Severin Films has been killing the blu-ray box set game as far as I am concerned. Not only are they releasing these lavishly produced highly curated collections of obscure films, but they are also putting in the work to really give comprehensive and academic context on the importance of these films. This started for me with the precursor to this set All The Haunts Be Ours, which came with a four hour documentary on folk horror. So not only did you have 19 films, but you had a 4 hour seminar by Kier-La Janisse the curator of the set and some of the most knowledgeable in the space.
They then released the Black Emanuelle set that contained 23 films and really recontextualized this series and invested me in these weird films, in a way I hadn’t been before. Next up was the Bruceploitation set that contained not only 14 films, including some deep-cut rarities, but another completely encompassing doc on the sub-genre to prep those before digging in.
Now Severin and Kier-La Janisse are returning to folk horror, with All The Haunts Be Ours: Vol. 2 – 24 more films, from 18 countries along with some original films produced just for this set and a 252 page hardback book as well. Severin was kind enough to send a copy over and since these sets aren’t cheap, I recorded an unboxing to show you just what’s included in the physical packaging. Check out a full rundown of the special features below the video.
DISC 1:
TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST (SEAN HOGAN, UK/USA, 2023)
PSYCHOMANIA (DON SHARP, UK, 1973)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST
- Audio Commentary With Director Sean Hogan And Co-Producers Paul Goodwin And Nicholas Harwood
- On The Lych Way – Corpse Road Chronicler Dr. Stuart Dunn Discusses The Pathways Of The Dead
- Trailer
Short Films
- WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA
- Audio Commentary For WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA With Director Sean Hogan And Co-Producers Paul Goodwin And Nicholas Harwood
- EPK For WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA
- OUR SELVES UNKNOWN
FEATURE SPECS FOR TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST
- Runtime: 45 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.9:1
- Audio: English Stereo
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR PSYCHOMANIA
- Introduction By Film Historian Chris Alexander
- Audio Commentary With Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, Founding Editor Of Hellebore Magazine
- Stone Warnings – Dr. Diane A. Rodgers On Stone Circles And Standing Stones In Film And Television
- Return Of The Living Dead – Interviews With Actors Nicky Henson, Mary Larkin, Denis Gilmore, Roy Holder And Rocky Taylor
- The Sound Of PSYCHOMANIA – Interview With Soundtrack Composer John Cameron
- Riding Free – Interview With “Riding Free” Singer Harvey Andrews
- Theatrical Trailer
FEATURE SPECS FOR PSYCHOMANIA
- Runtime: 91 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 2:
THE ENCHANTED (CARTER LORD, USA, 1984)
WHO FEARS THE DEVIL (JOHN NEWLAND, USA, 1972)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE ENCHANTED
- Audio Commentary With Director Carter Lord And Camera Assistant Richard Grange, Moderated By Filmmaker/Author Kier-La Janisse
- Audio Commentary With Chesya Burke, Author Of Let’s Play White, And Sheree Renée Thomas, Author Of Nine Bar Blues
- A Magical Place – Interview With Composer Phil Sawyer
- Hole In The Wall – Character Notes By Screenwriter Charné Porter
- Trailer
Short Film
- SWIMMER
FEATURE SPECS FOR THE ENCHANTED
- Runtime: 90 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR WHO FEARS THE DEVIL
- THE LEGEND OF HILLBILLY JOHN Alternate Opening Introduced By Actor Severn Darden
- Audio Commentary With Television Historian Amanda Reyes
- Crumble Will The Feet Of Clay – Interview With Producer Barney Rosenzweig
- Silver Strings – Interview With Actor/Musician Hedges Capers
- Manly Of The Mountains – Author David Drake Remembers Manly Wade Wellman
- Occult Appalachia – Occult Historian Mitch Horowitz On The Arcane Texts Of Wellman’s John The Balladeer Stories
- Theatrical Trailer
FEATURE SPECS FOR WHO FEARS THE DEVIL
- Runtime: 98 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 3:
THE WHITE REINDEER (ERIK BLOMBERG, FINLAND, 1952)
EDGE OF THE KNIFE (GWAAI EDENSHAW & HELEN HAIG-BROWN, CANADA, 2018)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE WHITE REINDEER
- The Projection Booth Episode On THE WHITE REINDEER Hosted By Mike White And Featuring Kat Ellinger, Author of Daughters Of Darkness, And Talk Without Rhythm‘s El Goro
Short Films
- A WITCH DRUM
- THE NIGHTSIDE OF THE SKY
- WITH THE REINDEER
FEATURE SPECS FOR THE WHITE REINDEER
- Runtime: 68 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: Finnish Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR EDGE OF THE KNIFE
- Audio Commentary With Directors Gwaai Edenshaw And Helen Haig-Brown
- RETAKE – Making The World’s First Haida-Language Feature Film
Short Films
- HAIDA CARVER
