Imprint Asia has revealed three new titles to join the collection on Blu-Ray in May: Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume One (1976-1984), Portrait In Crystal (1983), and The Lost Bladesman (2011). These represent three of the most extreme and unrelenting horror films from an iconic studio, a kung-fu crime fantasy, and a historical martial arts epic.

Imprint is a specialty label based out of Australia whose releases can be played in Blu-Ray players worldwide, including U.S. players. Details on these films can be found below:

Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume One (1976 – 1984)

Street Date: May 28, 2025

Synopsis: Experience the chilling intensity of Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume One, featuring three of the studio’s most extreme and unrelenting horror films. These films deliver a mix of supernatural terror, eerie suspense, and intense gore. Prepare for a harrowing cinematic journey into the unknown, where the line between the living and the dead is blurred in the most gripping and unforgettable ways.

The Oily Maniac (1976)
Seeding of a Ghost (1983)
Sex Beyond the Grave (1984) – Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Packaged together in a Limited Edition Hardbox, strictly limited to 1500 copies only.

The Oily Maniac (1976) – Imprint Asia #18

Legal assistant Shen Yuan follows the directions of an ancient spell, hoping to defend his lifelong love, Yue Yang-Ba. He digs a hole, climbs into the thick black liquid he uncovers, and quickly transforms into an oily monster, taking down criminals and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Will the identity of the Oily Maniac be revealed?

Fans of The Blob, Swamp Thing, and The Greasy Strangler will be right at home with this insane, messy trip.

Original title: You gui zi.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Interview with actor Jack Long
NEW Critic Ricky Baker on ‘The Oily Maniac’
A Slippery Story – interview with filmmaker Calum Waddell
Aspect Ratio 2.41:1
Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English Subtitles

Seeding of a Ghost (1983) – Imprint Asia #19

A Hong Kong taxi driver is cursed by a sorcerer. After his wife is raped and killed by teenage hooligans, he makes a pact with evil forces to unleash revenge and bring his wife back from the dead…

Packed with zombies, gruesome deaths, Thing-like beasts, and pints of crimson-red blood coating the walls – this is a must-see horror for all fans of The Evil Dead.

Original title: Zhong gui.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Critic James Mudge on ‘Seeding of a Ghost’
Seeding of a Trend: The Birth of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema – interview with filmmaker Calum Waddell
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English Subtitles

Sex Beyond the Grave (1984) – Imprint Asia #20

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

A woman is raped and murdered during World War II. Forty years later she returns to haunt her persecutors from the Tao Tao Mansion. A professor and his family move into the house, only to have the spirits take their son.

With plentiful rotting flesh, a flying refrigerator, and one of the longest stripteases ever committed to celluloid, this truly insane entry in the Shaw Brothers catalogue must be seen to be believed, with a title that truly lives up to its name.

Original title: Fung lau yuen gwai.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by Dylan Cheung
NEW Critic Victor Fan on ‘Sex Beyond the Grave’
Aspect Ratio TBC
Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English Subtitles

Portrait In Crystal (1983)

Street Date: May 28, 2025

Synopsis: The master of the modern day crime thriller lends his directing skills to this amazing kung-fu crime fantasy. Hua Shan impressed audiences with such films as The Criminals trilogy, then dazzled them in an entirely different way by helming the superheroic Super Inframan and Flying Guillotine 2. He combines those two genres in this adventure of a mystical mass murderer loose in the underworld. Pai Piao, long the favorite “go-to guy” for most of Shaw Brothers’ best kung-fu filmmakers, shines as the star in this unusual and popular epic. A noble martial artist discovers that a living statue trained in the art of assassination is responsible for a series of killings in the underworld, and that more murderous statues are on their way if he doesn’t stop them.

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by critic / filmmaker Justin Decloux
NEW Critic James Mudge on ‘Portrait in Crystal’
Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English Subtitles
Limited Edition Slipcase with unique artwork

The Lost Bladesman (2011)

Street Date: May 28, 2025

Synopsis: Iconic martial arts superstar Donnie Yen stars in this historical martial arts epic from the directors of Infernal Affairs. Ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, General Cao Cao – the real power behind the emperor – enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan. But when Guan’s loyalty comes into question, he is deemed too great a threat to live and must face the forces sent to destroy him.