The Demoniacs [1974] (BLU)
Jean Rollin

Synopsis
The Demoniacs (Les Démoniaques) sees director Jean Rollin eschew his regular subject of vampirism for a brutal nautical tale of ritual horror and supernatural vengeance.
A gang of ruthless pirates, known as 'the wreckers', rape two survivors of a shipwreck. The women, now mute, are guided by a mysterious clown to a ruined castle, where they receive magical powers with which to exact their revenge on the gang.
Starring Joëlle Coeur (Schoolgirl Hitchhikers), John Rico (Blood Orgy of the She-Devils), Willy Braque (Lips of Blood), and Mireille Dargent (The Iron Rose), The Demoniacs is one of its director's most shocking and violent tales of the fantastic.
Special Features:
- Three presentations of the film: the original theatrical version; the longer, explicit export version; and Curse of the Living Dead, the alternative English-language cut
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024)
- Selected scenes commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
- Jean Rollin Introduces 'The Demoniacs' (1998)
- One of the Demoniacs (2024): new presentation of an interview with regular Rollin collaborator Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
- Newly edited archival interview with actor Willy Braque (2024)
- Critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2024)
- Outtake footage
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for Curse of the Living Dead
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, an archival piece on the making of the film by Jean Rollin, an archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Monica Swinn, and full film credits.
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen
- Language: English, French
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1:78:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: Indicator / Powerhouse
- Release Date: 04/23/2024
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- Catalogue #: 406
- Region: All Regions