- NALUJUK NIGHT
FEATURE SPECS FOR EDGE OF THE KNIFE
- Runtime: 101 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: Haida 5.1, Haida Stereo
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 4:
BORN OF FIRE (JAMIL DEHLAVI, UK, 1987)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR BORN OF FIRE
- Igniting The Fire – Interview With Director Jamil Dehlavi
- The Silent One Speaks – Archival Interview With Actor Nabil Shaban
- Between The Sacred And The Profane – Archival Lecture On The Cinematic World Of Jamil Dehlavi By Dr. Ali Nobil Ahmad
- The Djinn Revisited – Director Dalia Al Kury Examines The Role Of The Djinn In Contemporary Arab Culture
- BORN OF FIRE And The Roots Of Pakistani Horror – Interview With Scholar Syeda Momina Masood
- Trailer
Short Films
- TOWERS OF SILENCE
- QÂF
FEATURE SPECS FOR BORN OF FIRE
- Runtime: 84 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 5:
IO ISLAND (KIM KI-YOUNG, SOUTH KOREA, 1977)
SCALES (SHAHAD AMEEN, SAUDI ARABIA, 2019)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR IO ISLAND
- Audio Commentary With Archivist And Korean Film Historian Ariel Schudson
- Shaman’s Eyes – Dr. Hyunseon Lee On Shamanism In Korean Visual Culture
Short Film
- THE PRESENT
FEATURE SPECS FOR IO ISLAND
- Runtime: 112 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Audio: Korean Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR SCALES
- Telling Our Stories – A Conversation With Director Shahad Ameen And Producer Rula Nasser, Moderated By Filmmaker/Author Kier-La Janisse
- Trailer
Short Film
- KINDIL
FEATURE SPECS FOR SCALES
- Runtime: 76 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: Arabic 5.1 Surround
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 6:
BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT (YOSHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, JAPAN, 1968)
NANG NAK (NONZEE NIMIBUTR, THAILAND, 1999)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT
- Audio Commentary With Jasper Sharp, Author Of Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History Of Japanese Sex Cinema
- Scratched – A History Of The Japanese Ghost Cat
- The Vampire Cat – The Classic Folk Tale Read By Tomoko Komura With Original Music By Timothy Fife
- Trailer
Short Film
- MAN-EATER MOUNTAIN
FEATURE SPECS FOR BAKENEKO: A VENGEFUL SPIRIT
- Runtime: 87 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Audio: Japanese Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR NANG NAK
- Audio Commentary With Mattie Do, Director Of THE LONG WALK, And Asian Gothic Scholar Katarzyna Ancuta
- Love And Impermanence: NANG NAK And The Rebirth Of Thai Cinema – Interview With Director Nonzee Nimibutr
- Trailer
FEATURE SPECS FOR NANG NAK
- Runtime: 101 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: Thai 5.1, Thai Stereo
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A
DISC 7:
SUNDELBOLONG (SISWORO GAUTAMA PUTRA, INDONESIA, 1981)
SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC BLU-RAY (DAVID GREGORY, USA, 2024)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR SUNDELBOLONG
- Hantu Retribution – Female Ghosts Of The Malay Archipelago
Short Film
- WHITE SONG
FEATURE SPECS FOR SUNDELBOLONG
- Runtime: 106 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Audio: Indonesian Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC
- A Conversation With Director/Co-Producer David Gregory And Co-Producer Ekky Imanjaya
- Trailer
FEATURE SPECS FOR SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC
- Runtime: 88 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: Indonesian Stereo
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 8:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (JURAJ HERZ, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1978)
THE NINTH HEART (JURAJ HERZ, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1979)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Michael Brooke
- Archival Interviews With Director Juraj Herz And Actors Vlastimil Harapes And Zdena Studenková
Short Film
- FRANTIŠEK HRUBÍN
FEATURE SPECS FOR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
- Runtime: 91 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
- Audio: Czech Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE NINTH HEART
- Audio Commentary With Kat Ellinger, Author Of Daughters Of Darkness
- The Uncanny Valley Of The Dolls – The History And Liminality Of Dolls, Puppets And Mannequins
- The Curious Case Of Juraj Herz And The Švankmajers – Video Essay By Czech Film Programmer Cerise Howard
FEATURE SPECS FOR THE NINTH HEART
- Runtime: 92 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: Czech Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 9:
DEMON (MARCIN WRONA, POLAND, 2015)
NOVEMBER (RAINER SARNET, ESTONIA/POLAND/NETHERLANDS, 2017)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR DEMON
- Introduction By Slavic Horror Scholar Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Daniel Bird And Film Critic/Actress Manuela Lazić
