COLUMBIA HORROR | Blu-ray | Powerhouse Films
SUPERNATURAL HORROR | DRAMA | HORROR | MYSTERY
Six rarely seen horror films from Columbia Pictures' golden age of B-movie chills, collected in this Indicator limited edition box set. Spanning the 1930s and 1940s, the films showcase Hollywood's early experiments with horror and the supernatural, featuring the studio's contract players in a series of atmospheric shockers. Directed by the likes of Roy William Neill and Henry Levin, the collection offers a fascinating window into the genre's formative years and the factory system that produced them.
| Year | 1944 |
| Certificate | Rated BBFC: 15 |
| Runtime | 399 mins |
| Director | John Francis Dillon, Roy William Neill, Albert S. Rogell, Charles Barton, Henry Levin, Will Jason |
| Starring | Jack Holt, Peter Lorre, Constance Cummings, Edmund Gwenn, Nina Foch |
| Studio | Powerhouse Films |
| Edition | Limited Edition 6,000 copies |
| Release Date | 28 Oct 2024 |
| Country of Release | United Kingdom |
| Discs | 3 x Blu-ray Disc |
| Region | 2K Blu-ray: Region B |
| Video | Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 |
| Audio | English: LPCM Mono |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English SDH |
| Packaging | Slipbox DigiPack Booklet |
| Barcode | 5060697923810 |
Special Features
Indicator Limited Edition 3 x Blu-ray box set (Region B, 6,000 individually numbered units); HD remasters of Behind the Mask (1932), Black Moon (1934), Air Hawks (1935), Island of Doomed Men (1940), Cry of the Werewolf (1944), and The Soul of a Monster (1944); original mono audio; limited edition exclusive 100-page book with new essays by Bethan Roberts, Ellen Wright, Sergio Angelini, Paul Duane, Tim Snelson, and Jeff Billington;
Disc 1 – Behind the Mask / Black Moon: tinted and black-and-white presentations of Black Moon; audio commentary on Behind the Mask with Daniel Kremer (2024); audio commentary on Black Moon with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2024); A Gentleman of Leisure (2024, 11 mins, Sheldon Hall on actor Jack Holt); The BEHP Interview with Constance Cummings (1997, 69 mins, archival audio interview); image galleries;
Disc 2 – Air Hawks / Island of Doomed Men: audio commentary on Air Hawks with Jeremy Arnold (2024); audio commentary on Island of Doomed Men with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson (2024); Darkness of the Morbid Brain (2024, 17 mins, Jonathan Rigby on Peter Lorre); New York to Berlin in Twenty-Six Hours (1933, 2 mins, newsreel footage of aviator Wiley Post); image galleries;
Disc 3 – Cry of the Werewolf / The Soul of a Monster: audio commentary on Cry of the Werewolf with Eloise Ross (2024); audio commentary on The Soul of a Monster with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2024); Casting Shadows (2024, 21 mins, Tom Vincent on cinematographer Burnett Guffey); Don't Kill Your Friends (1943, 14 mins, WWII short film featuring Nina Foch); image galleries
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