A group of stranded travelers seeks refuge from a storm in a remote Welsh mansion owned by the eccentric and secretive Femm family. As the night unfolds, strange behaviors, unsettling secrets, and a hidden figure upstairs create an atmosphere of escalating dread. What begins as shelter soon becomes a fight to make it through the night alive.
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Supremely ghoulish and supremely sophisticated, the film is undoubtedly the best British horror film ever made in America.
Jonathan Rigby, English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 (Signum Books, 2015)
Selected disc options for The Old Dark House
| Extras | Cohen BD-ALL/US 2017 | Eureka BD-B/UK 2018 | Kino DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Actress Gloria Stuart | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Audio Commentary by James Whale Biographer James Curtis | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Audio Commentary by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman | has extra | ||
| Daughter of Frankenstein - Interview with Sara Karloff | has extra | has extra | |
| Interview with Filmmaker Curtis Harrington | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Video Essay by Critic and Filmmaker David Cairns | has extra | ||
| Stills Gallery [Eureka] | has extra | ||
| Stills Gallery [Kino] | has extra | ||
| 2017 US Re-release Theatrical Trailer | has extra | ||
| 2018 UK Re-release Theatrical Trailer | has extra |
Notes
- Cohen’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with interview excerpts with Curtis Harrington conducted by David Del Valle.
- Eureka’s “The Masters of Cinema Series” Blu-ray includes a 44-page booklet with writing by Philip Kemp.
- Kino’s “Special Collector’s Edition” DVD includes a 4-page booklet with writing by James Curtis.
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