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Though featuring the Shaw Brothers custom brand of martial arts mayhem, HUMAN LANTERNS also taps into the early 80s craze for the American slasher film and the earlier Hammer horrors by providing a grisly take on the serial killer feature in an inimitable Hong Kong style. When an unbalanced craftsman decides to get revenge on two Kung Fu masters by creating special lanterns constructed from the human skin of their dead relatives, all hell breaks loose in this gruesome tale of bloody retribution. Taking its inspiration from movies like Psycho and real cases like Ed Gein, HUMAN LANTERNS is clearly not for the faint-hearted with its over the top gore and sadistic qualities but this slice of darker than dark fantasy still manages to be both wonderfully horrible and impressively entertaining.

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Bonus Materials

• High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
• 2.0 DTS-HD MA Mandarin Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles
• Audio commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network
• A Shaw Story - an Interview with Susan Shaw
• The Beauty and the Beasts - An Interview with Linda Chu
• Lau Wing - The Ambiguous Hero
• Original Trailer

Sales Points

• For fans of Hong Kong horror like Boxer's Omen and The Seventh Curse
• Complete and Uncut
• Extensive Bonus Features created for this release
• Brand New artwork by Robert 'Kung Fu Bob' O'Brien!

Press Quotes

Human Lanterns has got enough action, chaos and carnage to make it worth a look

     —Ian Jane, Rock! Shock! Pop!

Blu-ray.com

     —https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Human-Lanterns-Blu-, 1

...the whole story is pretty intense and enjoyable.

     —Richard Gary, Indie Horror Films

Sun Chung’s Human Lanterns stands out in the Shaw Brothers catalog for its stark horror elements.

     —Christopher Zabel, DoBlu.com

Human Lanterns is a highly entertaining horror/martial arts hybrid.

     —Michael Den Boer, 10K Bullets

A curious crossover between wuxia martial arts drama and stylized horror, 1982’s Human Lanterns (Ren pi deng long) owes as much to vintage Hammer as it does to contemporary American slasher flicks.

     —Chris Chiarella, TheaterByte

This smart new Blu-ray release not only gives us the uncut film, but also some nice extra features such as an audio commentary, a featurette, and a few interviews, plus great cover art.

     —Mike Spring, Comic-Watch

...both wonderfully horrible and impressively entertaining. Recommended.

     —Dillon Gonzales, Geek Vibes Nation

There’s so much for Wuxia and kung fu fans to enjoy in this package. Recommended!

     —Sam Cohen, High Def Digest

Human Lanterns was a lot of fun, it’s a cult classic which is deserving of that title

     —Darren Charles, Musique Machine