88 Films takes on the ABSURD Italian slasher (review)

Joe D'Amato and George Eastman take on the slasher genre an ABSURD rip-off of HALLOWEEN in which a small town is terrorized by a mad killer whose path of carnage eventually settles on a house in the countryside where a nurse, a babysitter, a bratty little boy, and a paraplegic girl have been left alone for the night.  George Eastman, Annie Belle, and Edmund Purdom star.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo (DVDCompare)

ABSURD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• English Version (94 minutes): 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti 
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues 
  
• Italian Version (88 minutes): 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• "Absurd" Export Trailer
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• English Version (94 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti 
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues 
• Italian Version (88 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• "When Luigi Met George" interview with actor/screenwriter Luigi Montefiori 
• "The Absurd Factor" interview with actor/screenwriter Luigi Montefiori 
• "The Sound of Filmirage" interview with composer Carlo Maria Cordio 
• "An Uncredited Biker" interview with filmmaker Michele Soavi 
• "How ABSURD: An Italian Slasher" visual essay by film historian Mike Foster 
• "Absurd" Export Trailer
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new art by Graham Humphreys and original Italian poster. 

88 Films website exclusive edition includes a rigid slipcase with original VHS artwork, doublesided A3 poster, and a 40-page perfectbound book featuring: - "Absurd - Joe D'amato and the Outer Limits of Bad Taste" by David Flint; - "Rosso Sangue" by Johnny Mains; - "No Saints Day - Absurd, the Italian Halloween" by Jon Dear; - "Slasher Italian Films …and No Sex Please" by Pier Maria Bocchi; - and "Absurdly Awesome" by Mia Boffey.