Short Sharp Shocks: Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
Directed by Don Siegel

The latest in the critically acclaimed BFI Flipside series – continuing its ongoing mission to curate an alternative Brit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions – is a second edition of strange, striking, thrilling, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme.

This carefully-curated collection includes a plethora of sought-after titles, many newly remastered in HD for the very first time – and showcases an eclectic range of delights spanning the second half of the 20th century.
A Lavish double-disc limited edition set, it comes complete with an illustrated booklet with full credits and new contextual writing on the film by devotees of the field. Expect strange, spooky stories, odd twists in the tale, imaginative low-budget weirdness and oodles of atmosphere in these juicy bite-size morsels of cult film delight from decades gone by.

Featuring the following films:
Quiz Crime No.1 (1943, 14 mins) | Quiz Crime No.2 (1944, 19 mins) | The Three Children (1946, 3 mins) | Escape from Broadmoor (1948, 39 mins) | Mingaloo (1958, 20 mins) | Jack The Ripper with Screaming – Lord Sutch (1961, 3 mins) | The Face of Darkness (1976, 57 mins) | The Dumb Waiter (1979, 18 mins) | Hangman (1985, 17 mins) | The Mark of Lilith (1986, 33 mins)

Extras:

• New interview with The Mark of Lilith director Robert Bierman (2021)
• Other extras TBC