The Criterion Collection is rewarding classic horror and noir fans this October with the release of the Val Lewton-produced double feature I Walked With A Zombie and The Seventh Victim in 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and even DVD.
Director Jacques Tourneur’s Caribbean zombie-inspired take on Jane Eyre (I Walked With A Zombie) and Mark Robson’s (The Seventh Victim) tale of mystery and demonic conspiracy in New York City both get the special treatment they deserve in this set, with plenty of the extras that Criterion is famous for.
The 4K UHD edition of the set contains one 4K UHD disc of the films and one Blu-ray with the films and special features such as audio commentary on I Walked with a Zombie featuring authors Kim Newman and Stephen Jones, audio commentary on The Seventh Victim featuring film historian Steve Haberman, an interview with film critic and historian Imogen Sara Smith, and audio essays from Adam Roche’s podcast The Secret History of Hollywood.
One of the gems in the collection is 2005’s Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy, a documentary featuring Newman, Val E. Lewton (son of producer Val Lewton), and filmmakers, writers, and fans including William Friedkin, Guillermo del Toro, George A. Romero, John Landis, Robert Wise, Neil Gaiman, Sara Karloff, and others.
The requisite trailers are naturally included, and the discs come equipped with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Essays by critics Chris Fujiwara and Lucy Sante are an added bonus in the booklet that accompanies the set.
Check out the new illustration by Katherine Lam for the double feature below, and look for the set in stores on October 8.
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