Republic Pictures Horror Collection Blu-ray Brings 1940s Terrors Home

Kino Lorber has revealed a Republic Pictures Horror Collection Blu-ray that curates four chilling movies from the post-war 1940s.

These four acclaimed chillers from Republic Pictures are guaranteed to put a tingle down your spine and a smile on your face! THE LADY AND THE MONSTER (1944) – Erich von Stroheim plays a mad scientist bent on keeping the brain of millionaire William Donovan alive after he removes it from Donovan’s dying body. His assistant (Richard Arlen) serves as host for Donovan’s brain impulses; the lady of the title (Vera Ralston) fights against the monstrous experiment. THE PHANTOM SPEAKS (1945) – The vengeful spirit of an executed murderer (Tom Powers) enters the body of a physician (Stanley Ridges), and forces him to do its bidding—namely, murder. A newspaperman (Richard Arlen) must unravel the bloody supernatural secret before it’s too late. THE CATMAN OF PARIS (1946) – After a mysterious cat-like creature slaughters people close to him, Parisian Charles Regnier (Carl Esmond) is suspected of murder. Charles fears that he is the beast, but his paramour Marie (Lenore Aubert) and best friend Henry (Douglass Dumbrille) believe he’s innocent…until the Catman begins to stalk Marie! VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES (1946) – Long-dead madman Ormand Murks (Ian Keith) once believed that endless blood transfusions would make him immortal. Now resurrected via voodoo, he stalks the city for human blood. A woman (Adrian Booth) falls under Ormand’s hypnotic, vampiric spell.

Republic Pictures Horror Collection Blu-ray Extras

The Republic Pictures Horror Collection Blu-ray is set to release on May 7, 2024, with pre-orders live on kinolorber.com.

• HD Masters by Paramount Pictures – From 4K Scans
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE LADY AND THE MONSTER by Film Historian Stephen Bissette
• Audio Commentary for THE PHANTOM SPEAKS by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE CATMAN OF PARIS by Film Historians David Del Valle and Miles Hunter
• NEW Audio Commentary for VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES by Historians David Del Valle and Miles Hunter
• Audio Commentary for VALLEY OF THE ZOMBIES by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Sidebar on THE LADY AND THE MONSTER On-Camera with Tim Lucas and Steven Bissette
• Optional English Subtitles