More Universal Horror on Blu-ray in December
Scream Factory will give more classic Universal horror titles a high definition upgrade in December with the Blu-ray releases of Universal Horror Collection: Volume 3 and Murders in the Rue Morgue! The special features for these discs are still being finalized, so they will be announced closer to the December 17th release date.
Here’s what we know so far:
Universal Horror Collection: Volume 3
Tower of London (1939)
Man Made Monster (1941)
The Black Cat (1941)
Horror Island (1941)
GET READY FOR MORE THRILLS AND CHILLS!
Volume 3 of the Universal Horror Collection includes four tales of terror from the archives of Universal Pictures, the true home of classic horror. This collection includes such horror stars as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr. and Basil Rathbone. A ruthless king rises to power with the help of his mad and murderous executioner in Tower Of London. A mad scientist transforms a carnival performer into a murderous monster in Man Made Monster. In The Black Cat, a group of greedy heirs find themselves stuck in a creepy mansion where, one by one, people turn up dead. What started out as a treasure-making scheme ends up deadly for a group of people stuck in a haunted castle with a killer known as “the Phantom” in Horror Island.
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
“Stylistic and visionary … you’ll be mesmerized. The story is ahead of its time …” – The Terror Trap
Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe, Murders In The Rue Morgue is a haunting atmospheric thriller heavily influenced by the German Expressionist classic, The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, and features Bela Lugosi in one of his most sinister roles!
A deranged scientist, Dr. Mirakle (Lugosi), searches Paris for a “prospective bride” for his pet gorilla. Inviting young ladies to his laboratory, he injects his victims with gorilla blood and then disposes of their ravaged bodies through a trapdoor. Mirakle finally settles on a beautiful woman to be the mate of the gorilla, kidnapping her from her fiancé, Pierre Dupin. But just as the young lady is about to be sacrificed in the name of unholy science, a frantic Dupin locates his betrothed and tries to rescue her from Mirakle’s unspeakable evolutionary experiments.
