Severin Films will release Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque on Blu-ray in late December 2026. Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque is a Limited Edition 12-disc box set of more than 60 films from 1895 to 2025. Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes many films on home video for the first time.
What is on each disc of the Morbid Pleasures Blu-ray
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes more than 80 hours of combined content on 12 discs. David Gregory directed Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris’ Grand Guignol (2025), the documentary on Disc 1. Barbara Steele narrated Theatre of Horrors. Disc 1 also includes Jean Grémillon’s The Lighthouse Keepers (1929), the only film from Grand Guignol Productions.
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes 10 films from 1895 to 1930 on Disc 2. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) and The House of the Devil (1896) are on Disc 2. Disc 3 includes 10 films from 1906 to 1920. André de Lorde wrote or co-wrote the screenplays or source plays for 9 films on Disc 3.
Paula Maxa, “The Most Assassinated Woman In The World”, stars in The Cherished Images (1920) on Disc 3. The Many Deaths & Life Of Maxa, a documentary on Disc 3, includes the only known interview recording of Maxa. Tom Savini narrated Paul Ratineau: Gore For The Gourmet, a video essay on Disc 3.
Maurice Tourneur directed the 4 films on Disc 4 of Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque. The Tourneur films run from Figures of Wax (1912) to Obsession (1933).
Severin Films restored 13 long-lost Fred Paul films from 1921 for Disc 5 of Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque. The 13 films were discovered at the British Film Institute. Disc 5 also includes The Antidote (1927) and Sweeney Todd (1928). Richard Oswald directed the 2 Edgar Allan Poe anthologies on Disc 6, Eerie Tales (1919) and The Living Dead (1932).
Robert Hossein stars in The Menace (1961) on Disc 7 of Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque. Hossein also directed The Vampire of Düsseldorf (1965) on Disc 7. Vernon Sewell directed the 3 films on Disc 8: Latin Quarter (1945), Ghost Ship (1952) and House of Mystery (1961). Disc 9 includes Theatre of Death (1967), The Curse of the Wraydons (1946) and The Mask (1952).
Pierre B. Reinhard and Laurent Prèyale directed the 1997 French series Le Grand Guignol. Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes 6 Le Grand Guignol titles on Disc 10.
Jean Rollin directed The Vampire Women (1968) and The Mask of the Medusa (2009) on Disc 11. José Bénazéraf directed Paris Ooh La La (1963), also on Disc 11.
Morbid Pleasures Blu-ray scores, commentaries and interviews
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes new scores for rare and rediscovered silent films. Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees scored The House of the Devil and Sweeney Todd. Stephen Thrower of Coil scored The Lighthouse Keepers.
David J of Bauhaus and Love And Rockets scored Figures of Wax with Tim Newman. Neil Brand’s scores include Alsace (1916), and Michael D. Mortilla’s scores include The Oath (1921).
Kim Newman and Bryony Dixon recorded audio commentaries for 4 films on Disc 5 of Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque. The 4 films include Sweeney Todd.
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque also includes new interviews with Alice Cooper, GWAR and the W.A.S.P. “Rack Girls”. Alice Cooper, GWAR and the W.A.S.P. “Rack Girls” appear in A Brief History of Shock Rock, a Disc 10 documentary on horror FX in live rock performance.
Morbid Pleasures Blu-ray book and Limited Edition bonus disc
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes a new 350-page full-color book, Blood, Sweat & Sperm: The Visceral Horrors of The Grand Guignol. Blood, Sweat & Sperm includes writings by André Breton, Richard J. Hand and Aleister Crowley. Other contributors include André de Lorde, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Alfred Binet and Maxa.
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes a Limited Edition bonus disc, Disc 12. Disc 12 includes Herschell Gordon Lewis’ The Wizard of Gore (1970) and Jeremy Kasten’s long-out-of-print 2007 remake. Brad Dourif, Bijou Phillips and Crispin Glover star in the 2007 remake of The Wizard of Gore.
