Description
This special edition set includes four gothic based tales from Hammer Studios classic early 70’s period.
Countess Dracula (1971) – Starring Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès
In 17th-century Hungary, elderly widow Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy maintains her misleading youthful appearance by bathing in the blood of virgins regularly supplied to her by faithful servant Captain Dobi.
Special Features and specs:
“Countess Dracula (1971) – Imprint Collection #50
1080p presentation of the film
Audio commentary by Ingrid Pitt and critics Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (2006)
Audio Commentary by Ingrid Pitt, director Peter Sasdy, writer Jeremy Paul and author Jonathan Sothcott (2014)
Audio Commentary by Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby & Kevin Lyons (2021)
“Vampire Lover: The Life and Career of Ingrid Pitt” – a Visual Essay by Kat Ellinger (2021)
“Blood Countess: Bathory on Film” – a Visual Essay By Kat Ellinger (2021)
Interview with Leon Lissek discussing Countess Dracula
“Immortal Countess: The Cinematic Life of Ingrid Pitt” featurette
Archival Video and Audio Interviews With Ingrid Pitt
Interview with director Peter Sasdy, moderated by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn
Theatrical Trailers
LPCM 2.0 Mono
Twins of Evil (1971) – Starring Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary & Madeleine Collinson
A religious sect led by Gustav Weil hunts all women suspected of witchcraft, killing a number of innocent victims. Young Katy, Gustav’s niece, will involve herself in a devilish cult, and become an instrument of Justice in the region.
Special Features and specs:
1080p presentation of the film
Audio commentary with critics Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (2021)
Audio Commentary with Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons (2021)
2 hour Directors cut of “The Flesh and The Fury: X-posing ‘Twins of Evil'” feature length documentary exploring Hammer’s “Karnstein Trilogy” (2021)
“Satanic Decadence & The Legacy of Sheridan Le Fanu in Hammer’s Twins of Evil” – A Visual Essay by Kat Ellinger (2021)
“The Props that Hammer Built: The Kinsey Collection” featurette
Interview with director John Hough, by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn
Interview with Damien Thomas by Wayne Kinsey
Super-8 version of the film
Deleted Scene
Original Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
Isolated Music and Effects score audio track
Motion Stills Gallery
LPCM 2.0 Mono
Hands of the Ripper (1971) – Starring Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow
As a young child Jack the Ripper’s daughter witnesses him kill her mother. As a young woman she carries on the murderous reign of her father. A psychiatrist tries to cure her with tragic consequences.
Special Features and specs:
1080p presentation of the film
Audio Commentary by Angharad Rees and critics Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (2006)
Audio Commentary by Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons (2021)
“The Devil’s Plaything: Possessed by the Hands of the Ripper documentary
“Slaughter of Innocence: The Evolution of Hammer Gore” stills gallery
U.S. Television Introduction
Original U.K. and U.S. Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
Stills Gallery
LPCM 2.0 Mono
Vampire Circus (1972) – Starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins
As the plague sweeps the countryside, a quarantined village is visited by a mysterious traveling circus. Soon, young children begin to disappear, and the locals suspect the circus troupe might be hiding a horrifying secret
Special Features and specs:
1080p presentation of the film
Audio commentary by critics Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (2021)
Audio Commentary with Hammer historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons (2021)
“The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus” documentary
“Gallery of Grotesqueries: A Brief History of Circus Horrors”” featurette with British author/film historian Philip Nutman
“Visiting The House of Hammer: Britain’s Legendary Horror Magazine” featurette with author/film historian Philip Nutman
Documentary on Vampire Circus by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn
Interview with Peter Musgrave on editing Vampire Circus
Vampire Circus Interactive Comic Book
Vampire Circus Motion Comic Book
Isolated Music and Effects score audio track
Theatrical Trailer
Isolated Music and Effects Track
LPCM 2.0 Mono
Exclusive Bonus Blu-Ray disc in the Limited Edition box:
FLESH & BLOOD – THE HAMMER HERITAGE OF HORROR DOCUMENTARY
