Folies Meurtrières and the Films of Antoine Pellissier

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

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A window to the spectral world, the work of Antoine Pellissier—a physician by day and horror maestro by night—is the underground answer to Jean Rollin. FOLIES MEURTRIERES AND THE FILMS OF ANTOINE PELLISSIER is a 2-disc set that presents Pellissier's complete filmography for the first time on home video. From dreamlike slasher FOLIES MEURTRIERES to gore-soaked epic MALEFICIA, these handcrafted art-horrors from France are heavenly discoveries for discerning horrorheads. This set also includes the long-lost, uncut version of LES PROIES DU MAL (Pellissier's first feature) and DR. GORE, a feature-length documentary from Pauline Pallier.

directed by: Antoine Pellissier
starring: Magali Bernard, Elisabeth Carou, Carole Chapus, Mireille Duruisseaud
1977-2021 / 592 min (combined) / 1.33:1 / French DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• 2-Disc Region Free Blu-ray
• English subtitles

Disc 1: FOLIES MEURTRIERES & Early Films

• Restored from original Super 8 film elements
• In French with optional English subtitles
• FOLIES MEURTRIERES (1984, 48 mins)
• ELUE DES ENFERS (1985, 35 mins)
• LES PROIES DU MAL (1982, 147 mins)
• DU SANG SUR LA NEIGE (1981, 8 mins)
• LE VAMPIRE CONTRE ATTAQUE (1980, 16 mins)
• AU COMBLE DE L'HORREUR (1978, 16 mins)
• LE REFUGE DES MANDITS (1977, 35 mins)
• Video introduction by Pellissier
• THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF: Archival featurette
• Photo gallery

Disc 2: MALEFICIA & HORRIFICIA

• Preserved from original tape masters
• In French with optional English subtitles
• MALEFICIA (1998, 102 mins)
• HORRIFICIA (2021, 110 mins)
• DR. GORE (2009, Dir. Pauline Pallier)
• MALEFICIA: Teaser trailer
• HORRIFICIA: Behind the scenes & bloopers
• BLAIR WITCH KAUFMAN: Archival featurette
• Photo gallery
• 'Zine with Pellissier interview by Bleeding Skull's Joseph A. Ziemba