Morbid Pleasures Blu-ray release details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Label | Severin Films |
| Format | Blu-ray (12 discs) |
| Edition | Limited Edition 12-disc box set |
| Book | New 350-page full-color book, Blood, Sweat & Sperm: The Visceral Horrors of The Grand Guignol |
| Audio | English & French Stereo, French Stereo, English Stereo, Stereo, English Mono, French Mono, German Mono, English 5.1 (varies by disc) |
| Subtitles | English, English SDH, French (varies by disc) |
| Aspect ratio | 1.33:1, 1.37:1, 1.66:1, 1.78:1, 1.85:1, 2.35:1 (varies by disc) |
| Region (Discs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12) | A/B/C |
| Region (Discs 4, 7, 8 and 9) | A |
| Runtime | 80+ hours of combined content |
| Release date | Late December 2026 |
Morbid Pleasures Blu-ray special features
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque includes these films and special features on each disc:
- 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 & French Stereo / English SDH, French 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
- THEATRE 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‘ (1938) – Radio Adaptation Of Paul Autier And Paul Cloquemin’s Play
- Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 150 mins
- Audio: English & French Stereo, Stereo
- Subtitles: English SDH, French, English
- Region A/B/C
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78 :1 / 1.37 :1
- Disc 2: THE ORIGINS OF HORROR & THE GRAND GUIGNOLESQUE
- Rare Shockers From The Dawn of Cinema
- Films:
- THE EXECUTION OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (USA, 1895, Alfred Clark)
- 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 & 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 & Tim Newman
- BALAOO, THE DEMON BABOON (France, 1913, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset) Based On The Novel By Gaston Leroux. Music By David J & 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 & 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‘ (1949) – Radio Play Based On Guy De Maupassant’s Short Story
- Mystery In The Air: ‘The Horla‘ (1947) – Radio Play Based On Guy De Maupassant’s Short Story Starring Peter Lorre
- Escape: ‘Three Skeleton Key‘ (1950) – Radio Play Based On Gustave Toudouze’s Short Story Starring Vincent Price
- Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 163 mins
- Audio: Stereo
- Subtitles: English
- Region A/B/C
- Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
- Disc 3: SUPERSTARS OF FEAR & 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 & Tim Newman / Neil Brand
- LI-HANG THE CRUEL (France, 1920, Édouard-Émile Violet) Based On André de Lorde & Henri Bouche’s Play. Music By Michael D. Mortilla
- THE CHERISHED IMAGES (France, 1920, André Hugon) Starring Maxa. Music By David J & Tim Newman / Neil Brand
- Special Features:
- The Many Deaths & 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 & PUNISHMENTS
- 4 Defining Thrillers Directed by MAURICE TOURNEUR
- Films:
- FIGURES OF WAX (France, 1912, Maurice Tourneur) Based On The Play By André de Lorde & Georges Montignac. Music By David J & Tim Newman
- THE SHEPHERDESS OF IVRY (France, 1913, Maurice Tourneur) Music By David J & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 Video Watchdog’s Tim Lucas
- Audio Commentary For THE VAMPIRE OF DÜSSELDORF With Tim Lucas
- Robert Hossein: The Untamed Soul Of French Cinema – Interview With Henry-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 Jean-Luc Buard
- Columbia Workshop: ‘Double Exposure’ (1940) – Radio Adaptation Of Maurice Level’s Play “Under The Red Lamp”
- 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 & “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
- Audio Commentary For GHOST SHIP With Jonathan Rigby And Kevin Lyons
- Audio Commentary For HOUSE OF MYSTERY With Jonathan Rigby And Kevin Lyons
- Spirit Guide: Vernon Sewell In The Afterlife – Documentary By Marcus Hearn, Author Of The Hammer Story
- British Entertainment History Project Career Audio Interview With Vernon Sewell: Part 1
- British Entertainment History Project Career Audio Interview With Vernon Sewell: Part 2
- Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 210 mins
- Audio: English Mono
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Region: A
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 / 1.66:1
- Disc 9: MORGUES, MASKS & MURDER
- 3 Twisted UK Shockers
- THEATRE OF DEATH (UK, 1967, Samuel Gallu): 90 mins / 2.35:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles
- THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS (aka STRANGLER’S MORGUE) (UK, 1946, Victor M. Gover) Starring Tod Slaughter: 96 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles
- THE MASK (UK, 1952, Don Chaffey) Based On The Play By H.M. Harwood & F. Tennyson Jesse: 29 mins / 1.33:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles
- Special Features:
- Audio Commentary For THEATRE OF DEATH With Jonathan Rigby, Author Of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema, 1897–2015 And British Horror Historian Kevin Lyons
- Audio Commentary For THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies And Barry Forshaw, Author Of British Gothic Cinema
- Audio Commentary For THE MASK With Jonathan Rigby And Kevin Lyons
- Sinister Theatrics – Archival Interview With Christopher Lee On THEATRE OF DEATH
- The 16mm Life Of THEATRE OF DEATH – Audio Essay With Comic Book Artist Stephen R. Bissette
- Theatre To Theatre – Interview With André Loiselle, Author Of Theatricality In The Horror Film: A Brief Study On The Dark Pleasures Of Screen Artifice
- Capital Of Cadavers – Interview With Paris Morgue Historian Dr. Catriona Byers
- La Belle Époque Of Crime – Interview With Sylvain Venayre, Author Of The Crime Criers – The Golden Age Of True Crime
- THEATRE OF DEATH Original Trailer
- THEATRE OF DEATH U.S. Trailer
- Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 214 mins
