For over a year Scream Factory has been digging into the vaults of Universal for their classic horror to appeal to fans of Svengoolie and the Creature Double Feature. As summer winds down, the scares will build up with Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 6 hitting shelves on August 25. The four films will keep you give you chills. The Black Castle has Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) and Lon Chaney Jr (The Wolfman) involved in a vanishing people mystery. Cult of the Cobra has life change for six soldiers witness a woman turn into a giant snake. They weren’t supposed to see it. The Thing That Couldn’t Die has people on a Western ranch discover a box with a head inside. It’s not quite dead. The film double billed with Hammer’s Horror of Dracula on original release. The Shadow of the Cat is a Hammer film that Universal distributed. A cat witnesses the murder of its owners and is bent on revenge against the killers. This is the perfect film to watch your household felines. There’s no word of bonus features yet. Here’s the press release from Scream Factory:
Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 6
Released: August 25, 2020 • Available in US & Canada
$55.97
List Price: $69.97 USD
GET READY FOR MORE THRILLS AND CHILLS!
Volume 6 of the Universal Horror Collection includes four tales of terror from the archives of Universal Pictures, the true home of classic horror. Boris Karloff stars as a doctor who risks his own life to save the captives of a mad count in The Black Castle. Vengeance is sworn against six men who witness a ceremony where beautiful women turn into serpents in Cult Of The Cobra. In The Thing That Couldn’t Die, when a young psychic discovers a box that contains the living head of an executed devil worshiper … heads will roll! A cat witnesses the murder of her owner … and this cat is hell-bent on revenge in The Shadow Of The Cat.
THE BLACK CASTLE
1080p High Definition (1.37:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 1952 / B&W / Not Rated / +/- 82 Minutes
CULT OF THE COBRA
1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 1955 / B&W / Not Rated / +/- 82 Minutes
THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE
1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 1958 / B&W / Not Rated / +/- 69 Minutes
THE SHADOW OF THE CAT
1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.66:1) / DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 1961/ B&W / Not Rated / +/- 79 Minutes
