{"product_id":"danza-macabra-volume-one-the-italian-gothic-collection-4-films-limited-box-set-severin-blu-ray","title":"Danza Macabra Volume One: The Italian Gothic Collection (4 Films) Limited Box Set Severin - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a genre known for its castles, crypts and candelabras, Italian Gothic also embraced themes of violence, madness, and sexual deviance. With these 4 films, those impulses dare to go even deeper: In 1964’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMONSTER OF THE OPERA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenato Polselli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and screenwriter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnesto Gastaldi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecraft a surreal erotic shocker set within a contemporary dance troupe. Perhaps the genre’s rarest film, the berserk supernatural narrative of 1965’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SEVENTH GRAVE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso makes it among the strangest. For 1970’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCREAM OF THE DEMON LOVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Luis Merino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egathers classic traditions, then strips them naked and ties them to a torture rack. And 1971’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLADY FRANKENSTEIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e delivers iconic EuroCult talent on both sides of the camera for one of the most luridly entertaining shockers of the decade. The films in this collection are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003efully restored from their original negatives, with 12+ collective hours of Special Features.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 1: THE MONSTER OF THE OPERA (1964)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConceived as a sequel to their landmark THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA, director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenato Polselli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (THE REINCARNATION OF ISABEL, DELIRIUM) and screenwriter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnesto Gastaldi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, LIBIDO) resurrected their gothic-fiend-stalks-a-theatrical-troupe framework for an over-the-top aria of reincarnated lovers, sheer nightgowns, sapphic hunger, interdimensional damnation and frenzied ‘opera’ that “looks like the fever dream of an oversexed choreographer” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFantastic Movie Musings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarco Mariani\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (TOMB OF TORTURE), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiuseppe Addobbati\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (NIGHTMARE CASTLE) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilena Vukotic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (BLOOD FOR DRACULA) star in this surreal and still potently erotic shocker \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003escanned in 2K from the original negative, featuring an all-new interview with Gastaldi and more. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary With Kat Ellinger, Author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaughters Of Darkness\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTerror At The Opera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– Interview With Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapodimonte Gothic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Interview With Italian Film Devotee Mark Thompson-Ashworth \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRadio Polselli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Archival Audio Interview With Director Renato Polselli \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench Trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAspect ratio:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.66:1\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio: Italian Mono\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Subtitles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun time: 84\u003cspan\u003e mins\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 2: THE SEVENTH GRAVE (1965)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than 50 years, it has existed only via rumor, reputation and barely watchable bootlegs. It remains perhaps the strangest Italian Gothic ever made: The sole feature by enigmatic director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaribaldi Serra Caracciolo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – here using the anglicized pseudonym ‘Finney Cliff’ –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combines familiar murder mystery elements of THE CAT AND THE CANARY with odd dollops of mad doctors, escaped lepers, giallo-style killings and one of the most strikingly original séance sequences in the entire genre. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonio Casale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (‘Bill Carson’ in THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFerruccio Viotti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (SEX OF THE WITCH) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGianni Dei\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PATRICK STILL LIVES) star in this fascinating rarity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enow scanned in 2K from the recently discovered negative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with all-new Special Features that explore the bizarre circumstances behind the film’s production, release and half-century disappearance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary With Rachael Nisbet, Film Critic And Co-Host Of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragments Of Fear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeven Graves And A Mystery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Interview With Film Historian Fabio Melelli\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish Aesthetic With Giallo Blood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Video Essay By Gothic Scholar And Author Rachel Knightley\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAspect ratio:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.66:1\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio: Italian Mono\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Subtitles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun time: 77\u003cspan\u003e mins\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 3: SCREAM OF THE DEMON LOVER (1970)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThough he made only two horror films, veteran writer\/director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Luis Merino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (THE HANGING WOMAN) here embraces the genre’s classic elements and ravishes them to vivid extremes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a beautiful biochemist (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eErna Schurer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER) arrives at a foreboding castle to work for a sinister baron, she’ll unlock a nightmare of dark romance, sexual violence, grisly family secrets and some of the most perverse moments in ‘70s Gothic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos Quiney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ZORRO THE INVINCIBLE), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgostina Belli\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(BLUEBEARD) and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnzo Fisichella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (MALABIMBA) co-star in this Italian\/Spanish co-production – also known as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e KILLERS OF THE CASTLE OF BLOOD and released in the U.S. by New World Pictures cut by nearly 20 minutes – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enow scanned in 4K from the negative for the first time ever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary With Rod Barnett, Film Historian And Co-Host Of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaschyCast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, And Robert Monell, Writer And Editor Of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm In A Jess Franco State Of Mind\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScream Erna Scream!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Interview With Actress Erna Schurer\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn The Castle Of Blood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Video Essay By Stephen Thrower, Author Of Books On Jess Franco And Lucio Fulci\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAspect ratio:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.85:1\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio: English Mono \/ Italian Mono\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Subtitles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun time: 98\u003cspan\u003e mins\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 4: LADY FRANKENSTEIN (1971)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCo-produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Corman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “one of the most underrated horror movies of all time” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClassic Horror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) features ultra-lurid direction by American-International star \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMel Welles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS) from a story by by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDick Randall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PIECES), distinctive cinematography by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiccardo Pallottini\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (CASTLE OF BLOOD) and score by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessando Alessandroni\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (THE DEVIL’S NIGHTMARE),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a cast that includes Hollywood legend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Cotten\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(CITIZEN KANE) alongside EuroCult icons \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Müller\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(NIGHTMARE CASTLE),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHerbert Fux\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(MARK OF THE DEVIL), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarino Masé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (TENEBRAE) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMickey Hargitay\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(BLOODY PIT OF HORROR), and a titular performance by the remarkable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosalba Neri\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (THE DEVIL’S LOVER) for whom “only the monster she made could satisfy her strange desires!” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLADY FRANKENSTEIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enow scanned in 2K from the original negative, with alternate scenes, all-new Special Features and much more. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary With Kat Ellinger, Author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaughters Of Darkness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, And Annie Rose Malamet, Film Scholar And Host Of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGirls, Guts, Giallo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAudio Commentary With Alan Jones, Author Of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDario Argento: The Man, The Myths \u0026amp; The Magic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, And Kim Newman, Author Of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNightmare Movies\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet The Baroness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Featurette With Actress Rosalba Neri And Film Historian Fabio Melelli\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePiecing Together LADY FRANKENSTEIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lady And The Orgy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Documentary Short On Director Mel Welles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Truth About LADY FRANKENSTEIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2007) – German TV Documentary\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eClothed Insert Shots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVideo Short Illustrating BBFC Censorship Cuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItalian Opening Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBigfilm Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) – Italian LADY FRANKENSTEIN Photo Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eExtensive Image Gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome Video Gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadio Spots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTV 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