New on Blu-ray: OFF BALANCE / PHANTOM OF DEATH / UN DELITTO POCO COMUNE (1988)

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Product Description: The Phantom of Death Has Risen! When a mysterious disease befalls young, virtuosic pianist Robert Dominici (Michael York -- Austin Powers), he begins a violent, murderous rampage taunting authorities with his whereabouts. As Robert's brain and body rapidly decay, Inspector Datti (Donald Pleasence -- Halloween, American Rickshaw) must race to find him before he kills again! Directed by Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust), co-starring Edwige Fenech (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh) and Giovanni Lombardo Radice (City of the Living Dead), with Special Effects by Dino Galiano (Four Flies on Grey Velvet) and written by Gianfranco Clerici (The House of Clocks), Off Balance (also known as Phantom of Death / Un Delitto Poco Comune) is an '80s Giallo-infused, carnal ride of violence and body-horror seen through the mind of a genius driven mad by a cruel and unstoppable disease. Cauldron Films presents Off Balance on Blu-ray, uncut and restored in 2K from the camera negative. Featuring one of the final interviews with controversial director Ruggero Deodato and commentary by Italian cult film experts Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani, this release is a must have for Italian Horror maniacs!

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New on 4K Ultra HD: THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS / PERCHE QUELLE STRANE GOCCE DI SANGUE SUL CORPO DI JENNIFER (1972)

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Product Description: From a script by the master architect of giallo, Ernesto Gastaldi (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, DEATH WALKS ON HIGH HEELS), comes genre director Giuliano Carnimeo's sexually-charged giallo debut (credited as Anthony Ascott), presented here, for the first time, in 4K ultra-high definition.

The gruesome murders of two young women send a shockwave of fear through the tenants of a high-rise apartment building. For photo models Jennifer and Marylin, it presents a welcome opportunity to move in together in one of the emptied flats. But the aura of terror catches up with everyone and soon, Jennifer feels like prey, stalked and targeted by the gloved killer. As her paranoia grows, Jennifer suspects everyone--her fanatic ex-husband, her spinster neighbor, the lesbian from down the hall, and even her boyfriend. But she is determined to stay one step ahead of the depraved killer!

Starring giallo's ultimate scream queen, Edwige Fenech (STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER, HOSTEL: PART II), alongside George Hilton (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, THE CASE OF THE SCORPION'S TAIL) in their third collaboration together, "The Case of the Bloody Iris" is "pure giallo fun" (Mondo Digital). With its beautiful cinematography masterfully contrasted by its brutal violence, the film is every bit as exploitative and blood-spattered as it is sultry and salacious, turning it into "a luxuriant banquet of sumptuous visuals, sinister chills, and otherworldly beauty" (Deadshed). Celluloid Dreams is proud to present this newly scanned version, restored in 4K from the original camera negatives. It is the version of "The Case of the Bloody Iris" you've been dying to see.

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New on Blu-ray: PRIVATE CRIMES / DELITTI PRIVATI Miniseries Starring Edwige Fenech

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Product Description: THE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF THE ACCLAIMED ITALIAN MINISERIES FROM EDWIGE FENECH & SERGIO MARTINO Nearly 25 years after their legendary gialli collaborations YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM... and ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, star Edwige Fenech and director Sergio Martino reunited for this 4-part/6-hour television miniseries co-produced by Fenech through her company Immagine E Cinema. When a prominent businessman is found murdered, an ambitious newspaper reporter (Fenech) and a local police inspector (Ray Lovelock of ALMOST HUMAN) will uncover a bizarre web of small-town corruption, violence and dark secrets, with suspects that include Paolo Malco (THE NEW YORK RIPPER), Annie Girardot (SHOCK TREATMENT), Gabriele Ferzetti (THE PSYCHIC), Jacques Perrin (Z) and Alida Valli (SUSPIRIA). PRIVATE CRIMES has been scanned in 2K from the original RAI-TV 16mm elements with Special Features created exclusively for this presentation.

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New on Blu-ray: GIALLO ESSENTIALS COLLECTION Volume 2

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Product Description: What Have They Done to Your Daughters? - Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.

Torso - A string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.

Strip Nude for Your Killer - When a fashion model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor. The next victims are connected to the modeling agency where she worked, Albatross, run by a hard edged and jealous bi-sexual, Gisella, married to a Farouk-like dissolute. One suspect is Carlo, a playboy photographer who has a hot temper and refuses to share information with the police. He becomes the lover of Magda, another photographer at the agency, who's probably in danger. The murderer wears a black motorcycle outfit and helmet. Will anyone discover the murderer's identity before the entire agency dies?

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New on Blu-ray: THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS WARDH (1971)

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Product Description: A year before they stunned the genre with ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, director Sergio Martino, co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi, and stars Edwige Fenech and George Hilton made their collaborative giallo debut with this "incredible piece of cinema" (Flickering Myth) that is "every bit as thrilling as Argento's best" (Goomba Stomp).

Fenech, "at her most luminous" (Digitally Obsessed), stars as an unfaithful diplomat's wife who finds herself hunted by a razor-wielding sex maniac while simultaneously haunted by her own depraved desires. Alberto de Mendoza (HORROR EXPRESS), Cristina Airoldi (TORSO) and Ivan Rassimov (EATEN ALIVE!) co-star in the "daring shocker that set the pace for years to come" (Mondo Digital) - also known as BLADE OF THE RIPPER and NEXT! Newly scanned in 4k from the inter-negative and loaded with new and archival Special Features.

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