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LE 12-Disc Blu-ray Box Set] This item is a pre-order. We anticipate webstore orders containing this item to begin shipping around or earlier than late December. Any order that contains this item will ship around the estimated date. If you need an in-stock item sooner, please place a separate order. 12 DISCS THAT SPAN THE HISTORY OF GRUESOME HORROR  &amp; EXTREME ENTERTAINMENT From the birth of cinema to the enduring influence of macabre horror, Severin Films presents its most monumental collection to date: Spanning 12 discs with 80+ hours of combined content, MORBID PLEASURES brings together more than 60 films dating from 1895 to 2025 – many on home video for the first time ever – including rare and rediscovered silent films with new scores by Steven Severin (Siouxsie and the Banshees), David J (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets) &amp; Tim Newman, Stephen Thrower (Coil) and renowned accompanists Michael D. Mortilla and Neil Brand, plus dozens of hours of new &amp; archival Special Features that explore virtually every historic aspect of gruesome entertainment.   At its heart is David Gregory’s award-winning feature documentary THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS’ GRAND GUIGNOL which examines the infamous Parisian theater and its still-graphic impact on popular culture.  The collection also shines a long overdue spotlight on ‘The Most Assassinated Woman In The World’ Paula Maxa as well as filmmakers that include Fred Paul, Maurice Tourneur, Robert Hossein and Vernon Sewell, and traces the theater’s gore-fueled influence on modern cinema, the true crime phenomenon and even live heavy metal, featuring new interviews with Alice Cooper, GWAR and the W.A.S.P. ‘Rack Girls’. Also included is the new 350-page full-color book Blood, Sweat &amp; Sperm: The Visceral Horrors of The Grand Guignol featuring writings by André Breton, Richard J. Hand, Aleister Crowley, André de Lorde, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Alfred Binet, Maxa and more.  Note: Disc 12 is a strictly Limited Edition Bonus Disc featuring Herschell Gordon Lewis’ landmark 1970 film THE WIZARD OF GORE as well as the long-out-of-print 2007 remake starring Brad Dourif, Bijou Phillips and Crispin Glover, directed by Jeremy Kasten.  THE MOST AMBITIOUS PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICAL MEDIA HISTORY IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.   Disc 1: THEATRE OF HORRORS The Award-Winning Documentary Directed by David Gregory, Narrated by Barbara Steele THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS' GRAND GUIGNOL (USA, 2025, David Gregory): 89 mins / 1.78:1 / English &amp; French Stereo / English SDH Subtitles Bonus Film: THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS (France, 1929, Jean Grémillon) One And Only Film From Grand Guignol Productions. Music By Stephen Thrower: 61 mins / 1.37:1 / Stereo / English Subtitles   Special Features: Audio Commentary With THEATRE OF HORRORS Producer / Director / Editor David Gregory And Writer / Researcher Madeleine Ledespencer Barbara Steele à Paris – A Visit To The September 2025 World Premiere Of THEATRE OF HORRORS At L'Etrange Festival And The Former Grand Guignol Theatre Animators In The Madhouse – Interviews With THEATRE OF HORRORS VFX Artist Kyle Broom And Animators Mike Etoll, Leslie Supnet And Ashley Thorpe Collecting Grand Guignol: The Ledespencer Archive – A Look At Madeleine Ledespencer's Collection Of Grand Guignol Ephemera Filmmaker / Artist Alejandro Jodorowsky Speaks Of Grand Guignol Guignol De Lyon – Puppeteer Daniel Streble On The History Of The Puppet Which Inspired The Theatre Name THEARE OF HORRORS Trailer 'Behind The Scenes Of Fear' – 1959 French TV Special On The Grand Guignol Audio Commentary For THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS With Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Masks In Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces Columbia Workshop: 'The