88 Films, a formidable force in UK-based home entertainment, specialises in the esoteric and the exhilarating, focusing on the dark, daring corners of cinema: horror, exploitation, and cult classics. Since its inception, this cinephile haven has meticulously curated and unleashed high-fidelity Blu-ray editions of obscure treasures and beloved gems from across the globe. From iconic 80s slashers to a treasure trove of golden age Hong Kong cinema, 88 Films exemplifies a commitment to cinephilia that transcends mere commercialism. Their restoration and remastering efforts elevate these relics to newfound heights, often heralding their high-definition debut. With a nod to the connoisseur, they offer immersive experiences replete with special features, commentaries, and limited edition packaging. In their steadfast dedication to the art of the obscure, 88 Films perpetuates a legacy that enriches the cinematic landscape, catering to both the intrepid explorer and the seasoned collector alike.

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Witchfinder General

 

With the English Civil War raging, Witchfinder Matthew Hopkins uses the fear and confusion caused by the conflict to enact his forms of cruelty and extortion on a small rural community. He and his sadistic assistant John Stearne exploit the uneducated villagers for cash and gold, laying waste to transgressors with their reign of torture and execution. But one man, a young soldier arrives to go after the pair in a fit of bloody revenge. Simply one of the most brutal British films of the late 60s, this Tigon-produced Michael Reeves (The Sorcerers) film featuring American horror star Vincent Price and Ian Ogilvy, offers up a maliciously violent polemic about the dangers of baying mobs and propaganda-fuelled cynical opportunists.

 

• Bonus footage

• Audio commentary by Kim Newman and Sean Hogan

• Interviews with:

• Ian Ogilvy (actor)

• Adam Scovell

• Alternate nude scenes

• Alternate US Conqueror Worm opening and closing titles

• Trailers

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Miami Vice

 

Going back to the original TV show which he’d helped create, Michael Mann (Manhunter, Heat, Thief) wrote and directed this big-screen revisit of his well-loved property. Starring Colin Farrell (In Bruges, The Batman) and Jamie Foxx (Collateral, Django Unchained), this neo-noirish thriller drips with the filmmaker’s distinctive vision. Complex, cool and cinematically perfect, it’s a must for all completist collectors of Mann’s impressive back catalogue. With its brooding atmosphere, pulsing soundtrack and slick digital cinematography, it stands as one of the most ambitious reimaginings of a classic series.

 

• Versions: Theatrical Version (Disc 1 – 132 mins), Director’s Version (Disc 2 – 139 mins)

• Commentary: Sean Hogan and James Mottram (film journalists, Theatrical Version)

• Documentaries: Miami Vice: Vice City – retrospective featuring Barry Shabaka Henley (actor), Tony Curran (actor), John Murphy (composer), Pieter Jan Brugge (producer), Dion Beebe (cinematographer), Sarah Bradshaw (associate producer), Hannah Strong (film critic) (HD); Miami Vice Undercover; Miami & Beyond: Shooting on Location; Visualising Miami Vice

• Behind the Scenes: Mojo Race, Gun Training, Haitian Hotel, Camera Blocking

• Trailers: Theatrical Trailer (HD)

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Hannie Caulder

 

After she is sexually assaulted and her husband is murdered, Hannie Caulder vows to take revenge on the three criminals who wrecked her life. She hires bounty hunter Thomas Price, to train her to be a gunslinger so that she might seek out and kill the perpetrators. However, her plan of retribution will not run as smoothly as she had hoped. This unusual British western starring Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, and Christopher Lee is directed by cowboy movie veteran Burt Kennedy and packs a powerful punch.

 

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation in original 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio

• Original Uncompressed Mono

• Optional English SDH subtitles

• Girl Power Goes West – Adam Scovell on Hannie Caulder

• The Account of the Accountant – Interview with Maurice Lansberger

• Original Trailer

• Stills Gallery

• Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore & original poster

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Story of a cloistered

 

After she rejects the marriage that her wealthy parents have arranged, young Carmella Simoni (Eleonora Giorgi – Argento’s Inferno) is packed off to the convent to become a nun. But there she finds the other ‘brides of Christ’ have some very bad habits: there are power games and sadism, and not everyone is sticking to their vows of chastity…

Co-starring exploitation queens Suzy Kendall (The Bird With the Crystal Plumage) and Catherine Spaak (The Cat O’Nine Tails), Story of a Cloistered Nun is an erotically charged assault on repressive institutions. The alter boys at 88 Films are proud to present this ripe slice of nunsploitation on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK.

