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In a career spanning four decades and encompassing virtually every genre under the sun, Mario Bava inspired multiple generations of filmmakers, from Dario Argento to Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton. Best remembered for his gothic horror movies, for his final feature, Shock, he eschewed the grand guignol excesses of Black Sabbath or Blood and Black Lace for a more intimate portrait of mental breakdown in which true horror comes from within. Dora (Daria Nicolodi, Deep Red) moves back into her old family home with her husband, Bruno (John Steiner, Tenebrae), and Marco (David Colin Jr., Beyond the Door), her young son from her previous marriage. But domestic bliss proves elusive as numerous strange and disturbing occurrences transpire, while Dora is haunted by a series of nightmares and hallucinations, many of them involving her dead former husband. Is the house itself possessed? Or does Dora's increasingly fragile grip on reality originate from somewhere far closer to home? Released in the United States as a sequel to Ovidio G. Assonitis's Beyond the Door, Shock more than lives up to its name, proving that, even at this late stage in his career, Bava hadn't lost his touch for terror. Now restored in high definition for the first time, the Maestro of the Macabre's chilling swansong disturbs like never before in this feature-laden release from Arrow Video.

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Bonus Materials

• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Brand new 2K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
• Original Italian and English front and end titles and insert shots
• Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
• Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
• New audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark
• A Ghost in the House, a new video interview with co-director and co-writer Lamberto Bava
• Via Dell’Orologio 33, a new video interview with co-writer Dardano Sacchetti
• The Devil Pulls the Strings, a new video essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Shock! Horror! – The Stylistic Diversity of Mario Bava, a new video appreciation by author and critic Stephen Thrower
• The Most Atrocious Tortur(e), a new interview with critic Alberto Farina
• Italian theatrical trailer
• 4 US “Beyond the Door II” TV spots
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Christopher Shy
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Troy Howarth, author of The Haunted World of Mario Bava

Sales Points

• Horror master Mario Bava's final film
• For fans of Italian Horror like Suspiria, Demons, and Black Sabbath

Press Quotes

An effective, scary horror movie in its own right

     —Combustible Celluloid

A little bit of everything you'd want from an Italian horror movie

     —The Horror Syndicate

Shock certainly delivers the goods in its effectively disturbing portrayal of a boy possessed. The slight-of-hand camera trickery that Bava had mastered with nearly 20 years in the director's chair is equally effective

     —All Movie Guide

Shock more than lives up to its name, proving that, even at this late stage in his career, Bava hadn’t lost his touch for terror. Now restored in high definition for the first time, the Maestro of the Macabre’s chilling swansong disturbs like never before in this feature-laden release from Arrow Video.

     —Tom Stockman, We Are Movie Geeks

In a career spanning four decades and encompassing virtually every genre under the sun, Mario Bava inspired multiple generations of filmmakers, from Dario Argento to Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton.

     —Anne Carlini, Exclusive Magazine

Directors like Mario Bava are the reason cult movie fans exist. Looking just gorgeous in its new transfer and box art, Shock also comes with some heavy-hitting extras

     —Movie Line Online

As the final film from horror legend Mario Bava, Shock earns a spot in cinema history.

     —Colin Jacobson, DVD Magazine

Shock is still an effective shocker, a nice mix between haunted house flick and The Omen-style evil kid thriller.

     —Search My Trash

Mario Bava is the best underrated director of all time. Thanks to Arrow Video’s new Blu-ray presentation, we can appreciate an unsetting, surreal swansong from a true artist.

     —Nerdist

Arrow Video put a lot of great featurettes on this Blu-ray. So not only will giallo fans enjoy the newly restored 2k version of Shock, but they'll be entertained for hours with the featurettes and interviews. If you are a fan of Italian horror films this brand new Arrow Video Blu-ray of Shock is a must own.

     —Classic Cinema Magazine

Really fun movie. This is a good creeper!

     —The Cinemaniacs!

This is another appealing presentation of a cult item from Arrow. Recommended.

     —Blu-ray.com

Mario Bava was one of the giants of Italian cinema.

     —Inside Pulse

Mario Bava’s final film delivers on the promise of its title Shock.

