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Michael Gough (Actor), Martin Potter (Actor), Norman J. Warren (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Michael Gough, Martin Potter, Barbara Kellerman, Judy Geeson, Robin Clarke
  • Directors: Norman J. Warren
  • Producers: Richard Crafter, Les Young, Richard Gordon, David Speechley, Terry Marcel
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 5
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Anchor Bay
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Nov. 2004
  • Run Time: 341 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00061S0OG
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 124,746 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Box set featuring: 'Satan's Slave', 'Prey' (aka 'Alien Prey'), 'Terror' and 'Inseminoid'. In 'Satan's Slave', a pretty nineteen-year-old girl loses both her parents in a bizarre accident at the beginning of a short break at her uncle's country mansion. At the funeral, the girl is inexplicably drawn to the grave of 'Camilla Yorke', one of her ancestors who was burned as a witch in 1753. Her investigation into her family soon leads to a disturbing tale of black magic, blood sacrifice and reincarnation. In 'Inseminoid', a female crew member of a space archaeology expedition mysteriously vanishes during a survey of a distant planet. When she is found she is discovered to be pregnant, and soon begins to act strangely. In 'Prey', Jessica and Jo are lesbian lovers who live a quiet life on a secluded farm. The obsessive Jo lives for Jessica alone, while Jessica is easily distracted. When Anderson crashes in on their existence, he provides Jessica with a welcome break to the monotony. Jo becomes jealous when Jessica invites him to stay and there is also something odd about him - he does not ever eat or sleep. Where is he from? Finally in 'Terror', a horror film maker invites his closest friends to his abode to watch his new shocker about the gruesome deaths that befell his ancestors. As the party rolls on, strange occurences take place and over the course of a couple of days, the guest list becomes shorter and shorter.

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4.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Collection
By wabrit on 9 Jan. 2005
Format: DVD
Norman Warren, along with Pete Walker, was the last great auteur of British 70's horror cinema. Both directors had a background in the sleazier end of British sexploitation cinema, and both took a very different approach to the genre than Hammer films and in their best films adopt a more gritty contemporary and downbeat milieu than Hammer were able to achieve.

This is an excellent collection of what are probably Norman Warren's best 4 films. "Satan's Slave" (the best of the bunch) is a tale of contemporary witchcraft enlivened by a great performance by horror veteran Michael Gough as a not so kindly Uncle. "Prey" is a genuinely unsettling and intelligent tale of alien invasion that relies (until the very end) on strong character development and mood rather than violence to achieve its effect (the theme not only echoes D.H. Lawrence's novella "The Fox", but also anticipates Michel Faber's haunting novel "Under the Skin" published over twenty years later); it has a particularly startling and effective performance from Sally Faulkner (well known to British horror fans from her appearance in José Larraz' "Vampyres").

The other two (lesser, in my opinion) films are "Terror" which is Norman Warren's personal homage to Dario Argento's "Deep Red", and "Inseminoid" which is a cheerfully over-the-top British low budget "Alien" clone.

Presentation of all four films is excellent (although Prey looks like it just might have been cropped a bit), and includes a booklet with a short essay on the director and a bonus disk containing some interesting documentary material.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsThe good, the bad and the even worse
By Fallen TOP 1000 REVIEWER on 28 Aug. 2009
Format: DVD
A distinctly average collection of films in my opinion. The first film 'Satan's Slave' and the best by a country mile in this box-set is good in its own right and worth consideration as a stand alone purchase. A young woman who experiences a traumatic event in which her parents are killed is taken in by her Uncle in a story of satanism, brutal slayings, betrayal and intrigue! It does feature probably the worst executed stabbing I've ever seen, within the opening couple of minutes, the standard improves after this but why such a staggeringly bad portrayal made it into the final cut is mistifying. Satan's Slave is otherwise quite effective, creepy and a good example of a 70's British 'exploitation' horror film.
It is unfortunately all down hill from here. Prey is about an alien who comes to earth and shacks up with a couple of lesbians in the countryside until he sussess us out. For me there were too many implausable set pieces allied with poor special effects and questionable acting. The chap who is the alien is like an automoton, no personality, unnatural behaviour and responses but the two women despite their widely viewed apprehensions regarding this stranger have little hesitation in initially inviting him back for tea, then to stay the night and then to just seemingly live there. They talk continuously in private about how weird he is whilst all he does is stand staring menancingly in silence at their budgie in its cage but don't ever stop to ponder why a complete stranger and a bizarre one at that, is now inexplicably a housemate of theirs. On occasion the alien transforms when he gets the urge but just looks a bit daft as he has a kind of a rubber pigs snout and pointy teeth. He also reports back regularly to his spaceship in a 'Mork from Ork' way.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA box of delights
By Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett on 27 Aug. 2008
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This box set consists of four diverse films from one of British Horrors true auteur directors Norman J. Warren. Both he and Pete Walker made important strides in changing the style and content of the horror film that was being made in the U.K in the 1970's. Whilst Hammer made some brilliant films around this time, they basically followed the same pattern, ending with good usually triumphing over evil, Dracula disintergrating, and cue the end credits. I know thats a terrible generalization, and I love both the gothic horrors of Hammer, and Amicus's more modern morality tales, but both Warren and Walker brought a far murkier, downbeat aspect to British horror films.
Take the four films in this box set. The best is Prey, a quite extraordinary film. A twisted mixture of The Beguiled and Not Of This Earth, the story concerns a carniverous, shape changing alien, who having landed on Earth, assumes human form, and finds refuge in the house where a lesbian couple enjoy a seemingly idyllic life. A fox is killed, the trio celebrate with Cake and booze and play party games. The ending is brutal, but works well. You will not see anything quite like it.
Terror is another fine film, a modern day tale of reincarnation and witchcraft, where film makers accidentally invoke a witches curse, with bloody results. Very enjoyable. Satan's Slave, like Terror is modern day witches and necromancy, as a young woman is drawn into the macchinations of her devious relatives. Slow paced, but very unsettling at times, with a wonderful musical score.
Finally, the one sour jewel is Inseminoid, a gory Alien rip off, where a group of archaeologists in space accidentially awaken a vicious,sexually active alien from its slumber, leading to great danger for all of them.Read more ›
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