Screenbound Pictures' recently launched genre arm, Black House Films, will bring a number of new titles to Blu-ray. Amongst them are Jean Rollin's
The Demoniacs,
The Escapees, and
The Night of the Hunted, as well as Enzo G. Castellari's
Cold Eyes of Fear.
The Night of the Hunted
Synopsis: Stylish, futuristically surreal and a departure from director Jean Rollin's familiar vampire territory,
The Night of the Hunted is Rollin's contribution the excess of the 1980's horror genre, complete with plenty of sex and gore. In the not-so-distant future, the residents of a skyscraper asylum are suffering with insanity and collective amnesia. As blank-eyed inmates wander the halls and empty rooms of the "Black Tower", the tension rises. as does the body count! Starring Brigitte Lahaie, Vincent Gardère, Dominique Journet, Bernard Papineau, and Rachel Mhas.
STREET DATE: MARCH 5.
Fascination
Synopsis: The masterpiece of renowned French filmmaker Jean Rollin,
Fascination follows a swaggering thief who hides out in a lavish chateau, holding the occupants at gunpoint. When night falls, he realises that these two maids are not only deadlier than he imagined, but are gatekeepers to a ring of women with a thirst for blood. Starring Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire, Muriel Montossé, and Jacques Marbeuf.
STREET DATE: JANUARY 15.
Two Orphan Vampires
Synopsis: Director Jean Rollin proves he's the master of the sexy vampire movie genre with this cinematic version of his novel of the same name. Louise and Henrietta are two orphans who can't see; unbeknown to everyone else, though, their sight does return... but only at night, when they roam the streets on the lookout for someone on which to feast. Starring Alexandra Pic, Isabelle Teboul, Bernard Charnacé, Natalie Perrey, and Tina Aumont.
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 26.
The Demoniacs
Synopsis: A group of shipwrecked sailors brutally rape two young women who accidentally stumble across them. After they escape, the women ultimately make a deal with the devil in exchange for the power to exact their bloody revenge. Contains footage not included in the original theatrical release. Starring Joëlle Coeur, John Rico, Willy Braque, Paul Bisciglia, and Louise Dhour.
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 5.
The Escapees
Synopsis: Jean Rollins
The Escapees revisits the directors fascination with pairs of women who wander, dreamlike, through a modern dystopia. Two female patients one rebellious (Laurence Dubas), the other despondent (Christiane Coppé) flee the grounds of a mental hospital and drift across the French countryside. After finding refuge among a band of gypsy-like exotic dancers, they cross paths with a petty criminal (Marianne Valiot), an ageing fortune-teller (Louise Dhour) and a quartet of swingers with sinister intentions.
STREET DATE: JANUARY 29.
Cold Eyes of Fear
Synopsis: One man's evening with a prostitute takes a turn for the worse when a pair of hardened criminals show up at the home of the man s uncle, a judge who unfairly convicted one of the criminals years before. Tensions mount as the victims try to turn their captors against one another and save the judge's life, as well as their own. Starring Giovanna Ralli, Frank Wolff, Fernando Rey, Karin Schubert, and Gianni Garko. Soundtrack by Ennio Morricone (
Once Upon a Time in America).
STREET DATE: MARCH 26.