- In The Shadow Of The Dybbuk – Video Essay By Peter Bebergal, Author Of Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story Of The Technological Quest For The Supernatural, And Filmmaker Stephen Broomer
- Trailer
Short Film
- DIBBUK
FEATURE SPECS FOR DEMON
- Runtime: 94 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Audio: Polish 5.1 Surround, Polish Stereo
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR NOVEMBER
- The Supernatural Lore Of NOVEMBER – Archival Video Essay With Film Critic John DeFore
- Kratt Test Footage
- Theatrical Trailer
Short Films
- BOUNDARY
- JOURNEY THROUGH SETOMAA
- MIDVINTERBLOT
FEATURE SPECS FOR NOVEMBER
- Runtime: 115 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: Estonian, German And Italian 5.1 Surround
Estonian, German And Italian Stereo
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 10:
LITAN (JEAN-PIERRE MOCKY, FRANCE, 1982)
BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING (CHRISTIANE CEGAVSKE, USA, 2006)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR LITAN
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Frank Lafond
- Un Tournage LITAN – Archival Making-Of Made For Antenne 2
- Jean-Pierre Mocky, Un Drôle D’Oiseau – 1982 Episode Of Temps X
FEATURE SPECS FOR LITAN
- Runtime: 88 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Audio: French Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING
- Introduction By Director Christiane Cegavske
- 2021 Indie Scream Online Film Festival Q&A With Christiane Cegavske
- Production Stills And Concept Illustrations
- Trailer
- Trailer For SEED IN THE SAND, Cegavske’s Work-In-Progress
FEATURE SPECS FOR BLOOD TEA AND RED STRING
- Runtime: 70 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: English Stereo
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 11:
NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF (LEONARDO FAVIO, ARGENTINA, 1975)
AKELARRE (PEDRO OLEA, SPAIN, 1984)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF
- Audio Commentary With Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Director Of HERE COMES THE DEVIL, And Nicanor Loreti, Director Of PUNTO ROJO
Short Film
- LOVE FROM MOTHER ONLY
- Audio Commentary For LOVE FROM MOTHER ONLY With Director Dennison Ramalho
FEATURE SPECS FOR NAZARENO CRUZ AND THE WOLF
- Runtime: 88 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: Spanish Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR AKELARRE
- The Realistic Inquisition – Interview With Director Pedro Olea
- Empowered Woman – Interview With Actress Silvia Munt
- Playing The Villain – Interview With Actor Iñaki Miramón
- Invoking The Akelarre – Dr. Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, Author Of Spanish Horror Film, On The Basque Witch Trials
FEATURE SPECS FOR AKELARRE
- Runtime: 97 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Audio: Spanish Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 12:
FROM THE OLD EARTH (WIL AARON, WALES, 1981)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR FROM THE OLD EARTH BLU-RAY
- Introduction To FROM THE OLD EARTH By Musician Gruff Rhys
- Getting A Head In North Wales – Interview With Director Wil Aaron
- FROM THE OLD EARTH By The Book – Welsh Folklore And O’R DDAEAR HEN
- A Sword In The Battle Of Language – Welsh Film Scholar Dr. Kate Woodward On The Welsh Film Board
Short Films
- Introduction To BLOOD ON THE STARS By Gruff Rhys
- BLOOD ON THE STARS
- Reunion Hotel – BLOOD ON THE STARS Cast Reunion From Gwesty Aduniad
- THE WYRM OF BWLCH PEN BARRAS
FEATURE SPECS FOR FROM THE OLD EARTH BLU-RAY
- Runtime: 46 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: Welsh Mono
- Subtitles: English
- Region: A/B/C
DISC 13:
THE CITY OF THE DEAD (JOHN LLEWELLYN MOXEY, UK, 1960)
THE RITES OF MAY (MIKE DE LEON, PHILIPPINES, 1976)
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE CITY OF THE DEAD
- Introduction By Kay Lynch, Director Of The Salem Horror Fest
- Audio Commentary With Film Historians Kim Newman And Barry Forshaw
- Archival Audio Commentary With Film Historian Jonathan Rigby
- Archival Audio Commentary With Actor Christopher Lee
- Archival Audio Commentary With Director John Llewellyn Moxey
- Sir Christopher Lee Remembers THE CITY OF THE DEAD
- Archival Interview With John Llewellyn Moxey
- Archival Interview With Actress Venetia Stevenson
- Burn Witch, Burn! A Tribute To John Llewellyn Moxey – Video Essay By TV Historian Amanda Reyes And Filmmaker Chris O’Neill
- Trailer
FEATURE SPECS FOR THE CITY OF THE DEAD
- Runtime: 78 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Region: A/B/C
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE RITES OF MAY
- Audio Commentary With Filipino Film Historian Andrew Leavold
- ITIM: AN EXPLORATION IN CINEMA – Archival Documentary
- Portrayal Of Guilt – Filipino Film Scholar Anne Frances N. Sangil On The Darkness Of THE RITES OF MAY
FEATURE SPECS FOR THE RITES OF MAY
Region: A/B/C
Runtime: 107 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Tagalog Mono
Subtitles: English
