Severin Films have announced their May release lineup and they’re bringing genre fans a trio of goodies. The headliner is Sergio Martino‘s stunning classic, The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh starring the giallo queen and frequent Martino collaborator, Edwige Fenech. Fenech plays the wife of an ambassador that discovers one of the men in her life is a killer in this colorful mystery.
Sisworo Gautama Putra‘s haunting slice of Indonesian exploitation, Satan’s Slave will also receive the Severin treatment. This film about a wealthy family tormented by the undead borrows heavily from Phantasm and recently received a remake/sequel.
Rounding out the May 26th releases is Horrors of Spider Island. This wild German film from director Fritz Böttger is about a remote island that is, well, covered in spiders. This film, also known in the US as It’s Hot in Paradise, Hot in Paradise, Girls of Spider Island, and Spider’s Web will be making its high definition debut stateside.
In typical Severin fashion, all titles will be available individually or in various bundles that include unique bonus items, one of which is a Spider Island figure. Bundles are sold exclusively at Severin-Films.com.
Special Features for The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh:
- Of Vice and Virtue – Interview with Director Sergio Martino
- Cold As Ice – Interview with Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
- Vienna Vice – Interview with Actor George Hilton and Italian Genre Historian Antonio Bruschini
- Archive Interview with Actress Edwige Fenech
- Introduction By Actor George Hilton
- Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger, Author Of ‘All The Colors Of Sergio Martino’
- Trailer
- CD Soundtrack (Limited to 3000 units, Blu-Ray edition only)
Special Features for Satan’s Slave:
- Satan’s Box Office – Interview with Producer Gope T. Samtani
- Indonesian Atmosphere – Interview with Screenwriter Imam Tantowi
- Satan’s Slave Obsession – Audio Interview with Remake Director Joko Anwar
Special Features for Horrors of Spider Island:
- Alternate US Release Version – IT’S HOT IN PARADISE
- The History of Spider Island – With Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger
- Audio Interview with Actor Alexander D’Arcy by Horror Historian David Del Valle
- Alternate Clothed Scenes
- Trailer
- Limited Edition Slip Case (Limited to 3000 units, Blu-Ray edition only)
