The Entertainment Factor: New on 4K Ultra HD: SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER (The Horror of Frankenstein, Lust for a Vampire, Fear in the Night)

Sangster Directs Hammer Bluray New On 4k Ultra Hd

Product Description: With screenplays for such '50s/'60s Hammer Films classics as THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, HORROR OF DRACULA, THE MUMMY and more, he became one of the very best writers in the genre. But when Jimmy Sangster returned to Hammer in the '70s to direct the only feature films of his career, he delivered three of the most unique shockers in the studio's history: In THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN starring Ralph Bates as the sociopathic monster maker, Sangster brings both black humor and deep red dismemberment to Mary Shelley's iconic tale. Sangster takes fanged lesbian desires to seductive new levels with LUST FOR A VAMPIRE, featuring Yutte Stensgaard as the titular bloodsucker. Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates, Joan Collins and the legendary Peter Cushing star in Sangster's acclaimed FEAR IN THE NIGHT, a taut psycho-thriller with a dark giallo edge. Each film is presented in UHD for the first time ever in North America, now scanned in 4K from their original camera negatives by StudioCanal. This collection also includes the 312-page book Horror! Lust! Fear! Sangster featuring essays, interviews, comic adaptations and more, plus over 18 combined hours of comprehensive new & archival Special Features produced and curated by Severin Films.

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Director: Jimmy Sangster

Starring: Ralph Bates, James Cossins, Judy Geeson, Barbara Jefford, Joan Collins, Kate O'Mara

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy

Runtime: 286 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Severin Films

Home Video Release Date: June 30, 2026

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4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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4K Ultra HD: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono

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DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY - THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN

DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
Audio Commentary With Producer/Co-Writer/Director Jimmy Sangster Moderated By Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
Audio Commentary With Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
Trailer
Optional English SDH subtitles

DISC TWO: BLU-RAY - THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN

Audio Commentary With Producer/Co-Writer/Director Jimmy Sangster Moderated By Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
Audio Commentary With Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
Frankenstein, Dracula And Me – Archival Interview With Actress Veronica Carlson
Reunion Panel At 1997 Festival Of Fantastic Films Manchester With Director Jimmy Sangster, Actor Dave Prowse And Actress Veronica Carlson, Moderated By Wayne Kinsey
Younger Frankenstein – Interview With 2nd Assistant Director Nicholas Granby, Camera Operator Neil Binney, Production Runner Philip Campbell And Co-Writer Jeremy Burnham
One Frankenstein After Another: 125 Years of Cinematic Adaptations – Illustrated Audio Essay By Gillian Wallace Horvat
The Life And Work Of Mary Shelley – Interview With Dr. Emma Liggins, Co-Director Of The Manchester Centre For Gothic Studies
The Unhallowed Arts: The Creation Myth Of Mary Shelley – Interview With Gothic Scholar Dr. Colin-Azariah Kribbs
Vintage Behind-The-Scenes From Hammer Films
Alternate TV Opening Credits
Trailer
SCARS OF DRACULA/THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN Double Feature Trailer
SCARS OF DRACULA/THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN Double Feature TV Spot
Optional English SDH subtitles
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DISC THREE: 4K BLU-RAY - LUST FOR A VAMPIRE

DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
Audio Commentary With Director Jimmy Sangster And Actress Suzanna Leigh, Moderated By Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
Audio Commentary With David Flint, Author Of Ten Years Of Terror: British Horror Films Of The 1970s
Trailer
Optional English SDH subtitles

DISC FOUR: BLU-RAY - LUST FOR A VAMPIRE

Audio Commentary With Director Jimmy Sangster And Actress Suzanna Leigh, Moderated By Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
Audio Commentary With David Flint, Author Of Ten Years Of Terror: British Horror Films Of The 1970s
Illustrated Archival Audio Interview With Actress Yutte Stensgaard By Michael Augustine-Reed With Accompanying Career-Spanning Still Gallery
Live, Love, Lust – Interview With Actress Judy Matheson
Gothic Girl – Interview With Actress Kirsten Lindholm
Hammer Times – Interview With Actor Christopher Neame
A Bit Of Fun – Interview With Actress Erica Beale
Lust Mel – Interview With Actress Mel Churcher
Running Blood – Interview With Production Runner Philip Campbell
Gates Of Karnstein Castle – Archival Interview With Screenwriter Tudor Gates
The Invisible Prince: The Life & Legacy Of J. Sheridan Le Fanu – Interview With Dr. William Hughes, Gothic Scholar & Co-Editor Of Open Graves, Open Minds: Representations Of Vampires And The Undead From The Enlightenment To The Present Day
Strange Love – Carmen Maria Machado, Author Of Queer Reflections Of Horror, Reframes The Sapphic Vampire
School Of The Heaving Bosom: Education, Eroticism and LUST FOR A VAMPIRE – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Alternate Version Of Lesbian Scene
Trailer
Optional English SDH subtitles
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DISC FIVE: 4K BLU-RAY - FEAR IN THE NIGHT

DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
Audio Commentary With Producer/Co-Writer/Director Jimmy Sangster Moderated By Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
Audio Commentary With David Flint, Author Of Ten Years Of Terror: British Horror Films Of The Seventies And Mayhem Film Festival's Chris Cooke
Peter Cushing Discusses Hammer In Archival Audio Interview With Denis Meikle, Author Of A History Of Horrors: The Rise & Fall Of The House Of Hammer
Trailer
Optional English SDH subtitles

DISC SIX: BLU-RAY - FEAR IN THE NIGHT

Audio Commentary With Producer/Co-Writer/Director Jimmy Sangster Moderated By Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
Audio Commentary With David Flint, Author Of Ten Years Of Terror: British Horror Films Of The Seventies And Mayhem Film Festival's Chris Cooke
Peter Cushing Discusses Hammer In Archival Audio Interview With Denis Meikle, Author Of A History Of Horrors: The Rise & Fall Of The House Of Hammer
The Gaslighter's Playbook: Real And Imagined Horrors In FEAR IN THE NIGHT – Video Essay by Dr. Alexandra Heller Nicholas
Fun In The Day – Interviews With Camera Operator Neil Binney And Production Runner Philip Campbell
Trailer
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DISC SEVEN: BLU-RAY - SPECIAL FEATURES

HAMMER & BEYOND: THE JIMMY SANGSTER LEGACY – 2026 Documentary By Hammer Historian Marcus Hearn
The Man From Bristol: Ralph Bates Remembered – Interviews With Actress/Wife Virginia Wetherell And Composer/Son Will Bates, Narrated By LUST FOR A VAMPIRE Co-Star Judy Matheson
Joan Collins: Queen Of The Horror Films – Interviews With House Of Psychotic Women Author Kier-La Janisse And Telefilm Historian Amanda Reyes
Hammer In The U.S.A. – Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner On The Studio's Stateside Distribution
Hammer Scribe – Archival Interview With Director Jimmy Sangster
Sapphic Blood Suckers: A Cinematic History Of The Lesbian Vampire Trope With Annie Rose Malamet, Film Scholar And Host Of Girls, Guts, Giallo
I Coined "The Karnstein Trilogy" – Interview With David Pirie, Author Of A Heritage Of Horror