Imprint Films has revealed its May 2024 lineup of classic horror movies coming to physical media, including four worldwide firsts on Blu-ray.
Seven films join the Imprint Collection for May, in six lavish sets.
The films can be purchased individually or as a bundle. They’ll ship in May. Full details of the films below and specific release dates and orders can be found on the Imprint site.
The Uninvited (1944) – Imprint Collection #313
A pair of siblings from London purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price – and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave.
Starring Academy Award winner Ray Milland (Dial M For Murder) and Ruth Hussey, this haunting adaptation of Dorothy Macardle’s novel Uneasy Freehold was praised by critics on release, one of the highest-grossing films of 1944.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition 2K digital transfer from a 35mm duplicate negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by noir expert and Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode
- NEW Supernatural Elements – Video Essay by Kat Ellinger
- Two Original Radio Adaptations Starring Ray Milland
- Lady Astor Screen Guild play with Ruth Hussey & Betty Field (1944)
- Screen Director’s Playhouse with director Lewis Allen (1949)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LCPM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Woman Who Came Back (1945) – Imprint Collection #315
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
This chilling story of witchcraft stars Academy Award-nominated actress Nancy Kelly (The Bad Seed), John Loder, and Otto Kruger.
A woman believes she’s bewitched and goes to the ancestral family home. The villagers soon begin to think that she too is victim to the spell cast on her family for centuries.
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2023 4K restoration of the original nitrate negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by film scholar Kelly Robinson
- NEW Portraits of the Past – David Huckvale on Woman Who Came Back
- NEW Video Essay by author Joseph Dwyer
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
The Queen of Spades (1949) – Imprint Collection #316
Alexander Pushkin’s terrifying ghost story comes to life in The Queen Of Spades, directed by the acclaimed Thorold Dickinson.
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman’s spirit.
“This stunning film is one of the few true classics of supernatural cinema.” – Martin Scorsese
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K restoration of the original nitrate negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson
- Audio Commentary by film historian Nick Pinkerton
- Introduction by Martin Scorsese
- Anna Bogutskaya plays The Queen of Spades
- “The Nightmare People” – Thorold Dickinson on Saturday Night at the Movies
- Analysis of The Queen of Spades by Philip Horne
- Audio Interview with Thorold Dickinson (1951)
- Audio Interview with Thorold Dickinson (1968)
- Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
- Original Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
Catacombs (The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die) (1965) – Imprint Collection #317
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
The dead return from the grave in this cult classic horror based on the 1959 novel by Jay Bennett.
An astute businesswoman is completely devoted to her faithless husband, who must kill her to carry on with her pretty young niece. It turns out that the dead don’t die so easily…
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2023 4K restoration of the original nitrate negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by authors Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
- NEW “Merrow and Merrill” – interview with actress Jane Merrow
- NEW “The Glynne-Miller Story” – interview with “continuity girl” Renée Glynne and sound editor Colin Miller
- NEW “Martelli and Martell”- interview with composer Carlo Martelli
- Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) – Imprint Collection #318
Roger Moore stars in this beloved psychological thriller, a macabre twist on Jekyll & Hyde.
Harold Pelham, partner in a large electronics firm, finds himself in some bewildering circumstances after recovering from a near fatal car accident. A strange force seems to be reshaping his life. Why does he renounce his high business principles, and why does Julie, an attractive girl he has seen only once, claim such an intimate relationship?
Writer and director Basil Dearden’s final film is based on the 1957 novel The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham by Anthony Armstrong.
Includes new and archival special features, plus an exclusive insert reproduction of the original pressbook.
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary by actor Roger Moore and uncredited writer / producer Bryan Forbes, moderated by journalist Jonathan Sothcott
- NEW Audio Commentary by authors Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
- NEW Interview with Roger Moore Biographer Gareth Owen
- “Roger Moore, A Matter of Class” – documentary
- “Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Case of Mr. Pelham” – a 1955 episode of the series based on the original novel The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham (Standard Definition)
- Isolated Score audio track
- Theatrical Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- Insert reproduction of the original pressbook
- Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.75:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Black Moon (1934) – Imprint Collection #319
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
This forgotten 30’s voodoo horror is a thrilling piece of cinema, ripe for rediscovery in this special release through both the Original Black & White and Tinted versions of the film.
After dabbling in voodoo on the island of Saint Christopher as a child, Juanita Lane now finds herself powerless to resist its spell as an adult. She returns to the island to try to exorcise the hold that voodoo has taken upon her life, however, once there, Juanita falls ever deeper under the spell of the voodoo drums.
Starring Jack Holt, Fay Wray and Dorothy Burgess.
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Original B&W Version
- Tinted Version
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
