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Devil Story

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4.2 Stars (275 Reviews)

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 5,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Description

A young couple, on vacation in the French countryside, decide to stay the night at a spooky old castle, after their car breaks down. Despite being warned about the local legend of a cursed ship which crashed into the nearby cliffs, the wife ventures out into the wild, only to find herself having to fend off a Nazi uniformed mutant, his Gypsy mother, a rogue mummy, a horse possessed by the devil, and more!

Without a doubt one of the strangest horror films ever made in France, Bernard Launois’ DEVIL STORY (or, Once Upon A Time…The Devil) is a mind melting and almost indescribable, heavily gore fueled fever dream. Barely seen outside of its native country, but more than deserving of its growing cult following, prepare to forget everything you thought you knew about weird world cinema as you experience DEVIL STORY, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative, and loaded with both new and archival extras and interviews, and on disc from Vinegar Syndrome, in the English speaking world for the first time.

Details

Director(s): Bernard Launois

Starring: Véronique Renaud, Pascal Simon, Catherine Day, Nicole Desailly, Marcel Portier, Christian Paumelle

Release Year: 1986

Runtime: 76 min

Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1

Language(s): FRA- French, ENG- English

Sound: Mono

Subtitles: English SDH

Format: Blu-ray

Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray

Restoration: Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative

Packaging Artist(s): Earl Kessler Jr.

Genre: Horror, Shock, Zombie

VS Release Date: September 1, 2021

SKU: VS-370

Bonus Content

Presented in both its original French language soundtrack and its English dub track
“Once Upon a Time…Devil Story” - making-of featurette with the cast and crew
“Once Upon a Time…Bernard” - a brand new interview with writer/director Bernard Launois
Select scenes with commentary by the director
French TV Coverage
Original trailer
Reversible cover artwork with art by Steak Mtn.

Label Bio

Vinegar Syndrome was founded to rescue, restore, and preserve genre cinema. Our more than 500 releases to date offer ultimate editions of lost, forgotten, under-seen, under-appreciated, and essential works from around the globe.