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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r

(aka "La noche de Walpurgis" or "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" or

"Satan vs. the Wolf Man" or "Werewolf Shadow" or "Blood Moon" or "Shadow of the Werewolf")

Directed by León Klimovsky
Spain / West Germany 1971

Infamous werewolf, Waldemar Daninsky has been brought back from the dead after a mortician carelessly removes a silver bullet from his heart. Unable to stop himself from viciously killing anyone in his path, he begins a search for a sacred cross which can finally cure him of his monstrous affliction. Meanwhile, Genevieve and Elvira are scouring the French countryside for the final resting place of Countess Wandesa who, according to legend, was a vampire who thrived on the blood of young virgins in order to retain her beauty. One night, they encounter Waldemar, who offers to aid them in their quest and leads the two women to Wandesa’s tomb. However, while in the process of opening it, a drop of blood falls onto her skeletal remains, thus reanimating and rejuvenating her desire for blood and revenge from beyond the grave. Now faced with an evil capable of even more brutality than his own, Waldemar realizes that he is the only hope in defeating Countess Wandesa…

The third released film in the Waldemar Daninsky saga, León Klimovsky’s (The People Who Own the Dark) The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (aka Werewolf’s Shadow) is considered one of Paul Naschy’s crowning achievements and co-stars Gaby Fuchs (Mark of the Devil), Andrés Resino (Holocaust 2: The Revenge), and Patty Shepard (My Dear Killer). Brimming with gothic atmosphere, brutal violence, and an underpinning of eroticism.

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Elvira is travelling through the French countryside with her friend Genevieve, searching for the lost tomb of a medieval murderess and possible vampire, Countess Wandessa. They find a likely site in the castle of Waldemar Daninsky, who invites the women to stay as long as they like. As Waldemar shows Elvira the tomb that supposedly houses the countess, she accidentally causes the vampire to come back to life, hungrier than ever. Daninsky has a hidden secret of his own, but will it be enough to save the two girls from becoming Wandessa's next victims?

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Theatrical Release: May 17th, 1971

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Review: Vinegar Syndrome - Region FREE - 4K UHD

Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the DVD Screen Captures!

Box Cover		CLICK to order from: Bonus Captures:
Distribution	Vinegar Syndrome - Region FREE - 4K UHD
Runtime	1:27:03.009
Video	1.85:1 2160P 4K Ultra HD Disc Size: 63,159,126,338 bytes Feature: 62,858,427,840 bytes Video Bitrate: 87.60 Mbps Codec: HEVC Video
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate 4K Ultra HD:
Audio	DTS-HD Master Audio Spanish 2056 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2056 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) DUB: DTS-HD Master Audio English 2003 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2003 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles	English, English (SDH), None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Vinegar Syndrome 1.85:1 2160P 4K Ultra HD Disc Size: 63,159,126,338 bytes Feature: 62,858,427,840 bytes Video Bitrate: 87.60 Mbps Codec: HEVC Video Edition Details: 4K Ultra HD disc • International Export version (restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative) Vinegar Syndrome - Region FREE - Blu-ray • International Export version (restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative) • "The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry: Paul Naschy, the Life and Legend of a Horror Icon" (80 min) - a feature length documentary featuring Mick Garris, John Landis, Javier Botet, Joe Dante, Caroline Munro, Paul Naschy and more! (1:20:27) Brand new video interview with Sergio Molina, the son of Paul Naschy (29:04) • Original theatrical trailer under the title WEREWOLF SHADOW (3:14) • Original theatrical trailer under the title WEREWOLF VERSUS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN (1:03) • Three alternate title and end credit sequences (7:17) • Extensive still gallery featuring promotional images, archival articles and behind-the-scenes photographs Vinegar Syndrome - Region FREE - Blu-ray 2 • Clothed Spanish Version (1:33:49) • Integral Spanish Version (1:34:46) Reversible cover artwork 4K Ultra HD Release Date: November 29th, 2022 Black 4K Ultra HD Case inside slipcase Chapters 1

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NOTE: The Amazon link above only says "Blu-ray" but I believe this IS the 4K UHD package as time will prove. It has the same ASIN# that Amazon Canada does which correctly identifies it as 4K UHD.

The below Blu-ray and 4K UHD captures were taken directly from the respective discs.

