Arrow Video's American Horror Project: Volume One - February 23, 2016

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Abby is Q

I was hoping for $45ish. $65 is pretty pricey (but I'll probably still pay it).

I doubt the US release will drop that low, but the UK release might (currently about $86.00 shipped to the US at full MSRP from Amazon.co.uk).

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by Abby is Q

Well, the nice thing about preordering asap on Amazon is that you get the lowest price at any point between when you placed the order and when it's shipped. It's nice because sometimes the price will dip and then jump up slightly right before release. Right now, I paid a couple dollars less for my Blood Rage preorder than they're charging now, and my Mutilator preorder is like $5 cheaper than the current price.

The real question will be if you receive it anywhere close to the release date from Amazon, they've been terrible about it recently with Arrow stuff.

I would think this would be well over 50 bucks, since the Black Cat set with only two movies was about 45-50 most places when it released.

[D2Girls]

How much is the black cats set in America atm

[Abby is Q]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

The real question will be if you receive it anywhere close to the release date from Amazon, they've been terrible about it recently with Arrow stuff.

I would think this would be well over 50 bucks, since the Black Cat set with only two movies was about 45-50 most places when it released.

Good point. But the Stray Cat set was like $45 and that was 5 movies. That set didn't have individual cases, so maybe it's not the best example, but I would hope this box set would be more bang for its buck.

The release date stuff doesn't bother me. Halloween is over, so I can wait on horror movie packages.

[Jr7936]

if you can find one in stock $39.99

Originally Posted by D2Girls

How much is the black cats set in America atm

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by Abby is Q

I'm going to assume that the pre-order price on Amazon is going to drop a lot because... damn. $100? I went ahead and ordered it, but if it doesn't lower getting close to the release date I'm going to cancel it.

I also pre ordered from Amazon. Im hoping the price drops too but even if it doesn't depending on how much spare $ I have then I may still keep it.

[Ron Zoso]

Originally Posted by zbinks

I doubt the US release will drop that low, but the UK release might (currently about $86.00 shipped to the US at full MSRP from Amazon.co.uk).

Currently $67.00 shipped direct from the Arrow site.

[kp404]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

Because, as with Dawn of the Dead, they lost the rights ages ago and it's been OOP ever since.

That's too bad as it needs a blu; hopefully someone snatches up the rights and releases it

[DaveyJoe]

Pre-ordered with Amazon. Looking forward to them not having any copies for release day.

[KenHurd]

Pre-ordered this with Amazon. I haven't had any stock issues with Amazon, but the last pre-orders I had with them were Society (original release) and Eaten Alive. My other pre-orders (Blood Rage and The Mutilator) haven't been released yet. Hopefully they get everything sorted out by the time this is released.

I was expecting some pretty obscure, z-grade horror films when this set was first mentioned, but these three sound really interesting. I had only heard of The Witch Who Came From the Sea, but Malatesta's Carnival of Blood sounds great.

[Ruined]

Since I got black cats for $36 shipped I am going to wait until release for a better deal to see where this goes pricewise.

Given the right sale and coupons at DD/B&N I think can probably do better than any price out there currently.

I've had the DVD of Witch for a long time so I can be patient.

[defile959]

Originally Posted by DaveyJoe

Pre-ordered with Amazon. Looking forward to them not having any copies for release day.

I've been trying to pressure them through their customer service and social media channels to look into this and resolve it. They keep trying to push it off onto Arrow or MVD, but it doesn't seem to be affecting any of the other retailers, online or otherwise. Hopefully they'll get this sorted out. Diabolik has most of my preorder business now, but I still have the Battles box, Blood Rage, The Mutilator, and now the American Horror Project Box on order with Amazon.

[mattc]

Diabolikdvd.com has this set for pre-order at $59.99. Went ahead and locked in my copy - $20 a movie seems to me as cheap as Arrow releases get so I don't see Amazon going any lower than this price.

Also - any Arrow releases from them that I've ordered always come on time (usually at least a few days early).

[Kainefu]

Diabolik is great price. Jumped on that.

[Akijama]

https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo/...306340536692:0

***AMERICAN HORROR PROJECT VOL ONE: FINAL SPECS***

Everyone knows the classic American horror titles: Night of the Living Dead, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and A Nightmare on Elm Street, to name but a few. But we want to tell you a different story: a story of the unsung heroes of stars-and-stripes terror, films that have remained on the fringes of the genre either through lack of availability or else sheer obscurity. This is where American Horror Project comes in.

Volume One of this series presents three tales of violence and madness from the 1970s. Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (Christopher Speeth, 1973) sees a family arrive at a creepy, dilapidated fairground in search of their missing son, only to find themselves at the mercy of the cannibalistic ghouls lurking beneath the park. Meanwhile, The Witch Who Came from the Sea (Matt Cimber, 1976), stars Millie Perkins (The Diary of Anne Frank) as a young woman whose bizarre and violent fantasies start to bleed into reality – literally. Lastly, every parent’s worst nightmare comes true in The Premonition (Robert Allen Schnitzer, 1976), a tale of psychic terror in which five-year-old Janie is snatched away by a strange woman claiming to be her long-lost mother.

Newly remastered from the best surviving elements and contextualised with brand new supplementary material, American Horror Project proudly presents an alternative history of American horror and film heritage.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

- Brand new 2K restorations of the three features
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard DVD presentations
- Original Mono 1.0 audio (Uncompressed PCM on the Blu-rays)
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil
- American Horror Project Journal Volume I – Limited edition 60-page booklet featuring new articles on the films from writers Stephen Thrower (Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents), Kim Newman (Nightmare Movies), Kier-La Janisse (House of Psychotic Women) and Brian Albright (Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews)

MALATESTA’S CARNIVAL OF BLOOD

- Introduction to the film by Stephen Thrower
- Audio Commentary by film historian Richard Harland Smith
- The Secrets of Malatesta – an interview with director Christopher Speeth
- Crimson Speak – an interview with writer Werner Liepolt
- Malatesta’s Underground – art directors Richard Stange and Alan Johnson discuss the weird, mysterious world of Malatesta’s underground
- Outtakes
- Draft script (BD/DVD-ROM content)
- Stills gallery

THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA

- Introduction to the film by Stephen Thrower
- Audio commentary with director-producer Matt Cimber, actress Millie Perkins and director of photography Dean Cundey
- Tides and Nightmares – brand new making-of documentary featuring interviews with Cimber, Perkins, Cundey and actor John Goff
- A Maiden’s Voyage – archive featurette comprising interviews with Cimber, Perkins and Cundey
- Lost at Sea – director Cimber reflects on his notorious cult classic

THE PREMONITION

- Introduction to the film by Stephen Thrower
- Isolated score
- Audio commentary with director-producer Robert Allen Schnitzer
- Pictures from a Premonition – brand new making-of documentary featuring interviews with Schnitzer, composer Henry Mollicone and cinematographer Victor Milt
- Archive interviews with Robert Allen Schnitzer and star Richard Lynch
- Three Robert Allen Schnitzer short films: ‘Vernal Equinox’, ‘Terminal Point’ and ‘A Rumbling in the Land’
- 4 Peace Spots
- Trailers and TV Spots

[kp404]

Originally Posted by Kainefu

Diabolik is great price. Jumped on that.

I can't believe how much cheaper it is on Diabolik. Thanks for this. Just ordered.

[NoirFan]

Here's a look at the super-sleek packaging, (re)posted in the UK forum:

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

The final specs for the 'American Horror Project Vol. One' set are up on Facebook and a chap by the name of Kyle Murray posted this in response:

[EddieDingle]

This is BEYOND amazing... I CANNOT wait for this! One of the best ideas EVER!

With Stephen Thrower involved, this is gonna kill! WITCH is one of my favorites, CARNIVAL is amazing and I have never seen The Premonition, so that's cool!