 

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio

• 2.0 English Dual Mono

• 2.0 Italian Dual Mono with English Subtitles

• Audio Commentary with Italian Cinema Experts Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani

• Story of an Uncloistered Martine – Interview with Martine Brochard

• Novices and Malices – A Video Essay by Andrea Meroni

• English Trailer

• Reversible Sleeve featuring original poster

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The Lady Assassin

 

From Hong Kong’s legendary Shaw Brothers studio comes a blood-drenched story of ninjas, eunuchs and dark palace intrigue: the old emperor is on his last legs, and his most ambitious and amoral son plots to cheat his way to the throne. But taking power is the easy bit. Staying on top will prove much more difficult… Based on a particularly infamous chapter of Chinese history, The Lady Assassin mixes pageantry with some of the most awesome sword fights in any Shaw Brothers film – and that’s really saying something.

 

• Bonus footage

• Image gallery

• Interviews: poon kin-kwan (actor/fight coordinator)

• Reversible sleeve featuring original art

• Brand new artwork by sam green

• Trailers

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Orgasmo

 

More giallo goodness from the master of the genre, Umberto Lenzi. This cinematic gem follows a wealthy widow who moves to a luxurious home in Italy, only to find herself the target of a mysterious but handsome stranger and his equally stunning step-sibling, so cue questionable debauchery, dangerous drugs and very saucy sex. Starring Hollywood hottie Carroll Baker this psychological thriller takes the genre into truly dark, surreal places whilst delivering a pitch perfect, claustrophobic atmosphere.

 

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of Director’s Cut [97
  Mins] and the US “X-Rated” Cut [91 Mins]

• 2.0 English and Italian Dual Mono with newly translated English subtitles Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani

• Audio Commentary with Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower

• Editing for Umberto – Interview with Eugenio Alabiso

• The Cinephile Director – Interview with Umberto Lenzi

• Baker’s Dozen – A Visual Essay by Mike Foster

• English “Paranoia” Trailer (Reconstruction)

• US X-Rated “Paranoia” Trailer

• Reversible Sleeve featuring original poster

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Loch Ness

 

After ruining his reputation when he fails to prove the existence of the sasquatch, zoologist John Dempsey reluctantly travels to Scotland to dispel the myth of the Loch Ness monster. But his quest takes him beyond fame, fortune, or scientific renown when he discovers something about life and himself when searching for these elusive creatures. Loch Ness, starring Ted Danson (Cheers, Three Men, and a Baby) offers up a family movie about men, monsters, and new relationships.

 

• Bonus footage

• Image gallery

• Interviews: john henderson (director), nick brimble (actor)

• Trailers

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Night of the Big Heat

 

A scorching picture from 1967, Night of the Big Heat is a sweat-inducing shocker based on the 1957 novel from John Lymington. The remote island of Fara is experiencing a stifling heat wave in the middle of winter, causing life, as the locals know it, to come to a halt. Tensions rise as the heat increases plus a high-pitched tone of unknown origin is incinerating the villagers. Directed by Hammer favourite, Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee alongside chisel-jawed Patrick Allen, Night of the Big Heat is sizzling British sci-fi at its most intense.

 

• Restored and Re-Graded High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray(TM) Presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio

• 2.0 Uncompressed Dual Mono

• Optional English SDH

• Audio Commentary by Film Journalist David Flint

• Jane Merrow Remembers Night of the Big Heat

• Mike Higgins Remembers Night of the Big Heat

• Stills Gallery

• Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore & original poster

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Mortuary

 

This twisted tale from director Howard Avedis is a prime slasher which arrived at the end of the stalk n’ slash craze and added a touch of giallo and devil worship to the mix. Christie (Mary Beth McDonough) is convinced her father’s death wasn’t an accident and tries to unlock the truth. Her trail of clues leads to the local mortuary where she uncovers ghastly horrors beyond her imagination. Probably best known for starring Bill Paxton as an embalmer (the movie is also known as Embalmed) who is a bit of a social misfit with an unhealthy, lifelong crush on Christie. Mortuary contains plenty of juicy set-pieces and bloodletting for fans of the genre to enjoy. 

 

• HD (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation

• LPCM 2.0 English Mono

• Optional English SDH Subtitles Audio

• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continue

• Interview with Composer John Cacavas

• Trailer

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Anthropophagus

 

Perhaps the most notorious ‘video nasty’ of all time, ANTHROPOPHAGOUS is back to deprave and corrupt a fresh wave of horror film viewers! Joe D’Amato cemented himself into genre film history with this slickly directed, and sinisterly suspenseful, creature feature which has some unprepared tourists arriving on a desolate Mediterranean island – only to find themselves stalked by a silent cannibalistic Neanderthal! Featuring gory special effects, that convinced some British moral guardians that ANTHROPOPHAGOUS was a legitimate ‘snuff movie’, there is little doubting that this timeless terror totem still holds up today. Also boasting a cast of genre legends, such as Tisa Farrow (ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS), Zora Kerova (CANNIBAL FEROX) and George Eastman (RABID DOGS), 88 Films is proud to present ANTHROPOPHAGOUS, fully uncut and uncensored, and re-mastered in 4K from the original 16mm Camera Negative.

 

• Brand new 4K Remaster from the Original 16mm Negatives presented in High Definition (1080p) in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio

• English DTS-HD MA Mono with optional SDH

• Italian DTS-HD MA Mono with English Subtitles

• Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti

• Resurrecting the Monster – An Interview with Dario Germani

• The Sacrificial Lamb – An Interview with Zora Kerowa

• The Grim Reaper – An Interview with Luigo Montefiori

• Joe, The Monster and Me – An Archive Interview with Luigo Montefiori

• The Grim Reaper VHS Trailer

• Reversible sleeve featuring new art by Graham Humphreys and original Italian

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The Thomas Crown Affair

 

From John McTiernan director of Die Hard, Predator and The Hunt for Red October comes a reworking of the classic 60s movie The Thomas Crown Affair. Given a 90s twist and featuring Pierce Brosnan (Mars Attacks, Dante’s Peak, Die Another Day) Rene Russo (Outbreak, Ransom, Lethal Weapon 3), and Denis Leary, this love story come thriller is wrought with knife-edge tension, wit, and a host of twists and turns to keep you guessing till the end.

 

• Limited Edition Double-Walled O-Ring featuring New Artwork by Sean Longmore

• A3 Double-sided Fold-out Poster

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation in 2.39:1 Aspect Ratio

• 5.1 English DTS-HD Master Audio

• Optional English SDH

• Audio Commentary with Sean Hogan and Barry Forshaw

• Would You Like to Dance – An Interview with Composer Bill Conti

• You Like The Chase – Filming The Thomas Crown Affair

• The Making of a Masterpiece – Making Of Documentary

• Theatrical Trailer

• Stills Gallery

• Reversible Sleeve featuring artwork by Sean Longmore and Original Poster Artwork

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Hard Boiled 2: The Last Blood

 

When a high-ranking Tibetan lama is wounded by terrorists, only a transfusion of his ultra rare blood type can save him. Heroic Hong Kong cops Andy Lau (‘Infernal Affairs’, ‘The Great Wall’) and Alan Tam (‘Armour of God’) must protect the unlikely donor, Eric Tsang (‘Lucky Stars’ series) from the assassins out to kill him. Shot on stunning Singapore locations, ‘The Last Blood’ also features former kung fu icon Leung Kar-yan (‘Warriors Two’). From Hong Kong hitmaker Wong Jing (‘City Hunter’, ‘God of Gamblers’) comes a fast-paced action thriller showcasing three of the genre’s brightest stars.

