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Columbia Horror (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray Box Set (UK Import)
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Pre-Order - Release Date: 21/10/2024

Original title: Behind the Mask / Black Moon / Air Hawks / Island of Doomed Men / Cry of the Werewolf / The Soul of a Monster

Year: 1932 - 1944
Country: USA
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060697923810

Image: 1.37:1 (1080p)

HDR: -

Audio: English - Original mono

Subtitles: English

Rating: 12

Genre: Horror

Cast: Jack Holt, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre

Director: Will Jason , Albert S. Rogel , Roy William Neill , Henry Levin John Francis Dillon , Charles Barton


Synopsis:

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genre's most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy ( Lady on a Train ), Nina Foch ( Escape in the Fog ), Rose Hobart ( Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ), Jack Holt ( Cat People ), Boris Karloff ( The Criminal Code ), Peter Lorre ( M ), and Fay Wray ( Thunderbolt ).

In Behind the Mask , the dastardly Dr 'X' murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks , pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf , a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her family's secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husband's life.

This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualizing extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival short films, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.

Additional features:

• High Definition remasters of Behind the Mask , Black Moon , Air Hawks , Island of Doomed Men , Cry of the Werewolf , and The Soul of a Monster
  
• Tinted and black-and-white presentations of Black Moon
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary with filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer on Behind the Mask (2024)
  
• Audio commentary with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman on Black Moon (2024)
  
• Audio commentary with film historian Jeremy Arnold on Air Hawks (2024)
  
• Audio commentary with film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson on Island of Doomed Men (2024)
  
• Audio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross on Cry of the Werewolf (2024)
  
• Audio commentary with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman on The Soul of a Monster (2024)
  
• Sheldon Hall on Jack Holt (2024): the author and academic assesses the forgotten star of Behind the Mask and Black Moon
  
• Jonathan Rigby on Peter Lorre (2024): the author of American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema looks at the iconic performer
  
• Tom Vincent on Burnett Guffey (2024): the archivist provides an overview of the prolific cinematographer's award-winning career
  
• The BEHP Interview with Constance Cummings (1997): archival audio recording of the Behind the Mask actor in conversation with Roy Fowler
  
• New York to Berlin in Twenty-Six Hours (1933): documentary short on the exploits of aviator Wiley Post, who plays himself in Air Hawks
  
• Don't Kill Your Friends (1943): World War II short film featuring Cry of the Werewolf star Nina Foch
  
• Image galleries: promotional and advertising materials
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• Limited edition exclusive 100-page book with new essays by Bethan Roberts, Ellen Wright, Sergio Angelini, Paul Duane, Tim Snelson, and Jeff Billington; archival profiles of actors Boris Karloff, Fay Wray, and Rochelle Hudson; archival reports on the death of Air Hawks actor Wiley Post; extracts from Cry of the Werewolf 's pressbook; a new piece on actor Rose Hobart's blacklisting; new writing on the short films; and film credits
  
• World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
  
• Limited edition box set of 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK