Short Sharp Shocks: Volume 2 (Flipside 43) (2-Disc Blu-ray Set)

A second volume of strange, striking, thrilling, horrific, eerie and eccentric short films

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.

Return once more to the heyday of the supporting programme with another curious cornucopia of eerie, eccentric and edgy short films. Settle down for another strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness, stylish spectacle, peculiar public information, monstrous music and provocative experiment – all with oodles of atmosphere and in High Definition.

Featuring the following films:

• Quiz Crime No.1 (1943)
• Quiz Crime No.2 (1944)
• The Three Children (1946)
• Escape from Broadmoor (1948)
• Mingoloo (1958)
• Jack the Ripper with Screaming Lord Sutch (1961)
• The Face of Darkness (1976)
• The Dumb Waiter (1979)
• Hangman (1985)
• The Mark of Lilith (1986)

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