 

• Double Walled Matt Finish O-Ring featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore

• Double-sided foldout poster

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio

• 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles and Optional SDH

• 2.0 English Mono

• Audio Commentary with Hong Kong Film Expert Frank Djeng

• English Trailer

• Hong Kong Trailer

• Stills Gallery

• Reversible cover with new design by Sean Longmore and original Hong Kong Art

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The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism

 

After being executed for the murder of twelve women, Count Regula (Lee) returns from the grave to wreak his terrible revenge on society in this full-on, late-60s West German shocker. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum it combines torture, sensationalism, and green-blooded man-servants in a weirdly affecting grand guignol-style presentation, dripping with vibrant colour and gothic atmosphere.

 

• Reverse-board Matt Finish O-ring featuring new artwork by Thomas Walker (First Pressing Only)(2000)

• 16 Page Booklet Notes by Andrew Graves (First Pressing Only)(2000)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation in 1.57:1 Aspect Ratio

• 4K Restoration from Original 35mm Internegative

• 2.0 English Mono

• Audio Commentary with Film Critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw

• Film Locations 1967 vs 2020 Featurette

• “Die Schlangengrube-Die Burg de Grauens” German Super 8 Digest Version

• “Die Schlangengrube de Grafen Dracula” German Super 8 Digest Version

• Original German Trailer

• Modern Trailer

• Reversible sleeve featuring alternate art

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Hitcher in the Dark

 

Delivering an updated late 80s version of the classic Giallo or slasher movie, Umberto Lenzi (So Sweet, So Perverse, Eaten Alive, Cannibal Ferox) an alarmingly creepy tale of faltering sanity, and unhealthy obsession. Hitcher in the Dark, plunges us into the murky and nightmarish world of matriarch-obsessed serial killer Mark Glazer (Joe Balogh). Spending his evenings raping and murdering innocent female victims, he eventually comes across Daniella who bears a striking resemblance to his dead mother. Produced by legendary schlockmeister general Joe D’Amato and following in the bloody footsteps of Hatchett for the Honeymoon (1970), Maniac (1980) or Lenzi’s earlier work, Hitcher in the Dark takes us to hell and back in a seedily unpleasant, grisly Italian psychodrama.

 

• Remastered 4K Transfer in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio from the Original Negative

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

• 2.0 English LPCM Mono

• Optional English SDH

• Audio commentary with Author Troy Howarth

• “A Daughter” – An Interview with Alessandra Lenzi

• “The Hitcher’s Sound” – An Interview with Piero Parisi

• Il Cinema Kriminal Di Umberto Lenzi – Part 2

• Original Trailer

• Reversible sleeve featuring alternative artwork

 

When bitten by a radioactive snake, Clark (J Eddie Pack) begins to transform into a horrible half-human/half reptile monster, in this mad, bizarre and utterly irresistible bit of late-80s low budget Italian splatter. Directed by Federico Prosperi (Wild Beats) and featuring Jamie Farr, better known as the cross-dressing GI, Klinger, in hit show M*A*S*H, this VHS era creature feature will have you checking behind the sofa for wriggling, scaly pests. Camp, bloody and full of venom, it’s bound to sink its fangs into you.

 

• Double Walled Gloss Finish O-ring featuring new artwork by Dani Manning (First Pressing Only)(2000)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio

• Lossless 2.0 Stereo

• Optional English SDH

• Audio Commentary by Critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan

• Reversible Sleeve featuring new art by Dani Manning and VHS Artwork

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Knife of Ice

 

 

• Remastered 2K Transfer in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio from the Original Negative

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation

• 2.0 English LPCM Mono

• 2.0 Italian LPCM Mono with newly-translated English Subtitles

• Audio Commentary by Giallo Expert Troy Howarth and Critic Nathaniel Thompson from Mondo-Digital.com

• ‘Yellow is the Colour of Fear’ – An Interview with Critic Marcus Stiglegger

• ‘Dressing to Kill’ – An Interview with Costume Designer Silvio Laurenzi

• Il Cinema Kriminal Di Umberto Lenzi – Part 1

• English Theatrical Trailer

• Reversible sleeve featuring original poster

 

