The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Coming to Blu-ray
Shout! Factory’s horror sub-label Scream Factory announced today that they are bringing The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) to Blu-ray on April 9th. This coproduction by Hammer and the Shaw Brothers, combines Dracula lore with Kung Fu, and the result is a bit of a mixed bag. Still, anytime Peter Cushing shows up as Van Helsing, you can count me in.
Scream Factory promises more details as we get closer to the release date, but here is the initial announcement:
**NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT**
Happy New Year everyone! Starting 2019 on a high note: THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES – a highly-requested title from the Hammer Films catalog – kicks its way onto Blu-ray April 9th!
Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) and Count Dracula (John Forbes-Robinson) meet again in this spectacular kung fu horror thriller set in the village of Ping Kuei. After learning about the seven golden vampires of the village, Hsi Ching (David Chiang), Vanessa Buren (Julie Ege) and Mai Kwei (Szu Shih) offer to guide Van Helsing and his son to Ping Kuei to free it from the curse of Count Dracula. Throughout their journey, the group encounters several unwanted attackers until they arrive at the golden vampires’ derelict temple, inhabited by Count Dracula. In the temple, Van Helsing and the count begin a fearsome battle to the death – an ultimate clash between good and evil!
Extras are in progress and will be announced on a later date. The big news to confirm today though is that we will be presenting two cuts of the films — Hammer’s original uncut version and its edited US version called The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula!
Pre-order THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-legend-of-the-7-golden-vampires?product_id=7032
