SEVERIN’S SUPER-SHOCK POP-UP FESTIVAL Reveals Massive Slate of Upcoming Releases, Including A BAY OF BLOOD 4K UHD, THE HANDS OF ORLAC, and Much More!

Massive news from Severin Films coming out of the annual Super-Shock Pop Up Festival, which I'm so sad I wasn't able to attend, as it always seems like such a great opportunity to see rarely-screened films with an audience. And, of course, there are announcements on upcoming releases, and this year was packed with an eclectic mix of rarities, 4K UHD upgrades, and cult classics that will have any genre fan excited:

From the Press Release: At their annual Super-Shock Pop Up Festival, Severin Films treated a sold-out crowd of nearly 200 fans at Brain Dead Studios to an exclusive reveal of more than a dozen upcoming titles via mystery screenings, sneak preview trailers and surprise teasers. The announced future releases from “The King of Esoteric Horror Boutique Companies” (Video Watchblog) include:

• The first-ever 4K UHD restoration of horror maestro Mario Bava’s genre-defining 1971 shocker A BAY OF BLOOD (aka TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE and CARNAGE).

• SAGA EROTICA: THE EMANUELLE COLLECTION, which includes 4K UHD Premieres of EMMANUELLE, EMMANUELLE 2, GOODBYE EMMANUELLE and the  rarely seen 1969 Italian production I, EMMANUELLE.

• The new landmark box set EXORCISMO: DEFYING A DICTATOR & RAISING HELL IN POST-FRANCO SPAIN, a 19 film/10 disc collection featuring the award-winning 2024 Severin documentary EXORCISMO: THE TRANSGRESSIVE LEGACY OF CLASIFICADA “S”.

• The classic 1960 UK teensploitation crime drama BEAT GIRL (aka WILD FOR KICKS) starring Christopher Lee as a predatory Soho strip-club owner, with Oliver Reed, Gillian Hills (BLOW-UP) and a milestone soundtrack by The John Barry Seven.

• The 1982 ‘Indiana Jonesploitation’ favorite HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA from famed Italian horror/action director Antonio Margheriti.

•  The infamous 1979 martial arts jaw-dropper THE CRIPPLED MASTERS.

• The biblically questionable 1983 Italian epic ADAM & EVE (aka ADAM & EVE VS. THE CANNIBALS) starring Mark Gregory of 1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS infamy.

• The classic MTV sketch comedy series THE IDIOT BOX created by Alex Winter & Tom Stern, featuring performers that include Winter, Ricki Lake, Academy Award nominee John Hawkes and GWAR.

• 1986’s delightfully bizarre high-school drama STUDENT CONFIDENTIAL from writer/producer/director/star Richard Horian, co-starring Marlon Jackson and Eric Douglas. The title was introduced at the event by filmmaker Nic McCarthy, whose upcoming six-part podcast ‘Vanity’ explores the film and its legacy.

• The rarely-seen 1960 French production of THE HANDS OF ORLAC starring Mel Ferrer and Christopher Lee.

• The new Severin Films’ documentary THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS’ GRAND GUIGNOL from producer/director David Gregory, set to premiere September 6th at L'Etrange Festival in Paris. The project’s trailer played alongside rare Grand Guignol shorts accompanied by live music, THE JEST and CUTTER OF HEADS.

• Severin Films’ original documentary THE DEGENERATE: LIFE & FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN from co-directors Josh and Grayson Johnson, which has been selected to play at both Sitges Film Festival and Sydney Underground Film Festival during September.

For more information on Severin Film’s rich vault of “entertainment with sharp edges” and upcoming releases, visit SeverinFilms.com