Kino Lorber Brings Classic Chills Home for the Holidays

Steve Barton |

Nov 9, 2016

Kino Lorber is doling out another round of classic obscurities onto Blu-ray high-definition and we’ve got the scoop on the latest round-up coming in December.

Doomwatch (1972)
December 6, 2016
Director: Peter Sasdy
Starring Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson, John Paul, George Sanders, Percy Herbert, James Cosmo

Synopsis:
A remote island village… A team of intrepid scientists… A terrifying secret… The mysterious island village of Balfe is experiencing unexplainable phenomena from grossly oversized sea-life to half-buried bodies in the dark woods to strange Neanderthal like men suffering from a rare disfiguring disease. Is this town afflicted by radioactive waste contaminating their water? Is there a vengeful mutant monster lurking in the woods? Or worse, are the townsfolk being punished by an act of God for their past sins? It is up to Dr. Del Shaw (Ian Bannen, The Offence) and the dedicated scientists at Doomwatch headquarters to discover the cause of these horrific mutations. Infuriating local villagers who cling to their secluded island’s survival, Dr. Shaw and local schoolteacher Victoria Brown (Judy Geeson, Fear in the Night) risk their lives to uncover the truth behind the strange happenings, no matter how frightening or dangerous it may be. Horror veteran, Peter Sasdy (Taste the Blood of Dracula, Countess Dracula, Hands of the Ripper) directed this haunting telltale based on the hit British TV show by Kit Pedler (Doctor Who) and Gerry Davis (The Bionic Woman).

Special Features:

New On-camera Interview with Star Judy Geeson
New Audio Commentary by Director Peter Sasdy
On-camera intro by Director Peter Sasdy

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The Neptune Factor (1973)
December 6, 2016
Director: Daniel Petrie
Starring Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux

Synopsis:
An Undersea Odyssey! This intense adventure takes a group of scientists into an undersea world in the depths of the unknown. Starring Ben Gazzara (Pursuit), Walter Pidgeon (Forbidden Planet), Ernest Borgnine (The Vikings), Yvette Mimieux (The Black Hole) and featuring awe-inspiring special effects and unprecedented underwater photography. The Neptune Factor takes submarine suspense to explosive levels – deep in the Atlantic, the Ocean Lab II, a state-of-the-art underwater habitat, houses a team of scientists studying man’s ability to live in the ocean. When a violent earthquake sends the lab sliding down into a trench, a rescue team is assembled to locate the damaged station and save any survivors. In the cold depths where no man is welcome – nothing could prepare the team for the bizarre and deadly world lurking below.

Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Film Historian Jason Pichonsky
Theatrically Released Isolated Score & F/X Track by Lalo Schifrin
Never-Before-Released Isolated Score Track by William McCauley
TV Featurette
Animated Montage of Images
Theatrical Trailer & Teaser
Two TV Spots

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The Lodger (1944)
December 13, 2016
Director: John Brahm
Starring: Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Laird Cregar, Sara Allgood, Sir Cedric Hardwicke

Synopsis:
Few film directors have mastered the art of suspense, thrills and intriguing plot twists the way that John Brahm (The Undying Monster) did – many consider his 1944 remake of the Alfred Hitchcock silent film about Jack the Ripper to be far superior to the original! After a mysterious young man named Slade (Laird Cregar, I Wake Up Screaming) rents a London flat, a murder spree begins nearby and the landlady suspects her new lodger to be Jack the Ripper. Kitty (Merle Oberon, Wuthering Heights), a talented singer ignores warnings about the crimes from her new love interest, Inspector John Warwick (George Sanders, Hangover Square) who’s assigned to the case – or the man who may have committed them and soon she becomes Slade’s object of obsession in this pulse-pounder that packs an unsettling punch. Featuring stunning cinematography by the great Lucien Ballard (A Kiss Before Dying) and great supporting performances by Sara Allgood (Blackmail) and Sir Cedric Hardwicke (Rope).

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