The Terror / Little Shop of Horrors (1960-1963) (Film Masters)

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Film Masters will be releasing a a Special Edition Blu-ray featuring a double-feature of Roger Corman films, The Terror (1963), and a bonus film Little Shop of Horror (1960). Extras include the second part of a Ballyhoo Motion Picture documentary (Part one included with Beast From Haunted Cave release), and a new audio commentary track for each film.

Bonus Materials

• 'Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story: Part Two'; an original Ballyhoo Motion Pictures Production
• Full length commentary for 'The Terror' by C. Courtney Joyner and Dr. Steve Haberman
• Full length commentary for 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Justin Humphreys and Special Guest
• Full color inserted booklet with original essays
• Featurette by Howard S. Berger provides a fresh look at 'The Terror'

The two sides of Roger Corman are represented with The Terror (1963) and The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). Corman's Gothic, spooky side is on display in The Terror, an atmospheric horror tale of a French soldier whose encounter with a ghostly woman leads him to a mysterious castle full of dark secrets. The pairing of a youthful Jack Nicholson as the soldier and veteran Boris Karloff as the castle's owner make The Terror a memorable example of Corman's mid-sixties Goth period. Though Corman is credited as director, several others took a turn behind the camera, including Nicholson himself, Monte Hellman, and Francis Ford Coppola. Meanwhile,Corman's more whimsical side is on display in The Little Shop of Horrors. This legendary cult film features a bumbling florist's assistant who creates a giant plant that happens to crave human blood. The usual Corman stock company is on hand, including Jonathan Haze and Dick Miller, plus a cameo by Nicholson as a dental patient with a high threshold for pain.