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The William Castle Film Collection
13 Frightened Girls | 13 Ghosts | Homicidal | Strait-Jacket | The Old Dark House | Mr. Sardonicus | The Tingler | Zotz! | Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story
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Featuring: Murray Hamilton, Charles Herbert, Glenn Corbett, Joan Crawford, Tom Poston, Ronald Lewis, Vincent Price, Forrest J. Ackerman, Joyce Taylor, Jo Morrow, Patricia Breslin, Diane Baker, Robert Morley, Audrey Dalton, Judith Evelyn, Julia Meade, John Badham, Hugh Marlowe, Martin Milner, Leif Erickson, Janette Scott, Guy Rolfe, Daryl Hickman, Jim Backus, Rosemary De Camp, George Kennedy, Joyce Grenfell, Patricia Cutts, Fred Clark, Budd Boetticher, Donald Woods, Pamela Lincoln, Bob Burns, Margaret Hamilton, Philip Coolidge, Terry Castle, John Van Dreelen, William Castle, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Stuart Gordon, John Landis, Barry Lorie, Leonard Maltin, Marcel Marceau, Marilyn Nash, Fred Olen Ray, Jacqueline Scott, John Waters
Iconic horror director WILLIAM CASTLE created a simple, but winning formula for his films: a little comedy, a lot of scares, a preposterous gimmick, and a clear sense that fright films should be fun. This even meant Castle would, like Hitchcock, appear in his trailers and even the movies themselves. Though his career spanned 35 years and included everything from westerns to crime thrillers, he'll always be remembered for his horror films from the late 50s to the mid-60s. And now Sony presents all eight of his Columbia features - three making their DVD debut, the rest newly-remastered - in one "spook-tac-ular" collection. And as a bonus, it includes the award-winning feature-length documentary, SPINE TINGLER! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY.
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13 Frightened Girls
Year: 1963
Time: 88
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
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13 Ghosts
"Illusion-O" versionYear: 1960
Time: 85
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
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Homicidal
Year: 1961
Time: 88
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Strait-Jacket
Year: 1964
Time: 93
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
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The Old Dark House
US Theatrical VersionYear: 1963
Time: 87
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
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Mr. Sardonicus
Year: 1961
Time: 89
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
The Tingler
Year: 1959
Time: 82
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
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Zotz!
Year: 1962
Time: 87
Aspect Ratios
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
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Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story
Year: 2007
Time: 82
Aspect Ratios
1.78:1
1.85:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (5 Discs)
Total: 5 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Featurette, Audio Interview, Alternate Scene, Theatrical Trailer, Audio Commentary, Archival Footage, Screen Tests, TV Spot, Television Program, Promotional Spot
- Original "British" Trailer Introduction for 13 Frightened Girls
- Alternative The Candy Web trailer
- Opening and closing 'Danger Card' messages from director William Castle
- Original Theatrical Trailer for 13 Frightened Girls
- 4 Alternate Openings for 13 Frightened Girls
- 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
- Original Theatrical Trailer for 13 Ghosts
- Psychette: William Castle and Homicidal
- "Homicidal" Youngstown, Ohio Premiere 1961
- Original Theatrical Trailer for Homicidal
- Battle-Axe: The Making of Strait-Jacket
- Joan Crawford Wardrobe Tests
- Joan Crawford Axe Test
- "How to Plan a Movie Murder" 1963 vintage featurette
- Original Theatrical Trailer for Strait-Jacket
- TV Spots for Strait-Jacket
- Original Theatrical Trailer for The Old Dark House
- Taking the Punishment Poll
- "Ghost Story" - Pilot episode of The New House
- Original Theatrical Trailer for Mr. Sardonicus
- Scream for Your Lives! William Castle and "The Tingler"
- William Castle's drive-in version of the "Scream" scene
- Original "Scream" scene
- "Graveyard Shift" - Episode of Ghost Story
- Original Theatrical Trailer for The Tingler
- Original Theatrical Trailer for Zotz!
- Audio Commentary with producer/director Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry Castle for Spine Tingler!
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13 Frightened Girls
13 Ghosts
Homicidal
Strait-Jacket
The Old Dark House
Mr. Sardonicus
The Tingler
Zotz!
Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story
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