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Mad Doctor of Blood Island AKA Grave Desires AKA Tomb of the Living Dead (1969)
All the Horrifying Nightmares of a Thousand Frightening Dreams in One Panic Packed Show. In Blood-Curdling Color.Director: Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero
Year of Copyright: 1969
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by Hemisphere marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman (2002, over the first 50:19 of the film)
(2) Audio Commentary by film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger (2018) -
Extras:"Tombs of the Living Dead" 2018 interview with Pete Tombs, co-author of "Immoral Tales" (8:40)
"A Taste of Blood" 2018 interview with critic Mark Holcomb (12:11)
"The Mad Director of Blood Island" 2002 interview with co-director Eddie Romero (6:38)
Theatrical Trailer (2:53)
"Chiller Carnival of Blood" Shock Show Trailer featuring "The Mad Doctor of Blood Island", "The Blood Demon", and "Curse of the Vampires" (2:04)
Poster & Stills Gallery (5:43) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Mastered from the original 35mm camera negative.
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by Hemisphere marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman (2002, over the first 50:19 of the film)
(2) Audio Commentary by film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger (2018) -
Extras:"Tombs of the Living Dead" 2018 interview with Pete Tombs, co-author of "Immoral Tales" (8:40)
"A Taste of Blood" 2018 interview with critic Mark Holcomb (12:11)
"The Mad Director of Blood Island" 2002 interview with co-director Eddie Romero (6:38)
Theatrical Trailer (2:53)
"Chiller Carnival of Blood" Shock Show Trailer featuring "The Mad Doctor of Blood Island", "The Blood Demon", and "Curse of the Vampires" (2:04)
Poster & Stills Gallery (5:43) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Mastered from the original 35mm camera negative.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Sam Sherman (2002, over the first 50:07 of the film)
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Extras:"The Mad Director of Blood Island" 2002 interview with Director Eddie Romero (17:12)
Essay by Christopher William Koenig (8 pages)
Stills Gallery
"The House of Terror Horror Show" Promo
Bonus trailers:
- Brides of Blood
- Beast of Blood
- Brain of Blood
- Blood of the Vampires
- The Blood Drinkers
- Raiders of the Living Dead -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Sam Sherman (2002, over the first 50:07 of the film)
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Extras:"The Mad Director of Blood Island" 2002 interview with director Eddie Romero (17:12)
Essay by Christopher William Koenig (8 pages)
Stills Gallery
"The House of Terror Horror Show" Promo
Bonus trailers:
- Brides of Blood
- Beast of Blood
- Brain of Blood
- Blood of the Vampires
- The Blood Drinkers
- Raiders of the Living Dead -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 2-page insert written by Scary Monster's Jim Arena.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:58)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:An NTSC-to-PAL transfer.
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OVERALL: Draw
Severin for the extras and HD-mastered transfer.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Severin Films - No cuts (89:26 NTSC)
- R0 Canada- Severin Films - No cuts (89:26 NTSC)
- R1 America- Alpha - No cuts (89:15 NTSC)
- R1 The Blood Collection America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (89:15 NTSC)
- R2 United Kingdom- Cinema Club - Yes - 42 seconds of cuts (88:40 NTSC-to-PAL)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 06/04/17
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 16/04/25UPDATE LOG:
06/04/17: Initial entry.
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11/05/19: Corrected the year 1968 > 1969 (copyright & release date).
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