Asylum
- Year: 1972
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Roy Ward Baker
- Length: 88 min
- IMDb rating:
Come to the asylum… to get killed!
Synopsis
Asylum (1972) follows a young psychiatrist who arrives at a secluded mental institution to apply for a position. As part of his evaluation, he interviews a series of patients whose accounts reveal violent and unsettling experiences, while he attempts to identify which one is actually the missing former director. This anthology horror film develops mounting pressure and growing unease, with perception, identity, and fractured reality shaping events.
Selected disc options for Asylum
| Extras | Severin BD-ALL 4K/US 2025 | Severin BD-A/US 2018 | Second Sight BD-B/UK 2019 | Dark Sky DVD-1/US 2006 | Image DVD-0/US/OOP 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director Roy Ward Baker and Camera Operator Neil Binney, Moderated by Marcus Hern | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Inside the Fear Factory - Interviews with Producer Max Rosenberg and Directors Freddie Francis and Roy Ward Baker | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Two’s a Company - Archival On-Set BBC Report | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Dr. Martin’s Challenge - Interview with Actor Robert Powell | has extra | ||||
| David J. Schow on Robert Bloch | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Fiona Subotsky Remembers Milton Subotsky | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Actor Herbert Lom | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Actor Peter Cushing | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Actress Britt Ekland | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Director Roy Ward Baker | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Producers Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky | has extra | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer 1 | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Theatrical Trailer 2 | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| TV Spots | has extra |
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 “Limited Edition” Blu-ray contains a 40-page booklet with writing by Allan Bryce, Jon Towlson and Kat Ellinger; and a double-sided fold-out poster. Reissued as a standard edition (2020/01/06).
- 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.
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Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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Inside the Fear Factory (20:28) -
Two’s a Company (1972, 18:18) -
David J. Schow on Robert Bloch (20:55) -
Fiona Subotsky Remembers Milton Subotsky (9:38)
| Presentation |
Severin BD 2018
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|---|---|
| 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 Severin BD | |
| Two’s a Company - Archival On-Set BBC Report Severin BD | |
| Dr. Martin’s Challenge - Interview with Actor Robert Powell Severin 4K | |
| David J. Schow on Robert Bloch Severin BD | |
| Fiona Subotsky Remembers Milton Subotsky Severin BD | |
| Stills Gallery Dark Sky DVD | |
| Biography: Actor Herbert Lom Dark Sky DVD | |
| Biography: Actor Peter Cushing Dark Sky DVD | |
| Biography: Actress Britt Ekland Dark Sky DVD | |
| Biography: Director Roy Ward Baker Dark Sky DVD | |
| Biography: Producers Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky Dark Sky DVD | |
| Theatrical Trailer 1 Severin BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer 2 Severin BD | |
| TV Spots Severin 4K |
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).