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    Derrick King
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  • Derrick King
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    argh. Hope this stays available for a couple of months. Criterion's Bergman box has pretty much wiped out my budget.

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  • 47lab
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    Thanks for the heads up. I went ahead and ordered the box set w/bonus CD as I don't really care about the other extras in the bundle package.

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  • chriszilla
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  • chriszilla
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    For those who have the box set on their "I'll Get This At Some Point Down The Road"-list, you might want to consider making it a bit more of a priority. According to Severin, their supply of the box set is limited, which means online retailers won't be getting re-stock on it once they burn through their initial orders.

    It stands to reason that the individual titles will be around for a while, but the box set is the only place to get the concluding film in the series (BEAST OF BLOOD), as well as the soundtrack CD to MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND. The box can probably be had for a decent price during the various Black Friday sales, so you might want to jump on it then.

    I ordered mine direct from Severin, because I wanted the extra goodies which were part of the Bundle Package, and it's a nice release. I've only watched TERROR IS A MAN thus far, and it was a substantial improvement over the old DVD.

    Will you be reviewing this for the site, Ian?

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  • 47lab
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    This looks awfully tempting to pre-order. I balked at the original SRP but now that it's available for even less than Severin's pre-order price, it's something of a bargain for everything you get in that box.

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  • Ian Jane
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  • Ian Jane
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    Severin posted this image this morning and said everything should be shipped by 11/7.

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  • Ian Jane
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  • Ian Jane
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    The Beast is back! Just in time for the Halloween season, see Tiki Terrors and Mad Doctors! Monsters and more at a real drive in-theater! On Sunday, October 14, the Circle Drive-In in Scranton/Dickson City, PA presents the world premiere of THE BLOOD COLLECTION, a movie marathon of the recently remastered creature feature and horror films: BRIDES OF BLOOD (1968), MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND (1969) and BEAST OF BLOOD (1970). Get ready to celebrate all things Tiki, Terror and Big Screen FUN with films that will take you back to the 1960s, the height of the drive movie and South Seas Tiki craze. For ticket information, please go to: http://www.circlefamilyfun.com/

    The films were produced in English in the Philippines specifically for the U.S. drive-in market. The crazy creature feature campaigns were created by Sam Sherman - Hemisphere Pictures' Mad Doctor of Marketing, and The King of Drive-In-Sanity. Now 80-years-old and still working and remains an icon in the Drive-In film industry.

    Sam Sherman, who went onto launch Independent-International Pictures, produced and distributed movies that established the drive-in/ grindhouse formula of “titillating” exploitation titles, super low budgets, veteran actors in the twilight of their careers and the lost art of good old-fashioned ballyhoo. Sam Sherman was one of the pioneer marketers to utilize classic gimmicks to lure in movie-goers including the first interactive, audience participation monster movie, THE MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, featuring THE OATH OF GREEN BLOOD. Sam Sherman's sideshow approach to marketing made these films cult classics.

    In addition to this Scranton screening, the films kick off a year-long, nation-wide tour and merchandising blitz to bring these films to drive-in movie and Tiki bar markets across the country, courtesy of event organizer and Producer, David Sehring of Drive-In-Sanity Films, LLC.. THE BLOOD ISLAND COLLECTION will be coming soon to Blu-ray for the first time from Severin Films beginning October 30. https://severin-films.com/shop/dr-lorcas-head-bundle/.

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  • Marshall Crist
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  • Marshall Crist
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    Haven't seen TERROR IS A MAN before, but the other three look MUCH better than their DVD incarnations. I doubt we'll ever get a better presentation of these.

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  • Ian Jane
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  • Ian Jane
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  • Ian Jane
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    Great artwork for this set.

















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  • Ian Jane
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  • Ian Jane
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    Here's the complete press release:

    The Complete BLOOD ISLAND Trilogy Plus The Acclaimed Prequel Newly Remastered On Blu-Ray For The First Time Ever!

