Short Sharp Shocks Vol.4
The fourth volume in the BFI Flipside's celebrated Short Sharp Shocks series – on an ongoing mission to curate an alternativeBrit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions – is another eye-opening assemblage ofunusual, exceptional, exciting, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects - veering from the heyday of the British cinematicsupporting programme, to the earliest days of commercial television; and far, far beyond.Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 features an uncanny cornucopia of ingenious micro-budget shockers, astonishing, award-winning amateur works, televisual twist-in-the-tale weirdness, breathtaking fantasy-film spectacle, blood-spattered rarities,petrifying public information frighteners and evocative avant-garde experimenta – all offering up oodles of atmosphere, andlovingly delivered to you, alongside an enviable assortment of newly-created interviews and extra features, in HighDefinition.Disc 1:The Fatal Night (Mario Zampi, 1948, 50 mins), Death in the Hand (A Barr-Smith, 1948, 43 mins), Strange Experiences:Halloween Party (Derick Williams, 1955, 3 mins), Strange Experiences: The Laughing Clown (Derick Williams, 1956, 4 mins),Night Ride (Denis Meikle, 1967, 19 mins), Mirror Mirror (Eastbourne Cine Group, 1969, 7 mins)Disc 2:Scarecrow (John Sharrad, 1972. 17 mins), Red (Astrid Frank, 1976, 24 mins), Sanctum (Bill Davison, 1976, 19 mins), PlaySafe: Frisbee (David Eady, 1978, 1 min); Play Safe: Electricity (David Eady, 1978, c11 mins), Black Angel (Roger Christian,1980, 25 mins)ExtrasIt Happened That Night (2025, 10 mins): interview with Mario Zampi Jr, son of the director of The Fatal NightThe Devil Upstairs (2025, 17 mins): new interview with John Attfield, one of the stars of Night RideThe Colour of Blood (2025, 18 mins): interview with Red writer and director Astrid FrankAstrid's Little Folder of Wonders: images from the scrapbook of Astrid FrankOver the Mountains (2025, 22 mins): interview with the Black Angel’s writer and director, Roger ChristianNight Ride: Behind the Scenes (1967, 4 mins): rare behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes from Night RideImage galleries for The Fatal Night, Death in the Hand, Sanctum, and Black Angel**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with contributions from Jonathan Rigby, Vic Pratt, Dr Josephine Botting, William Fowler, Astrid Frank, Bill Davison and Roger ChristianNewly commissioned sleeve artwork by renowned illustrator Graham Humphreys
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Details:Short Sharp Shocks Vol.4
The fourth volume in the BFI Flipside's celebrated Short Sharp Shocks series – on an ongoing mission to curate an alternativeBrit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions – is another eye-opening assemblage ofunusual, exceptional, exciting, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects - veering from the heyday of the British cinematicsupporting programme, to the earliest days of commercial television; and far, far beyond.Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 features an uncanny cornucopia of ingenious micro-budget shockers, astonishing, award-winning amateur works, televisual twist-in-the-tale weirdness, breathtaking fantasy-film spectacle, blood-spattered rarities,petrifying public information frighteners and evocative avant-garde experimenta – all offering up oodles of atmosphere, andlovingly delivered to you, alongside an enviable assortment of newly-created interviews and extra features, in HighDefinition.Disc 1:The Fatal Night (Mario Zampi, 1948, 50 mins), Death in the Hand (A Barr-Smith, 1948, 43 mins), Strange Experiences:Halloween Party (Derick Williams, 1955, 3 mins), Strange Experiences: The Laughing Clown (Derick Williams, 1956, 4 mins),Night Ride (Denis Meikle, 1967, 19 mins), Mirror Mirror (Eastbourne Cine Group, 1969, 7 mins)Disc 2:Scarecrow (John Sharrad, 1972. 