ABSURD
George Eastman stars as a madman killer of unknown origin, who wakes up during surgery and proceeds to murder his way through a house of people, including a partially disabled girl, played by NANA's Katya Berger.
The whole thing is as absurd as its title, but good gory fun for fans of Italian splatter. Anyway, time to throw away those 'horrible' MYA dvds for this sparkling new blu ray from 88 Films, which recreates its famous bloody axe video sleeve.
THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED
This highly regarded Spanish thriller concerning murder in a girls boarding school arrives on blu ray through Scream Factory. Never having seen this one before, I must admit I was highly impressed with this very stylish effort, which is as good as it reputation.
There are two versions of the film here: the shorter US theatrical release and the longer international cut, with inserts. Although there is a slight dip in quality with said inserts, this longer edition is definitely the one to go for. The whole film has a real Hammer look and feel to it ( maybe this is the kind of film they should have been making late 60s/ early 70s ). Not so much a Spanish giallo, more a Hammer giallo! Recommended.
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