Thursday, August 22, 2024

Severin Films Announces the Follow-up to the Most Successful Boxed Set in Company History with ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR VOLUME 2

ALL IS REVEALED.

ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS:
A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR VOLUME 2

Unquiet spirits have gathered once again: ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR VOLUME TWO brings together 24 films representing 18 countries for more of the best-loved, rarely seen, thought-lost and brand-new classics of folk horror, most making their disc debuts including the North American Disc Premieres of the Severin Films Original Productions TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST directed by Sean Hogan and the documentary SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC directed by David Gregory, which will have its World Premiere at the Sitges Film Festival on October 12th. The set also features 55+ combined hours of new and archival Special Features including trailers, interviews, audio commentaries, short films, video essays, historical analyses and bonus feature-length films; a 252-page hardcover of newly commissioned folk horror fiction by luminaries that include Ramsey Campbell, Cassandra Khaw and Eden Royce with illustrations by Drazen Kozjan, and much more, all curated and produced by WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED creator Kier-La Janisse.


ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS:
A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR Vol. 2

Disc 1: TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST / PSYCHOMANIA Blu-ray

TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST (UK/USA, 2023)
- A Severin Films Production
- Worldwide Disc Premiere

PSYCHOMANIA (UK, 1973)
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative Provided by The British Film Institute

Special Features For TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST:
- Audio Commentary With Director Sean Hogan And Co-Producers Paul Goodwin And Nicholas Harwood
- On The Lych Way – Corpse Road Chronicler Dr. Stuart Dunn Discusses The Pathways Of The Dead
- Trailer
Short Films: 
WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA
- Audio Commentary For WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA With Director Sean Hogan And Co-Producers Paul Goodwin And Nicholas Harwood
- EPK For WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA
- OUR SELVES UNKNOWN

Feature Specs For TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST:
Runtime: 45 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.9:1
Audio: English Stereo
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For PSYCHOMANIA:
- Introduction By Film Historian Chris Alexander
- Audio Commentary With Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, Founding Editor Of Hellebore Magazine
- Stone Warnings – Dr. Diane A. Rodgers On Stone Circles And Standing Stones In Film And Television
- Return Of The Living Dead – Interviews With Actors Nicky Henson, Mary Larkin, Denis Gilmore, Roy Holder And Rocky Taylor
- The Sound Of PSYCHOMANIA – Interview With Soundtrack Composer John Cameron
- Riding Free – Interview With "Riding Free" Singer Harvey Andrews
- Theatrical Trailer

Feature Specs For PSYCHOMANIA:
Runtime: 91 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

Disc 2: THE ENCHANTED / WHO FEARS THE DEVIL Blu-ray

THE ENCHANTED (USA, 1984)
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
- Worldwide Home Video Premiere

WHO FEARS THE DEVIL (USA, 1972)
- 2K Scan from the Last Existing 35mm Print
- Worldwide Disc Premiere

Special Features For THE ENCHANTED:
- Audio Commentary With Director Carter Lord And Camera Assistant Richard Grange, Moderated By Filmmaker/Author Kier-La Janisse
- Audio Commentary With Chesya Burke, Author Of Let's Play White, And Sheree Renée Thomas, Author Of Nine Bar Blues
- A Magical Place – Interview With Composer Phil Sawyer
- Hole In The Wall – Character Notes By Screenwriter Charné Porter
- Trailer
- Short Film: SWIMMER

Feature Specs For THE ENCHANTED:
Runtime: 90 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For WHO FEARS THE DEVIL:
- THE LEGEND OF HILLBILLY JOHN Alternate Opening Introduced By Actor Severn Darden
- Audio Commentary With Television Historian Amanda Reyes
- Crumble Will The Feet Of Clay – Interview With Producer Barney Rosenzweig
- Silver Strings – Interview With Actor/Musician Hedges Capers
- Manly Of The Mountains – Author David Drake Remembers Manly Wade Wellman
- Occult Appalachia – Occult Historian Mitch Horowitz On The Arcane Texts Of Wellman's John The Balladeer Stories
- Theatrical Trailer

Feature Specs For WHO FEARS THE DEVIL:
Runtime: 98 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

Disc 3: THE WHITE REINDEER / EDGE OF THE KNIFE Blu-ray

THE WHITE REINDEER (Finland, 1952)
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
- North American Blu-ray Premiere

EDGE OF THE KNIFE (Canada, 2018)
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
- American Disc Premiere

Special Features For THE WHITE REINDEER:
- The Projection Booth Episode On THE WHITE REINDEER Hosted By Mike White And Featuring Kat Ellinger, Author of Daughters Of Darkness, And Talk Without Rhythm's El Goro
- Short Films: A WITCH DRUM, 
THE NIGHTSIDE OF THE SKY
WITH THE REINDEER

