Hammer Volume Six: Night Shadows revives four consummate Hammer classics from the early sixties, exemplifying some of the studio’s best work in the horror and thriller genres. Edgar Allan Poe looms large in The Shadow of the Cat, a macabre ‘old dark house’ tale of feline revenge, starring André Morell (Cash on Demand) and Barbara Shelley (The Camp on Blood Island); Peter Cushing (The Gorgon, Corruption) and Oliver Reed (The Scarlet Blade) star in Captain Clegg, which sees Hammer fuse horror and adventure in an eighteenth-century-set tale of smugglers and marsh phantoms; Herbert Lom (Mysterious Island) stars as The Phantom of the Opera in Hammer’s acclaimed production of Gaston Leroux’s Gothic classic, whilst Freddie Francis (Torture Garden) directs Nightmare, a spooky psychological thriller in the Les Diaboliques vein, which benefits from full-blooded central performances by Moira Redmond (Jigsaw) and Jennie Linden (A Severed Head).
This collection contains a wealth of new and archival extra features, including documentaries and appreciations, interviews with actors and crew members, audio commentaries, and extensive booklets. Strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.
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THE SHADOW OF THE CAT
*High Definition remaster
*Original mono audio
*Audio commentary by film historian Bruce G Hallenbeck (2020)
*In The Shadow Of Shelley (2020): in-depth interview with the legendary horror actress Barbara Shelley
*Catastrophe (2014): audio interview with assistant special effects artist Ian Scoones
*Interviews with property master Peter Allchorne and assistant costume designer Yvonne Blake (2021)
*Hammer’s Women: Freda Jackson (2021): profile of the Shadow of the Cat actress by academic Lucy Bolton
*Introduction by critic and author Kim Newman (2021)
*Filmed appreciation of Mikis Theodorakis’ score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde (2021)
*Shadow Play: Inside ‘The Shadow of the Cat’ (2014): documentary featuring Hammer historians Alan Barnes, Marcus Hearn, Denis Meikle, Jason Morell and Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015
*Original theatrical trailer
*TV Spot
*Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
*New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
*Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Craig Ian Mann, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
*UK premiere on Blu-ray
*All extras subject to change
CAPTAIN CLEGG
*High Definition remaster *Original mono audio
*Alternative presentation with US Night Creatures title sequence
*Audio commentary with film historian and filmmaker Constantine Nasr (2021)
*The BEHP Interview with Peter Graham Scott (2004): career-spanning filmed interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Scott in conversation with Darrol Blake and John Sealey
*The Making of ‘Captain Clegg’ (2014): actor John Carson narrates this documentary with insights from film historian Wayne Kinsey
*The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman’s Carriage Collection (2014): Wayne Kinsey looks at this important contribution to the world of Hammer
*Hammer’s Women: Molly Arbuthnot and Rosemary Burrows (2014): profile of the prolific Hammer wardrobe mistresses by film historian Josephine Botting
*Introduction by Kim Newman (2021)
*Documentary looking at the life and work of Peter Cushing featuring contributions from actors Derek Fowlds, Madeline Smith and Judy Matheson (2021)
*Filmed appreciation of Don Banks’ score by David Huckvale (2021)
*Original theatrical trailer
*Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
*New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
*Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Frank Collins, Kieran Foster on Peter Cushing’s attempts to make a Dr Syn film, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
*All extras subject to change
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
*2K restoration presented in both 1.66:1 and 1.85:1 original aspect ratios
*Original mono audio
*Audio commentary on the 1.85:1 version with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2020)
*Audio commentary on the 1.66:1 version with author Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr (2020)
*Hammer’s Women: Liane Aukin (2021): profile of the actor, writer and director by the academic Rachel Knightley
*Introduction by Kim Newman (2021)
*The Men Who Made Hammer: Anthony Hinds (2020): Richard Klemensen, editor and publisher of Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine, revisits the career of one of Hammer’s most renowned screenwriters and producers
*Phantom Triumphant: Edwin Astley and Hammer’s Horror Opera (2020): David Huckvale dissects the classic score
*Herbert Lom: The Soul Behind the Mask (2020): film historian and screenwriter C Courtney Joyner shares personal memories of time spent with the legendary actor
*Interview with special effects artist Brian Johnson (2020)
*The Making of The ‘Phantom of The Opera’ (2014): documentary presented by actor Edward De Souza, including interviews with film historian Richard Golen, sound recordist Alan Lavender, and De Souza himself
*Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013): a short critical appreciation
*Original theatrical trailer
*Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
*New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
*Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Adam Scovell, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
*All extras subject to change
NIGHTMARE
*High Definition remaster
*Original mono audio
*Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television, and Jonathan Rigby (2021)
*The BEHP Interview with Freddie Francis (1994): career-spanning audio interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Francis in conversation with Alan Lawson and Syd Wilson
*Jennie Linden Remembers (2016): interview with the Nightmare actress
*Hammer’s Women: Moira Redmond (2021): profile of the film, TV and theatre actor by academic Pamela Hutchinson
*Introduction by Kim Newman (2021)
*Madhouse: Inside Hammer’s ‘Nightmare’ (2016): documentary with Wayne Kinsey which includes archive interviews with screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, art director Don Mingaye and actress Jennie Linden
*Nightmare in the Making (2016): author Kevin Barnes and Jonathan Rigby revisit the production
*Filmed appreciation of Don Banks’ score by David Huckvale (2021)
*Original theatrical trailer
*Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
*New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
*Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Emma Westwood, archival articles and interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits.
*All extras subject to change
Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units
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