Silver Screams Cinema (1944 - 1957) - Imprint Collection #54 - 56 - Limited Edition Blu-ray

Six spine chilling early horror films from deep within the Paramount vaults presented in high definition from the original negatives.

Limited edition 3-disc hardbox edition with unique artwork.

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Disc One:

The Phantom Speaks / The Vampire's Ghost (Imprint Collection # 54)

The Phantom Speaks (1945)

Starring Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, Lynne Roberts

The spirit of an executed murderer enters the body of a physician, and forces him to do its bidding--namely, murder.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray


• 
  NEW Audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas (2021)


• 
  NEW Audio commentary with horror/ fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2021)


• Bonus 1944 movie "Lady & The Monster" (SD)


• LPCM 2.0 Mono


• Optional English subtitles

The Vampire's Ghost (1945)

Starring John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Peggy Stewart.

In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his "life" of the past few hundred years.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray


• 
  NEW Audio Commentary with film historian Tom Weaver (2021)


• LPCM 2.0 Mono


• Optional English subtitles

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Disc Two

Return of the Ape Man / Valley of the Zombies (Imprint Collection # 55)

Return of the Ape Man (1944)

Starring Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, George Zucco

A scientist seeks to transplant a brain into the body of a thawed caveman in order to get it to do his bidding.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray


• 
  NEW Audio commentary with film historian Tom Weaver (2021)


• LPCM 2.0 Mono


• Optional English subtitles

Valley of the Zombies (1946)

Starring Robert Livingston, Lorna Gray, Ian Keith.

A mad undertaker, restored by a potion, has an all-consuming need for blood and seeks revenge on those who had him committed to an insane asylum.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray


• 
  NEW Audio commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas (2021)


• 
  NEW Audio commentary with horror/ fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2021)


• LPCM 2.0 Mono


• Optional English subtitles

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Disc Three

She Devil / The Unknown Terror (Imprint Collection # 56)

She Devil (1957)

Starring Mari Blanchard, Jack Kelly, Albert Dekker.

Doctors Scott and Bach inject the dying Kyra Zelas with a formula which saves her life - but also renders her almost immortal and wickedly evil.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray


• 
  NEW Audio commentary with horror/ fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2021)


• 
  Tales of Tomorrow episode "The Miraculous Serum" based on the science fiction short story "The Adaptive Ultimate" 1952 (SD)


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  Escape! Radio Anthology episode "The Adaptive Ultimate" 1949


• LPCM 2.0 Mono


• Optional English subtitles

The Unknown Terror (1957)

Starring John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul Richards.

A millionaire leads an expedition into a remote jungle to find his wife's long-lost brother, but instead the group finds a mad scientist who has created a fungus monster that feeds on the local inhabitants.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray


• 
  NEW Audio commentary with horror/ fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2021)


• LPCM 2.0 Mono


• Optional English subtitles