The best things come in threes and in October, Tartan is releasing a trio of triple-disc boxsets, bringing together tales with a killer edge to thrill and chill. The boxsets are limited editions and are available for a limited period.
THRILLER TRIPLE - The Machinist/ Wonderland/ The Woodsman
Before becoming the caped crusader in Batman Begins, Christian Bale won critical acclaim for his stunning role in THE MACHINIST. Based on a true story, WONDERLAND is an unflinchingly brutal view of LA in 1980s. Behind the glamour, former porn king John Holmes is caught in a world of sleaze, dugs and murder. Kevin Bacon gives one of his best performances to date in THE WOODSMAN as a convicted sex offender, trying to readjust to normal life after being released from jail.
CHILLER TRILOGY - House of 1000 Corpses/ Monster Man/ Tattoo
Rob Zombie’s directorial debut HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES relishes in all the blood-soaked ‘70s horror film culture that spawned The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. Highway hijinks turn into a ride for your life in the deliciously gross MONSTER MAN. Christian Redl (Downfall) heads up Robert (Flightplan) Schwentke’s TATTOO, a stylish, psychological thriller in the dark realms of Se7en that’s sure to make your skin crawl.
KILLER TRIPLE - Ed Gein/ Bundy/ Hillside Strangler
A trilogy of real-life serial killers stalk and slash their way through this boxset. Chuck Parello’s ED GEIN tells the disturbingly tragic story of the man who inspired Psycho. BUNDY, a charming seducer with boy-next-door looks and college education, has everything going for him but he has a more disturbing, murderous side to satisfy. Set in 1977, THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER dramatises the sadistic exploits of two cousins who prey on young women torturing and strangling them, leaving their corpses on LA’s hillside.
All three boxsets are released on 22 October (rrp £12.99).
