Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales Of Terror

Collection of four Italian gothic horror features from the 1960s. In 'Lady Morgan's Vengeance' (1965), after the man she loves is supposedly lost at sea, Susan (Barbara Nelli) reluctantly marries Sir Harold Morgan (Paul Muller), unaware that he's only after her money. Together with his housekeeper and lover Lillian (Erika Blanc), they drive Susan to commit suicide, but she returns as a ghost seeking revenge. 'The Blancheville Monster' (1963) sees Emilie de Blancheville (Ombretta Colli) return home to her family's castle to find many things have changed. Her brother Roderic (Gérard Tichy) is now in charge, the servants have all died and her father is living in one of the towers. He believes the family is under a curse which can only be lifted if Emilie dies before her 21st birthday in five days time. When he escapes from the tower, she must fight for her life. In 'The Third Eye' (1966) Mino (Franco Nero) wants to marry Laura (Blanc), which angers his jealous mother as well as their maid Marta (Gioia Pascal) who wants Mino for herself. Marta arranges an accident in which Laura dies, after which Mino descends into madness and murder. Finally, in 'The Witch' (1966), based on the novel 'Aura' by Carlos Fuentes, historian Sergio (Richard Johnson) is hired by Consuelo (Sarah Ferrati) to catalogue her library. When Sergio meets Consuelo's beautiful daughter Aura (Rosanna Schiaffino), he becomes obsessed with her, but there are forces at work that he doesn't understand.2K restorations from the original camera negatives of all four filmsHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each filmOriginal Italian and English front and end titles on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The WitchOriginal lossless mono Italian soundtracks on all four filmsOriginal lossless mono English soundtracks on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The WitchOptional English subtitles for the Italian soundtracksOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracksVideo introductions to each film by Italian film devotee Mark Thompson AshworthImage galleriesReversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin MurdochDisc One: Lady Morgan's VengeanceAudio commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-NicholasVideo essay on the film by author and producer Kat EllingerVideo interview with actress Erika BlancVideo interview with actor Paul MullerAudio interview with director Massimo PupilloThe complete original cineromanzo, published in Suspense in April 1971TrailerDisc Two: The Blancheville MonsterAudio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Paul Anthony NelsonVideo essay on the film by writer and pop culture historian Keith AllisonVideo interview with author and filmmaker Antonio TentoriOpening credits for the Us release of the filmTrailerDisc Three: The Third EyeAudio commentary by author and critic Rachael NisbetVideo essay on the film by author and filmmaker Lindsay HallamVideo interview with actress Erika BlancDisc Four: The WitchAudio commentary by author and producer Kat EllingerVideo essay on the film by author and academic Miranda CorcoranVideo interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori