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The mid-nineties were a fertile period for the vampire movie. Big-name stars such as Tom Cruise and Eddie Murphy flocked to genre, as did high-caliber filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, veterans Wes Craven and John Landis, independents Michael Almereyda and Jeffrey Arsenault, and up-and-comers Quentin Tarantino and Guillermo del Toro. Amid the fangs and crucifixes, Abel Ferrara reunited with his King of New York star Christopher Walken for The Addiction, a distinctly personal take on creatures of the night.<br/><br/>Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, The Conjuring) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill but realizes this isn't any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood... <br/><br/>Having made a big-budget foray into science fiction two years earlier with Body Snatchers, Ferrara's approach to the vampire movie is in a lower key. Shot on the streets of New York, like so many of his major works - including The Driller Killer, Ms. 45 and Bad Lieutenant - and beautifully filmed in black and white, The Addiction sees the filmmaker on his own terms and at his very best: raw, shocking, intense, intelligent, masterful.<br/><br/>LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS<br/>Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films<br/>4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray(tm) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10/compatible)<br/>Optional lossless 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks<br/>Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing<br/>Audio commentary by director Abel Ferrara, moderated by critic and biographer Brad Stevens<br/>Talking with the Vampires, a 2018 documentary about the film, featuring actors Christopher Walken and Lili Taylor, composer Joe Delia, cinematographer Ken Kelsch, and Ferrara himself<br/>2018 interview with Abel Ferrara<br/>2018 interview with Brad Stevens<br/>Abel Ferrara Edits The Addiction, an archival piece from the time of production<br/>Original trailer<br/>Image gallery<br/>Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain<br/>Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by critic Michael Ewins and an archival interview with Ferrara by Paul Duane<br/><br/>EXTRAS:<br/>Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1.85, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Abel Ferrara (moderated by Brad Stevens), Documentaries: 'Talking With the Vampires' (2018); 'Abel Ferrara Edits 'The Addiction'', Image Gallery, Interviews: Abel Ferrara (director); Brad Stevens (critic/biographer), Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain, Trailers

EVIL HAS NEVER BEEN SO SEDUCTIVE.<br/><br/>It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens' Incubus might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director's insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory!<br/><br/>Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in Star Trek) ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia's relationship becomes more passionate... will his soul survive?<br/><br/>Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of The Outer Limits survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, Incubus is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic.<br/><br/>4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS<br/>4K restoration from the last surviving 35mm print by Le Chat Qui Fume<br/>4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)<br/>Original lossless Esperanto mono audio<br/>Optional English subtitles<br/>Optional Esperanto subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing<br/>New audio commentary by writer and genre historian David J. Schow, author of The Outer Limits: The Official Companion<br/>Archive audio commentary by star William Shatner<br/>Archive audio commentary by producer Anthony Taylor, cinematographer Conrad L. Hall and camera operator William Fraker<br/>Alternate 1.37:1 presentation of the film (1080p only)<br/>Words and Worlds: Incubus and Esperanto in Cinema, a newly filmed interview with genre historian Stephen Bissette<br/>Internacia Lingvo: A History of Esperanto, a newly filmed interview with Esther Schor, author of Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language<br/>An Interview with the Makers of Incubus, an archive interview by Schow with Taylor, Hall and Fraker<br/>Video trailer<br/>Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells<br/>Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Frank Collins and Jason Kruppa