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Short Sharp Shocks Vol.4 [Blu-ray]

Short Sharp Shocks Vol.4 [Blu-ray]

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The fourth volume in the BFI Flipside's celebrated Short Sharp Shocks series – on an ongoing mission to curate an alternative Brit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions – is another eye-opening assemblage of unusual, exceptional, exciting, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects - veering from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme, to the earliest days of commercial television; and far, far beyond. Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 features an uncanny cornucopia of ingenious micro-budget shockers, astonishing, award-winning amateur works, televisual twist-in-the-tale weirdness, breathtaking fantasy-film spectacle, blood-spattered rarities, petrifying public information frighteners and evocative avant-garde experimenta – all offering up oodles of atmosphere, and lovingly delivered to you, alongside an enviable assortment of newly-created interviews and extra features, in High Definition. Disc 1: The Fatal Night (Mario Zampi, 1948, 50 mins), Death in the Hand (A Barr-Smith, 1948, 43 mins), Strange Experiences: Halloween Party (Derick Williams, 1955, 3 mins), Strange Experiences: The Laughing Clown (Derick Williams, 1956, 4 mins), Night Ride (Denis Meikle, 1967, 19 mins), Mirror Mirror (Eastbourne Cine Group, 1969, 7 mins) Disc 2: Scarecrow (John Sharrad, 1972. 17 mins), Red (Astrid Frank, 1976, 24 mins), Sanctum (Bill Davison, 1976, 19 mins), Play Safe: Frisbee (David Eady, 1978, 1 min); Play Safe: Electricity (David Eady, 1978, c11 mins), Black Angel (Roger Christian, 1980, 25 mins)
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The fourth volume in the BFI Flipside's celebrated Short Sharp Shocks series – on an ongoing mission to curate an alternative Brit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions – is another eye-opening assemblage of unusual, exceptional, exciting, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects - veering from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme, to the earliest days of commercial television; and far, far beyond. Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 features an uncanny cornucopia of ingenious micro-budget shockers, astonishing, award-winning amateur works, televisual twist-in-the-tale weirdness, breathtaking fantasy-film spectacle, blood-spattered rarities, petrifying public information frighteners and evocative avant-garde experimenta – all offering up oodles of atmosphere, and lovingly delivered to you, alongside an enviable assortment of newly-created interviews and extra features, in High Definition. Disc 1: The Fatal Night (Mario Zampi, 1948, 50 mins), Death in the Hand (A Barr-Smith, 1948, 43 mins), Strange Experiences: Halloween Party (Derick Williams, 1955, 3 mins), Strange Experiences: The Laughing Clown (Derick Williams, 1956, 4 mins), Night Ride (Denis Meikle, 1967, 19 mins), Mirror Mirror (Eastbourne Cine Group, 1969, 7 mins) Disc 2: Scarecrow (John Sharrad, 1972. 17 mins), Red (Astrid Frank, 1976, 24 mins), Sanctum (Bill Davison, 1976, 19 mins), Play Safe: Frisbee (David Eady, 1978, 1 min); Play Safe: Electricity (David Eady, 1978, c11 mins), Black Angel (Roger Christian, 1980, 25 mins)
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  • Genre: Short feature
  • Product Type: Blu-ray
  • Barcode: 5035673015353
  • Release Date: October 13, 2025
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