Thrillers from the Vault 8-Film Collection (Mill Creek) - Blu-ray Forum

MifuneFan · 09-22-2022, 09:46 PM

Mill Creek will be releasing a new collection titled Thrillers from the Vault, which the description states it includes "Eight classic horror films from the Columbia Pictures' vault".

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG6FLC4J...es-tv&sr=1-553

It will include the following films:

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The Black Room (1935)
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Before I Hang (1940)
The Man With Nine Lives (1940)
The Devil Commands (1941)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Five (1951)

The Back cover mentions the following for extras:

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Madness and Mayhem: Horror in the 30's and 40's
Select Audio Commentaries with Film Historians

credit to Riwriwriw

starsteam · 09-23-2022, 01:54 AM

Any speculation?

The Black Room, The Man They Could Not Hang, Before I Hang ,The Man with Nine Lives, The Devil Commands all have Boris. The Boogie Man Will Get You and Island of Doomed Men have both Boris and Peter.
Only matches I could find for Bela was Return of the Vampire (already out with Shout but there has been cross with MC before) and Night of Terror.
The Face Behind the Mask is another with Peter.

Mikezilla3k · 09-23-2022, 01:54 AM

Wouldn't be surprised if these films were included:

Not sure what the other two will be.

Rzzzz · 09-23-2022, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Would be surprised if these films were included:

Not sure what the other two will be.

Almost bought the Eureka release a couple of times. Please, Mill Creek, don't hurt us....

Rzzzz · 09-23-2022, 03:33 AM

Weird how Amazon lists William Phipps. The only film of his that I could find that seemed likely was this.

I hope Mill Creek didn't score Cat-Women of the Moon. I am hoping for Film Detective to give us that one...

Mikezilla3k · 09-23-2022, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Weird how Amazon lists William Phipps. The only film of his that I could find that seemed likely was this.

I hope Mill Creek didn't score Cat-Women of the Moon. I am hoping for Film Detective to give us that one...

Doubt it would be either since they're public domain films with no previous HD transfers.

Rzzzz · 09-23-2022, 03:47 AM

Any thoughts on what film it could be?

whiteberry · 09-23-2022, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Weird how Amazon lists William Phipps. The only film of his that I could find that seemed likely was this.

It's most likely Five which Mill Creek has released on DVD in a few sets:

Rzzzz · 09-23-2022, 03:54 AM

I forgot they released that one. Thanks!

Looking through those sets makes me wonder if they have this one?

Surprised no one has released it on blu yet...

Mikezilla3k · 09-23-2022, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by whiteberry

It's most likely Five which Mill Creek has released on DVD in a few sets:

Probably since it's a Colombia film.

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Originally Posted by Rzzzz

I forgot they released that one. Thanks!

Looking through those sets makes me wonder if they have this one?

[Show spoiler]

Surprised no one has released it on blu yet...

Best materials for a release are at Disney now..............hope for a miracle.

playingphysicist · 09-23-2022, 05:17 AM

I would be absolutely disappointed if Before I Hang's US blu debut was a Mill Creek release. Would have gotten the brit set that that film is in but its region locked.

Rzzzz · 09-23-2022, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by playingphysicist

I would be absolutely disappointed if Before I Hang's US blu debut was a Mill Creek release. Would have gotten the brit set that that film is in but its region locked.

I am disappointed anytime I hear Mill Creek has the rights to something. I usually buy them since they are cheap just to hold me over until someone else does it right. If this is jacked up in typical Mill Crap fashion, I will buy the Eureka set...

MartinScorsesefan · 09-23-2022, 05:33 AM

It would be great if Night of Terror with Lugosi is on this set.

tangerinewolf · 09-29-2022, 01:25 PM

Here's a summary of my predictions/possible titles for this set that I originally posted in the Boris Karloff on blu-ray thread a few days ago:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=76

tangerinewolf · 09-29-2022, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rzzzz

I am disappointed anytime I hear Mill Creek has the rights to something. I usually buy them since they are cheap just to hold me over until someone else does it right. If this is jacked up in typical Mill Crap fashion, I will buy the Eureka set...

Agreed for the most part. But the Eureka two blu-ray set in the UK has it's problems. The Man They Could Not Hang has a lot of speckling and other print damage such as a very bad splice or something in the source elements. And The Man With Nine Lives is fine until the final reel where the PQ changes to a very soft image.

The other films have good, not great PQ. I have not seen Mill Creek's DVD set, but expect any blu-ray releases of the six Karloff films will be from the same masters with no additional restorations.

Actually, the original DVD releases by Sony had better PQ in terms of cleaner
images throughout.

