Radiance Films

[Rob4]

I've never seen it but I know it's highly regarded so I'm in

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I have the Code Red dvd of Messiah of Evil and plan to upgrade it to that lovely edition.

It's as much an atmosphere film as it is straight forward horror.

[Demoncrat]

Messiah Of Evil thirded here. What the raven said

[nosferatu42]

Messiah of Evil is a fave of mine too, the cinema and supermarket scenes are stand out moments for me.

[Rob4]

Is there a reason that the Radiance thread doesn't appear in the 'Other labels' section like all the other 'other labels'?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rob4

Is there a reason that the Radiance thread doesn't appear in the 'Other labels' section like all the other 'other labels'?

Because the person who started it just stuck it anywhere.

I'll deal with it now.

[Rob4]

Looks like Radiance have got themselves an MGM deal. Definitely in for this one

Scream and Scream Again

A serial killer runs amok over London, draining his victims of their blood. A mad doctor performs experimental surgery on his victims, taking them apart limb by limb. A shady organisation from Eastern Europe is involved in some way while intelligence officer Fremont investigates. Bringing together the biggest horror stars of the era in Vincent Price ( Witchfinder General ), Christopher Lee ( Dracula: Prince of Darkness ) and Peter Cushing ( Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors ) Amicus Productions pulled out all the stops to compete with rival studio Hammer. Directed by genre specialist Gordon Hessler ( The Oblong Box ) Scream and Scream Again is a diabolical sci-fi horror hybrid that counted Fritz Lang as an admirer. Dabbling with conspiracies, mad doctors and killers in the dying days of swinging London, this British horror classic makes its UK Blu-ray debut, and is presented in its British and American versions.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
•High-Definition digital transfer of the British and American cuts of the film
•Uncompressed mono PCM audio
•Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, author of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television and Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 (2023)
•New interviews with actors Julian Holloway and Christopher Matthews, editor Peter Elliott, and propman Arthur Wicks (2023)
•Ramsey Campbell on Christopher Wicking and ‘Peter Saxon’ (2023)
•Gentleman Gothic: Gordon Hessler at American International Pictures - A documentary on the filmmaker's work for the studio featuring Hessler himself and critics Jeff Burr, David Del Valle, Steve Haberman and C. Courtney Joyner (2015, 23 mins)
•Uta Screams Again - An interview with actress Uta Levka (1999, 9 mins)
•Super 8 Version - a reconstruction of the cut-down version distributed as The Living Corpses of Dr. Mabuse
•Deleted scenes
•Mick Garris trailer commentary - the filmmaker provides a short overview of the film (2013, 2 mins)
•Trailer
•Gallery
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
•Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Anne Billson
•3 character postcards of classic images from the film
•Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Arse! I have the Twilight Time release on Blu which i still haven't watched.

That's what happens when you are over familiar with a film and it's not an absolute favourite. I keep putting off watches.

The Radiance film s release has a different and to my mind better commentary than the Twilight Time.

[Justin101]

I don't own this one at all so it's a no brainer for me. It's very reminiscent of an Indicator special edition!

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I don't own this one at all so it's a no brainer for me. It's very reminiscent of an Indicator special edition!

I really like this one. I've read the book too, which was originally called The Disorientated Man by Peter Saxon, which I believe was a publishing 'house' name, and therefore a pseudonym; so that Ramsey Campbell extra, looking at 'Peter Saxon', should be cool for anyone interested in 60/70s pulp horror fiction.