Tough cop Giorgio (Luc Merenda, Torso) doesn’t like to play by the rules, going as far as gunning down a ruthless criminal in broad daylight. After he’s suspended from the force and his boss is murdered, he goes on a brutal undercover dive into the criminal underworld to expose a criminal organisation with no respect for authority. Starring Richard Conte (The Godfather) with a powerhouse score by the great composers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis (Street Law, The Big Racket), this blistering Italian crime classic blazes onto Blu-ray with every car chase and gunshot more mind-blowing than ever. Directed by cult filmmaker Sergio Martino (Hands of Steel, 2019 After the Fall of New York).

 

• Includes O-Ring for 1000 copies

• New 2K Master from the Original 35mm Camera Negative

• High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio

• 2.0 Dual Mono DTS-HD Master Audio English Soundtrack

• 2.0 Dual Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Italian Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles

• Audio Commentary By Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw

• Out For Justice – An Interview with Actor Luc Merenda

• Story Of Ex – An Interview with Actress Martine Brochard

• The Rules of Crime – An Interview with Writer Ernesto Gastaldi

• A Violent Professional – An Interview with Director Sergio Martino

• Reversible sleeve

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The Amityvile Horror

 

When George and Kathy Lutz and their children move to to Amityville, Long Island, they believe they have found the perfect family home. But the house has a shocking story and within its walls a demonic presence lies in wait that runs the Lutz’s lives into a living nightmare. Their only hope is to get out before its too late. One of the most acclaimed and terrifying horror films of the 1970s, director Stuart Rosenberg’s (Cool Hand Luke) The Amityville Horror features powerhouse performances from James Brolin (Westworld), genre film icon Margot Kidder (Superman), Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night), and cult star Don Stroud (Django Unchained).

 

• Bonus Footage

• Commentary: Josh Saco and Claire Donner, Kim Newman and Sean Hogan (critics), Dr Hans Holzer (parapsychologist)

• Documentaries: Get Out of Amityville, Get Into New Jersey, For God’s Sake, Get Out!

• Image Gallery

• Interviews; James Brolin (actor), Meeno Peluce (actor), Sandor Stern (writer), Lalo Schifrin (composer)

• Introduction by Dr Hans Holzer

• TV & Radio Spots

• Trailers

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God of Gamblers

 

Ko Chun is the greatest high-roller in the world, king of the casino and as cool as only an in-his-prime Chow Yun-fat (Hard Boiled; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) can be. But that’s before a nasty head injury renders him mentally disabled.
After being befriended by unscrupulous hustler ‘Knife’ (golden-throated Canto-Pop king Andy Lau), it is discovered that, despite his other impairments, Ko’s unerring instincts for gambling remain intact. Knife thinks he’s on to a sure thing but Ko still has enemies and they haven’t forgotten him…

A huge hit on its original release, and one of the defining films of Chow Yun-fat’s astonishing career, the card-sharks at 88 Films are proud to roll the dice on a gloriously restored version of this Hong Kong classic.

 

• Bonus Footage

• Commentary: David West (Hong Kong cinema expert)

• Image Gallery

• Interviews: Chow Yun-Fat (actor), Andy Lau (actor), Wong Jing (writer/director)

• English Titles

• Trailers

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Good guys wear black

 

Chuck Norris plays John T. Booker, a Vietnam veteran who finds out that several of his army buddies lost their lives in a mission that was intended to fail from the beginning. Seeking the reason behind his comrades unanswered deaths, Booker quits his job as a high school teacher in order to track down the last surviving members of his unit. In the midst of a plethora of martial arts, gunfire, and explosions, Booker discovers that his buddies are being systematically murdered by sinister forces, orchestrated by a crooked and politically untouchable politician.

 

• Bonus Footage

• Commentary: Mike Leeder, Arne Venema (action experts)

• Documentaries: Chuck Norris: Path to Stardom

• Radio Spots

• Reversible Sleeve

• Trailers

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