Lighthouse Keepers' – Radio Adaptation Of Paul Autier And Paul Cloquemin's Play (1938) Disc Specs: Runtime: 150 mins Audio: English &amp; French Stereo, Stereo Subtitles: English SDH, English Region A/B/C Aspect Ratio: 1.78 :1 / 1.37 :1   Disc 2: THE ORIGINS OF HORROR &amp; THE GRAND GUIGNOLESQUE Rare Shockers From The Dawn of Cinema Films: THE EXECUTION OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (USA, 1895, Alfred Clark) Music By Neil Brand THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (France, 1896, Georges Méliès) Music By Steven Severin THE CUTTER OF HEADS (France, 1898, Pathé Frères) Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman / Michael D. Mortilla A DESPERATE CRIME (France, 1906, Georges Méliès) Music By Steven Severin THE DOLL'S REVENGE (UK, 1907, Cecil M. Hepworth) Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman BALAOO, THE DEMON BABOON (France, 1913, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Based On The Novel By Gaston Leroux. Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman ALSACE (France, 1916, Henri Pouctal) Based On The Play By Gaston Leroux. Music By Neil Brand THE HAND (France, 1920, Édouard-Émile Violet) Based On The Short Story By Guy De Maupassant. Music By Neil Brand WHISPERING SHADOWS (USA, 1921, Emile Chautard) Music By Neil Brand THOSE WHO WORRY (France, 1930, Germaine Dulac) Special Features: Introduction To THE EXECUTION OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS By Dr. Gary D. Rhodes, Author Of The Birth Of The American Horror Film Introduction To THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL By Dr. Gary D. Rhodes Introduction To THE CUTTER OF HEADS By Madeleine Ledespencer, Writer Of THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS' GRAND GUIGNOL Audio Commentary For THE DOLL'S REVENGE With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies And The BFI's Curator Of Silent Film Bryony Dixon Gaston Leroux Unmasked – Documentary With Isabelle-Rachel Casta, Author Of Literature In The Shadows: The Dark Works Of Gaston Leroux The Dawn Of Cinéma In France – Interview With Film Historian &amp; Preservationist Eric Le Roy The Pioneers Of France's Ciné-Macabre – Interview With Eric Le Roy Birth Of The American Horror Film – Interview With Dr. Gary D. Rhodes Family Theater: 'Mademoiselle Fifi' – Radio Play Based On Guy De Maupassant's Short Story (1949) Mystery In The Air: 'The Horla' – Radio Play Based On Guy De Maupassant's Short Story Starring Peter Lorre (1947) Escape: 'Three Skeleton Key' – Radio Play Based On Gustave Toudouze's Short Story Starring Vincent Price (1950) Disc Specs: Runtime: 163 mins Audio: Stereo Subtitles: English Region A/B/C Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1   Disc 3: SUPERSTARS OF FEAR &amp; BLOOD The Grand Guignol’s Most Influential Talents Films: TERRIBLE ANGUISH (France, 1906, Lucien Nonguet) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By Neil Brand THE LONELY VILLA (USA, 1909, D.W. Griffith) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By Michael D. Mortilla THE PHYSICIAN OF THE CASTLE (France, 1908, Pathé Frères) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By Neil Brand THE PENAL COLONY DOCTOR (France, 1911, George Andre-Lacroix) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Neil Brand IN THE CELLAR (France, 1912, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Michael D. Mortilla FATALITY (France, 1912, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Michael D. Mortilla THE MYSTERY OF THE GLASS COFFIN (Incomplete) (France, 1912, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Screenplay By André de Lorde. Music By Michael D. Mortilla SUSPENSE (USA, 1913, Lois Weber / Phillips Smalley) Based On André de Lorde's Play “Au Téléphone”. Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman / Neil Brand LI-HANG THE CRUEL (France, 1920, Édouard-Émile Violet) Based On André de Lorde &amp; Henri Bouche's Play. Music By Michael D. Mortilla THE CHERISHED IMAGES (France, 1920, André Hugon) Starring Maxa. Music By Neil Brand Special Features: The Many Deaths &amp; Life Of Maxa – Documentary With Grand Guignol Scholar Erwan Le Gac, Maxa's Great Grand Niece Mireille Chabrier, Great Nephew Michel Fourneaux And The Only Known Interview Recording Of Maxa André de Lorde: The Prince Of Terror – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer Paul Ratineau: Gore For The Gourmet – Video Essay By Erwan Le Gac. Narrated By Tom Savini Preface To Cruelty – Video Essay On LI-HANG THE CRUEL By Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas "La Nuit Rouge" By André De Lorde – Audio Recording Of Original Grand Guignol Cast Performance The Fear Of Being Afraid: Adapting André De Lorde's “Au Téléphone” – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study L’IBIS BLEU (France, 1919, Camille de Morlhon) – Digest Version Of Feature Film Starring Maxa LA DOUBLE EXISTENCE DU DOCTEUR MORART (France, 1920, Jacques Grétillat) – Digest Version Of Feature Film Written By André De Lorde "J'Attends Le Train Du Rêve" – Song Performed By Maxa "Il Revenait De Chine" – Song Performed By Maxa "Au Téléphone " (1933) – Abridged Performance Of The Play By Grand Guignol Star Paulais Plus B-Side "La Peur Qui Tue" Disc Specs: Runtime: 185 mins Audio: Stereo Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1   Disc 4: MAURICE TOURNEUR’S CRIMES &amp; PUNISHMENTS 4 Defining Thrillers Directed by MAURICE TOURNEUR Films: FIGURES OF WAX (France, 1912, Maurice Tourneur) Based On The Play By André de Lorde &amp; Georges Montignac. Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman THE SHEPHERDESS OF IVRY (France, 1913, Maurice Tourneur) Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman ACCUSED, STAND UP! (France, 1930, Maurice Tourneur) OBSESSION (France, 1933, Maurice Tourneur) Screenplay By André de Lorde Special Features: Maurice Tourneur: Lost Films, Found Shadows – Documentary With Christine Leteux, Author Of Maurice Tourneur: Director Without Frontiers Maurice Tourneur At The Grand Guignol – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer Disc Specs: Runtime: 182 mins Audio: Stereo, French Mono Subtitles: English Region: A Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 Disc 5: THE BRITISH TRADITION 13 Long-Lost Grand Guignol Films Directed by FRED PAUL Discovered at THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE &amp; Restored by SEVERIN FILMS Grand Guignol Series 1 THE OATH (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla THE FLAT (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman / Michael D. Mortilla THE LAST APPEAL (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla THE GENTLE DOCTOR (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla Grand Guignol Series 2 DELILAH (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman A VOICE FROM THE DEAD (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla THE RETURN (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman / Neil Brand THE NURSE (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla Grand Guignol Series 3 THE JEST (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman / Michael D. Mortilla THAT LOVE MIGHT LAST (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Neil Brand Grand Guignol Series 4 A GAME FOR TWO (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla Grand Guignol Series 5 A WOMAN MISUNDERSTOOD (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) Music By Michael D. Mortilla  THE ANTIDOTE (UK, 1927, Thomas Bentley) SWEENEY TODD (UK, 1928, Walter West) Music By Steven Severin Special Features: Audio Commentary For THE LAST APPEAL With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies And The BFI's Curator Of Silent Film Bryony Dixon Audio Commentary For THE GENTLE DOCTOR With Kim Newman And Bryony Dixon Audio Commentary For THE JEST With Kim Newman And Bryony Dixon Audio Commentary For SWEENEY TODD With Kim Newman And Bryony Dixon Audio Commentary For SWEENEY TODD With Jonathan Rigby, Author