The fine folks at Severin Films has revealed their May lineup and their continuing the trend of bringing obscure and cult releases from all over the world with a trio of new Blu-rays that are sure to satiate the tastes of many horror lovers.
Severin Films' May Blu-ray releases include Sisworo Gautama Putra‘s Indonesian exploitation film Satan's Slave (aka Pengabdi Setan), a limited edition of Sergio Martino‘s 1971 classic, The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, starring the giallo goddess Edwige Fenech, and German director Fritz Böttger's Horrors of Spider Island.
You find the full release details, trailers, and cover art for the Blu-rays below. Visit Severin Films' website for more information and to browse the various bundles that include unique bonus items, including a limited number of Horrors of Spider Island resin spider figures.
Satan's Slave Blu-ray: "In 1980, Indonesian exploitation studio Rapi Films and writer/director Sisworo Gautama Putra (PRIMITIVES, THE WARRIOR) unleashed the singular chiller that rocked the Muslim nation, transformed the country’s genre film industry, and remains one of the most influential shockers in Asian horror history: While mourning the death of his mother, a troubled teen discovers a nightmare world of restless spirits, supernatural vengeance and occult terror with “an intense creepiness that stands the test of time” (The Jakarta Post). Ruth Pelupessy (THE SNAKE QUEEN) and W.D. Mochtar (MYSTICS IN BALI) star in this “classic from the Golden Age of Indonesian horror” (Monster!) – whose 2017 Joko Anwar remake became an international festival favorite and one of Indonesia’s biggest hits ever – now scanned from the original negative and packed with all-new Special Features."
Special Features:
Satan’s Box Office: Interview with Producer Gope T. Samtani
Indonesian Atmosphere: Interview with Screenwriter Imam Tantowi
Satan’s Slave Obsession: Audio Interview with Remake Director Joko Anwar
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh Blu-ray: "A year before they stunned the genre with ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, director Sergio Martino, co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi, and stars Edwige Fenech & George Hilton made their collaborative giallo debut with this “incredible piece of cinema” (Flickering Myth) that is “every bit as thrilling as Argento’s best” (Goomba Stomp): Fenech “at her most luminous” (Digitally Obsessed) stars as an unfaithful diplomat’s wife who finds herself hunted by a razor-wielding sex maniac while simultaneously haunted by her own depraved desires. Alberto de Mendoza (HORROR EXPRESS), Cristina Airoldi (TORSO) and Ivan Rassimov (EATEN ALIVE!) co-star in the “daring shocker that set the pace for years to come” (Mondo Digital) – also known as BLADE OF THE RIPPER and NEXT! – newly scanned in 4k from the internegative and loaded with new & archival Special Features."
Special Features:
Of Vice and Virtue: Interview with Director Sergio Martino
Cold As Ice: Interview with Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
Vienna Vice: Interview with Actor George Hilton and Italian Genre Historian Antonio Bruschini
Archive Interview with Actress Edwige Fenech
Introduction by Actor George Hilton
Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger, Author of ‘All The Colors Of Sergio Martino’
Trailer
CD Soundtrack [Limited to 3000 Units]
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh Comic Book [WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE]"
Horrors of Spider Island Blu-ray: "A year before they stunned the genre with ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, director Sergio Martino, co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi, and stars Edwige Fenech & George Hilton made their collaborative giallo debut with this “incredible piece of cinema” (Flickering Myth) that is “every bit as thrilling as Argento’s best” (Goomba Stomp): Fenech “at her most luminous” (Digitally Obsessed) stars as an unfaithful diplomat’s wife who finds herself hunted by a razor-wielding sex maniac while simultaneously haunted by her own depraved desires. Alberto de Mendoza (HORROR EXPRESS), Cristina Airoldi (TORSO) and Ivan Rassimov (EATEN ALIVE!) co-star in the “daring shocker that set the pace for years to come” (Mondo Digital) – also known as BLADE OF THE RIPPER and NEXT! – newly scanned in 4k from the internegative and loaded with new & archival Special Features.
Special Features:
Of Vice and Virtue: Interview with Director Sergio Martino
Cold As Ice: Interview with Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
Vienna Vice: Interview with Actor George Hilton and Italian Genre Historian Antonio Bruschini
Archive Interview with Actress Edwige Fenech
Introduction by Actor George Hilton
Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger, Author of ‘All The Colors Of Sergio Martino’
Trailer
CD Soundtrack [Limited to 3000 Units]
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh Comic Book [WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVE]
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