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U.S.-based hor­ror fans will be able to fill a major hole in the Hammer Films col­lec­tions this hol­i­day sea­son when Synapse Films releases Vampire Circus on DVD.  Even bet­ter, fans around the world will get a chance for a high-def upgrade because they will also be releas­ing this title as a blu-ray disc.  Both incar­na­tions will fea­ture an array of spe­cial fea­tures mas­ter­minded by ris­ing DVD-supplement star Daniel Griffith, with top genre jour­nal­ists like Philip Nutman and Tim Lucas weigh­ing in as well (Joe Dante, too!).  Read on for all big-top blood­let­ting details…

THE GREATEST BLOOD-SHOW ON EARTH!

A lit­tle girl is bru­tally slain by a vam­pire in a tiny 19th cen­tury Austrian vil­lage.  Seeking revenge, the towns­peo­ple invade the fore­bod­ing cas­tle of Count Mitterhaus and kill him for the crime.  As the Count dies, he curses the vil­lagers and vows that their chil­dren will all die so that he may some­day return to life.

Fifteen years later, as the vil­lage is rav­aged by the plague, a trav­el­ing cir­cus comes to town and dis­tracts the vil­lagers from their cur­rent hard­ships.  Little do they know that their trou­bles are only begin­ning!  The cir­cus is actu­ally a troupe of shape-shifting vam­pires and, as the local chil­dren start dis­ap­pear­ing, they real­ize the prophecy of the long dead Count is com­ing true.

Synapse Films is proud to present VAMPIRE CIRCUS, now avail­able for the first time on home video in glo­ri­ous 1080p high-definition and loaded with amaz­ing extras you can really sink your teeth into!

BLOOD-CURDLING SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

-          THE BLOODIEST SHOW ON EARTH: Making Vampire Circus — An all-new doc­u­men­tary fea­tur­ing inter­views with writer/director Joe Dante, Hammer doc­u­men­tar­ian Ted Newsom, Video Watchdog editor/author Tim Lucas, author/film his­to­rian Philip Nutman, and actor David Prowse.

-          GALLERY OF GROTESQUERIES: A Brief History of Circus Horrors — A ret­ro­spec­tive on circus/carnival themed hor­ror productions.

-          VISITING THE HOUSE OF HAMMER: Britain’s Legendary Horror Magazine — A ret­ro­spec­tive on the pop­u­lar British horror/comic pub­li­ca­tion fea­tur­ing author Philip Nutman.

-          VAMPIRE CIRCUS: Interactive Comic Book”- Featuring art­work by Brian Bolland.

-          POSTER AND STILLS GALLERY

-          ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER

BLU– RAY SPECIFICATIONS:

VIDEO: High-Definition 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1) Presentation / AVC Codec

AUDIO: DTS-HD MA English 2.0 Mono / DTS-HD MA Music & Effects Track

DVD SPECIFICATIONS:

VIDEO: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.66:1) Presentation

AUDIO Dolby Digital English 2.0 Mono / Dolby Digital Music & Effects Track

NOT RATED / 1972 / 87 MINS. / COLOR / 1.66:1 / 2.0 MONO / SFD0100

VAMPIRE CIRCUS

ITEM NUMBER: SFD0100

FILE UNDER: HORROR

SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: $29.95

STREET DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2010