The Gothic Vampire Classic "The Blood Spattered Bride" Hits Blu-Ray

Mondo Macabro recently released information for their latest release "The Blood Spattered Bride". The 1972 film stars Simon Andreu, Maribel Martin, Alexandra Bastedo, Dean Selmier, Angel Lombarte, Montserrat Julio and Rosa Rodriguez.

Special features on the Blu-ray includes brand new 4k transfer from film negative English/Spanish audio choice Newly created English subtitles Audio commentary by Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger, Interview with cinematographer Fernando Arribas, Two part interview with actor Simon Andreu Interview with Euro Gothic author Jonathan Rigby, Original trailers and radio spots, Deleted and alternate scenes and Mondo Macabro previews.

"The Blood Spattered Bride" hits Blu-Ray on February 13th.

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Susan, a young bride, travels with her husband to his family’s ancient manor house in the far north of Spain. Susan is a virgin and is very hesitant about her husband's sexual demands. She is also disturbed by her unfamiliar surroundings and wonders if she will ever come to terms with her new married life. She is shocked to discover that all the old portraits of female members of her husband’s family have been locked away in the basement. When she finds them, she discovers that one of the portraits shows a woman holding a strange dagger. The woman’s face has been cut out of the painting. Her name is Mircala Karstein.

This atmospheric, gothic horror story is widely regarded as one of the very best vampire films ever made. Controversial in its day for sexual content and for extreme scenes of violence and gore, it was widely cut on original release. This brand new version restores the film to its intended length and includes alternate scenes that have never been made available before. This is the first Blu-ray release of an acknowledged classic, one of Quentin Tarantino’s favourite films and an influence on his own Kill Bill.

SPECIAL FEATURES Brand new 4k transfer from film negative English/Spanish audio choice Newly created English subtitles Audio commentary by Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger Interview with cinematographer Fernando Arribas Two part interview with actor Simon Andreu Interview with Euro Gothic author Jonathan Rigby Original trailers and radio spots Deleted and alternate scenes Mondo Macabro previews

Jess Franco's "Night Has a Thousand Desires" Makes It Your Desire on Blu-Ray

Mondo Mcarbro recently released information for the upcoming blu-ray release of Jess Franco's "Night Has a Thousand Desires" The 1984 cult horror film stars Lina Romay, Daniel Katz, Carmen Carrion, Albino Graziani, Jose Llamas and Alicia Principle.

Special features on the Blu-Ray includes Brand new HD transfer from original negative, Interview with writer Stephen Thrower, Eurotika! A documentary on Jess Franco, Newly created optional subtitles and Mondo Macabro previews.

"Nights Has a Thousand Desires" hits retail on November 8th.

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In this surreal and sensuous mystery/noir, Lina Romay (The Female Vampire, Lorna the Exorcist) plays Irina, a partner in a male-female mind reading act. At night she experiences vivid and sexually charged dreams which end in murder. It seems that the people whose minds she reads are being killed off one by one.

In the 1980s, after the death of the Spanish dictator, Jess Franco returned to his native country and made a series of films in which he was given almost total freedom, so long as they featured a number of erotic sequences. Night Has a Thousand Desires is one of the most artistically successful of these films. It's filled with familiar Franco touches - artful cinematography, atmospheric locations, naked women, an avant garde soundtrack - and it features one of Lina Romay's most committed performances.

Jose Ramon Larraz's Psychological Chiller "Symptoms Makes its Blu-Ray Debut

Mondo Macabro recently send us over information for the upcoming Blu-Ray of Jose Ramon Larraz's(Vampyres) "Symptoms". The 1974 chiller stars Angela Pleasence, Lorna Heilbron and Peter Vaughan.

Special features on the Blu-Ray includes On Vampyres and Other Symptoms - documentary about Jose Larraz directed by Celia Novis, From Barcelona to Tunbridge Wells - TV profile of Jose Larraz, Interview with editor Brian Smedley-Aston, Interview with Angela Pleasence, Interview with Lorna Heilbron and Specially commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx.

"Symptoms" hits retail on May 10th.

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A dark and haunting study in psychological horror, Symptoms takes us deep into the twisted mind of a damaged girl.

Helen, who lives alone, invites her new friend Anne to stay with her in a lonely house, lost in the English countryside. The house, the woods that surround it and the figures fleetingly glimpsed through its windows, all seem imbued with a deep sense of mystery. Helen appears to be hiding a secret and the more Anne tries to uncover it, the deeper she is pulled into its dark heart.

Symptoms was the official UK entry to the Cannes film festival in 1974 and was highly praised at the time. Subsequently the film sank into obscurity and was recently listed as one of the UK's top 75 'lost films'. This release, taken from the original negative and fully restored, brings this quiet masterpiece back into view, where it can now be appreciated as one of the most under rated films of the 1970s.

Greek Horror Film "The Wife Killer" Appears on DVD

Mondo Macabro recently release information about the upcoming uncut DVD release of the 1976 exploitation horror film "The Wife Killer". The film stars Larry Daniels, Dorothy Moore, Vagelis Seilinos, Leslie Bowman and Dimitris Bislanis.

Special features on the DVD includes Extensive production notes, Interview with producer, Documentary on Greek Cult Cinema, Trailers and Mondo Macabro previews.

"The Wife Killer" hits retail on August 18th.

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Penniless playboy Captain Jim is in hock to his rich older wife, Helen. She has even bought him the fancy yacht that now bears his name. But Jim does not want to be Helen's toy boy any more. \He wants to marry his lover, Laura. He pays a psychopathic killer of women to murder Helen so that he will inherit his wife's millions. But the psycho killer has his own plans. Suspecting Jim will double cross him, he engineers a complex scheme that will give him the upper hand. Very much in the style of the violent and baroque "Giallo" thrillers from 1970s Italy, The Wife Killer is a twisted, shocking and brutal exploration of the devious male psyche. Previously only released to cinemas in a cut version, this is the first official DVD release of the film in the U.S., complete and uncensored. He forced his victims to submit to abnormal sexual behavior.