17 mins), Red (Astrid Frank, 1976, 24 mins), Sanctum (Bill Davison, 1976, 19 mins), PlaySafe: Frisbee (David Eady, 1978, 1 min); Play Safe: Electricity (David Eady, 1978, c11 mins), Black Angel (Roger Christian,1980, 25 mins)ExtrasIt Happened That Night (2025, 10 mins): interview with Mario Zampi Jr, son of the director of The Fatal NightThe Devil Upstairs (2025, 17 mins): new interview with John Attfield, one of the stars of Night RideThe Colour of Blood (2025, 18 mins): interview with Red writer and director Astrid FrankAstrid's Little Folder of Wonders: images from the scrapbook of Astrid FrankOver the Mountains (2025, 22 mins): interview with the Black Angel’s writer and director, Roger ChristianNight Ride: Behind the Scenes (1967, 4 mins): rare behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes from Night RideImage galleries for The Fatal Night, Death in the Hand, Sanctum, and Black Angel**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with contributions from Jonathan Rigby, Vic Pratt, Dr Josephine Botting, William Fowler, Astrid Frank, Bill Davison and Roger ChristianNewly commissioned sleeve artwork by renowned illustrator Graham Humphreys
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The fourth volume in the BFI Flipside's celebrated Short Sharp Shocks series – on an ongoing mission to curate an alternativeBrit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions – is another eye-opening assemblage ofunusual, exceptional, exciting, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects - veering from the heyday of the British cinematicsupporting programme, to the earliest days of commercial television; and far, far beyond.Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 features an uncanny cornucopia of ingenious micro-budget shockers, astonishing, award-winning amateur works, televisual twist-in-the-tale weirdness, breathtaking fantasy-film spectacle, blood-spattered rarities,petrifying public information frighteners and evocative avant-garde experimenta – all offering up oodles of atmosphere, andlovingly delivered to you, alongside an enviable assortment of newly-created interviews and extra features, in HighDefinition.Disc 1:The Fatal Night (Mario Zampi, 1948, 50 mins), Death in the Hand (A Barr-Smith, 1948, 43 mins), Strange Experiences:Halloween Party (Derick Williams, 1955, 3 mins), Strange Experiences: The Laughing Clown (Derick Williams, 1956, 4 mins),Night Ride (Denis Meikle, 1967, 19 mins), Mirror Mirror (Eastbourne Cine Group, 1969, 7 mins)Disc 2:Scarecrow (John Sharrad, 1972. 17 mins), Red (Astrid Frank, 1976, 24 mins), Sanctum (Bill Davison, 1976, 19 mins), PlaySafe: Frisbee (David Eady, 1978, 1 min); Play Safe: Electricity (David Eady, 1978, c11 mins), Black Angel (Roger Christian,1980, 25 mins)ExtrasIt Happened That Night (2025, 10 mins): interview with Mario Zampi Jr, son of the director of The Fatal NightThe Devil Upstairs (2025, 17 mins): new interview with John Attfield, one of the stars of Night RideThe Colour of Blood (2025, 18 mins): interview with Red writer and director Astrid FrankAstrid's Little Folder of Wonders: images from the scrapbook of Astrid FrankOver the Mountains (2025, 22 mins): interview with the Black Angel’s writer and director, Roger ChristianNight Ride: Behind the Scenes (1967, 4 mins): rare behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes from Night RideImage galleries for The Fatal Night, Death in the Hand, Sanctum, and Black Angel**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with contributions from Jonathan Rigby, Vic Pratt, Dr Josephine Botting, William Fowler, Astrid Frank, Bill Davison and Roger ChristianNewly commissioned sleeve artwork by renowned illustrator Graham Humphreys
Product Specifications
General | |
|---|---|
aspect ratio | 3 |
features | behind the scenes featurette, with subtitles, book included, interactive, retrospective interviews |
format | blu-ray |
Language | english |
region code | b (europe, au, nz, africa...) |
season | 4 |
type | tv series |
Color | red/black |
Size | 4 |
Brand | BFI |
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