![]() ![]() The only way to get all of these movies is to buy the box set, but Severin does have individual Blu-ray and DVDs for Brain of Blood, The Blood Drinkers, and Curse of the Vampires. The Severin webstore is also including mini-posters of the box set artwork as a bonus for all those who order direct." SADISM is a Box Set Exclusive double feature. SADISM – starring Christopher Lee and Tarzan – are Hemisphere’s two most extreme acquisitions for the company’s notorious double-feature packages. BRAIN OF BLOOD is the all-star Grade Z classic from infamous exploitation auteur Al Adamson. THE BLOOD DRINKERS and CURSE OF THE VAMPIRES are the still-potent masterpieces from The Father of Philippine Horror Gerry de Leon. ![]() Marcus Stiglegger adding more flavor to the films aura. Also included as a supplement is the 1/4 hour The History of Spider Island with Prof. production/distribution company Hemisphere Pictures was also responsible for some of the most provocative and insane films of the ‘60s and ‘70s drive-in/grindhouse era. offers the aforementioned alternate US release Its Hot in Paradise - in 1080P with a reasonable bitrate (28 mbps.) Its a decent curiosity to include in the package. Though best known for their legendary BLOOD ISLAND Trilogy, the Philippine/U.S. The Hemisphere Box Of Horrors is bursting at the seams with all the wild, unhinged madness you can handle, with each film newly scanned in 2K/4K from the best – and often only – complete elements available. "On April 9th, Severin Films is steering the ship beyond Blood Island and straight into the heart of darkness. Following their release of the Blood Island trilogy last year, Severin has announced the "Hemisphere Box of Horrors," collecting five titles from Hemisphere Pictures, including Torture Chamber of Dr. Moreau.Severin continues to do the devil's work by releasing grindhouse classics that I never thought would see the light of day on Blu-ray. ![]() In the mid-90s, Stanley’s pursuit of a modern epic adaptation of Wells’ novel met an unprecedented storm of disasters that included monstrous egos, production chaos, temporary insanity, and witchcraft, all of which was chronicled in the award-winning Severin Films documentary Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau is narrated by Richard Stanley, the acclaimed South African writer/director of Hardware, Dust Devil, and Color Out of Space. This special Severin edition of The Island of Dr. Its popular film adaptations throughout the 20th century have included memorable performances by Charles Laughton (1933), Burt Lancaster (1977), and Marlon Brando (1996) as the mad doctor. Moreau - which Wells himself described as "an exercise in youthful blasphemy" - is a classic of early science fiction and remains one of the author’s best-known novels. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity and the grisly extremes of science’s interference with nature. Moreau, he will discover that the disgraced surgeon is now creating a hybrid race of human/animal beings. ![]() When a shipwreck survivor is brought to the remote island compound of once-eminent physiologist Dr. Easily the best part of the film is the William Castle-esque opening where patrons at the theater were given some green blood before the film began. Following their release of the Blood Island trilogy last year, Severin has announced the 'Hemisphere Box of Horrors,' collecting five titles from Hemisphere Pictures, including Torture Chamber of Dr. Wells ( The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man), the English author hailed as "The Father of Sci-Fi". Severin continues to do the devils work by releasing grindhouse classics that I never thought would see the light of day on Blu-ray. Moreau is the definitive novel of human horror by H. ![]()
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