Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.

1.66:1 aspect ratio.

Special features: brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative ; Newly translated subtitles for the Italian audio ; Commentary soundtrack by Mario Bava's biographer Tim Lucas ; Psycho Analysis, a new documentary on Blood and Black Lace and the origins of the giallo genre featuring interviews with directors Dario Argento (Suspiria) and Lamberto Bava (Demons), screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi (All the Colors of the Dark), critics Roberto Curti and Steve Della Casa, and crime novelists Sandrone Dazieri and Carlo Lucarelli ; An appreciation by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, the creative duo behind Amer and The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears ; Gender and Giallo, a visual essay by Michael Mackenzie exploring the giallo's relationship with the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s ; Panel discussion on Mario Bava featuring Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava and Steve Della Casa, recorded at the 2014 Courmayeur Film Festival ; The Sinister Image: Cameron Mitchell, an episode of David Del Valle's television series, devoted to the star of Blood and Black Lace and presented in full ; The alternative US opening titles, sourced from Joe Dante's private print and scanned in 2K especially for this release ; Original theatrical trailer ; Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys ; Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Howard Hughes, author of Cinema Italiano and Mario Bava: Destination Terror, an interview with Joe Dante, David Del Valle on Cameron Mitchell and more, all illustrated with archive stills and posters.

Director of photography, Ubaldo Terzano ; music, Carlo Rustichelli ; editor, Mario Serandrei ; director of production, Armando Govoni.

Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Arianna Gorini, Dante Di Paolo, Mary Arden, Franco Ressel, Claude Dantes, Luciano Pigozzi.

BBFC rating: 18, for strong gory violence and sexualised nudity.

DVD; NTSC; all regions (listed as regions 1 & 2 on container); mono.

Italian and dubbed English soundtracks with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.