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(Lamberto Bava, 1980, 91 mins)
Release date: 29 June 2026
Limited Edition Blu-ray
Bernice Stegers (Xtro) and Stanko Molnar (A Blade in the Dark) star in Macabre (Macabro), the solo directorial debut of Lamberto Bava, son of – and assistant to – the great Mario Bava.
Traumatised by the deaths of both her son and her lover, Fred (Roberto Posse), Jane (Stegers) retreats to a boarding house run by the blind Robert (Molnar), where she builds a shrine to Fred and passionately calls his name when she is alone in her room. Both Robert and Jane’s daughter Lucy (Veronica Zinny) sense that something strange is going on and begin to investigate her bizarre behaviour...
Co-written by the great Pupi Avati (The House with Laughing Windows), and lensed by Franco Delli Colli (What Have They Done to Your Daughters?), Macabre is a twisted classic of Italian horror, presented in an extras-laden edition with a brand-new restoration from the original negative, all of which has been produced in collaboration with Vinegar Syndrome.
PLEASE NOTE: THE US EDITION OF MACABRE WILL BE RELEASED BY VINEGAR SYNDROME USING THE SAME RESTORATION AND EXTRA FEATURES AS CO-PRODUCED BY POWERHOUSE FILMS AND VINEGAR SYNDROME.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films and Vinegar Syndrome
- Three presentations of the film: Macabro, the Italian theatrical version (91 mins); Macabre, the international theatrical version (90 mins); and Frozen Terror, the re-titled US release (90 mins)
- Audio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson (2026)
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The Bloody Beginning (2026, 18 mins): director Lamberto Bava revisits his directorial debut
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A Head for Producing (2026, 19 mins): interview with producer Antonio Avati
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New Orleans Gothic (2026, 10 mins): interview with co-writer Pupi Avati
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Danse Macabre (2016, 24 mins): interview with co-writer Roberto Gandus
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Macabre Love (2026, 23 mins): critical appreciation by Italian genre film expert and Macabre aficionado Mark Thompson Ashworth
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Jazzing for a Murder (2026, 23 mins): Pierpaolo De Sanctis, the founder of Italian soundtrack specialists Four Flies Records, explores the work of composer Ubaldo Continiello
- Q&A with Lamberto Bava (2026, 59 mins): onstage interview with the director, filmed after a Macabre screening at the 2025 World Wide Weird cult-cinema event held in London
- Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Roberto Curti, archival interviews with Lamberto Bava and brothers Antonio and Pupi Avati, an overview of Italian critical responses, and full film credits
- Limited edition of 5,000 individually numbered units (4,000 4K UHDs and 1,000 Blu-rays) for the UK
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BBFC cert: 18
REGION FREE
EAN: 5060697925425