- Audio: English Mono
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Region: A
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 / 1.33:1
- Disc 10: RE-ANIMATION & RE-CREATION
- The Revival of Grand Guignol In Television, Theater, Radio, Rock & Beyond
- Le Grand Guignol Series (France, 1997, Pierre B. Reinhard / Laurent Prèyale):
- Under The Red Light
- Towards The Beyond
- The Last Kiss
- The Monster Maker
- Kiss Of Blood
- The Widow
- Special Features:
- Grisly Adaptations – Interview With Director Pierre B. Reinhard
- Grand Re-Animation – Documentary On Grand Guignol-Inspired Revival Theatre With Richard J. Hand, Co-Author Of Performing Grand-Guignol: Playing The Theatre Of Horror, Actor Graham Skipper (Re-Animator: The Musical), Mad Movies Writer Christophe Lemaire, Matt Rogerson, Author Of The Vatican Versus Horror Movies And Writer / Actor Reece Shearsmith (Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright)
- Mystery House: ‘The Thirsty Death’ – Pilot For Unproduced Grand Guignol-Inspired Radio Series Hosted By Bela Lugosi And Featuring John Carradine (1944)
- Introduction To ‘The Thirsty Death’ By Gary Rhodes, Author Of Lugosi: His Life In Films, On Stage, And In The Hearts Of Horror Lovers
- ‘Au Téléphone’ (France, 1956, René-Paul Dagan) – 1956 French Television Adaptation Of The Play By André de Lorde (46:34)
- A Brief History Of Shock Rock – Documentary On Horror FX In Live Rock Performance Featuring Alice Cooper, Kerrang! Journalist & Metal Graphic Designer Stephen ‘Krusher’ Joule, W.A.S.P.’s “Rack Girls” Pamela Manning & Linzi Drew And GWAR’s Bob Gorman, Matt Maguire & Margaret Rolicki. Narrated By Jim Florentine
- THE FINAL KISS (USA, 2026, Amit Itelman) Short Film Starring Dave Foley And Scott Thompson
- “Theater Of The Damned” – 2026 Radio Play By Amit Itelman Starring Scott Thompson As André De Lorde And Trista Robinson As Maxa With Kate Micucci, Laraine Newman And Eric Bauza
- Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 174 mins
- Audio: French Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Disc 11: JEAN ROLLIN & PIGALLE
- THE VAMPIRE WOMEN (France, 1968, Jean Rollin): 64 mins / 1.66:1 / French Mono / English Subtitles
- THE MASK OF THE MEDUSA (France, 2009, Jean Rollin): 73 mins / 1.78:1 / French Stereo / English Subtitles
- PARIS OOH LA LA (USA / France, 1963, José Bénazéraf): 82 mins / 2.35:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles
- Special Features:
- Audio Commentary For THE VAMPIRE WOMEN With Kat Ellinger, Co-Director Of ORCHESTRATOR OF STORMS: THE FANTASTIQUE WORLD OF JEAN ROLLIN
- Audio Commentary For THE MASK OF THE MEDUSA With Kat Ellinger
- The Making Of THE MASK OF THE MEDUSA
- Jean Rollin And The Poetics Of Fear – Interview With Film Writer / Actor / Rollin Friend Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
- Pigalle: Almost Like Any Other – Interview With Catherine Tardrew, Author Of Pigalle: Among Prostitutes & Thugs
- Tawdriness, Titillation And Terror: Paris’ Cabarets Of Heaven, Hell And Death – Video Essay By Madeleine Ledespencer
- Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 219 mins
- Audio: French Mono, French Stereo, English Mono
- Subtitles: English, English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / 1.78:1 / 2.35:1
- Disc 12: THE WIZARDS OF GORE (Limited Edition Only)
- THE WIZARD OF GORE (USA, 1970, Herschell Gordon Lewis): 95 mins / 1.85:1 / English Mono / English SDH Subtitles
- THE WIZARD OF GORE (USA, 2007, Jeremy Kasten): 95 mins / 1.78:1 / English 5.1 Surround & English Stereo / English SDH Subtitles
- Special Features:
- Audio Commentary For THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) With Director Herschell Gordon Lewis, Moderated By Something Weird Video’s Mike Vraney
- Introduction To THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) By Director Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Montag Speaks! – Interview With Actor Ray Sager
- Herschell The Wizard – Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Nightmare USA
- Herschell’s Blood Shed – Chicago Cultural Historian Adam Carston On The Short History Of H. G. Lewis’ Grand Guignol Cinema, Featuring Contributions From H. G. Lewis’ Son Bob Lewis And Archival Clips Of Projectionist / Lewis Collaborator Daniel Krogh & Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Audio Commentary For THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) With Director Jeremy Kasten, FX Artist Jason Collins And Associate Producer / Assistant Editor Maxx Gillman
- Archival Audio Commentary For THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) With Director Jeremy Kasten, Producer Dan Griffiths, Writer Zach Chassler, Cinematographer Christopher Duddy And Associate Producer / Assistant Editor Maxx Gillman
- Nothing You’d Show Your Daughter – Director Jeremy Kasten Watches THE WIZARD OF GORE With His 13-Year-Old Daughter And She Has Questions
- Reality Vs. Illusion: The Wizards Of Gore Meet The Grand Guignol – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of Masks In Horror Cinema: Eyes Without Faces
- THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) Deleted Scenes
- Archival THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) Making-Of Featurette
- Behind The Screen: A Look At the Effects Of THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007)
- From Volunteer To Victim: The SuicideGirls In THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007)
- THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) Trailer
- THE WIZARD OF GORE (2007) Trailer
- Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 190 mins
- Audio: English Mono, English Stereo, English 5.1
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 / 1.78:1
Morbid Pleasures: A Compendium of Grand Guignol & The Grand Guignolesque arrives on Blu-ray from Severin Films in late December 2026.
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