British distributors Network have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of John Hough's Twins of Evil (1971) and Peter Sasdy's Countess Dracula (1971). The two releases will be available for purchase on September 8th.
TWINS OF EVIL:
Directed with characteristic style and energy by cult filmmaker John
Hough (The Legend Of Hell House, The Watcher In The Woods) and starring
horror legend Peter Cushing, Twins of Evil (15) combines the signature Hammer elements
of supernatural horror, black humour and fabulously lurid sensuality.
Featuring an all-time classic score by Harry Robinson, Twins Of Evil
also stars Kathleen Byron (Black Narcissus), Isobel Black (The Kiss of
the Vampire) and Dennis Price (Kind Hearts and Coronets), and featuring Mary and the late Madeleine Collinson as the twins.
Glamorous identical orphaned twins Maria and Frieda move from Vienna to
the village of Karnstein to take up a new life with their submissive
aunt and grim uncle - a fanatical Puritan and leader of a witch-hunting
religious sect who is determined to kill his nemesis, Count Karnstein: a
devil-worshipping libertine who has been turned into a vampire.
Special Features:
- Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
- Deleted scene
- Image gallery
- PDF material
- Commemorative booklet
- Instant play facility
COUNTESS DRACULA:
One of Hammer's most enduringly popular films and a benchmark for 1970s
horror, Countess Dracula stars Ingrid Pitt (The Wicker Man) in an
iconic, career-defining role as the aged countess who must regularly
bathe in virgins' blood to regain her fading youth.
Genre stalwart Peter Sasdy (Hands of the Ripper) directs arguably his
best Hammer film, from a script by award-winning writer Jeremy Paul and
showcasing a rousing score from composer Harry Robinson.
In medieval Hungary, Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy, an embittered, ageing widow, discovers by accident that virgin's blood causes her skin become youthful and smooth. Determined to retain her new youth at all costs, the Countess coerces her lover to abduct a string of young virgins to keep her supplied with the blood she now craves to stay beautiful...
Special Features:
- Audio commentary with Ingrid Pitt and horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
- Original theatrical trailer
- Archive interview with Ingrid Pitt
- 50 Years of Hammer - news feature
- Thriller episode
- Conceptions of Murder episode
- Instant play facility
Twins Of Evil
Gets UK Blu Ray
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