{"product_id":"the-criminal-acts-of-tod-slaughter-eight-blood-and-thunder-entertainments-1935-1940-le-us","title":"THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF TOD SLAUGHTER: EIGHT BLOOD-AND-THUNDER ENTERTAINMENTS, 1935-1940 - LE [US]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARIA MARTEN, OR THE MURDER IN THE RED BARN (Milton Rosmer, 1935)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (George King, 1936)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CRIMES OF STEPHEN HAWKE (George King, 1936)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND (David MacDonald, 1937)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE TICKET OF LEAVE MAN (George King, 1937)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEXTON BLAKE AND THE HOODED TERROR (George King, 1938)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE FACE AT THE WINDOW (George King, 1939)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRIMES AT THE DARK HOUSE (David MacDonald, 1940)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease date: 21 November 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited Edition Blu-ray Box Set (World Blu-ray premieres)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe terrifying talents of Newcastle’s Norman Carter ‘Tod’ Slaughter – the first true icon of British horror cinema – are showcased in this long-overdue box set. Featuring the eight films which ‘Europe’s Horror Man’ made in collaboration with British producer-director George King (\u003cem\u003eTomorrow We Live\u003c\/em\u003e), this comprehensive collection also includes a number of rare shorts and newsreel items.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnlike his contemporaries, such as Boris Karloff and Charles Laughton, Tod Slaughter never left his native shores. Instead, he chose to make his mark in Britain by transferring his most sensational theatrical performances to the screen. Portraying every kind of cruel and cunning criminal – from petty thief to mass murderer – he became the first great villain of British horror, at a time before the Grand Guignol of Hammer Films began to take hold, without once donning monster make-up.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCriminally \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eoverlooked by film historians, and only previously seen in compromised versions, these fascinating films have been newly restored using original film materials preserved at the BFI National Archive, and are accompanied by an array of essential contextualising extras, including archival short films and radio plays presented with optional soundtracks by British music legends Current 93, newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations and personal recollections, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK and US\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4 x BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand-new restorations from 4K scans of the original nitrate negatives of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria Marten, or The Murder at the Red Barn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Powerhouse Films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary with film historians Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Long Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2023, 11 mins): interview with artist and illustrator Ania Goszczyńska and Current 93 channeller and trance scribbler David Tibet, in which the pair delve into their obsession with Tod Slaughter and the Red Barn Murder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal 78 rpm audio-play recordings of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria Marten, or The Murder at the Red Barn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1932, 13 mins) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1932, 13 mins), performed by Tod Slaughter and Company, and presented with new, optional alternative Current 93 scores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTod Slaughter at Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1936, 4 mins): mock interview with Sweeney Todd, recorded for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePathétone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enewsreel series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePots of Plots\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1938, 4 mins): short film in which Slaughter, sitting at his make-up station in his dressing room, reprises three of his famous villainous roles, including Sweeney Todd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBothered by a 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