Severin Films'  THE THEATRE BIZARRE is an anthology of six horror films guaranteed to satisfy the macabre appetite of most any horrorphile. The Canadian export recently premiered at Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival and also showcased at the UK's FrightFest as its opening night's film.  As the name implies, the film is a twisted and voyeuristic look at the demented minds of some of the genre's most talented creatives. According to Severin, the filmmakers "were granted total creative freedom." And we think the trailer bears this out. The film runs 108 mins.

The magnificently horrific six are: Tom Savini, Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Jeremy Kasten, and Richard Stanley. The film's tale tour guide is a human automaton played by German horror veteran Udo Kier (pictured above).

The idea for TTB came to Severin Films CEO David Gregory when he was editing a DVD featurette for the 1987 ARIA that included ten short pieces directed by such acclaimed directors as Jean Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, among  others. “I felt that the notion of giving filmmakers a general concept, the same budget and complete creative control would lend itself perfectly to a modern horror film. In my opinion, there is no other genre where unleashing the unrestrained creative ideas of filmmakers could redeem such an outlandish array of stories and images.” The common denominator among the six stories is the theme of Grand Guignol theatre.

The six segments are:.

"Vision Stains" - Karim Hussain (Dir.)

"The Mother Of Toads" - Richard Stanley (Dir.)

"Sweets" - David Gregory (Dir.)

"The Accident" -  Douglas Buck (Dir.)

"I Love You" - Buddy Giovinazzo (Dir.)

Severin Films also has several HD restorations in the works, including Richard Rush’s The Stunt Man, Ted Post’s The Baby, Eugenio Martín’s Horror Express, and Peter Duffell’s The House That Dripped Blood.)

No word yet on when the film will be released theatrically in the U.S..