     —The Movie Isle

It’s a very modern style horror film, and I think today’s jaded audience will appreciate this even more now than people did when it originally was made. Bava goes all in on the domestic horror, and the film’s ending should leave you numb and gutted.

     —The Movie Elite

When discussing Italian horror cinema, no name looms larger than Mario Bava's. From its opening moments, Shock has all the elements that have become synonymous with the cinema of Mario Bava.

     —10K Bullets

The Maestro of the Macabre’s chilling swan song disturbs like never before in this feature-laden release from Arrow Video.

     —Industrial Blue

A return to the stylish, atmospheric horror from [Bava's] early days (though still includes a few jarring moments of gory violence).

     —Free Kittens Movie Guide

Those who are fans of the filmmaker’s work will undoubtably be happy with this new disk from Arrow… I highly recommend grabbing the disk.

     —The Film Junkies

The film’s last few minutes are intense and scary.

     —Reel Bob

A very 70’s euro horror film, which slips between camp creep-ness & telekinesis silliness, dread-filled surrealism & dreamy-ness, and moments of slashing ‘n’ spurting gore.

     —Musique Machine

Arrow did a fantastic job cleaning up this movie. It looks super clear and crisp but also has a good amount of grain to maintain that classic film feel

     —Mid Level Media

It’s safe to say Bava knows a thing or two about making horror movies.

     —John Romeo, A Mind On Fire

Bava’s psychological and supernatural horror is a fine showcase for Daria Nicolodi

     —Jon Partridge, Cinapse

Mario Bava is best known for his suspense sequences, and his stylistic use of color and framing. Shock is always stylishly and interestingly framed

     —Kent Conrad, Cinema Sentries

Nasty

     —Wade Major, DigiGods

a more intimate portrait of mental breakdown in which true horror comes from within

     —Harley Lond, Film Crave

Pick of the Week - Especially if you're a big Bava fan, which everyone should be

     —Michael Vaughn, Geek Vibes Podcast

One hell of a neo-Gothic thriller

     —Horror Fuel

A terrific disc that may allow for re-evaluation of horror maestro’s Mario Bava’s final film

     —Phil Bailey, Ink 19

Made originally as a sequel to Beyod the Door, Shock is a much better movie than the first film. There are a lot of special features on here

     —Mr Tony Of The Dead

The Godfather of Italian horror and thrillers is undoubtebly Mario Bava

     —Pizowell

One of the most capable directors form Italy ever - very exciting that Arrow has put this one out

     —Mr Parka, Screaming Toilet

Mario Bava’s film stretches the gap between lurid material and sophistication of execution to its breaking point.

     —Carson Lund, Slant Magazine

some nifty visual touches (the boy-into-man moment is startling), and the story strengthens as it heads toward a memorable conclusion

     —Matt Brunson, The Film Frenzy

This is one that I’ve long been waiting for to come to Blu-ray… [Arrow] has given us some Mario Bava that we had been missing in HD

     —Zombies Don't Run

Shock comes to a head with a frenzied finale... It features a truly ingenious jump scare that has been imitated in the likes of Annabelle and The Prodigy

     —Alex DiVincenzo, Broke Horror Fan

An all-time classic

     —Deadpit Radio

An incredibly enjoyable and exciting effort with a lot to like

     —Don Anelli, Don's Horror World

Shock was a worthy final film, a hybrid haunted house and possession film with a worthy mystery at the center.

     —Ryan Izay, Rizay Reviews

the uncanny slips into an apparently picture-perfect situation like discordant notes in a pastel-colored symphony

     —David Luhrssen, Shepherd Express

It builds and builds and the last half hour of the movie has some pretty good jump scares, so I would recommend Shock. It did not disappoint

     —Adam Long, Movie Geeks United

Put the ending up there with some of the more stanger movies in horror movie history

     —Zombies Don’t Run

an excellent transfer, with great color, detail, and contrast.

     —James Kendrick, Qnetwork

[Mario Bava's] Shock was a worthy final film, a hybrid haunted house and possession film with a worthy mystery at the center.

     —Ryan Izay, Rizay Reviews

A lot of fun

     —Bob Bobson, Bob's Movie Review

A brilliant bit of cinematic trickery

     —Orrin Grey, Signal Horizon