This is partly because the filmmaker is a rather eccentric if exceedingly welcoming and convivial gent.

Her skin was glowing, Stanley told me.

She was wearing calf-length boots and a cloak; her arms and legs were standing out against it.

The Otherworld

Severin Films

The sensation that Esclarmonde could exist was so far-fetched to me, I started crying.

Whether or not you believe this actually happened, there are many people convinced thatsomethingpeculiar about The Zone.

The Otherworldwill arrive Aug. 29 with deleted scenes, a making-of featurette, and a trailer.

A very limited number of copies signed by Richard Stanley will be available directly fromSeverin FilmsandDiabolikDVD.

Watch the trailer forThe Otherworld, above.