Severin Films brings ‘Nightmares In A Damaged Brain’ & ‘Bad Biology’ To UK Special Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray on 26 Feb

GET YOUR FREAKFEST ON AS SEVERIN FILMS BRINGS TWO HARDCORE HORRORS

‘NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BRAIN’ & ‘BAD BIOLOGY’ TO SPECIAL EDITION 4K UHD/BLU-RAY IN THE UK

‘A pure gore spectacle… right alongside Mania and The New York Ripper as slash ‘n’ sleaze from one of horror’s greasiest eras’ Oh, The Horror!

‘Brutally effective film… truly a part of horror film history’ Horror Critic

‘Hard to not like… Marvellous…essential viewing in my eyes for fans of early 80s horror’ Sex Gore Mutants

Hailed as ‘brutally effective’ (Screen Rant), ‘a forgotten classic’ (Horror News) and ‘graphic and unapologetic’ (Sex Gore Mutants), Nightmares in a Damaged Brain remains one of the most reviled, controversial and misunderstood genre films of the 1980s. Now ‘the most repulsive, degrading and horrifying movie ever made’ (NY Daily News), can be experienced like never before, as Severin Films presents a brand new Special Edition, which comprises of two-discs, including a never-before-seen restored version and more than five-hours of brand new special features. This must-have box set will be available from 26 February 2024, alongside a standard edition Blu-ray.

Baird Stafford (Dog Tags) gives an enduringly disturbing performance as a seriously disturbed, homicidal patient who escapes from a psychiatric hospital, during an experimental drug programme What follows is a mind-blowing trail of psychosexual carnage, that takes the maniac from the peep shows of 42nd Street to the shores of Florida, causing unimaginable slaughter and chaos his wake.

Written and directed by Romano Scavolini, this ‘devastating masterpiece’ (Cinefear), can now be experienced like never before, following its painstaking restoration process which involved scanning from the internegative and multiple foreign print sources to create the ultimate version.

The set includes an in-depth feature – Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant – that explores the salacious career of the mysterious British filmmaker and distributor, who was the only supplier to be sent to prison for releasing a “video nasty”, following the UK release of the film; this joins a slew of fascinating extras, please see full list below.

Prepare to experience something far beyond your worst Nightmares in a Damaged Brain.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Disc 1: 4K UHD

Audio Commentary with star Baird Stafford and special effects assistant Cleve Hall moderated by Lee Christian and David DeCoteau
Audio Commentary with producer William Paul
Trailers

Disc 2: Blu-ray

Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant
Audio commentary with Baird Stafford and Cleve Hall moderated by Lee Christian and David DeCoteau
Audio commentary with producer William Paul
Kill Thy Father and Thy Mother – Interview with director Romano Scavolini (71 mins)
Dreaming Up A Nightmare – Featuring former president of 21st century distribution Arthur Schweitzer, actor/unit production manager Mik Cribben, Production Supervisor Simon Nuchtern, Florida producer/special effects artist William Milling, uncredited editor Jim Markovic and archival interviews with actor Baird Stafford and special effects artists Edward French and Cleve Hall
The Nightmare Of Nightmare – interview with erroneously credited special effects director Tom Savini
Legendary Loser – Music Video by R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn
Deleted scenes
Image Gallery – publicity pics, behind-the-scenes shots, video covers and death pix
Trailers

Title: Nightmares in a Damaged Brain Special Edition Release Date: 26/02/24 Cat No: SEVU8746 Run time: 99 mins
Title: Nightmares in a Damaged Brain Standard Blu-ray Brain Release Date: 26/02/24 Cat No: SEVBD8760 Run time: 99 mins

‘Sleazy, trashy, putrid, weird, funny, and uncomfortably vulgar… a very fine film worthy of its eager audience. Welcome back, kind sir – you were sorely missed…’ Bloody Good Horror

‘Vulgar, vivid and downright hilarious… more out-of-control than anything Frank Henenlotter has done’ Film Threat

After a 17-year break in filmmaking, splatter maestro Frank Henenlotter – writer/director of Frankenhooker, Brain Damage and The Basket Case Trilogy – returned with the most graphic, transgressive and jaw-droppingly depraved black comedy shocker of his career… Bad Biology. Now this wickedly warped feature gets a re-birth from Severin Films in a Special Edition Box set, that includes the film in its newly restored version, scanned in 4K from the camera negative.

This dual 4K UHD and Blu-ray release comes complete with a slew of brand-new special features and gets its UK bow on 26 February 2024, and will also be released on standard edition Blu-ray

Jennifer, played by singer Charlee Danielson, is a homicidal nymphomaniac who spontaneously births mutant babies, while in another part of town Batz (Anthony Sneed – Chasing Banksy), has a monstrous penis, with a mind of its own, to contend with. In a city ruled by pleasure and pain, will the two made-for-each-other freaks deliver the ultimate orgasmic horror?

Eleonore Hendricks (Daddy Longlegs), radio host Rude Jude and director James Glickenhaus (The Exterminator) co-star in ‘one very entertaining seriously batshit film’ (JoBlo), produced and co-written by underground hip-hop hero R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn, with insane special effects by Gabe Bartalos (Skinned Deep).

Frank Henenlotter’s ball-busting freak fest should-be seen to be believed, so grab a copy for a shocking lesson in Bad Biology

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Disc 1: 4K UHD

Commentary With Director Frank Henenlotter, director of photography Nick Deeg and actor Anthony Sneed
Archival commentary with Frank Henenlotter and producer R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn

Disc 2: Blu-ray

Commentary with Frank Henenlotter, Nick Deeg and Anthony Sneed
Archival commentary with Frank Henenlotter and producer R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn
Spook House – Interviews with Frank Henenlotter and R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn, production coordinator Michael Shershenovich, Nick Deeg, retired detective David Henenlotter and production manager Chaz Kangas
In The Basement With Charlee Danielson – A brief, completely off-kilter interview with the elusive Miss Charlee Danielson and a Basketball
Deeg and Sneed – A Conversation between Nick Deeg and Anthony Sneed
Swollen Agenda – Interview with make-up effects artist Gabe Bartalos
Beyond Bad – Behind the Scenes of Bad Biology
F*ck Face – Photographer Clay Patrick McBride runs around the director’s apartment filming guys making their ‘O Face’
SUCK – A wonderfully twisted short film by Anthony Sneed
Legendary Loser – Music Video by R.A. The Rugged Man
Thorburn Image Gallery – publicity pics, behind-the-scenes shots, video covers and death pix

Title: Bad Biology Special Edition Release Date: 26/02/24 Cat No: SEVU8739 Run time: 84 mins
Title: Bad Biology Standard Blu-ray Release Date: 26/02/24 Cat No: SEVBD8753 Run time: 84 mins