By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The genre-disc specialist’s upcoming package brings together 18 features and an acclaimed chronicle of how they were made.
Severin Films will release the Blu-ray set EXORCISMO: DEFYING A DICTATOR & RAISING HELL IN POST-FRANCO SPAIN January 27, 2026. It spotlights a cinematic rebellion in the 1970s during which Spanish filmmakers pushed back against the censorious restrictions of General Franco following his death. Their movies were released with the new Clasificada “S” rating, which put them off limits to audiences under 18. The set leads off with the feature-length documentary EXORCISMO: THE TRANSGRESSIVE LEGACY OF CLASIFICADA “S”, written and directed by Alberto Sedano and narrated by Iggy Pop. It also includes the new 168-page book EXORCI“S”MO!, containing new essays by Alberto Sedano, Alejandro Melero, Álex Mendíbil, Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Daniel Kowalski, plus poster/stills galleries and more.
The majority of the titles in the EXORCISMO collection are worldwide Blu-ray Premieres scanned in 4K from original camera negatives, with over 21 combined hours of new and archival special features. The details on those are:
Disc 1: EXORCISMO: THE TRANSGRESSIVE LEGACY OF CLASIFICADA “S”/FAR FROM THE TREES (LEJOS DE LOS ÁRBOLES)
EXORCISMO Special Feature:
- Trailer
Disc 2: THE BELL FROM HELL (LA CAMPANA DEL INFIERNO, pictured above)/CREATION OF THE DAMNED (EL REFUGIO DEL MIEDO)
THE BELL FROM HELL Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger, author of DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS
- Audio Commentary with Rod Barnett, film historian and co-host of NaschyCast, and Robert Monell, writer and editor of I’m In a Jess Franco State of Mind
- Censorship and Curses – Film scholar Dr. Álex Mendíbil on THE BELL FROM HELL
- Trailer
- LUCIANO (1965) – Short film co-written/directed by Claudio Guerín, director of THE BELL FROM HELL
CREATION OF THE DAMNED Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, author of SPANISH HORROR FILM
- I’m Proud of My Films – Interview with director José Ulloa
- Being There – Interview with camera assistant Paco Marín
- Trailer
- Still gallery
Disc 3: THE DEVIL’S EXORCIST (EL JUEGO DEL DIABLO)/AFTER… PART ONE: CAN’T YOU BE LEFT ALONE? (DESPUÉS DE… PRIMERA PARTE: NO SE OS PUEDE DEJAR SOLOS?)
THE DEVIL’S EXORCIST Special Features:
- Play film with alternate opening
- Audio Commentary with Shelagh Rowan-Legg, author of THE SPANISH FANTASTIC, and film critic/educator Simon Laperrière
- A Daring Film – Interview with actor Jack Taylor
- Horror Comes from the Church – Interview with cinematographer José Luis Alcaine
- Sound Experiments – Interview with composer José Nieto
- Trailer
Disc 4: THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK (ÚLTIMO DESEO) – Spanish and U.S. cuts
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Rod Barnett and Troy Guinn, film historians/co-hosts of NaschyCast (Spanish cut only)
- Joking On Set – Interview with actor Antonio Mayans
- A Unique Iconography in Spanish Terror – Ángel Sala, head of programming at the Sitges Film Festival, on THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE DARK
- Trailer
Disc 5: BATTERED FLESH (CARNE APALEADA)/THE PRIEST (EL SACERDOTE)
BATTERED FLESH Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Shelagh Rowan-Legg, author of THE SPANISH FANTASTIC, and Spanish cinema professor/scholar Alejandro Melero
- A Spain To Break – Interview with actress Sandra Alberti
THE PRIEST Special Features:
- The Socialist Priest – Interview with actor Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
- A Provocative Filmmaker – Interview with actor Martín Garrido Ramis
- EL OTRO LUIS (1975) – Short film by Eloy De La Iglesia’s friend and collaborator Alejo Loren
Disc 6: SINS OF A NYMPHO (BACANAL EN DIRECTO)/DIMORFO
SINS OF A NYMPHO Special Features:
- I Regret Nothing – Interview with assistant director Alejo Loren
- Trailer
DIMORFO Special Features:
- The Haunted Cartoonist – Spanish film scholar Dr. Álex Mendíbil on the films of Rodjara
- Alternate credit sequences
Disc 7: BLOODY SEX (SEXO SANGRIENTO)/MORBUS
BLOODY SEX Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with David Flint, author of BABYLON BLUE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ADULT CINEMA
- A Bohemian Life – Interview with producer Gloria Sancho
- Lobby card gallery
MORBUS Special Features:
- Sex And Horror – Interview with director Ignasi P. Ferré
- A Well-Deserved Recognition – Interview with actress Carmen Serret
- THE EVIL FACES OF VĺCTOR ISRAEL (2010) – Archival documentary
Disc 8: FACES (ROSTROS)/TRIANGLE OF LUST (DESNUDA ANTE EL ESPEJO)
FACES Special Features:
- An Unclassifiable Movie – Ángel Sala, head of programming at the Sitges Film Festival, on FACES
- Trailer
TRIANGLE OF LUST Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with David Flint, author of BABYLON BLUE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ADULT CINEMA
- Extended/alternate scenes
Disc 9: THAT HOUSE IN THE OUTSKIRTS (AQUELLA CASA EN LAS AFUERAS)/SUPERNATURAL (SOBRENATURAL)
THAT HOUSE IN THE OUTSKIRTS Special Features:
- A Very Strong Character – Interview with actress Silvia Aguilar
- Trailer
SUPERNATURAL Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with David Flint, editor of Desperate Living
- Supernatural Effects – Interview with actor Máximo Valverde
- English title sequence
- Trailer
- TV spot
Disc 10: POPPERS/AFTER… PART TWO: TIED UP AND TIED UP WELL (DESPUÉS DE… SEGUNDA PARTE: ATADO Y BIEN ATADO)
POPPERS Special Features:
- A Bold and Delirious Movie – Interview with art director Javier Fernández
- A Film Like No Other – Interview with assistant director Eduardo Campoy
- Trailer
The set has a retail price of $219.95, but is now available for pre-order at the Severin webstore for $150.
