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The Tingler - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment1999 DVD(USA) 13 Ghosts - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment2001 DVD(USA) Homicidal - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment2002 DVD(USA) Mr. Sardonicus - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment2002 DVD(USA) The William Castle Film Collection - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment2009 DVD(USA) Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story - Automat Pcitures2011 DVD(USA) Mr. Sardonicus / The Brotherhood of Satan - Mill Creek2013 Blu-ray(USA) William Castle Horror Collection - Mill Creek2015 DVD(USA) William Castle Double Feature: Homicidal / Mr. Sardonicus - Mill Creek2016 Blu-ray(USA) William Castle Double Feature: 13 Ghosts / 13 Frightened Girls - Mill Creek2016 Blu-ray(USA) Strait-Jacket - Scream Factory2018 Blu-ray(USA) The Tingler - Scream Factory2018 Blu-ray(USA) Psycho Biddy Double Feature: Strait-Jacket / Berserk! - Mill Creek2018 Blu-ray(USA) 13 Ghosts - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) Homicidal - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) Mr. Sardonicus - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) The Tingler - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) 13 Frightened Girls - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) Strait-Jacket - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) The Old Dark House - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) Zotz! - Indicator2018 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) Hammer Films: The Ultimate Collection - Mill Creek2020 Blu-ray(USA) 13 Ghosts - Indicator2021 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) Homicidal - Indicator2021 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) Mr. Sardonicus - Indicator2021 Blu-ray(United Kingdom) The Tingler - Indicator2021 Blu-ray(United Kingdom)

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  • Release Date: October 20 2009

  • Country of Release: USA

  • MSRP: $80.95

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The Old Dark House

US Theatrical Version

Year: 1963

Time: 87


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The Tingler

Year: 1959

Time: 82


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13 Ghosts

"Illusion-O" version

Year: 1960

Time: 85


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Homicidal

Year: 1961

Time: 88


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Mr. Sardonicus

Year: 1961

Time: 89


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Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story

Year: 2007

Time: 82

Aspect Ratio

1.78:1 (Anamorphic)


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13 Frightened Girls

Year: 1963

Time: 88


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Strait-Jacket

Year: 1964

Time: 93


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Zotz!

Year: 1962

Time: 87


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The Old Dark House | The Tingler | 13 Ghosts | Homicidal | Mr. Sardonicus | Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story | 13 Frightened Girls | Strait-Jacket | Zotz!

Directed by: Jeffrey Schwarz, William Castle

Featuring: Charles Herbert, Glenn Corbett, Joan Crawford, Murray Hamilton, Ronald Lewis, Forrest J. Ackerman, Tom Poston, Vincent Price, Joyce Taylor, Audrey Dalton, John Badham, Patricia Breslin, Jo Morrow, Judith Evelyn, Robert Morley, Julia Meade, Diane Baker, Jim Backus, Guy Rolfe, Leif Erickson, Janette Scott, Martin Milner, Hugh Marlowe, Fred Clark, George Kennedy, Budd Boetticher, Rosemary De Camp, Joyce Grenfell, Patricia Cutts, Bob Burns, Donald Woods, Terry Castle, Margaret Hamilton, Philip Coolidge, John Van Dreelen, William Castle, Daryl Hickman, Roger Corman, Pamela Lincoln, 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.

  • Year: 1959-2007

  • Time: 781total min.

Technical Specifications

Format: DVD

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1(Anamorphic) ,1.85:1(Anamorphic)

Audio: English 2.0 Dolby Digital Mono ,English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround

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Region: 1

Discs: 5 Discs|DVD-9

Supplements

  • 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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