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You know I'm going to say it, so say it with me: like all the other old public domain classics The Brain that Wouldn't Die has a brain-slaughtering pile of releases out there. This one actually has a couple that stand out somewhat.

You can get this movie by itself on any number of over-priced DVD's. There is an “uncut” version, an Elvira hosted release, a shirt package, and any number of combo packs with various other movies including a Blu set.

Mine comes in a pack of 50 “Horror Classics” and appears to be the standard for quality of presentation. While I don't have any other copies for side-by-side comparisons, I've seen other versions and didn't notice any quality differences.

Video:

1.33: This is the TV standard “full-frame” ratio. It's not bad for such an old movie. It still has trash and a somewhat unclear image, but it's perhaps a bit above average compared to a lot of others I've seen.

Audio:

1.0 mono: The audio is also typical if maybe slightly above average compared to similar releases. It's clear enough to make out all the dialogue but still sounds dated.

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:

All of the releases I found list the same specs which I've already talked about. None mention any remastering, and none list any extras beyond what I'll mention here.

The Attack of the B's Blu collection seems to be part of a slowly growing trend (or perhaps attempt at a trend) of using Blu's storage capacity to fit a lot of movies on a single disc. 18 public domain films (some very common, some fairly rare) reside on a single disc in standard 480i definition (no HD here). The best I can say for these is that they seem to occasionally present the original image ratios and may be very slightly improved quality over some of the cheaper DVD budget packs. Otherwise they offer nothing special aside from being exceptionally self-space friendly. They offer no extras and can be somewhat hard to find.

The “uncut”version lists the same run time as all the rest of them so I really don't think you're going to get anything more for your money.

The DVDTee package gives you a shirt with your movie but doesn't appear to offer anything else.

Elvira hosts a double feature with Manster. She appears to have created some comedy skits related to the movie. The set offers some extras, but they don't appear to be related to this movie in particular. The video for this film in particular is said to be off-center.

There is another Elvira double-feature with Little Shop of Horrors. I'm guessing it's the same feature as the other release just packaged with a different film. I found no informative comments about it, though.

Final Thoughts:

Unless you like Elvira hosted movies there really isn't a release that's going to give you anything more than you can get out of the others as far as I can tell. Grab whatever bargain you stumble across. I've been pleased with the 50 pack.