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Since 2004, Bleeding Skull has explored otherworldly cinema through reviews, books, and home video releases. We shine a light on independent genre films that have flown under the radar but deserve to be seen by all. Fangoria has called Bleeding Skull “The go-to encyclopedia for trash, bizarre, and shot-on-video cinema,” while Vice referred to it as “like a fever dream glimpse into parallel worlds". Visit us at BLEEDINGSKULL.COM.
A window to the spectral world, the work of Antoine Pellissier—a physician by day and horror maestro by night—is the underground answer to Jean Rollin. FOLIES MEURTRIERES AND THE FILMS OF ANTOINE PELLISSIER is a 2-disc set that presents Pellissier's complete filmography for the first time on home video. From dreamlike slasher FOLIES MEURTRIERES to gore-soaked epic MALEFICIA, these handcrafted art-horrors from France are heavenly discoveries for discerning horrorheads. This set also includes the long-lost, uncut version of LES PROIES DU MAL (Pellissier's first feature) and DR. GORE, a feature-length documentary from Pauline Pallier.
directed by: Antoine Pellissier starring: Magali Bernard, Elisabeth Carou, Carole Chapus, Mireille Duruisseaud 1977-2021 / 592 min (combined) / 1.33:1 / French DTS-HD MA 2.0
Additional info:
2-Disc Region Free Blu-ray
English subtitles
Disc 1: FOLIES MEURTRIERES & Early Films
Restored from original Super 8 film elements
In French with optional English subtitles
FOLIES MEURTRIERES (1984, 48 mins)
ELUE DES ENFERS (1985, 35 mins)
LES PROIES DU MAL (1982, 147 mins)
DU SANG SUR LA NEIGE (1981, 8 mins)
LE VAMPIRE CONTRE ATTAQUE (1980, 16 mins)
AU COMBLE DE L'HORREUR (1978, 16 mins)
LE REFUGE DES MANDITS (1977, 35 mins)
Video introduction by Pellissier
THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF: Archival featurette
Photo gallery
Disc 2: MALEFICIA & HORRIFICIA
Preserved from original tape masters
In French with optional English subtitles
MALEFICIA (1998, 102 mins)
HORRIFICIA (2021, 110 mins)
DR. GORE (2009, Dir. Pauline Pallier)
MALEFICIA: Teaser trailer
HORRIFICIA: Behind the scenes & bloopers
BLAIR WITCH KAUFMAN: Archival featurette
Photo gallery
'Zine with Pellissier interview by Bleeding Skull's Joseph A. Ziemba
Overall rating: 4.696774 / 5 from 155 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
This 2-disc Blu-ray set offers a comprehensive collection of Antoine Pellissier's horror films, including rare and restored titles. Fans of raw, outsider horror will find this set highly recommended, with strong visual presentation and additional archival features.
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Horror Film Collection (22%): Many customers pointed out that this collection is great and highly recommended for fans of raw, outsider horror.
Visual Presentation (15%): A significant number of customers brought up that the product looks great and has a strong recommendation.
"Fun, gooey collection with nice packaging and excellent transfers of some niche gems" — Andrew I.
"The picture quality looks really good too." — Bryan K.
"The OCN slipcover looks great too!" — Mark P.
Reviews
French SOV horror from a fertile mind
"Are the films on this disc rough around the edges? Yes. Are they full on enthusiasm and love for the genre? Yes. Is this a fun and worthwile release that makes these films shine better than ever before? Yes."
— Tim V. (4/5)
French Underground Nightmare Fuel
"A massive Bleeding Skull set and a real discovery. Pellissier’s handmade French art-horror world sounds like the strange underground cousin of Rollin, with Super 8 slashers, tape-era nightmares, and a full filmography finally gathered in one place. Exactly the kind of release that makes collecting fun."
— Danny W. (5/5)
No coming back from this trip
"Surreal French horror that takes its time and savors every creepy moment. I loved this and Bleeding Skull has always been #1!"
— Zach C. (5/5)
Pure Nightmares on Film
"What a fantastic collection, any gorehound should seek this out as well as fans of atmospheric Euro horror filmmakers like Jean Rollin. Bleeding Skull does it again!"
— Travell B. (5/5)
A Visionary from the Underground
"Bleeding Skull continues its remarkable work of uncovering forgotten outsider cinema with Folies Meurtrières and the Films of Antoine Pellissier. Pellissier’s films are raw, surreal, and completely unconcerned with convention, blending horror, fantasy, and dream logic into something that feels intensely personal. They are rough around the edges, but that lack of polish becomes part of their appeal, giving every frame a handmade quality that larger productions could never replicate. This collection is less about discovering a lost masterpiece than discovering a singular voice, one driven entirely by imagination rather than commercial expectations. It is exactly the kind of release that reminds you why labels like Bleeding Skull are so important to film preservation."
— Antonio T. (5/5)
Murderation
"Bleeding Skull excel again with this very cool rarity collection of low budget French horror films. The main film is absolute murdercore bliss. Essential."
— Ben C. (5/5)
Freakscene
"Insane unearthed low budget gore from France. What more do you need to know? It's Bleeding Skull, dummy."
— Tony Z. (5/5)
Dr Gore
"Being french I already owned Pellissier previous movies but Horrificia was impossible to find. This compilation is a threat. The last effort Horrificia, is a quite charming mix of amateur acting and endless gore scene often with real guts."
— Brice D. (5/5)
One of the best Bleeding Skull releases
"The main feature on this disc is the best! Heavy on the slasher elements and atmosphere. Fun collection of films from a French horror director. Highly recommended."
— Jeffrey L. (5/5)
Out There
"Folies Meurtrières and the Films of Antoine Pellissier is a strange, hypnotic deep dive into obscure filmmaking that feels as much like a dream as it does a documentary. Pellissier crafts a haunting, almost myth-like portrait that blurs the line between fact and fiction in a really compelling way. It’s definitely a niche watch, but if you’re drawn to experimental cinema, its eerie atmosphere and layered storytelling make it hard to shake."
— Shawn M. (4/5)
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