Blood Hunger - The Films Of Jose Larraz

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• Three films by José Ramón Larraz: Whirlpool, Vampyres and The Coming of Sin, restored in 2K from original film elements
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for all features
• Newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

WHIRLPOOL (1970)

• Original US Theatrical Cut
• Audio commentary with Tim Lucas
• Obsessive Recurrence: The Early Films of José Larraz – author and critic Kim Newman reflects on the recurring themes and underlying obsessions linking together the early productions of José Larraz
• A Curious Casting – actor Larry Dann on the strange story behind his casting in Whirlpool
• Deviations of Whirlpool – featurette comparing the differences between the US Theatrical Cut and a previously circulated, alternate cut of the film
• Vivian Neves interviewed by Michael Parkinson on BBC’s Parkinson, originally broadcast in July 1972
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Original US Theatrical Trailer

VAMPYRES (1974)

• Full Uncut Version
• Audio commentary with Kat Ellinger
• Interviews withproducer Brian Smedley-Aston, actors Marianne Morris, Anulka, Brian Deacon, Sally Faulkner, makeup artist Colin Arthur and composer James Kenelm Clarke
• Reimagining Vampyres – an interview with Larraz’s friend and collaborator Victor Matellano, director of the 2015 Vampyres remake
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• José Larraz and Marianne Morris Q&A at 1997 Eurofest
• Image Gallery
• Trailers

THE COMING OF SIN (1978)

• Spanish and English language versions of the feature
• Audio commentary with Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan
• Variations of Vice: The Alternate Versions of The Coming of Sin – exploitation expert Marc Morris on the strange and scandalous release history of José Larraz’s most censored film
• Remembering Larraz – author and filmmaker Simon Birrell shares his fond and extensive memories of his long-time friend and collaborator José Larraz
• His Last Request (2005, 27 mins) – short film by Simon Birrell made under the guidance of José Larraz and starring Spanish horror legend Jack Taylor
• Extract from an archival interview with José Larraz
• Image Gallery
• Original Spanish Trailer