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The Screaming Skull will make you scream if you try to sort through all the buying options out there. But actually it appears that all available copies offer the same options of jack squat.

You can buy the movie by itself in numerous different packages in numerous multi-movie packs.

My version of the movie comes in a pack of 50 “Horror Classics.”

Video:

N-A widescreen: It's a decent image considering its age, but there is some trash and other blemishes present. It jumps and skitters occasionally. What bothers me most is that the movie is displayed in non-anamorphic widescreen. The 1.33 image includes a widescreen matte which effectively limits the movie image to a smaller frame when watching it on a widescreen TV.

Audio:

1.0 mono: The dialogue is easy to make out at all times. Otherwise it's nothing to scream about.

Packaging:

This particular disc is housed in a cardboard sleeve contained in a Velcro-fastened box (more recently repackaged in plastic). 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 releases have the same specs of 1.33 full-frame ratio with mono sound, and none list any extras. I did find a listing for one that said it was “remastered,” but I couldn't find one that was actually available for purchase nor could I find any comments on the quality.

Final Thoughts:

Unless you don't care about owning any other movies along with it, your best bet for The Screaming Skull will be a combo pack that gives you your movies for under $1 each. The Horror Classics 50 pack is the best one I've run across so far and is acceptable quality, but it's likely that many of the others out there will be just as good. It's a better bargain unless and until someone decides to give this a better DVD treatment.