Jose Ramon Larraz Set - Blood Hunger (Arrow Video)

[fatboyslim142 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fatboyslim142]

One of Friday's announcements from an ad in Rue Morgue:



Looks like Edge of the Axe will get a solo release unless we in the UK get a bigger set with said title included, similar to the House releases.

[Fundi Guest Find all posts View Profile Close Fundi]

Now this is interesting I will probably get this. Only ever seen the film vampyros but curious to see the others

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

I wonder, will Arrow be able to get Coming of Sin past the BBFC uncut now? It's nearly 20 years since the last submission to them. I've only seen that cut version, but I found it a bit underwhelming. I'll hold out for reviews as I have the BU Vampyres already, if the set sells out before street date I'll wait for individual releases. Whirlpool is the one definite title that I want to get.

I also hope that Coming gets a reversible sleeve with the Violation of the Bitch title because it's one of the all time great exploitation film titles outside of porn. 'She asked for it'...

[Derrick King Waterfall Puncher Find all posts View Profile Close Derrick King]

Looks like Edge of the Axe will get a solo release unless we in the UK get a bigger set with said title included, similar to the House releases.

Jared from Mondo Macabro mentioned at the Blu-ray.com forums that he thinks Arrow likely is going to do a second set Dedicated to his 80s movies consisting of Edge of the Axe, Black Candles, and Deadly Manor

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

Is that the first release of WHirlpool? I'm a big fan of the other two but I've never happened across a copy of Whirlpool...

[unclefred Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close unclefred]

I was really hoping for Deviation. Dang.

[Jared A. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jared A.]

Jared from Mondo Macabro mentioned at the Blu-ray.com forums that he thinks Arrow likely is going to do a second set Dedicated to his 80s movies consisting of [b]Edge of the Axe[b/], Black Candles, and Deadly Manor

I should mention that's really just speculation on my part. But I've heard rumors for a long time they also have DEADLY MANOR (which I believe is owned by the same person who own VAMPYRES so it would make some sense) and recently heard they acquired BLACK CANDLES (from someone who talks quite often with Bill from Code Red, so caveat emptor).

[Derrick King Waterfall Puncher Find all posts View Profile Close Derrick King]

A few months back Dark Force Entertainment(ugh) mentioned that Code Red's Black Candles was OOP. So that tracks.

[AngelGuts Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close AngelGuts]

Fucking great news. Sold!

[Lorne Marshall Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorne Marshall]

I definitely would like to see WHIRLPOOL. I've never seen it. I wonder if they might eventually include REST IN PIECES, a horror comedy he made around the same time as DEADLY MANOR and EDGE OF THE AXE.

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Full press release...

NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: Blood Hunger: The Films of José Larraz (Blu-ray)

Spanish-born director José Ramí³n Larraz (Symptoms) finally receives his due with this collection of his work, the first of its kind, bringing together a fascinating cross-section of films from the first half of his lengthy cinematic career.

Pre-order in the UK via Arrow: http://bit.ly/2LsN7Mh
Pre-order in the US via DiabolikDVD: http://bit.ly/2Lt1gJj
Release dates: January 14


One of the most underrated and oft-neglected genre filmmakers of his generation, Spanish-born director José Ramí³n Larraz (Symptoms) finally receives his due with this collection of his work, the first of its kind, bringing together a fascinating cross-section of films from the first half of his lengthy cinematic career.

In Larraz's debut feature, the hitherto ultra-rare Whirlpool (1970), Vivian Neves stars as Tulia, a young model invited to a photographer's secluded country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon transpires to be anything but. 1974's Vampyres - perhaps the best known and most widely-released of all José Larraz's films - sees a duo of blood hungry female vampires prowling the British countryside, from where they lure unsuspecting male motorists back to their imposing, dilapidated mansion for draining... in more ways than one. Meanwhile, in 1978's The Coming of Sin (La Visita del Vicio, in its native Spanish), a young gypsy girl experiences a violent sexual awakening as her dreams of a naked young man on horseback become reality.

By turns terrifying, titillating, artful and scandalous, these three films collected here - all newly restored from original film elements, with Whirlpool and The Coming of Sin making their Blu-ray world premieres - collectively offer film fans a unique perspective on the fascinating, highly-varied career of one of the horror genre's most overlooked auteurs.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Three films from José Ramí³n Larraz: Whirlpool, Vampyres and The Coming of Sin, all newly-restored in 2K from original film elements
• Newly-produced, extensive bonus features and unseen archival content
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for all features
• Newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
• 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by Jo Botting, Tim Greaves and Vanity Celis

WHIRLPOOL
• Original US Theatrical Cut
• Brand new audio commentary by Tim Lucas
• Obsessive Recurrence: The Early Films of José Larraz - author and critic Kim Newman reflects on the recurring themes and underlying obsessions linking together the early productions of José Larraz
• A Curious Casting - actor Larry Dann on the strange story behind his casting in Whirlpool
• Deviations of Whirlpool - featurette comparing the differences between the US Theatrical Cut and a previously circulated, alternate cut of the film
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Original US Theatrical Trailer

