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The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 UK Sci-Fi horror thriller by Terence Fisher
Starring Peter Cushing, Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart  

Cut by the BBFC for 1957 cinema release. These cuts persisted into home video until the 2012 restoration on Blu-ray when of the cuts was restored. Meanwhile the film has dropped down the BBFC age ratings from X in 1957 to 15 in 1989 to 12 in 2003. The cut UK version is MPAA R rated but the 2020 restored Blu-ray release is MPA Unrated and so is presumably the uncut version.

Summary Notes

While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2025 Warner Archive R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 14th October 2025
• 2025 Warner Archive Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad

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Driven by obsession and defying the laws of nature, Baron Victor Frankenstein dares to reanimate the dead, creating not just life, but a monstrous force beyond his control. As his experiments spiral into madness, Frankenstein must confront the consequences of playing God in a world unprepared for the horrors he unleashes. A milestone in cinema, The Curse of Frankenstein launched Hammer's iconic Gothic horror cycle and redefined the genre with shocking colour, psychological intensity, and unforgettable performances. This new 4K UHD Deluxe Collector's Edition boasts a new 4K HDR restoration from Hammer Films in association with the Warner Archive Collection. The film is presented in 3 different aspect ratios, and is accompanied by hours and hours of new special features.

Daughters of Darkness is a 1971 Belgium / France / West Germany horror by Harry Kümel.
Starring Delphine Seyrig and John Karlen and Danielle Ouimet.

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1971. Later uncut and 18 rated on home video. The original release was also cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but was later uncut and MPAA Unrated on home video.

Summary Notes

A newlywed couple are passing through a vacation resort. Their paths cross with a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong horror and sexualised nudity:

• 2025 Radiance Films R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th October 2025
• 2025 Radiance Films R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 27th October 2025

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Newlyweds Stefan and Valerie are travelling through Europe when they make a detour to a deserted seaside hotel. Their romantic idyll takes a dark turn when they meet the enigmatic countess Báthory (Delphine Seyrig, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles) and her mysterious companion Ilona, whose unsettling charm and aristocratic poise mask a deadly intent. A Euro-horror classic, Daughters of Darkness is an opulent fever dream, weaving a sapphic subtext and feminist undercurrent beneath its baroque surface. Thematically rich. Harry Kümels vampire tale transcends convention and is presented in a stunning 4K restoration for the first time in the UK.

4K UHD & BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration from the original negative by Blue Underground, supervised by director Harry Kümel
• 4K UHD with Dolby Vision HDR and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
• Audio commentary authors Virginie Sélavy and Lindsay Hallam (2025)
• New interview with director Harry Kümel and critic Anne Billson (2025)
• Archival interview with Delphine Seyrig in which the actor discusses her career (1989)
• On set footage with Harry Kümel and stuntman Thierry Hallaert (1970)
• Behind-the-scenes footage of Delphine Seyrig shooting a scene from the film and an interview with Harry Kümel (1971)
• Interview with critic and author Kim Newman (2025)
• Immoral Tales: Daughters of Darkness, Class, Cruelty, and the Cinematic Legacy of Bathory - a visual essay by Kat Ellinger, author of the monograph on the film (2025, 25 mins)
• Anna the Maid - Harry Kümels short film based on a Jean Cocteau poem about a murderous maid (1958)
• Aether - Harry Kümels short film about the surreal visions of a man following an accident (1960, co-directed by Herman Wuyts)
• Limited edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by Suzanne Boleyn, Martyn Conterio, Joseph Dwyer, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Mairéad Roche
• Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS is a 1975 Canada war horror thriller by Don Edmonds
Starring Dyanne Thorne, Gregory Knoph and Tony Mumolo  

Banned by the BBFC for 1975 and 1976 cinema release. Not submitted since. Uncut and Unrated in the US

Summary Notes

A sadistic warden at a Nazi death camp conducts "medical experiments" to prove that women are more resilient than men, all while a revolt is being plotted by a prisoner she takes a fancy to.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2025 Kino Cult R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 14th October 2025

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The textbook example of Nazisploitation, and a cornerstone of the 1970s sexploitation cinema, Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS dramatizes the atrocities performed by a sadistic commandant (Dyanne Thorne) at a German concentration camp. Ilsa uses male prisoners as sexual playthings and women as subjects of medical torture, then brutally executes all who fail to satisfy her unholy desires. Despite being condemned by film critic Gene Siskel as the most degenerate picture I have seen... a textbook for rapists and mutilation freaks, Don Edmonds's orgy of violence became a runaway success, immortalizing Thorne as a grindhouse goddess and inspiring three sequels and a host of imitations, none of which could rival the shocking depravity of the original.

 

Eyes Without a Face is a 1960 France/Italy horror drama by Georges Franju
Starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel

Cut for both UK and US cinema release. Uncut in the US from 2003

Summary Notes

A surgeon causes a car accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2025 The Criterion Collection R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 14th October 2025
• 2025 The Criterion Collection Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad

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At his secluded château in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor (Pierre Brasseur) attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughters disfigured countenance--at a horrifying price. Eyes Without a Face, directed by the supremely talented Georges Franju, is rare in horror cinema for its odd mixture of the ghastly and the lyrical, and it has been a major influence on the genre in the decades since its release. There are images here--of terror, of gore, of inexplicable beauty--that once seen are never forgotten.

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• Blood of the Beasts, Georges Franjus 1949 documentary about the slaughterhouses of Paris
• Archival interviews with Franju on the horror genre, cinema, and the making of Blood of the Beasts
• Interview with actor Edith Scob
• Excerpts from Les grand-pères du crime, a 1985 documentary about screenwriters Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
• Trailers
• PLUS: Essays by novelist Patrick McGrath and film historian David Kalat

The increasingly secretive censors at the BBFC have recently removed a facility to let interested users monitor recent decisions. The only database search facility remaining is to search for sepecific titles.

The BBFC responded to a query asking about this vanished recent decisions page and the BBFC responded:

With regard to the website, you are correct that the primary purpose of the site is to assist viewers, and parents in particular, in deciding whether content will be suitable. This is why the functionality has changed.

You can of course still search for classification information via the main search.

The Scottish National Party have included some nasty ideas in its election manifesto to criminalise and imprison men for possessing deep fake porn, insulting women or visiting sex workers.

The manifesto for this week's election includes (on page 69):

Tackling violence against women and girls

We need to ensure that our laws keep up with new abuses, so women are protected. That is why we will ban using technology to create and possess deepfake intimate images.

We recognise women face abuse in their everyday lives and need increased protection against this. That's why we will bring forward Misogyny Bill legislate to ensure harassment and abuse based on misogyny is outlawed in Scotland.

We view prostitution as violence against women and believe that the purchasing of sex should be criminalised. We have established an independent Commission to consider how thiscan be done whilst ensuring that women are protected and concerns that women could be at higher risk of violence are addressed.