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(aka "Die blaue Hand" or "Creature with the Blue Hand" or "The Bloody Dead" or "The Blue Hand")
(aka "Nella stretta morsa del ragno" or "Web of the Spider" or "In the Grip of the Spider")
Creature With The Blue Hand aka The Bloody Dead (1967) + Web Of The Spider (1971) [2 X Blu-ray]
For those craving a taste of "Euro-Kinski," two of Klaus Kinski's European features are now available in one creepy package. Presented for the first time in Blu-ray, Creature with the Blue Hand (1967) is a mystery-thriller about a series of grisly murders. It's one of several German films based on the novels of Edgar Wallace, many adaptations of which starred Kinski. This time he plays an escaped mental patient who might be the killer. Meanwhile, Web of the Spider (1971) is a classic haunted house tale from Italian maestro, Antonio Margheriti, with Kinski as none other than Edgar Allan Poe! It's a diabolical double dose from one of cinema's most controversial and unique figures! *** Scotland Yard is after a homicidal maniac called The Blue Hand, which is what he uses to kill his victims... In Web of the Spider, Alan Foster, a professional American journalist, travels to London to meet with Edgar Allen Poe for an interview. While in London, Alan soon finds himself in the company of Lord Blackwood, and Alan accepts a bet to spend a night in his castle... Posters Creature With the Blue Hand Web of the Spider Theatrical Release: April 28th, 1967 - August 26th, 1971 ReviewsMore ReviewsDVD Reviews Review: Film Masters - Region 'A' - Blu-ray CLICK to order from: Bonus Captures: 1.66:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 347,842,442,644 bytes Creature With The Blue Hand: The Bloody Dead: 20,472,588,288 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.98 / 31.9 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Web Of The Spider: 2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: Feature: 27,292,655,616 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.97 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. Creature With the Blue Hand: DTS-HD Master Audio English 1565 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1565 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB The Bloody Dead: Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB Web of the Spider DTS-HD Master Audio English 1563 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1563 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Edition Details: The Bloody Dead raw footage & behind-the-scenes (9:21) • Commentary by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones on Web of the Spider Booklet Chapters 9 / 9 / 9 NOTE:The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.ADDITION: Film Masters Blu-ray (October 2024): Film Masters have transferred Alfred Vohrer's Creature With The Blue Hand, Samuel M. Sherman's The Bloody Dead version plus Antonio Margheriti's Web Of The Spider to 2 dual-layered Blu-rays. The 1080P image quality of all three films have inconsistencies and Creature With The Blue Hand can look quite soft for about the first 5-10-minutes and have a green/blue leaning throughout. The Bloody Dead looks about the same and Web Of The Spider may be the best of the three, although most of the image doesn't carry significant depth, have shifting contrast and smack of a video-ish appearance. They can be soft but are watchable with reasonable colors and sporadic detail in close-ups. Imperfect but certainly passable. NOTE: We have added 110 more large resolutionBlu-raycaptures (in lossless PNG format) for DVDBeaver PatronsHERE On their Blu-ray, Film Masters use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in English language DUBs. The Bloody Dead has lossy Dolby. Creature With The Blue Hand has aggressive moments that come through via screams and the score by Martin Böttcher (The Treasure of Silver Lake), sounding ominous and creepy in the lossless transfer. The DUB'ing is both transparent and fairly weak. In Web of the Spider, most of the tension comes from the memorable score by mondo, giallo, horror, and 'pasta' film composer Riz Ortolani (Castle of Blood, How To Kill a Judge, Lightning Bolt, Killer Crocodile,The Pyjama Girl Case, The Valachi Papers, Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes, The McKenzie Break, Day of Anger, Il Sorpasso, Woman Times Seven, Cannibal Holocaust, The Voyeur, Mondo Cane) and it adds some Gothic horror atmosphere - an important part of the viewing experience. Film Masters offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on the features (for all three commentaries, as well) on their Region 'A' Blu-rays. The Film Masters Blu-ray Alfred Vohrer's Creature with the Blue Hand was based on the 1925 novel The Blue Hand by Edgar Wallace. Gregory reviewed Edgar Wallace Mysteries Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The Bloody Dead was Samuel M. Sherman's 1987 re-edited version with new gore inserts. They are housed on the first Blu-ray. Klaus Kinski plays twins Dave and Richard Emerson in both and also portrays Edgar Allan Poe (who partially narrates) in Antonio Margheriti's Web of the Spider (a color remake of Margheriti's 1964 film Castle of Blood) that is on the second Blu-ray of the Film Masters package. Creature with the Blue Hand has a police investigation of an asylum-escaping insane criminal (murdering the family gardener,) mystery-shrouded twin brothers and retractable knives via a heavy iron blue glove. It's doesn't carry much of the Krimi (German crime thrillers - many had a major influence on the Giallo) charm for me. Gary Tooze Menus / Extras Web of the Spider CLICK EACH BLU-RAY CAPTURE TO SEE ALL IMAGES IN FULL 1920X1080 RESOLUTION Creature With the Blue Hand Commentary Subtitle Sample Web of the Spider Commentary Subtitle Sample More full resolution(1920 X 1080)Blu-ray Captures for DVDBeaverPatreon Supporters HERE Creature With the Blue Hand Web of the Spider CLICK to order from: Bonus Captures: Search DVDBeaver DONATIONS Keep DVDBeaver alive: CLICK PayPal logo to donate! Gary Tooze Thank You!
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Distribution Film Masters - Region 'A' - Blu-ray Runtime Creature With The Blue Hand: 1:14:18.454
The Bloody Dead: 1:20:13.517
Web Of The Spider: 1:33:15.840 Video Bitrate Creature With the Blue Hand Blu-ray: 
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Bitrate Web of the Spider Blu-ray: 
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Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB
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Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB Subtitles English (SDH), None (and optional English subtitles for all three commentaries - see samples below) Features Release Information:
Studio: Film Masters
• A Man of Mystery: Inside the World of Edgar Wallace featurette (13:34)
• Kinski Krimis: Inside the Rialto Film Adaptations featurette (17:42)
• Original 1967 trailer for Creature with the Blue Hand (1:49)
• Re-created trailer for Creature with the Blue Hand (1:48)
• The Bloody Dead bonus film (1:20:13)
• The Bloody Dead with Archival Commentary featuring Sam Sherman
• Reimagined trailer for Web of the Spider using restored elements (1:56)
• Castle of Blood Trailer (1:42)
Blu-ray Release Date: October 22nd, 2024
Standard Blu-ray Case
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Box Cover Distribution Film Masters - Region 'A' - Blu-ray 
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