By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Cult favorites from the U.S., Canada and Italy are coming in new special editions next month.
Severin Films has announced a March 26 release date for 4K UHD/Blu-ray releases of BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER (pictured, a.k.a. NIGHT WARNING), the wonderfully twisty psychochiller/slasher film with a memorably unhinged Susan Tyrrell; CATHY’S CURSE, the Canuxploitation favorite about a little girl’s malevolent spirit; THE GREAT ALLIGATOR, Sergio Martino’s reptile-amok opus; and THE DEVIL’S HONEY, Lucio Fulci’s graphically sleazy venture into the erotic thriller genre. All of these sport 4K scans from the original negatives with new special features; CATHY’S CURSE will include the director’s cut and American R-rated version in UHD for the first time ever. All four are available with webstore exclusive slipcovers (including a limited-edition one for CATHY’S with glowing LED eyes) and reversible wraps. The details:
BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER:
Disc 1: UHD (Feature + Special Features)
- Audio Commentary With Star Jimmy McNichol
- Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Producer Steve Breimer And Co-Writer Alan Jay Glueckman, Moderated By Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson
- Audio Commentary With Co-Producer And Unit Production Manager Eugene Mazzola
- Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Feature + Special Features)
- Audio Commentary With Star Jimmy McNichol
- Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Producer Steve Breimer And Co-Writer Alan Jay Glueckman, Moderated By Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson
- Audio Commentary With Co-Producer And Unit Production Manager Eugene Mazzola
- Extreme Prejudice – Interview With Actor Bo Svenson
- Point And Shoot – Interview With Director Of Photography Robbie Greenberg
- Family Dynamics – Interview With Editor Ted Nicolaou
- Cast And Crew Interviews With Actors Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell And Steve Eastin, Makeup Artist Allan A. Apone And Producer Steve Breimer
- Trailer
- TV Spot
CATHY’S CURSE:
Disc 1: UHD (Feature + Special Features)
- Audio Commentary By Fangoria Contributor Brian Collins And Filmmaker Simon Barrett (U.S. Cut Only)
- Theatrical Trailers
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Feature + Special Features)
- Audio Commentary By Fangoria Contributor Brian Collins And Filmmaker Simon Barrett (U.S. Cut Only)
- Tricks And Treats – Interview With Director Eddy Matalon
- Cathy’s Daddy – Alan Scarfe Remembers CATHY’S CURSE
- Cathy & Mum – Interview With Actress Randi Allen And Costume Designer Joyce Allen
- Introduction To Cinematic Void/American Cinematheque Screening By Brian Collins
- Theatrical Trailers
- Booklet By Simon Barrett And Brian Collins
THE GREAT ALLIGATOR:
Disc 1: UHD (Feature + Special Features)
- Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Feature + Special Features)
- Down By The River – Interview With Director Sergio Martino
- Minou – Interview With Actress Silvia Collatina
- Beware Of The Gator – Interview With Camera Operator Claudio Morabito
- Later Alligator – Interview With Production Designer Antonello Geleng
- Underwater – Interview With Underwater Camera Operator Gianlorenzo Battaglia
- 3 Friends And An Alligator – Discussion With Cinematographer Giancarlo Ferrando, Production Designer Antonello Geleng And Special Effects Supervisor Paolo Ricci
- Paradise House: Christianity And The Natural World In THE GREAT ALLIGATOR – Video Essay By Lee Gambin, Author Of MASSACRED BY MOTHER NATURE
- Alligator Land – Antonello Geleng Shares Original Production Drawings
- Trailer
THE DEVIL’S HONEY:
Disc 1: UHD (Feature + Special Features)
- Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Feature + Special Features)
- Sax, Lies and Videotape – Interview With Actress Blanca Marsillach
- Archival Audio Interview With Director Lucio Fulci By Michele Romagnoli
- The Devil’s Halsey – Interview With Actor Brett Halsey
- Wild Flower – Interview With Actress Corinne Cléry
- Producing Honey – Interview With Producer Vincenzo Salviani
- The Devil’s Sax – Interview With Composer Claudio Natili
- Stephen Thrower, Author Of BEYOND TERROR: THE FILMS OF LUCIO FULCI, On THE DEVIL’S HONEY
- Fulci’s Honey – Audio Essay By Troy Howarth, Author Of SPLINTERED VISIONS: LUCIO FULCI AND HIS FILMS
- Alternate Opening
- Trailer
Standard editions of Severin’s Blu-rays of Michele Soavi’s THE CHURCH and THE SECT will also street on the 26th. All of these titles can be pre-ordered now at the Severin webstore.
