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 24 surviving episodes of the 1971 Film Polski anthology series THEATRE MACABRE hosted by Lee, all remastered from original negative materials with over 10 hours of trailers, rare promos, audio commentaries & vintage interviews, plus the CASTLE OF THE LIVING DEAD soundtrack and an all-new 88-page book by Lee biographer Jonathan Rigby.

Disc 1: The Castle of the Living Dead (1964)

Scanned in 4K from the Italian negative for the first time ever.

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 90 mins

Audio: English Mono / Closed captions

Region Free

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Special Features: 

  • Audio Commentary with Mondo Digital‘s Nathaniel Thompson & Film Writer Troy Howarth
  • Audio Commentary with Film Writer Kat Ellinger
  • From the Castle to the Academy – Interview with Master Producer Paul Maslansky
  • The Castle of The Mystery Man – Roberto Curti, Author of Mavericks of Italian Cinema, on Writer / Director Warren Kiefer
  • CD Soundtrack

Disc 2: Challenge the Devil aka Katarsis (1963)

 Scanned in 2K from the Italian negative for the first time ever.

Disc Specs: 

Runtime: 79 mins

Audio: Italian Mono/ English subtitles & closed captions

Region Free

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Special Features:

  • Dance with the Devil – Interview with Roberto Curti, Author of Mavericks of Italian Cinema
  • The Importance of Being Giorgio – Interview with Giorgio Ardisson Over Two Decades
  • Trailer

Disc 3: Crypt of the Vampire (1964)

Now featuring a 2k scan from a fine-grain 35mm master print.

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 85 mins

Audio: English & Italian Mono / Closed captions

Region A

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Special Features:

  • Trailer

Disc 4: Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)

Scanned in 2K from the German negative.

Disc Specs: 

Runtime: 86 mins

Audio: English & German Mono / English subtitles on German, closed captions on English

Region Free

Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

Special Features: 

  • Audio Commentary with Film Writers Kim Newman & Barry Forshaw

Discs 5 & 6: Theatre Macabre (1971-1972)

These 24 surviving episodes have now been scanned in 2K from the original negatives.

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 610 mins

Audio: English Mono / Closed captions

Region Free

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Special Features:

  • Promo with Christopher Lee

Disc 7: The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)

Scanned in 4K from the original German negative with all-new Special Features.

Disc Specs:

Runtime: 84 mins

Audio: English & German Mono / Closed captions

Region Free

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Special Features:

  • Audio Commentary by Mondo Digital‘s Nathaniel Thompson and Film Writer Troy Howarth
  • Audio Interview with Actress Karin Dor (German with English subs)
  • Location Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer (German)
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Die Schlangengrube – Die Burg des Grauens – German Super 8 Digest Short
  • Die Schlangengrube des Grafen Dracula – German Super 8 Digest Short
  • Poster Gallery
  • Behind the Scenes Still Gallery
  • Restoration Slideshow

Disc 8: Relics From the Crypt

Interviews with Christopher Lee over the years and other related horror featurettes, first ever release of the recently unearthed 20 minute 1964 Swiss TV documentary ‘HORROR!!!’ with interviews with Lee, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Roy Ashton, Roger Corman and behind-the-scenes footage of THE GORGON and MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH.

  • HORROR!!! – 1964 Swiss Documentary Short by Pierre Koralnik Featuring Interviews with Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Roger Corman and Roy Ashton (16 mins – French with English subtitles)
  • Behind The Mask – Christopher Lee Remembers Boris Karloff. New edit of unfinished 1991 documentary by Ian Rough (34 mins)
  • Cinescope 1976 Belgian TV interview with Sélim Sasson (52 mins – French with English subtitles)
  • Colin Grimshaw Interviews Christopher Lee in 1975 (16 mins)
  • Audio Interview with Christopher Lee, accompanied by stills from The Del Valle archive & video introduction with David Del Valle (20 mins)
  • Monsters & Vampires – Interview with Pioneering Horror Movie Historian Alan Frank (15 mins)
  • The Crypt Keepers – Making of Crypt of the Vampire Featurette with Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi, Assistant Director Tonino Valerii and Film Historian Fabio Melelli (34 mins – Italian with English subtitles)
  • “O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never” (3:45) & “She’ll Fall For Me” (4:35) Christopher Lee & Gary Curtis Music Videos with optional Gary Curtis Audio Commentary
  • The Invincible Sir Christopher – Filmmaker Philippe Mora Recalls Lee
  • Outtakes from TO THE DEVIL… A DAUGHTER / THEATRE OF DEATH 2001 DVD interview session covering the most frightening films ever, BLACK MASSES, POLICE ACADEMY 7 & More (15 mins)
  • University College Dublin 2011 Q&A with Sir Christopher Lee

Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection (Severin CD / Blu-Ray)

SKU: 760137538783
C$159.99Price
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