Something Weird have got a couple of serious cool releases in the works, as they take their weird pieces of cinematic genius to the high definition arena. On September 27th, Something Weird will be releasing Frank Henenlotter’s very own Basket Case, and Herschell Gordon Lewis’s Blood Trilogy (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, and Color Me Blood Red) on Blu-Ray. Whoever would have thought H.G. Lewis would make it to Blu-Ray?
The Blood Trilogy will feature: Audio commentaries by Herschell Gordon Lewis and David Friedman, Outtakes, “Carving Magic” with William Kerwin and Harvey Korman, theatrical trailers, galleries of exploitation art. Basket Case is a version restored directly from the original 16mm negatives, and will be presented in it’s original 1.33:1, as filmed. This will be the first time the film as been released in this form. The disc will also be loaded with extras: New video introduction by Henenlotter; Audio commentary by Henenlotter, producer Edgar Ievins and actress Beverly Bonner; rare outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage; 2001 In Search Of The Hotel Broslin video short; gallery of Basket Case exploitation art and behind-the-scenes photos; two theatrical trailers, plus TV spot; two rare Basket Case radio spots.
Both discs are surprising cheap. So are must have releases.
Also released by Something Weird on the 27th of September is the documentary on all things H.G. Lewis titled, the Godfather of Gore. This release is a DVD and will feature: Over an hour of deleted scene, rare Lewis short Hot Night At The Go-Go Lounge, H.G. Lewis trailer reel, and gallery of H.G. Lewis exploitation art.
