Indicator has done it once again with coming up with a box set to celebrate one of the unsung heroes of the horror genre, Tod Slaughter. While he started acting on the stage in 19005, usually playing the villain and really hamming it up, he became a big star known for those types of roles. A lot of these roles were then transferred to the big screen, usually in very cheap and quick versions, to help with Britain’s quota-quickies, which then continued his notoriety.

Known for his over-the-top performances, he still continued to be popular in the film versions, though eventually that lost the charm to more modern-day fans. But thankfully, fans are still becoming aware of Slaughter and his work, and now, thanks to Indicator, it will be even easier.

These are the 8 films being released in this box set:

Maria Marten, Murder in the Red Barn (1935) – 2K Restoration
Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936) – 2K Restoration
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936) – 2K Restoration
It’s Never Too Late to Mend (1937) – 2K Restoration
The Ticket of Leave Man (1937) – 2K Restoration
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938) – 2K restoration from a 4K scan of a 35mm dupe positive
The Face at the Window (1939) – Remaster from a 4K scan
Crimes at the Dark House (1940) – 4K scan of Original 35mm nitrate negative elements

If the 8 films weren’t enough to get you interested, these are the extras listed on the box set:

– Original mono soundtracks
– Audio commentary with film historians Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt on Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (2023)
– Audio commentary with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023)
– Audio commentary with critics and authors David McGillivray and Kim Newman on The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (2023)
– Audio commentary with film historian Josephine Botting and podcaster Dave Thomas on The Ticket of Leave Man (2023)
– Audio commentary with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman on Sexton Blake and The Hooded Terror (2023)
– Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby on The Face at the Window (2023)
– Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby on Crimes at the Dark House (2023)
– New interviews with Imogen Slaughter, great-niece of Tod Slaughter, and her father Giles, in which they discuss their famous relative’s life off stage and off camera (2023)
– New interview with artist and illustrator Ania Goszczyńska and Current 93 channeller and trance scribbler David Tibet, in which the pair delve into their long-term obsession with the life and work of the first British villain (2023)
– Stephen Thrower on Tod Slaughter (2023): the author and musician dissect the great actor’s multiple villainous incarnations
– The Tod Slaughter Repertory Company (2023): video essay on the regular players from Slaughter’s feature films
– Maria Marten and Sweeney Todd radio plays (1932): newly remastered from original 78 rpm shellac discs, these original recordings are presented with optional, newly recorded Current 93 scores
– London After Dark (1926): first known film footage of Slaughter, captured on stage at the Elephant and Castle Theatre, presented with optional, newly recorded Current 93 score
– Tod Slaughter at Home (1936): mock interview with Sweeney Todd, recorded for the Pathétone newsreel
– Pots of Plots (1938): short film in which Slaughter, sitting at the make-up station in his dressing room, reprises three of his infamous villainous roles, including Sweeney Todd
– Bothered by a Beard (1946): humorous short educational film which traces the history of shaving, featuring a scene in Sweeney Todd’s infamous barber shop
– Puzzle Corner No. 14 (1954): Slaughter’s last appearance on camera, delivering a Sweeney Todd monologue
– Image galleries: promotional and publicity material for all eight films
– The Crimes of Stephen Hawke original treatment gallery
– New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
– Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Jean-Claude Michel, Ania Goszczyńska and David Tibet, Doug Young and Kip-Xool, excerpts from Slaughter’s unpublished memoirs, archival essays and reviews, and film credits
– World and UK premieres on Blu-ray
– Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units for the UK and US

The release date for this is November of 2023, and it is a limited edition Blu-Ray box set, with a retail price of $65.