Ghost Story/Circle of Fear - Blu-ray Forum

OceanBlue · 06-02-2020, 11:51 PM

Surprised there wasn't a thread already for the upcoming release of the anthology series Ghost Story/Circle of Fear.

If anyone here is getting this release, can you post in this thread please, any comments and observations about the transfers, audio etc.

Count Yorga · 06-03-2020, 04:07 AM

I'll be picking it up. I loved the series when it first played on OZ TV back when bell-bottom trousers were all the rage and the Bay City Rollers were topping the charts. It should look great on Blu-ray, seeing it was originally shot on film.

rip63 · 06-03-2020, 04:46 AM

I'll be grabbing this too. It was a childhood fave...

Via Vision are really hitting it out of the park at the moment!

BobSimms · 06-03-2020, 05:07 AM

Wow! How did the news of this release escape me? This show is awesome, and while I’m sure I’ve seen almost all the episodes, I would gladly pick it up on blu-ray. Love thriller anthologies from the 70s.

tucker_cleveland · 06-03-2020, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rip63

Via Vision are really hitting it out of the park at the moment!

Absolutely! If you're into classic TV, they're killing it, and they have Hammer House of Horror set for September 2nd.

rip63 · 06-04-2020, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tucker_cleveland

Absolutely! If you're into classic TV, they're killing it, and they have Hammer House of Horror set for September 2nd.

Oh yes, I heard! That's a definite purchase too. I haven't seen that since sometime in the early 70's on television.

Count Yorga · 06-30-2020, 08:02 AM

Just ordered this through Via Vision. Can't wait to check it out. Will post a review about image and sound quality once I've watched an episode.

OceanBlue · 06-30-2020, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tucker_cleveland

Absolutely! If you're into classic TV, they're killing it, and they have Hammer House of Horror set for September 2nd.

It'll be interesting to see how this release will compare to the UK release by Network.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count Yorga

Just ordered this through Via Vision. Can't wait to check it out. Will post a review about image and sound quality once I've watched an episode.

Yes, please post some comments/observations on the transfers and audio, as if this release has done it right, I'll get this title at some point.

Count Yorga · 07-09-2020, 06:25 AM

Guess what arrived in the mail today.

The Blu-ray set came in a padded jiffy bag and was bubble-wrapped. When the pic was taken, the set was still in its shrink wrap.

Together for the first time, the slipcase and the Blu-ray case.

You get five discs in a sturdy, sensible case.

This is the menu for Disc 1. I’ve never seen the pilot episode, which is written by no less a scribe than Richard Matheson. Episode 2, “The Concrete Captain”, one of my faves, was written by Hammer stalwart Jimmy Sangster. The special feature is the set’s only one. Doesn’t worry me a bit, considering how great this set is overall. What a galaxy of stars! In disc 1 alone we get, among others, Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Barbara Parkins, Stuart Whitman, and James Franciscus.

Picture quality is superb, with a light organic sprinkling of film grain and sumptuous colors, especially the lively reds, courtesy of the 35mm film stock. There is the odd fleck and speckle here and there, but nothing that suggests that this isn’t a transfer treated with tender, loving care. Bear in mind that I haven’t seen all the episodes yet and none all the way through. The bitrate, for the smattering of episodes I’ve checked out thus far, gets as high 36 Mbps. Maybe higher.

Sound-wise, the harpsichord that accompanies Sebastian Cabot’s commentary at the start of most episodes has never sounded as clear and delicate. Obviously, the audio isn’t state of the art, but it’s more than decent.

Dickieduvet · 07-09-2020, 11:44 AM

Thanks for posting, set looks great. I had the US DVD which looked very good for the format.

Pretty expensive to get this imported to the UK but I'm going to have to get it.

OceanBlue · 07-09-2020, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Thanks for posting, set looks great. I had the US DVD which looked very good for the format.

Pretty expensive to get this imported to the UK but I'm going to have to get it.

Going to see if Deep Discount or WOW-HD are stocking this.

Thanks as well, to Count Yorga for an easy to understand description of what they've seen so far of this release. Sounds like the label have done a good job with this TV series.

Count Yorga · 07-10-2020, 02:59 AM

I should have pointed out that if the colour seems a little oversaturated in that last pic, the one of Cabot with the cigar, it's because I have my colour set a little higher than most videophiles. He won't look so flushed on your telly.

rip63 · 07-10-2020, 04:34 AM

Thanks for the heads-up on the details, CY!

Count Yorga · 07-11-2020, 06:26 AM

Just watched the pilot episode in full. There are quite a few impurities that barge onto the video image fairly frequently. Sadly, a less well-known series like this isn't going to get the meticulous clean-up treatment that, say, the original Twilight Zone series has. They didn't bother me all that much because, on the plus side, the vividness of color and the clarity of detail that the transfer offers is excellent, particularly in the scene where Barbara Parkins visits Sam Jaffe, and where she's cleaning up the dishes in her kitchen.

AliasCane · 07-18-2020, 05:43 AM

Quick questions: Does it feature subtitles for the Deaf or HoH?
And second: How can one get it imported from Australia?

bwatt99 · 07-27-2020, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tucker_cleveland

Absolutely! If you're into classic TV, they're killing it, and they have Hammer House of Horror set for September 2nd.

