Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers

[dressedtokill]

At the height of the Italian giallo boom in the early 1970s, scores of filmmakers turned their hand to crafting their own unique takes on these lurid murder-mystery thrillers. This limited edition double pack features two distinctive offerings by Emilio P. Miraglia, which meld twisty whodunit narratives with gothic chills.

In The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, troubled aristocrat Alan Cunningham (Anthony Steffen, Django the B*stard), haunted by the death of his first wife Evelyn, tries to move on by marrying the seductive Gladys (Marina Malfatti, All the Colours of the Dark). Marital bliss is short-lived, however, as various relatives meet untimely and gruesome deaths, prompting speculation that a vengeful Evelyn has risen from the grave...

Meanwhile, in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, an age-old family curse hits sisters Kitty (Barbara Bouchet, Milano Calibro 9) and Franziska (Marina Malfatti) following the death of their grandfather Tobias (Rudolf Schündler, The Exorcist, Suspiria). Every hundred years, so the legend goes, the bloodthirsty Red Queen returns and claims seven fresh victims. Was Tobias just the first... and are Kitty and Franziska next?

With both films making their worldwide Blu-ray debuts in stunning new 2K restorations, there has never been a better time to explore these little-seen giallo gems!

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

Limited Edition box set (3000 copies) containing The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
Brand new 2K restorations of the films from the original camera negatives
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio (lossless DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray Discs)
Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
Limited Edition 60-page booklet containing new writing by James Blackford, Kat Ellinger, Leonard Jacobs and Rachael Nisbet
THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE

New audio commentary by Troy Howarth
Exclusive introduction by actress Erika Blanc
Writer Stephen Thrower on The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave exclusive interview with Erika Blanc
The Whip and the Body archival interview with Erika Blanc
Still Rising from the Grave archival interview with production designer Lorenzo Baraldi
Original Italian and US theatrical trailers
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES

New audio commentary by Alan Jones and Kim Newman
Writer Stephen Thrower on The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
Archival introduction by production/costume designer Lorenzo Baraldi
Dead à Porter archival interview with Lorenzo Baraldi
Rounding Up the Usual Suspects archival interview with actor Marino Masé
If I Met Emilio Miraglia Today archival featurette with Erika Blanc, Lorenzo Baraldi and Marino Masé
My Favourite... Films archival interview with actress Barbara Bouchet
Alternative opening
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

[dressedtokill]

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[Rockercub]

I'm kicking myself for getting the DVD set not too long ago. Oh, well, at least I got an action figure out of it. I have my preorder in directly through Arrow, so I'm hoping it'll be shipping out before too much longer.

[Mr. Thomsen]

I'm SO annoyed that Arrow UK have moved their release of The Human Condition Trilogy to August, as it means that my order of that, Killer Dames, and the upcoming release of Blood Bath will be held back two more months before they ship, because they only ship complete orders now.

[Rockercub]

Originally Posted by Mr. Thomsen

I'm SO annoyed that Arrow UK have moved their release of The Human Condition Trilogy to August, as it means that my order of that, Killer Dames, and the upcoming release of Blood Bath will be held back two more months before they ship, because they only ship complete orders now.

Have you tried contacting them? I wonder if they would split the order since it's their delay. Yeah, this is another plus for using Amazon. Even when there a pre-order in my purchase, they always send out the available items right away.

[dressedtokill]

The first review is up from Dvd Drive-in.
Its kind of disappointing though that most of the special features come from the old NoSHame release and that they couldn't secure an interview with Bouchet or Malfatti. That being said, I guess the audio commentary with the usually excellent combo of Alan Jones and Kim Newman, plus the inclusion of Thrower make up for it.

[Rockercub]

Caps are up on Caps-A-Holic as well:

https://www.caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=8041&d2=8040

https://www.caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=8038&d2=8039

[The Great Owl]

I pre-ordered Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers from Deep Discount the split second that I heard about it. This one seems right up my alley.

[emmet otter]

Its a shame that the BR doesnt gain much for clarity. Its also a bit darker but no white clipping though. I will still get this one.

[Rockercub]

It's a definite step in clarity though, you have to admit. I'd say Red Queen definitely looks darker, but the DVD looks too bright and contrasty to me. Some shots in Evelyn look darker, and some look lighter. Am I seeing a slight teal push too? Anyways, I'm curious to see how they're reviewed. And to see how they look on my TV.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Rockercub

It's a definite step in clarity though, you have to admit. I'd say Red Queen definitely looks darker, but the DVD looks too bright and contrasty to me. Some shots in Evelyn look darker, and some look lighter. Am I seeing a slight teal push too? Anyways, I'm curious to see how they're reviewed. And to see how they look on my TV.

Evelyn always looked way too dark for my liking on the DVD. You can't see sh!it during the night scenes. I think they both look fine on blu-ray. Although I like the bright colors on the DVD for Red Queen. But clarity is so much better on the blu-ray. Definitely gonna buy this set

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I pre-ordered Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers from Deep Discount the split second that I heard about it. This one seems right up my alley.

So you have never seen them? They are both good gialli. Especially the Red Queen. I am curious what you think of its ending

[Rockercub]

Red Queen is definitely my favorite of the two.

[Rockercub]

And DVDBeaver reviews are up:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-r...es_blu-ray.htm

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-r...ve_blu-ray.htm

[easydreamer]

I too like Red Queen better, but Evelyn has Erika Blanc. This is more than enough for me to revisit it again & again

[GxyExpress999]

[dressedtokill]

The Arrow Video Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FJAF6WhLek

[dressedtokill]

I was kind of hoping they would pick this poster for The Red Queen Kills Seven Times:

[The Great Owl]

Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers was in my mailbox today, and it's a beautiful set.

[HudsonHawk]

Using the BNMAY40 discount code, you can get this for $39 + tax w/ free shipping from Barnes right now.