COLUMBIA HORROR - LE

Release date: 28 October 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (World and UK Blu-ray premieres)

BEHIND THE MASK (John Francis Dillon, 1932)
BLACK MOON (Roy William Neill, 1934)
AIR HAWKS (Albert S Rogell, 1935)
ISLAND OF DOOMED MEN (Charles Barton, 1940)
CRY OF THE WEREWOLF (Henry Levin, 1944)
THE SOUL OF A MONSTER (Will Jason, 1944)

Six bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genre’s most celebrated names, including Ralph Bellamy (Lady on a Train), Nina Foch (Escape in the Fog), Rose Hobart (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Jack Holt (Cat People), Boris Karloff (The Criminal Code), Peter Lorre (M), and Fay Wray (Thunderbolt).

In Behind the Mask, the dastardly Dr ‘X’ murders his patients and smuggles narcotics in their coffins. Black Moon sees a cursed daughter return to the island where her parents perished in a voodoo ceremony. In Air Hawks, pioneering aviators are tormented by rivals operating a horrifying death ray. Island of Doomed Men sees an undercover agent infiltrating a remote penal colony presided over by a madman. In Cry of the Werewolf, a beautiful female lycanthrope vows to murder those who discover her family’s secret. And, for those whose nerves are still intact, The Soul of a Monster tells the tale of a woman who makes a diabolical deal to save her husband’s life.

This essential three-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all six films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, and rare archival short films, as well as a 100-page book containing new and archival writings. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 3 x BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES

BEHIND THE MASK / BLACK MOON

• High Definition remasters of Behind the Mask and Black Moon
  
• Tinted and black-and-white presentations of Black Moon
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary on Behind the Mask with filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer (2024)
  
• Audio commentary on Black Moon with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2024)
  
• A Gentleman of Leisure (2024, 11 mins): author and academic Sheldon Hall assesses the career of Jack Holt, the forgotten star of Behind the Mask and Black Moon
  
• The BEHP Interview with Constance Cummings (1997, 69 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, of the Behind the Mask actor in conversation with Roy Fowler
  
• Behind the Mask image gallery
  
• Black Moon image gallery
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• World premiere of Behind the Mask on Blu-ray
  
• UK premiere of Black Moon on Blu-ray

AIR HAWKS / ISLAND OF DOOMED MEN

• High Definition remasters of Air Hawks and Island of Doomed Men
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary on Air Hawks with film historian Jeremy Arnold (2024)
  
• Audio commentary on Island of Doomed Men with film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson (2024)
  
• Darkness of the Morbid Brain (2024, 17 mins): Jonathan Rigby, author of American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema, looks at the life and career of the iconic performer Peter Lorre
  
• New York to Berlin in Twenty-Six Hours (1933, 2 mins): newsreel footage of aviator Wiley Post, who plays himself in Air Hawks
  
• Air Hawks image gallery
  
• Island of Doomed Men image gallery
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• World premiere of Air Hawks on Blu-ray
  
• UK premiere of Island of Doomed Men on Blu-ray

CRY OF THE WEREWOLF / THE SOUL OF A MONSTER

• High Definition remasters of Cry of the Werewolf and The Soul of a Monster
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary on Cry of the Werewolf with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2024)
  
• Audio commentary on The Soul of a Monster with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2024)
  
• Casting Shadows (2024, 21 mins): archivist Tom Vincent provides an overview of the award-winning career of prolific cinematographer Burnett Guffey
  
• Don’t Kill Your Friends (1943, 14 mins): World War II short film featuring Cry of the Werewolf star Nina Foch
  
• Cry of the Werewolf image gallery
  
• The Soul of a Monster image gallery
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• World premieres on Blu-ray

• Limited edition exclusive 100-page book with new essays by Bethan Roberts, Ellen Wright, Sergio Angelini, Paul Duane, Tim Snelson, and Jeff Billington; archival profiles of actors Boris Karloff, Fay Wray, and Rochelle Hudson; archival reports on the death of Air Hawks actor Wiley Post; extracts from Cry of the Werewolf’s pressbook; an examination of actor Rose Hobart’s blacklisting; new writing on Don’t Kill Your Friends; and film credits
  
• Limited edition box set of 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK
  

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REGION B
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