This summer, Vincent Price fans who live stateside are in for a treat, because Twilight Time will release 1973's Theatre of Blood on Blu-ray for the first time in the US.
According to Blu-ray.com, Twilight Time has slated their Theatre of Blood Blu-ray for an August 16th release. Special features and cover art have yet to be revealed, but based on Twilight Time's previous releases, there will likely only be 3,000 Blu-ray copies released and they are apt to sell out quickly, so be sure to keep an eye on the Screen Archives Entertainment website for pre-order availability.
Theatre of Blood held a special place in Price's heart for giving him a chance to perform monologues from some of Shakespeare's most epic works. Its arrival on Blu-ray in the US has been eagerly awaited by Price's fans for quite some time, making August 16th one of the biggest days to circle on the calendar.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers posted on further announcements regarding this release. For those who are unfamiliar with Theatre of Blood, we have the film's official synopsis and trailer:
Synopsis: "Vincent Price is a crazed Shakespearean actor who adds murder to his repertoire when he takes gruesome revenge on the critics who slighted him."
Directed by Douglas Hickox from a screenplay by Anthony Greville-Bell, Theatre of Blood stars Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, and Robert Coote.
In case you missed it, check out Scott Drebit's insightful Drive-In Dust Offs piece on Theatre of Blood:
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