Name: Spirits of the Dead
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1968-01-01
Duration: 121 min

Edgar Allan Poe’s ultimate orgy!

Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires, 1968) centers on three separate stories inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, each following an individual whose obsessions, desires, or moral failings lead toward increasingly disturbing consequences. As the tales unfold through the distinct visions of Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, and Federico Fellini, psychological unease, supernatural elements, and dark irony deepen the escalating sense of inevitability. This French-Italian anthology horror film blends gothic horror, psychological drama, and surreal fantasy as it explores obsession, identity, guilt, and mortality through three stylistically distinct adaptations.

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Comparison of Spirits of the Dead Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Arrow BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2010	Home Vision DVD-1/US/OOP 2001	Image DVD-0/US/OOP 1998
Voiceover by Actor Vincent Price on Opening and Closing Title Sequences (0:56)
Theatrical Trailer (3:40)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 36-page booklet with writing by Tim Lucas (“‘Histoires Extraordinaires’ (‘Spirits of the Dead’) Revisited”) and Peter Bondanella (“Literature and Cinema”). It is also available with a slipcase containing a 60-page booklet with Edgar Allan Poe’s original short stories “Metzengerstein”, “William Wilson” and “Never Bet the Devil Your Head” (“Toby Dammit”); along with the essays by Tim Lucas and Peter Bondanella.
Home Vision’s DVD contains no extras.
Image’s DVD contains no extras.

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Editions	Arrow BD 2010 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 31.96 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:2:01:25.320 File size: 29.12 GiB Notes: English Version File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 10.99 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.86:1 Length:2:01:17.115 File size: 9.98 GiB Notes: French Version Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Notes: English Version File 2 Language: French LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Notes: English Version File 3 Language: Italian LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Notes: English Version File 4 Language: French LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 768 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Notes: French Version Subtitles English
Extras	Voiceover by Actor Vincent Price on Opening and Closing Title Sequences (0:56, 1080p) Arrow BD
Extras	Theatrical Trailer (3:40, 1080p) Arrow BD