MifuneFan · 09-29-2022, 03:33 PM

Another member emailed Mill Creek and got the"tentative" list of movies to be included:

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Originally Posted by Riwriwriw

Tired of waiting, I emailed Mill Creek about the contents. This is the verbatim response

This is the tentative list of titles under
consideration for this product:
The Black Room (1935)
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Before I Hang (1940)
The Man With Nine Lives (1940)
The Devil Commands (1941)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Five (1951)

I guess the biggest surprise there is Return of the Vampire since Shout! Factory had already licensed that one out. Five is also another that people predicted, but still expected to be included with the Sci-Fi from the Vault release since it would fit better there. I still think it would be better if they simply made it a Karloff Collection, but nonetheless, it sounds like a pretty solid release.

jshaide · 09-29-2022, 03:55 PM

Sounds good to me---I have the Karloff Columbia set and Return of the Vampire. I can pass on Five.

playingphysicist · 09-29-2022, 04:42 PM

Yeah that list is probably enough for me to get it, despite it being Mill Creek. Since it is them, it's going to be dirt cheap, so at least it has that going for it. Really wish it were Kino or Shout or just about anyone else though.

Riwriwriw · 09-29-2022, 05:16 PM

Might sell my region b Karloff set and pick this up for the extra movies. As much as people dunk on mill creek, this has more disks, and should only be 2 features per disk. It will probably be the exact same scans, and look indistinguishable. I don’t have the same animosity towards mill creek most seem to.

Rzzzz · 09-29-2022, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Riwriwriw

Might sell my region b Karloff set and pick this up for the extra movies. As much as people dunk on mill creek, this has more disks, and should only be 2 features per disk. It will probably be the exact same scans, and look indistinguishable. I don’t have the same animosity towards mill creek most seem to.

Then you must not have bought these releases...

09-23-2022, 01:54 AM	#3
Mikezilla3k Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Richmond, CA 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:268 DVD collection:304 MA collection:56 Digital collection:19 Trading Score:2	Wouldn't be surprised if these films were included: Not sure what the other two will be. Last edited by Mikezilla3k; 10-26-2022 at 05:25 AM.

09-23-2022, 03:54 AM	#9
Rzzzz Banned Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Behind enemy lines 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:1414 DVD collection:535 Blu-ray reviews: 6	I forgot they released that one. Thanks! Looking through those sets makes me wonder if they have this one? Surprised no one has released it on blu yet... Last edited by Rzzzz; 09-23-2022 at 03:59 AM.

09-23-2022, 01:54 AM	#2
starsteam Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Alabama 4K collection:455 Blu-ray collection:5465 DVD collection:3246 Digital collection:1329 Trading Score:261	Any speculation? The Black Room, The Man They Could Not Hang, Before I Hang ,The Man with Nine Lives, The Devil Commands all have Boris. The Boogie Man Will Get You and Island of Doomed Men have both Boris and Peter. Only matches I could find for Bela was Return of the Vampire (already out with Shout but there has been cross with MC before) and Night of Terror. The Face Behind the Mask is another with Peter.

09-23-2022, 03:33 AM	#5
Rzzzz Banned Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Behind enemy lines 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:1414 DVD collection:535 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Weird how Amazon lists William Phipps. The only film of his that I could find that seemed likely was this. I hope Mill Creek didn't score Cat-Women of the Moon. I am hoping for Film Detective to give us that one...

09-23-2022, 03:47 AM	#7
Rzzzz Banned Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Behind enemy lines 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:1414 DVD collection:535 Blu-ray reviews: 6	Any thoughts on what film it could be?

09-23-2022, 05:17 AM	#11
playingphysicist Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2021 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:176	I would be absolutely disappointed if Before I Hang's US blu debut was a Mill Creek release. Would have gotten the brit set that that film is in but its region locked.

09-23-2022, 05:33 AM	#13
MartinScorsesefan Senior Member Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Philly 4K collection:555 Blu-ray collection:2094 DVD collection:684	It would be great if Night of Terror with Lugosi is on this set.

09-29-2022, 01:25 PM	#14
tangerinewolf Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2019 Location:Massachusetts, USA Trading Score:1	Here's a summary of my predictions/possible titles for this set that I originally posted in the Boris Karloff on blu-ray thread a few days ago: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=76

09-29-2022, 03:55 PM	#17
jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5922 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	Sounds good to me---I have the Karloff Columbia set and Return of the Vampire. I can pass on Five.

09-29-2022, 04:42 PM	#18
playingphysicist Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2021 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:176	Yeah that list is probably enough for me to get it, despite it being Mill Creek. Since it is them, it's going to be dirt cheap, so at least it has that going for it. Really wish it were Kino or Shout or just about anyone else though.

09-29-2022, 05:16 PM	#19
Riwriwriw Active Member Member since:Nov 2017 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:1570 DVD collection:3	Might sell my region b Karloff set and pick this up for the extra movies. As much as people dunk on mill creek, this has more disks, and should only be 2 features per disk. It will probably be the exact same scans, and look indistinguishable. I don’t have the same animosity towards mill creek most seem to.

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