Whats this hammer house of horror set you talk about?

DawnShadow · 08-05-2020, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bwatt99

Whats this hammer house of horror set you talk about?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Hamme...lu-ray/271152/

Looks like it got delayed by a bit over a month.

jaws3dfan · 08-14-2020, 03:53 PM

Is this release region blocked?

tucker_cleveland · 08-15-2020, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DawnShadow

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Hamme...lu-ray/271152/

Looks like it got delayed by a bit over a month.

I can't even find a listing for it anymore. I dare say it's been delayed indefinitely.

tucker_cleveland · 08-15-2020, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaws3dfan

Is this release region blocked?

Yes, it's region B locked.

Here's a recent review I found.

http://cinematicrandomness.com/blu-r...ircle-of-fear/

06-02-2020, 11:51 PM	#1
OceanBlue Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Ghost Story/Circle of Fear Surprised there wasn't a thread already for the upcoming release of the anthology series Ghost Story/Circle of Fear. If anyone here is getting this release, can you post in this thread please, any comments and observations about the transfers, audio etc.

07-09-2020, 06:25 AM	#9
Count Yorga Member Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Melbourne	Guess what arrived in the mail today. The Blu-ray set came in a padded jiffy bag and was bubble-wrapped. When the pic was taken, the set was still in its shrink wrap. Together for the first time, the slipcase and the Blu-ray case. You get five discs in a sturdy, sensible case. This is the menu for Disc 1. I’ve never seen the pilot episode, which is written by no less a scribe than Richard Matheson. Episode 2, “The Concrete Captain”, one of my faves, was written by Hammer stalwart Jimmy Sangster. The special feature is the set’s only one. Doesn’t worry me a bit, considering how great this set is overall. What a galaxy of stars! In disc 1 alone we get, among others, Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Barbara Parkins, Stuart Whitman, and James Franciscus. Picture quality is superb, with a light organic sprinkling of film grain and sumptuous colors, especially the lively reds, courtesy of the 35mm film stock. There is the odd fleck and speckle here and there, but nothing that suggests that this isn’t a transfer treated with tender, loving care. Bear in mind that I haven’t seen all the episodes yet and none all the way through. The bitrate, for the smattering of episodes I’ve checked out thus far, gets as high 36 Mbps. Maybe higher. Sound-wise, the harpsichord that accompanies Sebastian Cabot’s commentary at the start of most episodes has never sounded as clear and delicate. Obviously, the audio isn’t state of the art, but it’s more than decent. Last edited by Count Yorga; 07-09-2020 at 07:28 AM.

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06-03-2020, 04:07 AM	#2
Count Yorga Member Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Melbourne	I'll be picking it up. I loved the series when it first played on OZ TV back when bell-bottom trousers were all the rage and the Bay City Rollers were topping the charts. It should look great on Blu-ray, seeing it was originally shot on film.

06-03-2020, 04:46 AM	#3
rip63 Special Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Australia Blu-ray reviews:2	I'll be grabbing this too. It was a childhood fave... Via Vision are really hitting it out of the park at the moment!

06-03-2020, 05:07 AM	#4
BobSimms Power Member Member since:Apr 2018	Wow! How did the news of this release escape me? This show is awesome, and while I’m sure I’ve seen almost all the episodes, I would gladly pick it up on blu-ray. Love thriller anthologies from the 70s.

06-30-2020, 08:02 AM	#7
Count Yorga Member Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Melbourne	Just ordered this through Via Vision. Can't wait to check it out. Will post a review about image and sound quality once I've watched an episode.

07-09-2020, 11:44 AM	#10
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:365 Blu-ray collection:3483 DVD collection:106 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Thanks for posting, set looks great. I had the US DVD which looked very good for the format. Pretty expensive to get this imported to the UK but I'm going to have to get it.

07-10-2020, 02:59 AM	#12
Count Yorga Member Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Melbourne	I should have pointed out that if the colour seems a little oversaturated in that last pic, the one of Cabot with the cigar, it's because I have my colour set a little higher than most videophiles. He won't look so flushed on your telly.

07-10-2020, 04:34 AM	#13
rip63 Special Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Australia Blu-ray reviews:2	Thanks for the heads-up on the details, CY!

07-11-2020, 06:26 AM	#14
Count Yorga Member Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Melbourne	Just watched the pilot episode in full. There are quite a few impurities that barge onto the video image fairly frequently. Sadly, a less well-known series like this isn't going to get the meticulous clean-up treatment that, say, the original Twilight Zone series has. They didn't bother me all that much because, on the plus side, the vividness of color and the clarity of detail that the transfer offers is excellent, particularly in the scene where Barbara Parkins visits Sam Jaffe, and where she's cleaning up the dishes in her kitchen.

07-18-2020, 05:43 AM	#15
AliasCane Member Member since:Jul 2011 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:455 Blu-ray reviews:1	Quick questions: Does it feature subtitles for the Deaf or HoH? And second: How can one get it imported from Australia?

08-14-2020, 03:53 PM	#18
jaws3dfan Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:1239 DVD collection:225 Digital collection:506 Trading Score:80	Is this release region blocked?

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