ADDITION: Vinegar Syndrome 4K UHD (November 2022): Vinegar Syndrome are releasing the Paul Naschy horror, directed by León Klimovsky, "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" on 4K UHD. This is described as "Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative with High-Dynamic-Range" and states: "The following presentation of "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" represents the International Export version and contains all of the nude sequences which were censored or replaced with alternate footage when the film was released in Spain. This version conforms to, and has been restored from, its original 35mm camera negative." This set includes two Blu-rays - one with the "International Export version" and supplements and a second Blu-ray with two Spanish versions of the film; The hour 34-minute "Clothed" version and the 1-hour 35-minute "Integral Version" - both in 1080P.

Eric Cotenas reviewed 4 DVD versions of "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" (under the title "Werewolf Shadow") HERE, for DVDBeaver. We've compared some of those captures below.

The 2160P 4K UHD transfer is a monumental improvement. It looks consistently strong throughout with intense colors and plenty of fine grain. Wow - I am impressed!

It is likely that the monitor you are seeing this review is not an HDR-compatible display (High Dynamic Range) or Dolby Vision, where each pixel can be assigned with a wider and notably granular range of color and light. Our capture software if simulating the HDR (in a uniform manner) for standard monitors. This should make it easier for us to review more 4K UHD titles in the future and give you a decent idea of its attributes on your system. So our captures may not support the exact same colors (coolness of skin tones, brighter or darker hues etc.) as the 4K system at your home. But the framing, detail, grain texture support etc. are, generally, not effected by this simulation representation.

NOTE: 60 more more full resolution (3840 X 2160) 4K UHD captures, in lossless PNG format, for Patrons are available HERE

We have reviewed the following 4K UHD packages to date: Blow Out (software uniformly simulated HDR), Night of the Living Dead (NO HDR applied to disc), Lost Highway (software uniformly simulated HDR), Videodrome (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Last Picture Show (software uniformly simulated HDR), It Happened One Night (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Mummy (1932)(software uniformly simulated HDR), Creature From the Black Lagoon (software uniformly simulated HDR), Bride of Frankenstein (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Amityville Horror (software uniformly simulated HDR), The War of the Worlds (1953) (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Incredible Melting Man (software uniformly simulated HDR), Event Horizon (software uniformly simulated HDR), Get Carter (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Killing (software uniformly simulated HDR), Killer's Kiss (software uniformly simulated HDR), Out of Sight (software uniformly simulated HDR), Raging Bull (software uniformly simulated HDR), Shaft (1971), (software uniformly simulated HDR), Double Indemnity (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Untouchables (software uniformly simulated HDR), For a Few Dollars More (no HDR), Saboteur (software uniformly simulated HDR), Marnie (software uniformly simulated HDR), Shadow of a Doubt (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Fistful of Dollars (no HDR), In the Heat of the Night (no HDR), Jack Reacher (software uniformly simulated HDR), Death Wish II (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Apartment (no HDR), The Proposition (software uniformly simulated HDR), Nightmare Alley (2021) (software uniformly simulated HDR), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Godfather (software uniformly simulated HDR), Le Crecle Rouge (software uniformly simulated HDR), An American Werewolf in London (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Hard Day's Night (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Piano (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Great Escape (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Red Shoes (software uniformly simulated HDR), Citizen Kane (software uniformly simulated HDR), Unbreakable (software uniformly simulated HDR), Mulholland Dr. (software uniformly simulated HDR), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Hills Have Eyes (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Servant (software uniformly simulated HDR), Anatomy of a Murder (software uniformly simulated HDR), Taxi Driver (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Wolf Man (1941) (software uniformly simulated HDR), Frankenstein (1931) (software uniformly simulated HDR), Deep Red (software uniformly simulated HDR), Misery (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Silence of the Lambs (software uniformly simulated HDR), John Carpenter's "The Thing" (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Cat' o'Nine Tails (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (software uniformly simulated HDR), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (software uniformly simulated HDR), Perdita Durango (software uniformly simulated HDR), Django (software uniformly simulated HDR), Fanny Lye Deliver'd (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, (NO HDR applied to disc), Rollerball (software uniformly simulated HDR), Chernobyl (software uniformly simulated HDR), Daughters of Darkness (software uniformly simulated HDR), Vigilante (software uniformly simulated HDR), Tremors (software uniformly simulated HDR), Cinema Paradiso (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bourne Legacy (software uniformly simulated HDR), Full Metal Jacket (software uniformly simulated HDR), Psycho (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Birds (software uniformly simulated HDR), Rear Window (software uniformly simulated HDR), Vertigo (software uniformly simulated HDR), Spartacus (software uniformly simulated HDR), Jaws (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Invisible Man, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucio Fulci's 1979 Zombie (software uniformly simulated HDR),, 2004's Van Helsing (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Shallows (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bridge on the River Kwai (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Deer Hunter (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Elephant Man (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Quiet Place (software uniformly simulated HDR), Easy Rider (software uniformly simulated HDR), Suspiria (software uniformly simulated HDR), Pan's Labyrinth (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Wizard of Oz, (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Shining, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Batman Returns (software uniformly simulated HDR), Don't Look Now (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Man Who Killed Killed and then The Bigfoot (software uniformly simulated HDR),, Bram Stoker's Dracula (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucy (software uniformly simulated HDR), They Live (software uniformly simulated HDR), Shutter Island (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Matrix (software uniformly simulated HDR), Alien (software uniformly simulated HDR), Toy Story (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Few Good Men (software uniformly simulated HDR), 2001: A Space Odyssey (HDR caps udated), Schindler's List (simulated HDR), The Neon Demon (No HDR), Dawn of the Dead (No HDR), Saving Private Ryan (simulated HDR and 'raw' captures), Suspiria (No HDR), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (No HDR), The Big Lebowski, and I Am Legend (simulated and 'raw' HDR captures).