Feature Specs For THE WHITE REINDEER:
Runtime: 68 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: Finnish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For EDGE OF THE KNIFE:
- Audio Commentary With Directors Gwaai Edenshaw And Helen Haig-Brown
- RETAKE – Making The World's First Haida-Language Feature Film
- Short Films: HAIDA CARVER, NALUJUK NIGHT

Feature Specs For EDGE OF THE KNIFE:
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: Haida 5.1, Haida Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Disc 4: BORN OF FIRE Blu-ray

BORN OF FIRE (UK, 1987)
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
- North American Disc Premiere

Special Features For BORN OF FIRE:
- Igniting The Fire – Interview With Director Jamil Dehlavi
- The Silent One Speaks – Archival Interview With Actor Nabil Shaban
- Between The Sacred And The Profane – Archival Lecture On The Cinematic World Of Jamil Dehlavi By Dr. Ali Nobil Ahmad
- The Djinn Revisited – Director Dalia Al Kury Examines The Role Of The Djinn In Contemporary Arab Culture
- BORN OF FIRE And The Roots Of Pakistani Horror – Interview With Scholar Syeda Momina Masood
- Trailer
- Short Films: TOWERS OF SILENCE, QÂF

Feature Specs For BORN OF FIRE:
Runtime: 84 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

Disc 5: IO ISLAND / SCALES Blu-ray

IO ISLAND (South Korea, 1977)
- 2K Scan from the Internegative
- International Disc Premiere

SCALES (Saudi Arabia, 2019)
- Sourced from the 2K Digital Master
- Worldwide Disc Premiere

Special Features For IO ISLAND
- Audio Commentary With Archivist And Korean Film Historian Ariel Schudson
- Shaman's Eyes – Dr. Hyunseon Lee On Shamanism In Korean Visual Culture
- Short Film: THE PRESENT

Feature Specs For IO ISLAND:
Runtime: 112 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: Korean Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For SCALES:
- Telling Our Stories – A Conversation With Director Shahad Ameen And Producer Rula Nasser, Moderated By Filmmaker/Author Kier-La Janisse
- Trailer
- Short Film: KINDIL

Feature Specs For SCALES:
Runtime: 76 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Arabic 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Disc 6: BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT / NANG NAK Blu-ray

BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT (Japan, 1968)
- 4K Scan from the Fine-Grain Negative
- Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere

NANG NAK (Thailand, 1999)
- Sourced from the HD Master
- International Blu-ray Premiere

Special Features For BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT:
- Audio Commentary With Jasper Sharp, Author Of Behind The Pink Curtain: The Complete History Of Japanese Sex Cinema
- Scratched – A History Of The Japanese Ghost Cat
- The Vampire Cat – The Classic Folk Tale Read By Tomoko Komura With Original Music By Timothy Fife
- Trailer
- Short Film: MAN-EATER MOUNTAIN

Feature Specs For BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT:
Runtime: 87 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: Japanese Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A

Special Features For NANG NAK:
- Audio Commentary With Mattie Do, Director Of THE LONG WALK, And Asian Gothic Scholar Katarzyna Ancuta
- Love And Impermanence: NANG NAK And The Rebirth Of Thai Cinema – Interview With Director Nonzee Nimibutr
- Trailer

Feature Specs For NANG NAK:
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: Thai 5.1, Thai Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A

Disc 7: SUNDELBOLONG / SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC Blu-ray

SUNDELBOLONG (Indonesia, 1981)
- Sourced from the RAPI Films’ HD master
- Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere

SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC (USA, 2024)
- New Documentary Directed by David Gregory
- Worldwide Disc Premiere Blu-ray

Special Features For SUNDELBOLONG:
- Hantu Retribution – Female Ghosts Of The Malay Archipelago
- Short Film: WHITE SONG

Feature Specs For SUNDELBOLONG:
Runtime: 106 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: Indonesian Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC:
- A Conversation With Director/Co-Producer David Gregory And Co-Producer Ekky Imanjaya
- Trailer

Feature Specs For SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC:
Runtime: 88 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Disc 8: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST / THE NINTH HEART Blu-ray

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Czechoslovakia, 1978)
- 1080 Master by Národní Filmový Archiv Prague
- North American Blu-ray Premiere

THE NINTH HEART (Czechoslovakia, 1979)
- 1080 Master by Národní Filmový Archiv Prague
- North American Blu-ray Premiere

Special Features For BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Michael Brooke
- Archival Interviews With Director Juraj Herz And Actors Vlastimil Harapes And Zdena Studenková
- Short Film: FRANTIŠEK HRUBÍN

Feature Specs For BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:
Runtime: 91 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Audio: Czech Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For THE NINTH HEART:
- Audio Commentary With Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness
- The Uncanny Valley Of The Dolls – The History And Liminality Of Dolls, Puppets And Mannequins
- The Curious Case Of Juraj Herz And The Švankmajers – Video Essay By Czech Film Programmer Cerise Howard

