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    INDICATOR RELEASES MORE WILLIAM CASTLE HORRORS ON BLU-RAY

    Peter 'Witchfinder' HopkinsBy Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins21st July 2019Updated:21st July 20191 Comment3 Mins Read

    Renowned for his imaginative and eccentric marketing ploys, William Castle became synonymous with delivering lurid horror films backed-up by his trademark publicity gimmicks (‘Illusion-O’; ‘Percepto’; the ‘Punishment Poll’; ‘Fright Breaks’, etc.).

    Following their first box set of William Castle’s movies (NEWS HERE), Indicator have released WILLIAM CASTLE AT COLUMBIA VOLUME TWO featuring four more weird and wonderful films from the outrageous showman’s illustrious career with Columbia Pictures, all presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK.

    Containing a wealth of new and archival extras this stunning Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set from Indicator is strictly limited to 6,000 units.

    The set contains the four following films:

    ZOTZ!  (Dir: William Castle, 1962) 

    13 FRIGHTENED GIRLS (Dir: William Castle, 1963) 

    THE OLD DARK HOUSE (Dir: William Castle, 1963)

    STRAIT-JACKET (Dir: William Castle, 1964) 

    INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: 


    • High Definition remasters of all four films
    • Original mono audio
    • Alternative presentations of The Old Dark House – the black and white 1963 US theatrical presentation (87 mins); the cut-down A-certificate 1966 UK presentation (77 mins); and the complete uncut colour presentation (87 mins)
    • Zotz! audio commentary by Diabolique Magazine’s editor-in-chief Kat Ellinger
    • 13 Frightened Girls audio commentary by Daughters of Darkness’ Samm Deighan
    • The Old Dark House audio commentary by celebrated horror and fantasy authors Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
    • Strait-Jacket audio commentary film historians Lee Gambin and Emma Westwood
    • Stephen Laws Introduces ‘Zotz!’ (2018): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
    • Kim Newman on Ray Russell (2018): an appreciation of novelist and writer of Zotz! by the critic and author of Nightmare Movies
    • 13 Frightened Girls: William Castle’s original ‘The Candy Web’ opening / closing ‘Danger Card’ messages
    • 13 Frightened Girls: four alternativee opening sequences created for international release versions
    • Jonathan Rigby on ‘The Old Dark House’ and ‘Strait-Jacket’ (2018): new appreciations by the author of American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema
    • ‘The Old Dark House’ in Eastmancolor (2018): Paul Frith, Senior Research Associate, School of Art, Media and American Studies at UEA discusses the film’s cinematography
    • Joan Had Me Fired! (2018): an interview with actor Anne Helm
    • On the Road with Joan Crawford (2018): an interview with publicist Richard Kahn
    • Battle-Axe: The Making of ‘Strait-Jacket’ (2007, 15 mins)
    • Joan Crawford Wardrobe Tests (1964, 4 mins)
    • Joan Crawford – Axe Test (1964, 1 min)
    • How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964, 5 mins): star Joan Crawford, director William Castle and author Robert Bloch discuss making Strait-Jacket in this vintage piece
    • Super 8 version of Strait-Jacket
    • Isolated music & effects track on all four films
    • Original theatrical trailers
    • Strait-Jacket trailer commentary with David DeCoteau
    • 13 Frightened Girls original UK trailer introduction
    • Alternative 13 Frightened Girls ‘The Candy Web’ trailer
    • Promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials
    • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
    • Limited Edition box set exclusive booklets for each film with new essays by Joe Jordan, Racheal Nisbet, James Oliver and John Oliver, archival interview materials, contemporary reviews and film credits
    • World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
    • Limited Edition box set of 6,000 numbered units
    • All extras subject to change

    REGION FREE (except STRAIT-JACKET, which is REGION B)

    The box set can be ordered from Powerhouse Films website by clicking HERE. 
    Alternatively you can order it on Amazon via the link below.

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