Independent distributor 88 Films has announced two new Blu-ray releases for September, the Tigon horror cult classic The Blood Beast Terror and the big screen incarnation of the popular BBC science fiction series Doomwatch.
THE BLOOD BEAST TERROR (1968)
Blu-ray | 30 September 2024 | £16.99
A series of bloodthirsty murders is investigated by Inspector Quennell and Sgt. Allan of Scotland Yard. But when their search for the killer leads them to the door of strange entomologist Dr. Carl Mallinger and his beautiful daughter Clare, events take a nightmarish turn in this 19th-century tale of transformation, monsters, and terror.
Starring the legendary Peter Cushing, directed by Vernon Sewell (Curse of the Crimson Altar), and co-starring Robert Flemyng, Wanda Ventham and Vanessa Howard, this Tigon cult classic offers up a heady mix of late 60s British horror. Oh, and trivia fans will doubtless be delighted to learn that the film was photographed by famed sex comedy director Stanley A. Long.
BLU-RAY FEATURES:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation in original 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio
- Original Uncompressed Mono
- Optional English SDH
- Audio commentary by John Hamilton and Howard Lanning
- To Cut or Not to Cut – Howard Lanning on The Blood Beast Terror and Witchfinder General
- Terror at Grim’s Dyke House – The Making of The Blood Beast Terror
- Original Trailer
- The Vampire-Beast Craves Blood Trailer
- Stills Gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and original poster art
- Limited Edition O-ring featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore
- Booklet featuring notes by Andrew Graves & John Hamilton
DOOMWATCH (1972)
Blu-ray | 30 September 2024 | £16.99
After the waters surrounding the remote island of Balfe become over-polluted by chemical dumps, some of the inhabitants begin to exhibit extreme behavioural and physical changes as they transform into violent and deformed creatures.
Directed by Peter Sasdy (Taste the Blood of Dracula, Countess Dracula, Hands of the Ripper) and based on the successful BBC science fiction TV show of the same name, this Tigon horror flick oozes with menace, tapping into our fears about environmental destruction and isolated communities.
BLU-RAY FEATURES:
- Limited glossy O-Ring
- Booklet Notes by Jon Dear
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation in original
- 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
- Original Uncompressed Mono
- Optional English SDH
- Audio commentary by Film Critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Audio commentary by Director Peter Sasdy
- Introduction by Director Peter Sasdy
- Saving Our Oceans – Jean Trend on Doomwatch
- To the Big Screen Making Doomwatch
- Original Trailer
- Stills Gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore & original poster
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