On their 4K UHD, Vinegar Syndrome offer DTS-HD Master dual-mono tracks (24-bit) in both the original Spanish and an English language DUB. . They can punctuate screams and growls but remain authentically flat. The musical score is by Antón García Abril (Texas, Adios, The Loreley's Grasp) and is quirky but supports the film quite dynamically. It is as flawless as the video and the DUB is actually fairly in-sync. Vinegar Syndrome include optional English DUB-titles and English (SDH) subtitles - and is, like all 4K UHD, region FREE, playable worldwide. Both included Blu-rays are, likewise, region FREE.

There are no extras on the 4K UHD disc - all being relegated to the second disc Blu-ray.

We get the feature-length (1-hour 20-minutes) documentary "The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry: Paul Naschy, the Life and Legend of a Horror Icon" featuring Mick Garris, John Landis, Javier Botet, Joe Dante, Caroline Munro, María José Cantudo, Paul Naschy and others, It was directed in 2010 by Ángel Agudo and traces the life and films of Spain's 'King of Horror' Paul Naschy, aka Jacinto Molina, actor, writer, producer, and director. There is also a brand new 1/2 hour interview with Sergio Molina, the son of Paul Naschy discussing the film. he sure looks like his Dad. We also get original theatrical trailers under the title Werewolf Shadow and Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman - alternate title and end credit sequences plus an extensive still gallery featuring promotional images, archival articles and behind-the-scenes photographs.

On the third disc (a second Blu-ray) we get Spanish "Clothed" Version with its original Spanish language soundtrack - initially stating: "The following presentation of "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" represents the "clothed" version seen only in Spain. Several sequences with nudity are presented with alternative clothed footage, while other instances of nudity have been removed entirely. Additionally, this version features several dialogue sequences which were never included in any other official cut of the film and were also never dubbed into English." It runs 1:33:49,

Also on that disc in 1080P is "Spanish integral version which inserts the dialogue sequences exclusive to the Clothed Spanish version into the International Export version. While this edit of the film was not created by its producers or original theatrical distributors, its prevalence on home video has given it a reputation as a legitimate alternate cut and it has therefore been included here." It runs 1:34:46.

There is reversible cover art - see below.

Vinegar Syndrome's 4K UHD release of "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" is pure Gold for Paul Naschy fans. The actor, writer, producer, and director has a loyal following. His large body of genre work includes Crimson, Night of the Werewolf, Vengeance of the Zombies, Assignment Terror, Inquisition, Panic Beats, Curse of the Devil, The Devil Incarnate, The Beast and the Magic Sword, The Fury of the Wolfman, Howl of the Devil and others. "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" was directed by León Klimovsky (Naschy's favorite director!)- he made Trauma, Naschy's Vengeance of the Zombies and Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf among other films. "The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman" has it all - the werewolf Count Waldemar Daninsky, Gothic atmosphere, and beautiful women - Barbara Capell is smok'ingly hypnotic here - I wish she had made more films. One of female vampires is Countess Wandesa Dárvula de Nadasdy played by Paty Shepard. Paul Naschy is a major horror film icon and the more of his films you see - the more you like them. This is a pure Cult-Euro gem and my current favorite from Naschy. I can't believe how good it looks in 4K UHD. Huge Kudos to Vinegar Syndrome who keep pumping out this amazing niche content in exceptionally complete packages. This is a quintessential example and we strongly recommend - for many who dwell in this genre - it is a "must-own". 4K adopters don't want to miss this one.