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Horror fans will get a nice treat come October when Severin Films releases a spe­cial edi­tion DVD of Psychomania.  This darkly humor­ous British flick about zom­bie bik­ers used to be a sta­ple of grey-market VHS and has won a cult fol­low­ing over the years.  This new disc will boast a new high-def trans­fer and some intrigu­ing sup­ple­ments to sweeten the deal.  Read on for all the undead-biking details…

Severin Films To Give Undead Biker Classic “PSYCHOMANIA” Special Edition Treatment
The groovi­est zom­bie biker movie of them all is being exhumed and, after years of shoddy bootlegs and sub-par pre­sen­ta­tions, is get­ting the Special Edition treat­ment from Severin. Psychomania stars Beryl Reed (Beast In The Cellar) and, in his last per­for­mance, George Sanders (Village Of The Damned) who per­fect a for­mula to return from the grave via some sort of satanic toad wor­ship. Said for­mula is then used by young Tommy and his biker gang, The Living Dead, who after off­ing them­selves in a vari­ety of cre­ative ways, free-wheel back from the dead to wreak havoc on a small English town.

This über-black British horror-comedy (which has one of the great­est and most orig­i­nal sound­tracks of its era) was a sta­ple of late night TV for years but has never been seen like this thanks to a stun­ning new high def­i­n­i­tion trans­fer. Recent inter­views were shot in London with stars Nicky Henson, Mary Larkin, Denis Gilmore, Roy Holder and Rocky Taylor, while sound­track com­poser John Cameron (Kes, Jack The Ripper) and ‘Riding Free’ crooner Harvey Andrews not only rem­i­nisced but treated us to ren­di­tions of their oth­er­worldly work on the film.

Also on the extras slate is an intro from Fangoria edi­tor in chief Chris Alexander. This will be yet another amaz­ing Severin restora­tion that any fan of 70s hor­ror should not be with­out. Coming soon in October!

Link to ‘Riding Free’ song in PSYCHOMANIA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjW81M3sO68

Link to Harvey Andrews inter­view and play­ing ‘Riding Free’ song today: http://vimeo.com/13151322