Given that Thrower is Curating it and on the website it talks about how none of the films have been released on BD, many only on VHS, I am focusing on titles in NIGHTMARE USA Thrower talks highly about.

I forget what He said, but from what I gather

"Scream Bloody Murder" should be on Volume 2 (or sometime soon) from what people have said in all sorts of places and that is one of the films I have wanted a proper release of for sooooo long. I have heard from multiple sources it was referenced to in "American Horror Project" promotional material... I would love to get my hands on that.

Below are my take on films that are discussed in Nightmare USA (N U)and most I think could be definite possibilities, while I'll point out issues with others....


I engaged in a 14hour road trip on December 30th and while my wife drive for a couple hoursl I got on my phone and messed around.

Part of that consisted of making faux future "American Horror Project" lists... I'd love to see what anyone else comes up with or revise mine and lets see if we ca find a few perfect one!

- Scream Bloody Murder
- Three on a Meathook
- Headless Eyes


- Let's Scare Jessica To Death
- The Child
- Satan War


- Pets
- A Scream In The Streets
- Schoolgirls In Chains


- Victims (77/82)
- Bloodrage aka Never Pick Up a Stranger
- Psycho From Texas


- Warlock Moon
- Demon Lover
- Night That God Screamed


*A Brownrigg Triple Feature
- Keep My Grave Open
- Don't Open The Door
- Don't Go In The Basement


- Massacre At Central High
- Final Exam
- Trip With The Teacher


- My Friends Need Killing
- Fight For Your Life
- Forced Entry (Soto)


- The Psychopath
- The Single Girls
- Welcome To Arrow Beach


- Blood Sabbath
- Satan's Children
- Crypt of Dark Secrets


- Night of The Demon
- Screams In The Winter Night
- Shriek of The Mutilated


- My Friend Need Killing
- The Ravager
- Forced Entry (Sotos)


- I Dismember Mama
- Savage Intruder
- Scream For Vengeance


- The Black Room
- Homebodies
- Death Game


- Invasion of The Blood Farmers
- Midnight
- The Child


- The Mafu Cage
- The Attic


- Scalps
- The Manitou



I don't think the below fit together well, but maybe, but either way they need to be somewhere...
- Alabama's Ghost
- Sole Survivor
- Love Me Deadly
- Necromancy
- Victims! (1985)

[Val Lewton]

You've got some great titles there, but some have already been released on blu-ray like Final Exam and the recently released Scalps. Others are being put out by other labels like Massacre at Central High, which Synapse has and Schoolgirls in Chains, coming from Code Red. Code Red have put out an amazing amount of stuff written about in Nightmare USA and have the rights to a couple on your list.

I'd love to see Blood Sabbath with Dyanne Thorne get put out. It's a bizarre and oddly captivating flick.

Let's Scare Jessica to Death is something I've been hoping would get a blu-ray release since I first bought a blu-ray player.

The Brownrigg triple feature would also be excellent.

[Lucy Ashton]

I'm extremely excited about this set as well, and hope there will be more volumes.

Originally Posted by EddieDingle

- Night of The Demon
- Three on a Meathook
- Screams In The Winter Night
- Sole Survivor

The rights are with Code Red. Bill Olsen has hinted very strongly at a Blu-ray release of Meathook. Bill has the original cut negatives for Screams. He says they will cost "four times to master on HD than any other negatives." Crowd funding, Bill? I'd chip in.

Originally Posted by EddieDingle

*A Brownrigg Triple Feature
- Keep My Grave Open
- Don't Open The Door
- Don't Go In The Basement

I'd get this.

Originally Posted by EddieDingle

- Let's Scare Jessica To Death

Paramount?

Obviously, any set containing The Child or The Manitou would get my money, as would Psychic Killer (an AVCO Embassy Pictures title, like Manitou and The Premonition). Honeymoon Horror, which Stephen Thrower will be covering in volume II of Nightmare USA, also has my vote.