VAMPYRES
• Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
• Brand new interviews with producer Brian Smedley-Aston, actors Marianne Morris, Anulka Dziubinska, Brian Deacon, Sally Faulkner, makeup artist Colin Arthur and composer James Kenelm Clarke
• Reimagining Vampyres - a brand new interview with Larraz's friend and collaborator Victor Matellano, director of the 2015 Vampyres remake
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Jose Larraz and Marianne Morris Q&A at 1997 Eurofest
• Image Gallery
• Trailers

THE COMING OF SIN
• Spanish and English language versions of the feature
• Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
• Variations of Vice: The Alternate Versions of The Coming of Sin - exploitation expert Marc Morris on the strange and scandalous release history of José Larraz's most censored film
• Remembering Larraz - author and filmmaker Simon Birrell shares his fond and extensive memories of his long-time friend and collaborator José Larraz
• His Last Request (2005, 27 mins) - short film by Simon Birrell made under the guidance of José Larraz and starring Spanish horror legend Jack Taylor
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Original Spanish Trailer

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Full press release...

NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: Blood Hunger: The Films of José Larraz (Blu-ray)

Spanish-born director José Ramí³n Larraz (Symptoms) finally receives his due with this collection of his work, the first of its kind, bringing together a fascinating cross-section of films from the first half of his lengthy cinematic career.

Pre-order in the UK via Arrow: http://bit.ly/2LsN7Mh
Pre-order in the US via DiabolikDVD: http://bit.ly/2Lt1gJj
Release dates: January 14


One of the most underrated and oft-neglected genre filmmakers of his generation, Spanish-born director José Ramí³n Larraz (Symptoms) finally receives his due with this collection of his work, the first of its kind, bringing together a fascinating cross-section of films from the first half of his lengthy cinematic career.

In Larraz's debut feature, the hitherto ultra-rare Whirlpool (1970), Vivian Neves stars as Tulia, a young model invited to a photographer's secluded country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon transpires to be anything but. 1974's Vampyres - perhaps the best known and most widely-released of all José Larraz's films - sees a duo of blood hungry female vampires prowling the British countryside, from where they lure unsuspecting male motorists back to their imposing, dilapidated mansion for draining... in more ways than one. Meanwhile, in 1978's The Coming of Sin (La Visita del Vicio, in its native Spanish), a young gypsy girl experiences a violent sexual awakening as her dreams of a naked young man on horseback become reality.

By turns terrifying, titillating, artful and scandalous, these three films collected here - all newly restored from original film elements, with Whirlpool and The Coming of Sin making their Blu-ray world premieres - collectively offer film fans a unique perspective on the fascinating, highly-varied career of one of the horror genre's most overlooked auteurs.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Three films from José Ramí³n Larraz: Whirlpool, Vampyres and The Coming of Sin, all newly-restored in 2K from original film elements
• Newly-produced, extensive bonus features and unseen archival content
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for all features
• Newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
• 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by Jo Botting, Tim Greaves and Vanity Celis

WHIRLPOOL
• Original US Theatrical Cut
• Brand new audio commentary by Tim Lucas
• Obsessive Recurrence: The Early Films of José Larraz - author and critic Kim Newman reflects on the recurring themes and underlying obsessions linking together the early productions of José Larraz
• A Curious Casting - actor Larry Dann on the strange story behind his casting in Whirlpool
• Deviations of Whirlpool - featurette comparing the differences between the US Theatrical Cut and a previously circulated, alternate cut of the film
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Original US Theatrical Trailer

VAMPYRES
• Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
• Brand new interviews with producer Brian Smedley-Aston, actors Marianne Morris, Anulka Dziubinska, Brian Deacon, Sally Faulkner, makeup artist Colin Arthur and composer James Kenelm Clarke
• Reimagining Vampyres - a brand new interview with Larraz's friend and collaborator Victor Matellano, director of the 2015 Vampyres remake
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Jose Larraz and Marianne Morris Q&A at 1997 Eurofest
• Image Gallery
• Trailers

THE COMING OF SIN
• Spanish and English language versions of the feature
• Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
• Variations of Vice: The Alternate Versions of The Coming of Sin - exploitation expert Marc Morris on the strange and scandalous release history of José Larraz's most censored film
• Remembering Larraz - author and filmmaker Simon Birrell shares his fond and extensive memories of his long-time friend and collaborator José Larraz
• His Last Request (2005, 27 mins) - short film by Simon Birrell made under the guidance of José Larraz and starring Spanish horror legend Jack Taylor
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Original Spanish Trailer

You need to correct the release date to 25th March. Arrow did it after someone pointed it out on Facebook.

[unclefred Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close unclefred]

Along with Deviation, Scream and Die aka The House That Vanished, would have been a good fit with Whirlpool.

[John Bernhard Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close John Bernhard]

Along with Deviation, Scream and Die aka The House That Vanished, would have been a good fit with Whirlpool.

Ultimate box 1 for me would be WHIRLPOOL, DEVIATION, HOUSE THAT VANISHED & MUETRE INCIERTA but I never dreamed we'd get that lucky.






I am not a price crybaby, but
Sorry Arrow, no way this should cost me $75 for 3 movies.