101 Films

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by nicholasrope

Is Elvaira's Haunted Hills any good, quite enjoyed Mistress Of The Dark

It's like one of the better 'Carry On' films, so it depends on what your tolerance for them is!

Me - I liked it

[Justin101]

It?s a love letter to the Corman and Price Poe cycle but with silly humour and absurd sound effects I love it personally.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I think Haunted Hills is superior to Mistress of the Dark.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

NEW TO UK BLU-RAY. Dec 2nd, $15.00,

ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS

101 Films presents horror icon Cassandra Peterson as Elvira in Elvira?s Haunted Hills (2001), releasing on Blu-ray this November for the first time in the UK. Lovingly parodying the Vincent Price led Edgar Allen Poe films of the 60s and the legendary gothic tales from Hammer, Elvira?s Haunted Hills is the 13-years-in-the-making follow up to Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988).

Finding fame as the eponymous hostess of Elvira?s Movie Macabre in the early 80s on local TV, the iconic valley goth girl character created by Cassandra Peterson went on to become one of the most recognisable women in horror, also appearing on Midnight Madness in the 90s, a Movie Macabre return in 2010-11, 13 Nights of Elvira (2014) and A Very Special, Very Special Special (2021), along with countless cameos. This release features extensive special features including an introduction by Elvira, a commentary with stars Cassandra Peterson, Mary Scheer, Mary Jo Smith, Scott Atkinson, and Director Sam Irvin, making of, featurettes and more.

Elvira's back and she's fabulous! With her voluptuous figure, voluminous black hair and hilarious one-liners, the essence of camp oozes from her pores. Elvira's Haunted Hills culls its outrageousness from the classic Vincent Price / Edgar Allan Poe / Roger Corman films of the early '60s, along with a little Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fearless Vampire Killers.

The tale begins in 1851, when Elvira and her maid Zou Zou are en route to perform in the Parisian Revue "Yes I Can Can," but inadvertently end up at the sinister Lord Vladimere Hellsubus' medieval castle. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Vladimere's long-dead wife, Elvira learns of the Hellsubus curse and finds her life in danger. Will she escape the family curse and the evil Vladimere? And can she keep her hands off the stable hand long enough to save the day.
SPECIAL FEATURES

? Introduction by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
? Audio commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson, Mary Scheer, Mary Jo Smith, Scott Atkinson, and director Sam Irvin
? ?Making of? featurette
? ?Transylvania Or Bust? featurette
? ?Elvira in Romania? featurette
? Interview with actor Richard O?Brien
? Outtakes
? Photo gallery

That's one for me fun film.

[Justin101]

The features on the disc are all great, looks like a direct port of the Scream Factory disc which I bought a few years back.

[marvinnashsear]

Originally Posted by nicholasrope

101 sneakily releasing some interesting titles.

Is Elvaira's Haunted Hills any good, quite enjoyed Mistress Of The Dark

It's on Tubi if you want to check it out.

[will graham]

I'm more then fine with direct ports of shout factory's releases, wished it happened more as it too expensive for me to get American releases.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

According to an email today it seems a vast swathe of 101's current catalogue will be out of print on Jan 1st.

This includes Elvira's haunted Hills which only came out last week!

What's that all about then?

Be sure to order now to avoid disappointment as come January 1st the following titles are leaving our catalogue FOR GOOD:

A Boy and His Dog
A Shock to the System
Alligator
Alligator II: The Mutation
Brain Dead
Caged Heat
Crazy Mama
Deathsport
Deathstalker I & II
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Ferngully
Glengarry Glen Ross
Hell Night
Lawnmower Man
Lawnmower Man II: Beyond Cyberspace
Meatcleaver Massacre
Rock N Roll High School
Silent Night Deadly Night Part 1
Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2
Slumber Party Massacre
Slumber Party Massacre II
Suburbia
The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Brain
When We Were Kings

[J Harker]

Well that's ridiculous. Some of those are very recent releases.
I really want The Sword and the Sorcerer but it would be a blind buy and I'm not happy chucking fifteen quid at it.

[nicholasrope]

Might explain all those sudden re-releases