WILLIAM CASTLE DVD Box Set coming soon!!!

From our good friends at Horror Yearbook comes this exciting news:

Sony is releasing the William Castle Film Collection on October 20th. Castle is famous for releasing horror films with gimmicks like buzzers on seats, special glasses that let you see the ghost in 13 Ghosts, and so on…

The set includes; The Tingler (1959), 13 Ghosts (1960), Homicidal (1961), Mr. Sardonicus (1961), Strait-Jacket (1964) and for the first time on DVD Zotz! (1962), The Old Dark House (1963), and 13 Frightened Girls (1963).


DVD Special Features:

Commentaries with Producer/Director Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry Castle.

Disc 1 featuring 13 Frightened Girls/13 Ghosts includes:

Featurette: “The Magic of Illusion-O.”
Original Theatrical Trailers.
Original “British” trailer introduction for 13 Frightened Girls.
Original “Candy Web” trailer for 13 Frightened Girls.
Original “Candy Web” theatrical opening message from William Castle for 13 Frightened Girls.
Original “Candy Web” theatrical closing message from William Castle for 13 Frightened Girls.
Alternate opening (British) for 13 Frightened Girls.
Alternate opening (Swedish) for 13 Frightened Girls.
Alternate opening (French) for 13 Frightened Girls.
Alternate opening (German) for 13 Frightened Girls.

Disc 2 featuring Homicidal/Strait-Jacket includes:

Featurette: “Psychette: William Castle and Homicidal.”
Featurette: “Homicidal Youngstown, Ohio Premiere.”
Featurette: “Battleaxe: The Making of Strait-Jacket.”
Vintage Featurette: “How to Plan a Movie Murder.”
Original Theatrical Trailers.
Joan Crawford Wardrobe Tests.
Joan Crawford Axe Test.
Strait-Jacket TV Spots.

Disc 3 featuring Old Dark House/Sardonicus includes:

Featurette: “Taking the Punishment Poll.”
Featurette: “Ghost Story: Pilot (The New House).”
Original Theatrical Trailer.

Disc 4 featuring The Tingler/Zotz! includes:
Featurette: “Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and The Tingler.”
Featurette: “Ghost Story: Graveyard Shift.”
Alternate Drive-In Sequence for The Tingler.
Original “Scream” Sequence for The Tingler.
Original Theatrical Trailers.

Disc 5 features the documentary: Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story.