Devil Doll / Curse of the Voodoo

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Few filmmakers working in British genre cinema had more memorable careers than Lindsay Shonteff. The Canadian ex-pat produced an incredibly diverse body of work during his few decades spent toiling on the fringes of England’s low-budget film community. Still, few of his films have developed a wider - and more deserved - fan base than his set of 60s horror-shockers made for legendary producer Richard Gordon (Horror Hospital): DEVIL DOLL and CURSE OF THE VOODOO. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to offer both of these true cult classics, newly scanned and restored from their camera negatives in 4K and on Blu-ray for the first time.

Acclaimed magician The Great Vorelli dazzles audiences with his mastery of hypnosis while shocking them with a strange ventriloquist dummy named Hugo. Determined to uncover Vorelli’s methods for making Hugo’s movement and speech appear so real, reporter Mark English begins a covert investigation. However, nothing can prepare him for the strange and horrifying secret trapped inside the dummy, nor for the murderous actions it will take to be freed... Integrating the supernatural into a twist-filled story of revenge, DEVIL DOLL stars Bryant Haliday (Tower of Evil), William Sylvester (Gorgo), and Yvonne Romain (Night Creatures) and is presented in its “Continental” version, which has never before been seen complete and uncut on video!

Mike Stacey is a cold-blooded guide to novice big game hunters. While on safari in Africa, he has to clean up the mess of one of his clients, shooting a lion they wounded but couldn't kill. But no sooner than moving in to collect the body is he accosted by the local tribesmen who reveal that the lion is their deity and that any man who dares interfere will suffer unimaginable torments. Upon returning to England, Mike is besieged by unrelenting nightmares and a paranoid sense that he’s being watched, chased, and hunted like the animals he preys upon. As he descends further into madness, he realizes that the only way he can break the curse is by returning to Africa and again facing the deadly tribe... A 1960s update of Jungle adventure and horror films of the 1930s and 40s, CURSE OF THE VOODOO (aka Curse of Simba) again stars Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price (The Earth Dies Screaming), and Lisa Daniely (Lili Marlene).

directed by: Lindsay Shonteff
starring: Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely, Sandra Dorne, Nora Nicholson, Mary Kerridge, Ronald Leigh-Hunt
1964, 1965 / 169 min (combined) / 1.66:1 / English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
  
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from their 35mm original camera negatives
• Commentary track with writers/film critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw (DEVIL DOLL)
• Commentary track with producer Richard Gordon and film historian Tom Weaver (DEVIL DOLL)
• Commentary track with film historians Rod Barnett and Adrian Smith (CURSE OF THE VOODOO)
• "Time for Tommy's Tea" (20 min) - an interview with CURSE OF THE VOODOO editor Barrie Vince
• "Traditions and Legacies" (23 min) - writer and film critic Kim Newman on CURSE OF THE VOODOO
• "Casting a Spell" (25 min) - writer and film historian Jonathan Rigby on DEVIL DOLL
• Alternate clothed scenes for DEVIL DOLL
• Inside sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles