RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2023
On April 11, 2023, Unearthed Films is releasing the Blu-ray for 1983’s Calamity of Snakes, a horror film (with a bit of kung fu) directed by William Cheung Kei (China Heat), who is perhaps best known for helming the 1976 Bruce Li film, The Story of the Dragon.
Official details:
After a business man kills thousands of snakes in pit where they are building a new apartment building. The people living there soon become attacked by thousands of snakes as vengeance.
Calamity of Snakes stars Hsiang Yun-Peng (The Untold Story), Kao Yuen (Edge of Fury), Lo Pi-Ling (Kidnapped), Paul Wei Ping-Ao (The Chinese Stuntman) and Ou-Yang Sha-Fei (Dragon Fist).
Features:
- Commentary from Nathan Hamilton and Brad Slaton
- Full Length Documentary: From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom And Violence Of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
- Reptilian Recollections: Lin Kuang-Yung In Conversation With Chui-Yi Chung
- Alternate Cut
- Cruelty Free Cut
If you haven’t already, don’t miss the film’s Trailer below: