Did you know that Christopher Lee and Vincent Price share the same birthday? Both legendary horror actors were born on May 27th and Kino Lorber celebrated by announcing an October release for 1969's The Oblong Box on Blu-ray & DVD. 

Produced and Directed by Gordon Hessler, the Edgar Allan Poe adaptation stars Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies and Sally Geeson. Kino did not give a specific release date, but mentioned that it will be available this October on Blu-ray & DVD and will feature a brand new HD master.

More details will be made available between now and then, so we'll be sure to keep you updated on a final release date and bonus features. In the meantime, here's a look at the original trailer:

Source: Kino Lorber
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