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Eyes of Fire AKA Crying Blue Sky (Blu-ray) (1983)
When America was young and Spirits of Evil reigned in a Forest of Darkness. The Secret is sleeping in the trees. Sinister evil is waiting in the woods.Director: Avery Crounse
Year of Copyright: 1984
Year of Production: 1983
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:*The Film - Theatrical Version "Eyes of Fire" (86:09)
*The Film - Initial Cut "Crying Blue Sky" (108:30)
Audio Commentary by author and historian Colin Dickey (2021)
"The Secret is in the Trees: Stephen Thrower Interviews Director Avery Crounse" 2021 interview (27:39)
Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
Short Films (Play All - 37:11):
- "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (Sam Weiss, 1972; 13:12)
- "Transformations" (Barbara Hirschfeld, 1972; 8:34)
- "Backwoods" (Ryan Mackfall, 2018; 15:25) -
Subtitles:English HoH (theatrical cut only)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (both versions)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are 1080p24.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray): Woodland Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
DISC TWO (Blu-ray): Eyes of Fire
*The Film - Theatrical Version "Eyes of Fire" (86:09)
*The Film - Initial Cut "Crying Blue Sky" (108:30)
Audio Commentary by author and historian Colin Dickey (2021)
"The Secret is in the Trees: Stephen Thrower Interviews Director Avery Crounse" 2021 interview (27:39)
Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
Short Films (Play All - 37:11):
- "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (Sam Weiss, 1972; 13:12)
- "Transformations" (Barbara Hirschfeld, 1972; 8:34)
- "Backwoods" (Ryan Mackfall, 2018; 15:25)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray): Leptirica and Devicanska Svirka
DISC FOUR (Blu-ray): Witchhammer and Viy
DISC FIVE (Blu-ray): Lake of the Dead and Tilbury
DISC SIX (Blu-ray): The Dreaming and Kadaicha
DISC SEVEN (Blu-ray): Celia and Alison's Birthday
DISC EIGHT (Blu-ray): Wilczyca and Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach
DISC NINE (Blu-ray): Clearcut
DISC TEN (Blu-ray): Il demonio and Dark Waters
DISC ELEVEN (Blu-ray): A Field in England and Anchoress
DISC TWELVE (Blu-ray): Penda's Fen and Robin Redbreast
DISC THIRTEEN (CD)
"Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched" soundtrack by Jim Williams (62:49; 39 tracks):
- 1. "Wounds That Were So Red" (1:06)
- 2. "Hell is Deeper That the Sea" (3:00)
- 3. "The Stalk is Withered Dry" (3:20)
- 4. "A Grave Long, Wide and Deep" (1:20)
- 5. "He Shall Sing Us a Mass" (5:22)
- 6. "Mantle of Red Scarlet" (1:32)
- 7. "Order of the Coffin Opened Wide" (2:20)
- 8. "The Darkling Thrush" (1:10)
- 9. "Livelong Winter's Night" (1:40)
- 10. "The Nine Witch Knots" (1:02)
- 11. "The Mirk and the Midnight Hour" (1:06)
- 12. "High Hanged Should He Be" (0:40)
- 13. "An Ill Death May She Die" (0:46)
- 14. "Penance I Will Give Thee None" (1:14)
- 15. "If the Devil Won't Be Damned" (2:22)
- 16. "I Saw Him Laid in Clay" (3:00)
- 17. "She Wept Most Bitterly" (0:36)
- 18. "This Cursed Hand of Mine" (0:54)
- 19. "Heart's Blood ... "(3:00)
- 20. "A Fire of Coals to Burn Her" (3:00)
- 21. "… On the Ground" (3:00)
- 22. "She the Fiend Did Name" (1:10)
- 23. "Gone in the Devil's Name" (1:36)
- 24. "The Stair it Was Full Fifteen Steps" (0:50)
- 25. "A Great and Gruesome Beast" (1:51)
- 26. "Lambkin" (1:06)
- 27. "By Oak and Ash and Bitter Thorn" (0:54)
- 28. "She Saw the Flames Ascending High" (2:07)
- 29. "Your Eyes They Look So Dim" (2:02)
- 30. "Eyes as Black as Sloe" (1:14)
- 31. "The Hour of Gloaming Gray" (1:06)
- 32. "Many a Widow Poor" (0:36)
- 33. "Drinking of the Blood-Red Wine" (0:40)
- 34. "The New Moon Clear" (0:52)
- 35. "Pay for Fouling the Well" (0:26)
- 36. "Witch of the Vilest Kind" (1:11)
- 37. "I Have Come for to See You Hang" (0:54)
- 38. "Vanished in a Cloud of Mist" (0:52)
- 39. "There is a Place Prepared in Hell" (1:52)
DISC FOURTEEN (CD)
"The White People: Part 1" by Arthur Machen, read by Linda Hayden (43:12; 2 tracks):
- Track 1 (19:30)
- Track 2 (23:42)
DISC FIFTEEN (CD)
"The White People: Part 2" by Arthur Machen, read by Linda Hayden (50:14; 2 tracks):
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Subtitles:English HoH (theatrical cut only)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (both versions)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Extras are in English and in 1080p unless noted.
Theatrical cut from 4K restoration of the original negative.
Director's cut restored in 2K from Director’s personal 35mm answer print.
Comes in a special case with a 126-page illustrated book curated by Janisse and designed by Luke Insect featuring all-new writings by renowned film scholars, authors and historians. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The discs for the film are identical, however the boxed set does offer a wealth of additional material for folk horror fans.
This film exists in two versions:
(1.) The theatrical release which director Crounse considers his director's cut (86 minutes).
(2.) The answer print of the initial cut titled "Crying Blue Sky" (108 minutes). -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Severin Films - No cuts - Includes the theatrical cut (86:09) and the initial cut (108:30)
- Blu-ray ALL All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror America- Severin Films - No cuts - Includes the theatrical cut (86:09) and the initial cut (108:30)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 17/12/21
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 30/01/22UPDATE LOG:
17/12/21: Initial entry.
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31/01/22: Added boxed set.
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