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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors AKA The Blood Suckers (Blu-ray) (1965)
Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards...Director: Freddie Francis
Year of Copyright: 1964
Year of Production: 1964
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canada Vinegar Syndrome releases has the uncut version of the film with the best extras.
The German 2020 release has the uncut version of the film with some differing exclusive extras. Note it corrects the faults that were on the original release.
Three errors slipped through on Pinewood Studio's initial 2015 restoration:
- In Christopher Lee's segment, his scream as he's being loaded into the ambulance is mixed very low; the correct version is loud and piercing.
- The musical sting when the god appears in the voodoo segment is missing altogether.
- The last scene of the film, as the devil walks along the platform, is truncated by around 30 seconds and the music ends abruptly, instead of a slow fade.
Many thanks to Rewind users Joseph_Brando and Brent_Reid for his help with this comparison.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Olive Films - No cuts (97:56).
- Blu-ray A America- Vinegar Syndrome - No cuts (98:17).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Vinegar Syndrome - No cuts (98:17).
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Wicked-Vision Media - Yes. Missing some sound cues and end scene footage in the Pinewood restoration of the UK theatrical version (97:42) and also contains and German theatrical version (97:26).
- Blu-ray ALL Remastered Special Edition Germany- Wicked-Vision Media - No cuts. Pinewood restoration of the UK theatrical version (98:41), also contains and German theatrical version (97:26)
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Screenbound Pictures - No cuts (98:11).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition Steelbook United Kingdom- Odeon Entertainment - Yes. Missing some sound cues and end scene footage; see above (97:40).
- Blu-ray B France- ESC Editions - Yes. Missing some sound cues and end scene footage; see above (97:35)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/10/15
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 11/05/24UPDATE LOG:
21/10/15: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
17/12/15: Addition of Germany.
23/01/16: Further notes.
25/04/17: Updated about UK replacement.
22/07/18: Added Screenbound reissue and clarified replacement issues.
12/12/18: Added France.
10/09/20: Added Germany 2020.
18/12/21: Dates.
11/05/24: Addition of the Vinegar Syndrome release(s).
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