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The last bona fide horror star vehicle for Vincent Price, this co-production between British horror specialists Amicus Productions and U.S. drive-in king AIP is often regarded as a swan song of sorts for the type of horror films being usurped at the time by more savage fare.

Years after retiring his famous Dr. Death character, actor Paul Toombes (Price) is eager to get on with his career in a decidedly no-horrific direction, especially after his wife gets her head lopped off during a showbiz New Year's Eve party. Now after extensive therapy he's back on his feet and reluctantly agreeing to reprise his most famous character in a British TV series, but someone starts killing off people involved in the production while wearing a creepy skull mask and brandishing a nasty knife. Among the suspects are the arrogant producer Oliver Quayle (Quarry, who nods to his most famous role in Count Yorga, Vampire during the costume party scene) and Paul's writer, Herbert (Cushing), who once nursed dreams of acting stardom himself. However, Paul starts to think that perhaps he is responsible for the murders himself... and Dr. Death might be more than just a fictional character.

Director: Jim Clark
Cast: Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri
Country: UK, USA
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

BD50 | 1080p AVC | 01:31:46 | 33.3 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English, German
Subtitles: English, German

Extras:
• Audio Commentary by film historian David Del Valle and writer Phoef Sutton (2020)
• "The Revenge of Dr. Death: Making Madhouse" 2015 featurette (10:56)
• Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
• Unrestored Recut Theatrical Trailer (1:40)
• Restored Recut Theatrical Trailer (1:40)
• German Theatrical Trailer (1:40)
• Unrestored Recut German Theatrical Trailer (1:38)
• Restored Recut German Theatrical Trailer (1:38)
• Still Gallery (9:31)