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Bloodlust is a bit harder to find than a lot of old public domain flicks like it. Part of the problem is that with a title like that you'll have to sort through titles like “Bloodlust: Erotic blah blah blah” and all kinds of craziness. Some of the listings even mix up some of the different releases such as naming the actors from the old teenscream flick while giving the details from others.

The only DVD's I found that I am sure are the right movie are an Alpha DVD, an AFA Entertainment release, and a Digiview disc that promises to be digitally remastered. If you're unsure about what you're looking at keep in mind that most of them have the year 1961 in the description. There are a few different multi-movie packs that appear to offer it, as well.

There is a restored version announced for DVD.

I got mine in a pack of 50 “Horror Classics.”

Video:

1.33: This is the TV standard “full-screen” ratio. The image is quite trashy, riddled with vertical lines, grainy, and fuzzy.

Audio:

1.0 mono: The sound jumps at times, is thin with a mix that isn't great but not horrible either, and has a low crackle that is persistent enough to become annoying at times. The dialogue is at least clear all the way through.

Packaging:

This particular disc is housed in a cardboard sleeve contained in a Velcro-fastened box. You can read about the set as a whole in great detail in the Horror Classics (50 pack) guide.

Extras:

There are no extras of any kind.

Other Editions:

The Digiview DVD mentions remastering though their releases are typically only marginally better than the unrestored versions so don't get too excited.

The Film Chest restored version is said to be mastered from HD elements. Beyond that details aren't yet available as of this writing.

Other than that I found nothing that sets one release apart from the others.

Final Thoughts:

The quality of the 50 pack copy is not too good but most of the others don't promise anything more so a good deal on a budget pack is probably going to be worth it. The Digiview DVD might be better, and the Film Chest release sounds promising so keep those in mind as long as they aren't pricey.