By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Severin Films unleashed the Blu-ray boxed set THE BLOOD ISLAND COLLECTION this week, and if you haven’t already grabbed it, we’ve got an exclusive clip from its most notorious film to entice you.
The excerpt is from MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, featuring the insane zoom-lens stylings of directors Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon. The limited-edition (3,500 numbered units) BLOOD ISLAND COLLECTION also includes BRIDES OF BLOOD and BEAST OF BLOOD, rounding out the BLOOD ISLAND Trilogy, along with their predecessor TERROR IS A MAN, all remastered from uncut film elements. As a bonus, a CD of the MAD DOCTOR soundtrack is part of the set, and bundles including a Blood Island treasure map, a beastly enamel pin and a “Secret Oath of Green Blood” cocktail recipe are available at the Severin webstore. MAD DOCTOR, BRIDES and TERROR are also available individually on Blu-ray and DVD. Special features are:
BRIDES OF BLOOD
- Audio commentary by Hemisphere marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman
- “Jungle Fury”: Archival interview with co-director Eddie Romero
- “Here Comes the Bride”: Interview with Hemisphere marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman
- “Beverly Hills on Blood Island”: Interview with actress Beverly Powers a.k.a. Beverly Hills
- Alternate BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND title sequence and JUNGLE FURY title card
- Teaser trailer
- Trailer
- Poster and still gallery
MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND
- Audio commentary by horror-film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger
- Audio commentary by Hemisphere marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman
- “Tombs of the Living Dead”: Interview with Pete Tombs, co-author of IMMORAL TALES
- “A Taste of Blood”: Interview with critic Mark Holcomb
- “The Mad Director of Blood Island”: Archival interview with co-director Eddie Romero
- Trailer
- Poster and still gallery
BEAST OF BLOOD
- Audio commentary by Hemisphere marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman
- “Celeste and the Beast”: Interview with actress Celeste Yarnall
- “Dr. Lorca’s Blood Devils”: Interview with actor Eddie Garcia
- Super-8 digest version
- Trailer
- Poster and still gallery
TERROR IS A MAN
- “Man Becomes Creature”: Interview with Hemisphere marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman
- “Dawn of Blood Island”: Interview with co-director Eddie Romero
- “Terror Creature”: Interview with Pete Tombs, co-author of IMMORAL TALES
- “When the Bell Rings”: Interview with critic Mark Holcomb
- Trailer
- Poster and still gallery
