SEVERIN FILMS UNEARTHS ‘DANZA MACABRA VOLUME 5: THE SPANISH GOTHIC COLLECTION BOX SET’:
“Severin Films today announced the forthcoming release of DANZA MACABRA VOLUME FIVE: THE SPANISH GOTHIC COLLECTION. With their fifth installment of “an essential series of Euro-Gothic tastiness” (Mondo Digital), Severin returns to the cemeteries, catacombs and cobwebbed castles of Spanish cinema for an all-new exploration of Gothic Horror excellence with 4 uncut classics on 5 discs: In the North American Disc Premiere of 1964’s STRANGE VOYAGE, director Fernando Fernán Gómez crafts a macabre true-crime shocker featuring a poignant performance by none other than Jess Franco. The disturbing 1971 drama EXORCISM’S DAUGHTER is presented in its complete U.S. Version – now featuring the infamous orgy sequence – as well as the original Spanish Version LAS MELANCÓLICAS, both on disc for the first time ever. THE DRACULA SAGA is 1973’s grisly reinvention of vampiric damnation from the legendary León Klimovsky, uncut in North America for the first time ever. And in 1985’s acclaimed THE TURN OF THE SCREW; controversial director Eloy de la Iglesia adapts Henry James’ classic novella with a startling psychosexual twist. Each film in this collection has been scanned from original camera negatives or archival 35mm prints, with 10+ combined hours of new audio commentaries, video essays, interview featurettes and more. DANZA MACABRA VOLUME FIVE is now available for pre-order at The Severin Webstore. In addition, all four previous volumes of DANZA MACABRA will be available for 50% off SRLP through June 8th.”
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TORTURES OF THE DAMNED: “Lionsgate has picked up Tortures of the Damned, the next horror project from Terrifier’s Damien Leone.
Leone will write, direct, and produce the project, which will be his next film after completing Terrifier 4, which is currently in pre-production.
Leone will join with producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, who will produce through their Ghost House label.
Scott O’Brien and Pavan Kalidindi will oversee for Lionsgate. Romel Adam and Jose Cañas will oversee the project for Ghost House and executive produce. The deals were negotiated for the studio by Dan Freedman.
The studio and filmmakers are keeping the plot under wraps.
Erin Westerman, president, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said, “We’re incredibly proud and excited to be partnering with Damien Leone on his first original film after the beloved Terrifier series. I join the huge contingency of horror fans—and Damien fans—inside Lionsgate who have been following his work and cheering him on. Damien is a true genre auteur with a singular vision, and we’re thrilled to help bring this bold new project to the screen while continuing to build on the incredible connection he has with fans around the world.”
DAMIEN LEONE is the writer/director of the Terrifier franchise. He is represented by WME and Zerner Law.
SAM RAIMI most recently directed the horror hit Send Help; among his upcoming projects, he is set to direct and produce a remake of the horror classic Magic for Lionsgate. He is represented by CAA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.”
