Severin CRAWLS Into August With a Pair of Italy’s Finest Gore-Gasms
On August 27th, Severin Films is issuing an overstuffed new edition of the Dario Argento production WAX MASK (1997), directed by FX guru Sergio Stivaletti from a story by Lucio Fulci and Gaston Leroux. Limited slip case edition will also include newly remastered soundtrack. Plus! CRAWL might be opening in theaters today, but next month sees the undisputed real deal in murderous crocodilia roaring onto Blu-ray. Swim like hell, because Fabrizio De Angelis’ high tension sensation – KILLER CROCODILE (1989) will be released in a limited special edition featuring a bonus blu-ray of the flesh chomping sequel KILLER CROCODILE 2!
WAX MASK: In the mid-‘90s, Dario Argento approached a physically and professionally ailing Lucio Fulci to direct one final production, an over-the-top shocker about grisly murders at a Paris wax museum. But when Fulci passed away only weeks before filming began, Argento turned to Sergio Stivaletti – the FX genius on PHENOMENA, OPERA, DEMONS, and CEMETARY MAN – to make his feature-directing debut. Original Grand Guignol director/performer Robert Hossein (RIFFIFI) and Aldo Massasso (CONTRABAND) star in what DVD Drive-In hails as “old-timey luridness married to state-of-the-art gore” – from a screenplay co-written by Fulci with cinematography by Sergio Salvati (ZOMBIE, THE BEYOND) – now featuring a 4k scan from the original negative supervised by Stivaletti and packed with Special Features that include rare behind-the-scenes footage, all-new interviews and more.
KILLER CROCODILE: More than a decade after the Spielberg blockbuster, a dream team of shock maestros – including producer-turned-director Fabrizio De Angelis (DR. BUTCHER M.D., EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS), screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti (BAY OF BLOOD, DEMONS), gore guru Giannetto De Rossi (ZOMBIE, THE BEYOND) and Oscar®-nominated composer Riz Ortolani (MONDO CANE, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST) – created one of the most ridiculously entertaining JAWS rip-offs in ItaloSleaze history: When a humongous crocodile begins chomping on a tropical island community, a group of idealistic young environmentalists will clash with a crusty redneck hunter to destroy the monster reptile spawned by toxic waste. Richard Anthony Crenna (ROSWELL), Sherrie Rose (DEMON KNIGHT), Ennio Girolami (GREAT WHITE), and Hollywood legend Van Johnson (THE CAINE MUTINY) star in this crocsploitation classic now scanned in 2k from the original negative.
WAX MASK is available in both a Standard Edition and Limited Edition (4000 units) which includes an Exclusive Slip Case and Bonus Soundtrack CD. Bundles will also be available from the Severin webstore containing a Lenticular 5×7 Art Print, key chain and sticker.
KILLER CROCODILE is available in both a Standard Edition and Limited Edition (4000 units) which includes an Exclusive Slip Case and Bonus Disc containing KILLER CROCODILE 2.
Special Features for Killer Crocodile:
- Half A Croc – Interview with Makeup FX Artist Giannetto De Rossi
- Italian Crocodiles – Interview with Actor Pietro Genuardi
- An Italian in Santo Domingo – Interview with Cinematographer Federico Del Zoppo
Special Features for Killer Crocodile 2 (Available only in the Limited Edition of Killer Crocodile):
- Maidens and Flesh Eaters – Career Interview With FX Master Giannetto De Rossi
Special Features for Wax Mask:
- Audio Commentary with Director / Special Effects Artist Sergio Stivaletti and Michelangelo Stivaletti
- Beyond Fulci – Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti, Producer Giuseppe Columbo, Production Designer Massimo Geleng, Actress Gabriella Giorgelli and Filmmaker Claudio Fragasso
- The Chamber of Horrors – Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti, Producer Giuseppe Columbo, Production Designer Massimo Geleng and Actress Gabriella Giorgelli
- Living Dolls – Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti, Producer Giuseppe Columbo and Actress Gabriella Giorgelli
- The Mysteries of the Wax Museum – Interview with SFX Artist Sergio Stivaletti
- The Waxworks Symphony – Interview with Soundtrack Composer Maurizio Abeni
- The Grand Opening – Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti and Producer Giuseppe Columbo
- Wax Unmasked – Interview with Film Writer Alan Jones
- Vintage featurettes: Behind the Scenes (22 mins), Special Effects (12 mins), On Set with Dario Argento (4 mins)