Feature Specs For THE NINTH HEART:
Runtime: 92 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: Czech Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Disc 9: DEMON / NOVEMBER Blu-ray

DEMON (Poland, 2015)
- Sourced from the HD Master

NOVEMBER (Estonia/Poland/Netherlands, 2017)
- Sourced from the HD Master

Special Features For DEMON:
- Introduction By Slavic Horror Scholar Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Daniel Bird And Film Critic/Actress Manuela Lazić
- In The Shadow Of The Dybbuk – Video Essay By Peter Bebergal, Author Of Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story Of The Technological Quest For The Supernatural, And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer
- Trailer
- Short Film: DIBBUK

Feature Specs For DEMON:
Runtime: 94 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: Polish 5.1 Surround, Polish Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For NOVEMBER:
- The Supernatural Lore Of NOVEMBER – Archival Video Essay With Film Critic John DeFore
- Kratt Test Footage
- Theatrical Trailer
- Short Films: BOUNDARY
JOURNEY THROUGH SETOMAA, MIDVINTERBLOT

Feature Specs For NOVEMBER:
Runtime: 115 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: Estonian, German And Italian 5.1 Surround
Estonian, German And Italian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Disc 10: LITAN / BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING Blu-ray

LITAN (France, 1982)
- HD Master from the Original Camera Negative
- North American Blu-ray Premiere

BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (USA, 2006)
- 2K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
- Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere

Special Features For LITAN:
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Lafond
- Un Tournage LITAN – Archival Making-Of Made For Antenne 2
Jean-Pierre Mocky, Un Drôle D'Oiseau – 1982 Episode Of Temps X

Feature Specs For LITAN:
Runtime: 88 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: French Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING:
- Introduction By Director Christiane Cegavske
- 2021 Indie Scream Online Film Festival Q&A With Christiane Cegavske
- Production Stills And Concept Illustrations
- Trailer
- Trailer For SEED IN THE SAND, Cegavske’s Work-In-Progress

Feature Specs For BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING:

Runtime: 70 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Stereo
Closed Captions: English SDH
Region: A/B/C

Disc 11: NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF / AKELARRE Blu-ray

NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF (Argentina, 1975)
- HD Scan of the Only Existing Print
- Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere

AKELARRE (Spain, 1984)
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
- Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere

Special Features For NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF:
- Audio Commentary With Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Director Of HERE COMES THE DEVIL, And Nicanor Loreti, Director Of PUNTO ROJO
- Short Film: LOVE FROM MOTHER ONLY
- Audio Commentary For LOVE FROM MOTHER ONLY With Director Dennison Ramalho

Feature Specs For NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF:

Runtime: 88 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Special Features For AKELARRE:

- The Realistic Inquisition – Interview With Director Pedro Olea
- Empowered Woman – Interview With Actress Silvia Munt
- Playing The Villain – Interview With Actor Iñaki Miramón
- Invoking The Akelarre – Dr. Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, Author Of Spanish Horror Film, On The Basque Witch Trials

Feature Specs For AKELARRE:

Runtime: 97 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Disc 12: FROM THE OLD EARTH Blu-ray

FROM THE OLD EARTH (Wales, 1981)
- 2K Scan from the Original Camera Negative

Special Features For FROM THE OLD EARTH:
- Introduction To FROM THE OLD EARTH By Musician Gruff Rhys
- Getting A Head In North Wales –Interview With Director Wil Aaron
FROM THE OLD EARTH By The Book – Welsh Folklore And O'R DDAEAR HEN
- A Sword In The Battle Of Language – Welsh Film Scholar Dr. Kate Woodward On The Welsh Film Board
- Short Films
     - Introduction To BLOOD ON THE STARS By Gruff Rhys
     BLOOD ON THE STARS - Reunion Hotel – BLOOD ON THE STARS Cast Reunion From Gwesty Aduniad
- THE WYRM OF BWLCH PEN BARRAS

Feature Specs For FROM THE OLD EARTH:

Runtime: 46 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: Welsh Mono
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C

Disc 13: THE CITY OF THE DEAD / THE RITES OF MAY Blu-ray

THE CITY OF THE DEAD (UK, 1960)
- 2K Scan from the Original Camera Negative

THE RITES OF MAY (Philippines, 1976)
- 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
- North American Disc Premiere

Special Features For THE CITY OF THE DEAD:
- Introduction By Kay Lynch, Director Of The Salem Horror Fest
- Audio Commentary With Film Historians Kim Newman And Barry Forshaw
- Archival Audio Commentary With Film Historian Jonathan Rigby
- Archival Audio Commentary With Actor Christopher Lee