Horror icon Boris Karloff made six films with Hollywood studio
Columbia, and courtesy of Eureka Entertainment's upcoming boxset 'Karloff at
Columbia', all six are set to make their global blu-ray debuts.
In The Black Room, Karloff takes on a dual role as twin brothers in 19th century Europe.
One of the twins inherits the family castle and suddenly the local women
start disappearing…
The Man They Could Not Hang, The Man With Nine Lives, Before I Hang and The Devil Commands form
the “Mad Doctor” cycle, a thematically linked series of films where
Karloff always plays a doctor whose obsessions inevitably lead them to
murder!
And finally, The Boogie Man Will Get You is a delightful
parody of the “Mad Doctor” films, starring both Karloff and
Peter Lorre.
Bonus features include new audio commentaries on
The Black Room, Before I Hang and
The Boogie Man Will Get You with Kevin Lyons and Jonathan
Rigby; new audio commentaries on
The Man They Could Not Hang, The Man With Nine Lives and
The Devil Commands with author Stephen Jones and
author/critic Kim Newman.
The set comes with a limited edition slipcase and collector's
booklet featuring writing on all six films by Karloff expert Stephen
Jacobs (author of 'Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'), film critic and
author Jon Towlson, and film scholar Craig Ian Mann.
'Karloff at Columbia' is released on UK blu-ray April 19th.
Check out Eureka's trailer and artwork below.
