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Asylum

aka House of Crazies

Poster of Asylum
Play Video

Come to the asylum… to get killed!

Selected disc options for Asylum

Extras
Severin box art
Severin BD-A/US 2017
Second Sight box art
Second Sight BD-B/UK 2020
Dark Sky box art
Dark Sky DVD-1/US 2006
Image box art
Image DVD-0/US/OOP 2000
Audio Commentary by Director Roy Ward Baker and Camera Operator Neil Binney, Moderated by Marcus Hern
Inside the Fear Factory - Interviews with Producer Max Rosenberg and Directors Freddie Francis and Roy Ward Baker (20:28)
Two’s a Company - Archival On-Set BBC Report (1972, 18:18)
David J. Schow on Robert Bloch (20:55)
Fiona Subotsky Remembers Milton Subotsky (9:38)
Stills Gallery (29 Images)
Biography: Actor Herbert Lom (9 Screens)
Biography: Actor Peter Cushing (12 Screens)
Biography: Actress Britt Ekland (5 Screens)
Biography: Director Roy Ward Baker (7 Screens)
Biography: Producers Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky (7 Screens)
Theatrical Trailer 1 (1:31)
Theatrical Trailer 2 (1:26)

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Notes

  • Severin’s Blu-ray is also available in “The Amicus Collection” box set with And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973), The Beast Must Die (1974) and The Vault of Amicus (2017).
  • Second Sight’s Blu-ray is also available as a “Limited Edition” containing a 40-page booklet with writing by Allan Bryce, Jon Towlson and Kat Ellinger; and a poster.
  • Dark Sky’s “The Amicus Collection” DVD includes a booklet with writing by Christopher Gullo. It is also available in “The Amicus Collection” box set.
  • Image’s “The EuroShock Collection” DVD contains no extras.

Ultimate Edition

Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.

Asylum title screen
  • Screen shot for Inside the Fear Factory
    Inside the Fear Factory (20:28)
  • Screen shot for Two’s a Company
    Two’s a Company (1972, 18:18)
  • Screen shot for David J. Schow on Robert Bloch
    David J. Schow on Robert Bloch (20:55)
  • Screen shot for Fiona Subotsky Remembers Milton Subotsky
    Fiona Subotsky Remembers Milton Subotsky (9:38)
Presentation Severin BD 2017
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 35.00 Mbps
      • 1.78:1
      • 1:28:25.300
      • 23.78 GiB
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 1636 kbps
      • 16-bit
      • Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
      • 48 kHz
      • 192 kbps
      • 16-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Second Sight BD 2020
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
  • Audio
      • English LPCM 1.0
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Director Roy Ward Baker and Camera Operator Neil Binney, Moderated by Marcus Hern Severin BD
Inside the Fear Factory - Interviews with Producer Max Rosenberg and Directors Freddie Francis and Roy Ward Baker (20:28, 1080p) Severin BD
Two’s a Company - Archival On-Set BBC Report (1972, 18:18, 1080p) Severin BD
David J. Schow on Robert Bloch (20:55, 1080p) Severin BD
Fiona Subotsky Remembers Milton Subotsky (9:38, 1080p) Severin BD
Stills Gallery (29 Images) Dark Sky DVD
Biography: Actor Herbert Lom (9 Screens) Dark Sky DVD
Biography: Actor Peter Cushing (12 Screens) Dark Sky DVD
Biography: Actress Britt Ekland (5 Screens) Dark Sky DVD
Biography: Director Roy Ward Baker (7 Screens) Dark Sky DVD
Biography: Producers Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky (7 Screens) Dark Sky DVD
Theatrical Trailer 1 (1:31, 1080p) Severin BD
Theatrical Trailer 2 (1:26, 1080p) Severin BD

Notes

  • Fiona Subotsky is also interviewed about Milton Subotsky on Indicator’s Blu-ray of Torture Garden (1967).
  • Robert Bloch is also profiled by Ramsey Campbell on Indicator’s Blu-ray of Torture Garden (1967).

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