Severin Films resurrects THE AMICUS COLLECTION (Review)

Amicus, "the studio that dripped blood", showcases three of its masterworks in this boxed set from Severin Films.  In ASYLUM, a young doctor must audition for his new job by determining which of five patients is actually his predecessor who went insane by listening to their stories, prompting five tales of terror adapted by Robert Bloch from his own short stories.  In AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS, the new virginal bride of Fengriffen becomes the victim of a family curse involving an eyeless phantom and a crawling severed hand.  In THE BEAST MUST DIE, a millionaire gathers a group of guests at his remote estate to hunt down the werewolf among them.  Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Stephanie Beacham, Ian Ogilvy, Charlotte Rampling, James Villiers, Britt Ekland, Calvin Lockhart, Madeleine Clark, Charles Gray, Anton Diffring, and Michael Gambon are among the stars.


REVIEW LINK: Severin Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

THE AMICUS COLLECTION Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE: Asylum (1972)
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Roy Ward Baker and camera operator Neil Binney
• "Two's A Company" 1972 television set visit
• "Inside the Fear Factory" interview with directors Roy Ward Baker, Freddie Francis, and producer Max J. Rosenberg
• David J. Schow Remembers Robert Bloch featurette
• Fiona Subostsky Remembers Milton Subotsky featurette
• Two Theatrical Trailers
• DISC TWO: And Now the Screaming Starts (1973)
•  1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Roy Ward Baker and star Stephnie Beacham
• Audio Commetnary by star Ian Ogilvy
• "The Haunting of Oakley Court" location visit by film historians Allan Bryce and David Flint
• Audio Inteview with Peter Cushing
• Denis Meikle Remembers AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS
• Theatrical Trailer
• Radio Spot
• DISC THREE: The Beast Must Die (1974)
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 widescreen
• English and Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Paul Annett
• "And Then There Were Werewolves" audio essay by Troy Howarth
• "Directing the Beast" interview with director Paul Annett
• Theatrical Trailer
• DISC FOUR: The Amicus Collection
•  Trailer Reel (64 minutes) with optional audio commentary by Kim Newman and David Flint
• Highlights from Philip Nutman's audio interviews with producer Milton J. Subotsky (3 hours)
• Audio Notes by producer Max J. Rosenberg (47 minutes)
• Easter Egg