Venom
- Year: 1981
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Piers Haggard, Tobe Hooper
- Length: 93 min
The object of man’s most ancient fear.
Film Synopsis
Venom (1981) follows a bungled kidnapping in a London townhouse where an attempted ransom plot unravels into a siege when a deadly black mamba is inadvertently released amidst captors and hostages. As the venomous snake slithers through ventilation and rooms, fear and chaos escalate between the criminals, their prisoners, and the police staked outside. This horror-thriller blends claustrophobic terror and escalating peril in a serpentine study of miscalculation and dread.
Venom 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Blue Underground BD-ALL 4K/US 2025 | Blue Underground BD-ALL/US/OOP 2016 | Blue Underground DVD-0/US 2003 |
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| Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson | |||
| Audio Commentary by Director Piers Haggard, Moderated by Jonathan Sothcott | |||
| Fangs for the Memories - Interview with Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Bradsell | |||
| Mamba Memories - Interview with Kim Newman | |||
| Pick Your Poison - Interview with Allan Bryce | |||
| A Slithery Story - Interview with Makeup Artist Nick Dudman | |||
| Stills Gallery [Blue Underground 4K] | |||
| Stills Gallery [Blue Underground Blu-ray] | |||
| Stills Gallery [Blue Underground DVD] | |||
| Biographies | |||
| Teaser Trailer | |||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||
| TV Spots |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Blue Underground’s 4K UHD includes an 18-page booklet with writing by Michael Gingold (“Filmmaking Bites: The Twisting, Turning History of ‘Venom’”).
- Blue Underground’s “Collector’s Edition” Blu-ray includes an 20-page booklet with writing by Michael Gingold (“Filmmaking Bites: The Twisting, Turning History of ‘Venom’”). Reissued without booklet and DVD (2017/02/28).
- Blue Underground’s DVD is also available as a “Midnight Movies Killer Critters Double Feature” with Rats: Night of Terror (1984).
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Collector’s guide
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson Blue Underground 4K |
| Audio Commentary by Director Piers Haggard, Moderated by Jonathan Sothcott Blue Underground 4K | |
| Fangs for the Memories - Interview with Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Bradsell Blue Underground 4K | |
| Mamba Memories - Interview with Kim Newman Blue Underground 4K | |
| Pick Your Poison - Interview with Allan Bryce Blue Underground 4K | |
| A Slithery Story - Interview with Makeup Artist Nick Dudman Blue Underground 4K | |
| Stills Gallery [Blue Underground 4K] Blue Underground 4K | |
| Teaser Trailer Blue Underground 4K | |
| Theatrical Trailer Blue Underground 4K | |
| TV Spots Blue Underground 4K |