U.S. distributors Blue Underground have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of cult Italian director Bruno Mattei's
Hell of the Living Dead a.k.a
Virus (1980), starring Margit Evelyn Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay, José Gras, and Gabriel Renom. The release is expected to arrive on the market in early 2014.
An accident at a chemical plant unleashes a horrific virus, and an elite SWAT team is sent to New Guinea to investigate. But when they arrive on the hellish island, they discover a plague of flesh-eating zombies as well as a beautiful female reporter who practices nude anthropology. Can the commandos survive this cannibal rampage, uncover a shocking government secret, and still find time for the occasional cross-dressing before the ravenous hordes of the living dead infect the entire world?
Directed by the notorious Bruno Mattei (
Rats: Night of Terror,
Emanuelle in Prison and
SS Experiment Love Camp), this '80s Italian gut-muncher is infamous for its eye-popping gore, jaw-dropping dialog and heart-stopping use of inappropriate stock footage. Also known as
Night of the Zombies and
Zombie Creeping Flesh.