Short Sharp Shocks Volume 3 Limited Edition Blu-Ray

The third volume in the critically acclaimed Flipside series from the BFI—which continues its mission to compile an alternative British film history with overlooked rarities in deluxe editions for home entertainment is another compelling compendium of strange, haunting, thrilling, horrific, eerie, and eccentric short films from the heyday of British cinema's supporting program. Settle down for another strange cinematic journey through eerie tales, bizarre twists of history, strange low-budget films, stylish spectacles, avant-garde art, strange public information, monstrous music, and provocative experiments—many ultra-rare and all with plenty of atmosphere and in high definition.

The films:

Return to Glennascaul (Hilton Edwards, 1951, 23 min)

Strange Stories (John Guillermin and Don Chaffey, 1953, 45 min)

Strange Experiences: Grandfather (Derick Williams, 1956, 4 min)

Strange Experiences: Old Silas (Derick Williams, 1956, 4 min)

Maze (Bob Bentley, 1970, 15 min)

Skinflicker (Tony Bicât, 1973, 43 min)

Broken Bottle (1973, 1 min)

Don't Try Fireworks (1973, 1 min)

The Terminal Game (Geoff Lowe, 1982, 34 min)

Wings of Death (Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, 1985, 21 min)

Extras:

Getting Lost (2023, 20 min): an interview with filmmaker and artist Bob Bentley, director of Maze

Touch a Nerve (2023, 26 min): interview with Skinflicker director Tony Bicât

Actor Henry Woolf's personal pencil-annotated copy of the script for Skinflicker by Howard Brenton

Flying High (2023, 31 min): an interview with Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, directors of Wings of Death

Wings of Death: Behind the Scenes (2023, 7 min): co-director Nichola Bruce's chronological editing of her 8mm films from the shoot. Playing Music (2023, 8 min): renowned composer Colin Towns looks back on his music for The Terminal Game. A Vandyke Production: Roger Proudlock and Strange Stories (2023, 7 min): video essay on 1950s British film producer Roger Proudlock by BFI's Vic Pratt

A Game of Two Halves (2023, 28 min): interview with writer and director Geoff Lowe from The Terminal Game

Rare photographs taken during the filming of Wings of Death by Steve Pyke

Image galleries for Maze, Skinflicker, and Wings of Death

New commissioned cover illustration by renowned illustrator Graham Humphreys

** FIRST PRINTING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new texts by Bob Bentley, Nichola Bruce, Tony Bicât, Geoff Lowe, Sarah Appleton, Jo Botting, Jonathan Rigby, and Vic Pratt