Mondo Macabro will issue a standard Blu-ray edition of Georg Tressler's film
Sukkubus (1989), starring Peter Simonischek, Giovanni Früh, Andy Voß, and Pamela Prati. The release will be available for purchase on February 8.
Label description: There's much talk these days of "folk horror". This film is the real deal, based on a gruesome and ancient story, much retold by people who live in the Alps – the huge mountain range that spans six European countries. In the summer the three herdsmen, two adults and a young apprentice took their cattle high up on the mountains where the pastures are richer. At night, holed up in their cabin there was little for them to do. Inevitably, their thoughts turned to sex. But as they were three men… what could they do? The more reckless of the men tried it on with the young boy but was soon put in his place by the group's leader, who was himself combating lustful thoughts through prayer.
One day the boy finds a peculiar tree root shaped like a face. He brings it back to the hut and makes a kind of wig for it out of old straw. That night the two older men get drunk and, seeing the strange root, they decide to use it to make a life-sized female doll, using bits of old clothing, straw and wood. They baptize their creation with strong liquor and even offer it food. And then, to their shock, the doll comes to life in the form of a beautiful woman. And that's where their nightmare really starts. Resisting their abuse of her body, the demonic doll hunts them down one by one and takes a terrible revenge.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- German audio track with optional English subtitles
- NEW Exclusive interview with actor Peter Simonischek
- Original trailer
- New cover art by Justin Coffee
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
- Mondo Mcabro previews
- REGION-A "LOCKED"
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Also on the same date, the label will release a standard edition of Piero Schivazappa's
The Laughing Woman a.k.a.
The Frightened Woman (1969), starring Philippe Leroy, Dagmar Lassander, and Lorenza Guerrieri.
Label description: In this deliciously twisted pop art extravaganza, Dagmar Lassander plays Maria, a woman employed in the press office of a large philanthropic organization run by the stern Dr Sayer. One Friday she visits his house to collect some journals. She accepts a drink from him and the next thing she knows she is chained to a metal frame in a room bathed in a sickly red light. Sayer tells her she is now his prisoner and he can do anything he likes with her – even kill her.
What follows is an astonishing game of cat and mouse, as Maria uses all her skills to stay alive, while secretly exploring Sayer's weaknesses. As the story progresses we start to see the characters in a very different light. Is Sayer the demonic psychopath he claims to be? And is Maria really the innocent victim?
With its iconic, late 60's production design and a brilliant music score by renowned composer Stelvio Cipriani,
The Laughing Woman is a stylish and sophisticated entertainment that questions all our prejudices and preconceptions about the relationship between men and women.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- TWO AUDIO OPTIONS: English and Italian, with optional English subtitles
- NEW Audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger
- NEW Video essay on the film's production design from Rachael Nisbet
- Animated foto-novel by Jacques Spohr
- Trailers
- Brand new cover art by Justin Coffee
- REGION-FREE