Name: House of the Long Shadows
Director: Pete Walker
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1983-01-01
Duration: 102 min

Room for every nightmare… A nightmare in every room.

House of the Long Shadows (1983) depicts an American author who retreats to a secluded Welsh manor after accepting a wager to write a Gothic novel in a single day. As an unexpected family reunion, eccentric residents, and increasingly unsettling events interrupt his work, the isolated estate becomes the setting for a night of mystery, deception, and mounting suspense. This British Gothic mystery thriller blends atmospheric suspense with dark humor, exploring family secrets, greed, deception, and the enduring allure of Gothic storytelling.

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Comparison of House of the Long Shadows Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Kino BD-A/US 2023	Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2015	Fabulous BD-B/UK 2022	Koch BD-B/DE/OOP 2012	Final Cut DVD-0 PAL/UK/OOP 2012	MGM DVD-R-0/US 2011
Audio Commentary by David Del Valle and Elijah Drenner
Audio Commentary by Director Pete Walker, Moderated by Derek Pykett
“House of the Long Shadows”...Revisted (108:41)
Pete Walker’s House of Horror - Interview with Director Pete Walker (14:48)
Stills Gallery [Fabulous] (1:19)
Stills Gallery [Koch] (0:49)
Theatrical Trailer (2:27)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Kino’s 2023 Blu-ray includes trailers for The Black Sleep (1956), The Whip and the Body (1963), Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), The Astro-Zombies (1968), The Blood Beast Terror (1968), The Crimson Cult (1968), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Die Screaming Marianne (1971), Theater of Blood (1973), Billy Two Hats (1974) and House of Whipcord (1974).
Kino’s Blu-ray includes trailers for The Oblong Box (1969) and Madhouse (1974).
Fabulous’ Blu-ray includes a double-sided fold-out poster.
MGM’s DVD-R contains no extras.

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“House of the Long Shadows”...Revisted (108:41)
Pete Walker’s House of Horror (14:48)
Theatrical Trailer (2:27)

Editions	Kino BD 2023 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 38.57 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.84:1 Length:1:41:38.926 File size: 29.86 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1558 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Kino BD 2015 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 23.98 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.84:1 Length:1:41:37.930 File size: 19.57 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1566 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles None
	Fabulous BD 2022 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 19.99 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.84:1 Length:1:41:59.321 File size: 15.43 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 898 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles None
	Koch BD 2012 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono File 2 Language: German DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles German
Extras	Audio Commentary by David Del Valle and Elijah Drenner Kino BD
	Audio Commentary by Director Pete Walker, Moderated by Derek Pykett Kino BD
	“House of the Long Shadows”...Revisted (108:41, 480p) Kino BD
	Pete Walker’s House of Horror - Interview with Director Pete Walker (14:48, 1080p) Kino BD
	Stills Gallery [Fabulous] (1:19, 1080p) Fabulous BD
	Stills Gallery [Koch] (0:49) Koch BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:27, 1080p) Kino BD