Everyone knew
Code Red was planning to release a new version of
Invasion of the Blood Farmers on disc, but I was certainly surprised to see that the company had paired it with another New York horror film, Theodore Gershuny's
Silent Night, Bloody Night (here under its
Death House title), creating a
double feature that veers from ridiculous to sublime and back again.
Silent Night, Bloody Night is an excellent low-budget film, but for years has only been available in murky, full-frame versions via public domain DVD collections. Code Red has released it in a much-improved 1.85.1 transfer clocking in at 85 minutes.
Blood Farmers is presented at 1.78.1, and includes a feature-length commentary by very funny producer Ed Adlum, who I
interviewed for my book.
For more on
Blood Farmers, see my
Jack Neubeck interview. For more on the Gershuny film, see my write up
here.