The Italian Gothic genre embraced themes of violence, madness and sexual deviance. With these 4 films, those impulses dare to go even deeper.
In 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 THE MONSTER OF THE OPERA, director Renato Polselli and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi craft a surreal erotic shocker set within a contemporary dance troupe. Perhaps the genre's rarest film, the berserk supernatural narrative of 1965's THE SEVENTH GRAVE also makes it among the strangest. For 1970's SCREAM OF THE DEMON LOVER, director José Luis Merino gathers classic traditions, then strips them naked and ties them to a torture rack. And 1971's LADY FRANKENSTEIN 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 now fully restored from their original negatives, with 12+ collective hours of Special Features.
THE MONSTER OF THE OPERA
Commentary With Kat Ellinger
Interview With Ernesto Gastaldi
Interview With Mark Thompson-Ashworth
Archival Audio Interview With Renato Polselli
THE SEVENTH GRAVE
Commentary With Rachael Nisbet
Interview With Fabio Melelli
Video Essay By Rachel Knightley
SCREAM OF THE DEMON LOVER
Commentary With Rod Barnett & Robert Monell
Interview With Erna Schurer
Video Essay By Stephen Thrower
LADY FRANKENSTEIN
Commentary With Kat Ellinger & Annie Rose Malamet
Commentary With Alan Jones & Kim Newman
Featurette With Rosalba Neri & Fabio Melelli
Piecing Together LADY FRANKENSTEIN
Documentary Short On Mel Welles
German TV Documentary
Clothed Insert Shots
Video Short Illustrating BBFC Censorship Cuts
Italian Opening Credits
Italian LADY FRANKENSTEIN Photo Novel
And More!
