Coming soon as exclusive Blu-ray with DiabolikDVD from Deaf Crocodile Films: Belarusian Folk horror The Savage Hunt of King Stakh. The film is directed by Valeri Rubinchik (Kino pro kino) and stars Boris Plotnikov (The Ascent), Elena Dimitrova (Yuliya Vrevskaya).
Synopsis
A mystical drama based on a story by V. Korotkevich. The film is set in out-of-the-way Belarusian woodlands at the end of the 19th century. A young ethnographer, Andrej Bielarecki, comes here to research local folk legends.
Bonus Features:
- Brand-new restoration of the Director’s Cut of the film by Craig Rogers for Deaf Crocodile.
- Slipcase edition offers 60-page illustrated booklet including:
- New essay by film historian & professor Peter Rollberg (Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema).
- New essay by film critic Walter Chaw (Film Freak Central).
- New commentary track by comics artist (Swamp Thing), film historian, and author Stephen R. Bissette.
- New commentary track by Mike White of The Projection Booth.
- ”The Wild, Wild Hunt of King Stakh” — new video essay by film historian Evan Chester.
- Video introduction by filmmaker and author Kier-La Janisse (WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR).
- Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion.
- New art by Beth Morris and comics artist David W. Mack (“Kabuki”, Marvel Comics’ “Echo”)
A release is planned July of 2024.