Nightmare USA
• Herschell's Blood Shed – Chicago Cultural Historian Adam Carston On The Short History Of H. G. Lewis' Grand Guignol Cinema, Featuring Contributions From H. G. Lewis' Son Bob Lewis And Archival Clips Of Projectionist / Lewis Collaborator Daniel Krogh & Herschell Gordon Lewis
• Audio Commentary For THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) With Director Jeremy Kasten, FX Artist Jason Collins And Associate Producer / Assistant Editor Maxx Gillman
• Archival Audio Commentary For THE WIZARD OF GORE 2007 With Director Jeremy Kasten, Producer Dan Griffiths, Writer Zach Chassler, Cinematographer Christopher Duddy And Associate Producer / Assistant Editor Artist Maxx Gillman
• Nothing You’d Show Your Daughter – Director Jeremy Kasten Watches THE WIZARD OF GORE With His 13-Year-Old Daughter And She Has Questions
• Reality Vs. Illusion: The Wizards Of Gore Meet The Grand Guignol – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Masks In Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces
• THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) Deleted Scenes
• Archival THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) Making-Of Featurette
• Behind The Screen: A Look At the Effects Of THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007)
• From Volunteer To Victim: The SuicideGirls In THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007)
• THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) Trailer
• THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) Trailer

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 190 mins
• Audio: English Mono, English Stereo, English 5.1
• Subtitles: English SDH
• Region: A/B/C
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 / 1.78:1

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It says "The Grand Guignol is more than a theatre: it is a tradition, an institution, like the Eiffel Tower, the Folies Bergères, and Maxim's."

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Kafka (1991) / Mr. Kneff (2021) - Imprint Collection #637

Worldwide 4K UHD and Blu-ray debuts!

Soderbergh followed his acclaimed directorial debut, Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), with the surrealist mystery thriller biopic Kafka (1991). This subversive take on the life of author Franz Kafka blends reality and Kafka’s own fictional works together into a unique, bizarre world.

After a colleague is murdered, insurance worker Kafka becomes embroiled in an underground group attempting to thwart a secret organisation that controls the major events in society.

Starring Jeremy Irons as Kafka, and featuring performances from Theresa Russell, Joel Grey, Ian Holm, and Alec Guinness, the once box-office flop has since mutated into a cult classic.

In 2021, Soderbergh premiered his long-planned re-cut and re-imagined version of the film, titled Mr. Kneff, transforming the picture into a silent, sepia-tinted, shortened vision, accompanied by an energetic contemporary score. Appearing here on disc for the first time worldwide, Mr. Kneff is proof of Soderbergh’s enthusiasm for embracing the unexpected and revisiting doors previously closed.

Take a journey into Kafka’s absurd, dystopian, psychological labyrinth - a must-see gem for fans of Brazil (1985), 1984 (1984), and They Live (1988). Both versions come to 4K UHD for the first time worldwide in astonishing new 4K restorations, and also make their global Blu-ray debuts!

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Disc One - 4K UHD

• 2160p High-definition presentation on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision / HDR10) of both Kafka (1991) and Mr. Kneff (2021)
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Aspect Ratio 1.77:1 / 2.28:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles for Kafka, and burnt-in English subtitles for Mr. Kneff

Disc Two - Blu-ray

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restorations for both Kafka (1991) and Mr. Kneff (2021)
• Kafka Trailer
• Interview with director Steven Soderbergh from The Charlie Rose Show
• NEW Special Features TBC
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Aspect Ratio 1.77:1 / 2.28:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles for Kafka, and burnt-in English subtitles for Mr. Kneff

King of the Hill (1993) - Imprint Collection #638

Nominated for the Palme d’Or and named one of the top ten films of 1993 by Time Magazine and Entertainment Weekly, King of the Hill is a moving coming-of-age drama, adapted from a memoir by playwright A.E. Hotchner.

In the 1930s Depression-era Midwest, a young boy is forced to navigate life alone after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. Surviving on his own in a St. Louis hotel, he waits for his travelling salesman father, whose return is uncertain.

A young Jesse Bradford (Romeo + Juliet, Bring It On) stars, receiving a Young Artist Award nomination for his performance in the film, alongside performances from Jeroen Krabbé (The Fugitive), Lisa Eichhorn (Cutter’s Way), Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Spalding Gray (The Killing Fields), Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), and Adrien Brody (The Pianist).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio commentary by film historians Bryan Reesman and Max Evry 
• NEW Hotch, Hemingway, & King of the Hill - interview with Dr. Verna Kale, President of the Hemingway Society
• Deleted Scenes
• Behind-the-scenes vintage featurette
• B-Roll footage 
• Trailer
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Underneath (1995) - Imprint Collection #639

A remake of Criss Cross (1949), and based on the novel by Don Tracy, Soderbergh’s crime noir The Underneath stars Peter Gallagher (The Player), Alison Elliott (Birth), and William Fichtner (Crash).

A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.

Also featuring performances from Shelley Duvall and Elisabeth Shue, The Underneath features a screenplay written by Soderbergh himself, under the pseudonym Sam Lowry.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian and critic Jim Hemphill
• NEW The Soderbergh Experience - video essay by film historian Erik Clapp
• Archival interview with actor Peter Gallagher
• Archival interview with director Steven Soderbergh
• Archival interview with actress Alison Elliott
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Hardcover Booklet

An exclusive 60-page Hardcover Booklet featuring original production stills and brand NEW essays: The Unbearable Lightness of Prague: Analyzing Steven Soderbergh’s Kafka by writer Francesco Massaccesi, and This Is Never Going to Happen to Me Again: Steven Soderbergh’s The Underneath by Brian Tallerico, managing editor of RogerEbert.com.

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AFRICAN KUNG-FU NAZIS became an instant midnight movie sensation and one of the most talked-about international cult films of the last decade for its fearless blend of revisionist history, martial arts action, exploitation, political satire, and Ghana filmmaking style and has since spawned a sequel, action figures, and a loyal fan base around the world. Directors Samuel K. Nkansah (a/k/a Ninja-Man) and Sebastian Stein lovingly channel the energy of 1970s Shaw Brothers kung fu films, Troma-style splatter, and vintage grindhouse cinema while creating something completely their own and unique in B-movie history.

Bonus Materials

• AKFN Japanese Premiere
• Fan Art Tribute
• African Kung-Fu Nazis Music Video
• Commercial
• Trailers

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