Deadly Manor (1990) coming from Arrow

[DR Herbert West]

an old, dark house... A maniac on the loose... An orgy of bloodlust! All the hallmarks of late master of spanish macabre josé ramón larraz (edge of the axe, vampyres) are present and correct in 1990’s deadly manor - the final horror movie from one of the genre’s most unheralded filmmakers.

Whilst en route to a lake, a group of youngsters make an unscheduled stop-off at a remote, seemingly abandoned mansion where they plan to spend the night. But the property is full of foreboding signs - a blood-stained car wreck in the garden, coffins in the basement, scalps in the closet, and photographs of a beautiful but mysterious woman adorning every corner of the house. Before daybreak, the group will unwittingly uncover the strange and terrifying truth that lurks behind the walls of this dreadful place.

The last in a trio of transcontinental slice-and-dice co-productions helmed by larraz towards the end of the 80s (all of which which he directed under the anglicized moniker of joseph braunstein), deadly manor - released on vhs in the us under the title savage lust - is a fitting capper to the director’s prolific career in fear, now finally unearthed for the first time on blu-ray.

Special edition contents

- brand new 2k restoration from original film elements

- high definition blu-ray (1080p) presentation

- original uncompressed mono audio

- optional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

- brand new audio commentary with kat ellinger and samm deighan

- newly-filmed interview with actress jennifer delora

- making a killing - a newly-filmed interview with producer brian smedley-aston

- extract from an archival interview with jose larraz

- original “savage lust” vhs trailer

- image gallery

- original script and shooting schedule (bd-rom content)

- reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by adam rabalais

first pressing only: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by author john martin

[horroru]

My copy just shipped from Deep Discount, looking forward to a double feature with Edge of the Axe!

[Member-222782]

I had the privilege of checking this movie out a little early thanks to Diabolik. I enjoyed every minute of it and plan on revisiting it soon. There's a "reviewer" on Youtube, calls himself pizowell, who trashed the movie for all the wrong reasons. He criticized everything from the dialogue, people's actions and motives and the acting. When are people going to realize that nobody watches these movies and expects logic or sense - they're horror movies! Just enjoy and leave the analysis to Citizen Kane.

[DukeTogo84]

I enjoyed this one. It's bad, but it's so bad it's good which is my favorite kind of bad. I was entertained from start to finish.

[Pinot Grigio]

It has its moments. The house and what it gets for its production value is good, but it's rather dry.

[TripleHBK]

My copy shipped out yesterday from the Target BGG1 sale. Looking forward to checking it out soon. I have quite the backlog of titles to watch thanks to my decision to dive into my Nightmare on Elm Stree/Friday the 13th/Halloween Franchise marathon but this one will be one that sits near the top.

[Kyle15]

Definitely gonna check this out. The mask gives me Alice Sweet Alice vibes.

[DR Herbert West]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDVgTCrmh7c

[Lacrymosa]

The interview with Jennifer Delora is a hoot. She really thinks highly of herself, but I’ve never heard of her. After looking her up I’m sure others who are fans of things like Electric Blue are more familiar, but it’s not like she’s a highly regarded b-movie star that she seems to think. That kind honour would go to people like Linnea Quigley, Barbara Crampton or Caroline Munro, and plenty others I could go on naming.
I admit she seems very dedicated and enthusiastic though, so good for her.

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by Lacrymosa

The interview with Jennifer Delora is a hoot. She really thinks highly of herself, but I’ve never heard of her. After looking her up I’m sure others who are fans of things like Electric Blue are more familiar, but it’s not like she’s a highly regarded b-movie star that she seems to think. That kind honour would go to people like Linnea Quigley, Barbara Crampton or Caroline Munro, and plenty others I could go on naming.
I admit she seems very dedicated and enthusiastic though, so good for her.

You should check out her interview on Frankenhooker as well. She's definitely a character.

[Lacrymosa]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

You should check out her interview on Frankenhooker as well. She's definitely a character.

Gonna have to check it out, that’s a super fun film but haven’t watched the special features.