    On November 13th, Severin Films is plunging horror fans into uncharted waters with THE BLOOD ISLAND COLLECTION, featuring 4 Blu-Rays and 1 CD. On October 30th, BRIDES OF BLOOD, MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, BEAST OF BLOOD, & TERROR IS A MAN will make their eye-popping HD debut on home video, packed with a truly monstrous slate of new bonus features. This collection is a strictly limited, individually numbered edition of 3500 units. As a result, fans are encouraged to pre-order so they might avoid a hellish descent into a watery grave of their own making.

    They've been called “defiantly lurid” (1000MisspentHours.com), “delightfully depraved” (FlickAttack.com) and “blood-soaked & naked broad-filled” (MrSkin.com). Their cult of fans is worldwide. And for more than fifty years, these four monster shockers from Filipino directors Gerry de Leon and Eddie Romero have stunned drive-in, grindhouse and VHS audiences, became the foundation of infamous exploitation distributors Hemisphere Pictures and Independent-International, and remain among the most insane/esteemed classics in horror history. Severin Films is now proud to present The BLOOD ISLAND Trilogy and its celebrated prequel, all featuring uncut scans from recently discovered film elements and oozing with all-new Special Features!

    BRIDES OF BLOOD, MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, & TERROR IS A MAN are available as individual Blu-Ray or DVD releases. BEAST OF BLOOD is exclusive to the box set, as is a soundtrack CD for MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND. Also available exclusively from the Severin webstore are bundles including blood-soaked merch such as a Blood Island treasure map, a beastly enamel pin, and a “Secret Oath of Green Blood” cocktail recipe to quench your thirst for mayhem! Pre-orders from the Severin webstore will start shipping the last week of October!

    Promo Trailer: https://vimeo.com/291981712/23c3d15a1a

    Special Features for Brides of Blood:

    -Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
    -JUNGLE FURY: Archival Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero
    -HERE COMES THE BRIDE - Interview with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
    -BEVERLY HILLS ON BLOOD ISLAND - Interview with Actress Beverly Powers a.k.a. Beverly Hills
    -Alternate BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND Title Sequence and JUNGLE FURY Title Card
    -Teaser Trailer
    -Trailer
    -Poster & Still Gallery

    Special Features for Mad Doctor of Blood Island:

    -Audio Commentary with Horror Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger
    -Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
    -TOMBS OF THE LIVING DEAD: Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author of "Immoral Tales"
    -A TASTE OF BLOOD - Interview with Critic Mark Holcomb
    -THE MAD DIRECTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND - Archival Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero
    -Trailer
    -Poster & Still Gallery
    Bonus Disc: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD (in box set only)

    Special Features for Beast of Blood:

    -Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
    -CELESTE AND THE BEAST - An Interview with Celeste Yarnall
    -DR. LORCA'S BLOOD DEVILS - Interview with Actor Eddie Garcia
    -Super 8 Digest Version
    -Trailer
    -Poster & Still Gallery

    Special Features for Terror Is a Man:

    -MAN BECOMES CREATURE: Interview with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman
    -DAWN OF BLOOD ISLAND: Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero
    -TERROR CREATURE: Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author of "Immoral Tales"
    -WHEN THE BELL RINGS: Interview with Critic Mark Holcomb
    -Trailer
    -Poster & Still Gallery

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  • agent999
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  • agent999
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    Yup, Beast is from 16mm, no wonder it's exclusive to the box.

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  • Gary Banks
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  • Gary Banks
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    I like them, but will wait until the price drops.

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  • agent999
    Senior Member

  • agent999
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    I enjoy all these movies but will wait for reviews, especially as Severin sometimes screw up the compression.

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  • killer must kill again
    Senior Member

  • killer must kill again
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    so obviously beast of blood will look like shit because it's box set only(?)
    *cough* amicus collection *cough*

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  • Marshall Crist
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  • Marshall Crist
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    Originally posted by moviesludge View Post
    they wouldn't would they!?
    Sounds like this will be open-matte after all. Hail Satan!

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