Acquiring the late Lord Selford's fortune proves to be a deadly and nerve-shredding task in Chamber of Horrors, aka The Door with Seven Locks, a 1940 horror mystery movie coming out on Blu-ray and DVD from Kino Lorber.

A release date and special features for the Chamber of Horrors Blu-ray / DVD have not been revealed yet, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, we have the official announcement from Kino Lorber, as well as the movie's synopsis and poster artwork.

From Kino Lorber: "Coming Soon to DVD and Blu-ray!

Chamber of Horrors (1940) Starring Lilli Palmer, Leslie Banks, Romilly Lunge, Gina Malo and Robert Montgomery - Screenplay by Norman Lee (The Monkey's Paw) and Gilbert Gunn (The Cosmic Monster) - Based on the Novel "The Door with Seven Locks" by Edgar Wallace - Directed by Norman Lee."

Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): "When the wealthy Lord Selford dies, he is entombed with a valuable collection of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and release the treasure, but a series of mysterious events cause them to be scattered. The Canadian heiress to the Selford fortune attempts to unravel the circumstances, but she and her fellow investigators find themselves caught in a terrifying web of deceit, torture and murder."

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  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author : Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.