Two Boxes: Televised Terror in Franco's Spain Blu-ray Limited Edition (Transmission UK/Region Free) [Preorder]

Preorder scheduled for release on July 20, 2026

Spain in the early 1970s was a country in transition, with increasing economic prosperity and the expectations of a growing middle class in direct conflict with the dying Francoist regime, where state surveillance, media censorship and social control was still the norm. Inspired by mystery-horror anthology series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone, this unique period in history is depicted with terrifying clarity and dark humour in these two infamous television films: La cabina and El televisor. 

In Antonio Mercero’s La cabina, a group of officials install a telephone box outside a block of flats. After a man enters to make a phone call, he finds himself unable to leave, attracting the attention of fascinated locals as he grows increasingly desperate to escape. A sensation upon release, La cabina also developed a huge cult following in the UK after regularly screening on late-night TV.

In Narcisco Ibáñez Serrandor’s El televisor, a man living a dreary suburban life has a simple dream: to possess his own television. When he finally gets his wish, the dream soon becomes a dangerous, all-consuming obsession. Originally a special episode of Serrandor’s hugely popular series Tales to Keep You Awake, El televisor’s escalating dread and shocking conclusion still retains its power to shock over 50 years later. 

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

• World Blu-ray premiere of La cabina
• High definition digital transfer of El televisor
• New audio commentary on La cabina with writers and film-makers Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton
• New audio commentary on El televisor with critics and horror experts Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
• New interview with Spanish film expert Antonio Lazaro-Reboll on horror in Francoist Spain
• Archival interview with co-screenwriter of La cabina Jose Luis Garci
• Archival La cabina location featurette with Antonio Mercero Santos
• Archival press conference with Narciso Ibanez Serrandor promoting El televisor
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• O-card and reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Justin Coffee
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing from Alex Mentabil
• Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

This is a Region Free UK Import.

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