Severin Films have announced full details of their 2025 Black Friday Sale, which which runs from Friday, November 28, through Tuesday, December 2.
Most notably, A Bay of Blood is making its 4K Ultra HD debut with a five-disc limited edition featuring three versions of the film, over four hours of special features, and a soundtrack CD, housed in a slipcase designed by Eric Lee.
Also known as Twitch of the Death Nerve, Blood Bath, and Carnage, the influential 1971 giallo is directed by Italian master of horror Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath) from a script he co-wrote with Giuseppe Zaccariello and Filippo Ottoni.
The English version, the original Italian version, and the Italian re-release version have all been scanned in 4K from superior vault elements.
Disc 1 – 4K UHD (A Bay of Blood: English Version):
- Audio Commentary With Tim Lucas, Author Of Mario Bava: All The Colors Of The Dark
- U.S. Trailer
Disc 2 – 4K UHD (Ecologia del delitto: Original Italian Version / Reazione a catena: Italian Re-Release Version):
- Italian Trailer
Disc 3 – Blu-ray (A Bay of Blood: English Version):
- Audio Commentary With Tim Lucas, Author Of Mario Bava: All The Colors Of The Dark
- All About My Father – Interview With Assistant Director Lamberto Bava
- It Was Just A Children’s Game – Interview With Actress Nicoletta Elmi
- Lens Of Blood – Interview With Assistant Camera Operator Gianlorenzo Battaglia
- That Will Teach Them To Be Bad – Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Books On Jess Franco And Lucio Fulci
- U.S. Trailer
Disc 4 – Blu-ray (Ecologia del delitto: Original Italian Version / Reazione a catena: Italian Re-Release Version):
- Hallmark Of Horror: Carnage, Death Nerves & Last House Part II – Video Essay By Film Writer Stephen R. Bissette
- The Art Of Crime – Archival Featurette With Lamberto Bava (Assistant Director), Dardano Sacchetti (Screenwriter), Steve Della Casa (CSC Director), Franco Vitale (Still Photographer), Roy Bava (Mario Bava’s Grandson), Alberto Pezzotta (Bava’s Biographer), And Joe Dante (Filmmaker)
- (Sittin’ On) The Blood Of The Bay – Archival Interview With Lamberto Bava
- 13 Ways To Die – Archival Interview With Dardano Sacchetti
- Bava And The Grindhouse – Joe Dante On Mario Bava
- Severin Super-Shock 2025 Intro By Lamberto Bava
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Radio Spots
- Italian Trailer
Disc 5 – CD:
- Soundtrack composed by Stelvio Cipriani
In A Bay of Blood, the murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Laura Betti, Leopoldo Trieste, Anna Maria Rosati, Brigitte Skay, Chris Avram and Isa Miranda star.
Other new titles dropping on Black Friday include:
- The Ghost (1963) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray with Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror of the 1960s documentary and Musica De Masi compilation CD
- The Devil’s Rain (1975) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray
- Vampyros Lesbos (1971) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray
- She Killed in Ecstasy (1971) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray
- Razor Blade Smile (1998) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray with Vampires Forever documentary
- The Final Programme (1973) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray
- North Sea Is Dead Sea (1976) on Blu-ray
- The Bronson Lee Za Karate Collection (1974-1975) on Blu-ray
- The Crippled Masters (1979) on Blu-ray
- Adam and Eve (1983) on Blu-ray
- Student Confidential (1986) on Blu-ray
- Retribution (1987) on 4K UHD + Blu-ray
- Lookin’ Italian (1994) on Blu-ray
- “The Idiot Box” (1991) on Blu-ray
Severin’s Black Friday Sale will also feature exclusive bundles; 50% off most Severin and Intervision titles with up to 75% off on select titles; a Saturday-only box set sale with up to 50% off select sets; and new merch including a replica of The Ghost music box and a reproduction of the original Carnage theater barf bag.
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