William Castle at Columbia, Volume One

 

Year: 1959 | 1960 | 1960 | 1961 | 1961

Time: 82 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 89 min.

 

Series: Indicator

Release Date: October 22 2018

MSRP: £42.99

 

Blu-ray

4 Discs | BD-50

1.85:1 ratio

1.85:1 ratio

English 1.0 PCM Mono

English 2.0 PCM Stereo

Subtitles: English

Regions A/B/C

 

 Scream for Your Lives! William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999, 16mins): documentary featuring interviews with actor Darryl Hickman, archivist Bob Burns, author Larry Chase Williams and film historian David Skai   Original theatrical trailer   I Survived 'The Tingler' (2018, 4mins): an interview with actor Pamela Lincoln   Unleashing 'Percepto' (2018, 3mins): an interview with publicist Barry Lorie   Theatre lobby spot (1959, 3mins): promotional recording featuring Vincent Price   Alternative feature audio with stereo 'Scream' sequence   Alternative feature audio with drive-in 'Headlights' sequence   Fully restored bathroom scene, scanned in 4K from a rare 35mm print   Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television, and Jonathan Rigby, author of American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema   Imaginary Biology (2018, 17 mins): a new appreciation by Kim Newman, critic and author of Nightmare Movies   Isolated music & effects track   Joe Dante trailer commentary (2013, 3mins): a short critical appreciation   Promotional materials gallery: stills, lobby cards and posters   'Percepto' instruction manual: gallery of the original installation guide   Limited edition 40-page exclusive booklet with new essays by Kat Ellinger and Michael Hyatt, William Castle on The Tingler, promotional materials, contemporary reviews, and film credits   Alternative feature presentations: the original 'Illusion-O' version (85 mins) and the original black-and-white version (83 mins)   The Magic of 'Illusion-O' (2001, 8 mins): archivist Bob Burns and filmmakers Michael Schlesinger and Fred Olen Ray discuss the film   Original theatrical trailer   On-disc 'Ghost Viewer' options   Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story (2007, 82 mins): Jeffrey Schwarz's acclaimed documentary, featuring interviews with John Landis, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Stuart Gordon, Leonard Maltin, Budd Boetticher, Bob Burns and John Waters among others   Spine Tingler! audio commentary with Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry Castle   Larger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler!' (2011, 9 mins)   Stephen Laws Introduces '13 Ghosts' (2018, 13 mins): a personal appreciation by the acclaimed horror author   Isolated music & effects track   Theatre lobby spot (1960, 3mins): promotional recording originally played in cinema foyers   Sam Hamm trailer commentary (2008, 3mins): a short critical appreciation   Image gallery: promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials   Limited edition 36-page exclusive booklet by Dan Whitehead, William Castle on 13 Ghosts, contemporary reviews, and film critics   Psychette: William Castle and 'Homicidal' (2002, 8 mins) archivist Bob Burns and filmmakers David Del Valle, Michael Schlesinger and Fred Olen Ray discuss the film   Audio commentary with film historian Lee Gambin   Stephen Laws Introduces 'Homicidal' (2018, 8 mins): a personal appreciation by the acclaimed horror author   Bullyhoo! (2018, 4 mins): film historian Bob Thomas recalls the time he interviewed Castle   Youngstown, Ohio Premiere (1961, 5 mins): original promotional reel in which William Castle interviews attendees of the film's premiere   Isolated music & effects track   Original theatrical trailer   Image gallery: promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials   Limited edition 36-page exclusive booklet with a new essay by Rebecca Nicole Williams, William Castle on Homicidal, promotional material, contemporary reviews, and film credits   Taking the Punishment Poll (2002, 8 mins): archivist Bob Burns and filmmakers David Del Valle, Michael Schlesinger and Fred Olen Ray discuss the film   Original theatrical trailer   Audio commentary with Daughters of Darkness' Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger   Gothic Castle (2018, 28 mins): a critical analysis by Jonathan Rigby, author of American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema   The Punishment Poll (2018, 6 mins): an interview with publicist Richard Kahn   Isolated music & effects track   Stuart Gordon trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): a short critical appreciation   Image gallery: promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials   Limited edition 36-page booklet with a new essay by Josephine Botting, William Castle on Mr. Sardonicus, a look at the marketing of the film, profile of writer Ray Russell, contemporary reviews, and film credits