Of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema, 1897–2015 And British Horror Historian Kevin Lyons Shivers Among The Shadows: Music Hall Stars, Cinema Innovations &amp; Grand Guignol Films Of South London – Documentary On The Transition From Music Hall To Cinema In London And The Production And Re-Discovery Of Fred Paul's Grand Guignol Film Series With Bryony Dixon, Film Historian Michael Eaton, Lambeth Historian Tracey Gregory, Severin Films' David Gregory And Fred Paul Descendant Chris Luard Grand Guignol Series 3: HER ROMANCE (UK, 1921, Fred Paul) – Partial, Low Quality Presentation From Only Surviving Source Disc Specs: Runtime: 207 mins Audio: Stereo, English Mono Subtitles: English SDH Region: A/B/C Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1   Disc 6: POE &amp; EERIE GERMANY 2 Milestone Horror Anthologies Directed by RICHARD OSWALD Based on Tales by EDGAR ALLAN POE EERIE TALES (Germany, 1919, Richard Oswald) Anthology Based On Poe &amp; Other Tales. Music By Steven Severin: 109 mins / 1.37:1 / Stereo / English Subtitles THE LIVING DEAD (Germany, 1932, Richard Oswald) Anthology Based On Poe Tales: 88 mins / 1.33:1 / German Mono / English Subtitles Special Features: Audio Commentary For EERIE TALES With Dr. Marcus Stiglegger, Professor Of Film Studies At Film Academy Ludwigsburg And Dr. Lioba Schlösser, Film Scholar At Düsseldorf University Audio Commentary For THE LIVING DEAD With Dr. Marcus Stiglegger And Dr. Lioba Schlösser The House Of Usher On L'Impasse Chaptal: Edgar Allan Poe At The Grand Guignol – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer THE SEALED ROOM (USA, 1909, D. W. Griffith) Early Poe Adaptation. Music By David J &amp; Tim Newman THE LIVING DEAD Trailer Disc Specs: Runtime: 197 mins Audio: Stereo, German Mono Subtitles: English Region: A/B/C Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 / 1.33:1   Disc 7: ROBERT HOSSEIN NOIR &amp; MAURICE LEVEL MYSTERY Two of the Most Important Figures in French Genre History THE MENACE (France, 1961, Gérard Oury) Screenplay By Frédéric Dard, Starring Robert Hossein: 85 mins / 1.66:1 / French Mono / English Subtitles THE VAMPIRE OF DÜSSELDORF (France, 1965, Robert Hossein): 90 mins / 2.35:1 / French Mono, English With Partial French Mono / English Subtitles The Unexpected: ‘Split Second’ (USA, 1952, Eddie Davis) Teleplay By Maurice Level: 27 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono Special Features: Audio Commentary For THE MENACE With Tim Lucas Audio Commentary For THE VAMPIRE OF DÜSSELDORF With Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas Robert Hossein: The Untamed Soul Of French Cinema – Interview With Henri-Jean Servat, Author Of Robert Hossein, A Good Man Bande À Part: THE MENACE – Interview With Doctor Of Cinema Studies Jean Montarnal THE MENACE Restoration Featurette The Maurice Level Mystery – Interview With Maurice Level Expert &amp; Friend Jean-Luc Buard Columbia Workshop Radio Play: ‘Double Exposure’ (1940) – Based On The Play “Under The Red Lamp” By Maurice Level THE MENACE Trailer THE VAMPIRE OF DÜSSELDORF Trailer Disc Specs: Runtime: 202 mins Audio: French Mono, English Mono Subtitles: English Region: A Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / 2.35:1 / 1.33:1   Disc 8: VERNON SEWELL &amp; “THE ANGUISH” 3 Pivotal Films by the Prolific Yet Criminally Underrated British B-Movie Writer/Director LATIN QUARTER (aka FRENZY) (UK, 1945, Vernon Sewell): 80 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles GHOST SHIP (UK, 1952, Vernon Sewell): 75 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles HOUSE OF MYSTERY (UK, 1961, Vernon Sewell): 55 mins / 1.66:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles Special Features: Audio Commentary For LATIN QUARTER With Jonathan Rigby, Author Of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema, 1897–2015 And British Horror Historian Kevin Lyons Audio Commentary For LATIN QUARTER With Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Masks In Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces<