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Barbara Steele

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock Limited Edition

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Released: 23rd October 2023. One day the necrophiliac tendencies of Dr Hichcock (Robert Flemyng, The Quiller Memorandum) go too far and his wife dies from an overdose. Bereft, the doctor leaves his house but returns years later with a new wife, Cynthia (Barbara Steele, Black Sunday). The house they return to is eerie and Cynthia hears strange things, meanwhile, she doesn’t realise Dr Hichcock intends to use her body to re-animate his dead wife's corpse. Released at the height of the Italian horror boom that was produced in the wake of the influence of Hammer’s era-defining horror productions, director Riccardo Freda (The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire) and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (The Whip and the Body) create a dark and wicked gothic horror that brings in sly allusions to the work of Alfred Hitchcock while the period detail of Victorian London provides a lush backdrop. LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES New 2023 2K restoration of the film from the original negative presented in three versions across two Blu-rays: Disc 1: the 87-minute export version The Terror of Dr Hichcock with extras; Disc 2, exclusive to the limited edition: the re-ordered 76-minute North American version The Horror of Dr Hichcock; and the English dub of the complete 87-minute Italian cut Raptus: The Secret of Dr. Hichcock Audio commentary by critics Kat Ellinger and Annie Rose Malamet New interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (2023) Visual essay on Bluebeard in gothic film by Miranda Corcoran (2023) An interview with Madeleine Le Despencer on necrophilia and taboo gothic (2023) Trailers Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critics and experts including Chris Fujiwara on the film; an archival piece by Alan Y. Upchurch, Tim Lucas and Luigi Boscaino on the making of the film featuring interviews with Freda, Steele, Flemyng and others; a comparison of the different versions by Tim Lucas; and a critical overview by Cullen Gallagher Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

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  • Details

    Released:
    23rd October 2023
    Category:
    Horror
    Format:
    Blu-ray
    Barcode:
    5060974680504

  • Description

    One day the necrophiliac tendencies of Dr Hichcock (Robert Flemyng, The Quiller Memorandum) go too far and his wife dies from an overdose. Bereft, the doctor leaves his house but returns years later with a new wife, Cynthia (Barbara Steele, Black Sunday). The house they return to is eerie and Cynthia hears strange things, meanwhile, she doesn’t realise Dr Hichcock intends to use her body to re-animate his dead wife's corpse. Released at the height of the Italian horror boom that was produced in the wake of the influence of Hammer’s era-defining horror productions, director Riccardo Freda (The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire) and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (The Whip and the Body) create a dark and wicked gothic horror that brings in sly allusions to the work of Alfred Hitchcock while the period detail of Victorian London provides a lush backdrop.

    LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
    • New 2023 2K restoration of the film from the original negative presented in three versions across two Blu-rays: Disc 1: the 87-minute export version The Terror of Dr Hichcock with extras; Disc 2, exclusive to the limited edition: the re-ordered 76-minute North American version The Horror of Dr Hichcock; and the English dub of the complete 87-minute Italian cut Raptus: The Secret of Dr. Hichcock
    • Audio commentary by critics Kat Ellinger and Annie Rose Malamet
    • New interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (2023)
    • Visual essay on Bluebeard in gothic film by Miranda Corcoran (2023)
    • An interview with Madeleine Le Despencer on necrophilia and taboo gothic (2023)
    • Trailers
    • Gallery
    • Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
    • Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critics and experts including Chris Fujiwara on the film; an archival piece by Alan Y. Upchurch, Tim Lucas and Luigi Boscaino on the making of the film featuring interviews with Freda, Steele, Flemyng and others; a comparison of the different versions by Tim Lucas; and a critical overview by Cullen Gallagher
    • Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
    Region Code:
    Region B
    Duration:
    87 minutes
    Original Language:
    Italian
    Extras:
    Language(s): Italian, English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Kat Ellinger and Annie Rose Malamet (critics), Image Gallery, Interviews: Ernesto Gastaldi (screenwriter); Madeleine Le Despencer, Three versions included: Export version (87 min): 'The Terror of Dr. Hichcock'; Re-ordered North American version (76 min): 'The Horror of Dr. Hichcock'; Italian cut (87 min): 'Raptus: The Secret of Dr. Hichcock'; Visual essay on Bluebeard in gothic film by Miranda Corcoran (2023); Reversible sleeve, Trailers

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