Columbia Horror Limited Edition
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Exclusive Columbia Horror Limited Edition box set, 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK, releasing this October.

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.

Columbia Horror Limited Edition special 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 publicity materials
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Limited edition exclusive 120-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

Studio: Powerhouse

Run Time: 6 hours and 39 minutes

Number of Discs: 3

Release Date: October 28, 2024

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