Editing Incubus (1966 film) (section)

==Release==
===Theatrical release===
The premiere of ''Incubus'' took place at the [[San Francisco Film Festival]] on October 26, 1966,<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-07-22 |title=The bizarre story of a long-lost horror film made entirely in Esperanto, starring William Shatner |url=https://qz.com/1035897/the-bizarre-story-of-a-long-lost-horror-film-made-entirely-in-esperanto-starring-william-shatner |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Quartz}}</ref> where, according to producer Taylor, a group of 50 to 100 Esperanto enthusiasts "screamed and laughed" at the actors' poor pronunciation of the language.<ref name=tcmarticle /> Partly because of its Esperanto dialogue, and partly because of the scandal of actor Milos Milos taking his own life and that of his girlfriend Carolyn Mitchell,<ref name=tcmarticle /> Taylor and Stevens were unable to find any distribution for the film except in France, where it premiered in November 1966.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-11-ca-21040-story.html |title=Eerie Cult Classic 'Incubus' Returns After Lengthy Exile |last=Liebenson |first=Donald |date=2001-07-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2021-05-09 |quote=It never received theatrical distribution in this country and for years was thought to have been lost until a print was located in France, the only country where the film received a theatrical run}}</ref>

===Restoration and home media===
''Incubus'' was considered a lost film for many years. When producer Anthony Taylor attempted to prepare ''Incubus'' for home video release in 1993, he was told by the company that stored the negative, film elements, and prints, that all were missing and presumed to have been destroyed in a fire.

In 1998,<ref name="cinetson/t17092">{{cite web |title=[FILM] INCUBUS en esperanto |url=http://www.cinetson.org/phpBB3/films-series-f21/incubus-en-esperanto-t17092.html |website=Cin & Son |access-date=5 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001165637/http://www.cinetson.org/phpBB3/films-series-f21/incubus-en-esperanto-t17092.html |archive-date=1 October 2017 |date=2006-12-31}}</ref> a print was discovered in the permanent collection of the [[Cinémathèque Française]] in Paris. However, not only was that print in poor condition, it had [[French language|French]] [[subtitles]]. A new master was created by frame-by-frame [[optical printing]], and English subtitles were superimposed over the French ones.<ref name=tcmarticle /> The [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] funded the restoration from that print and a home video DVD was released in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue285/screen3.html| title = ''Incubus'': A demoness on the hunt is defiled by human love in the world's only horror film—in Esperanto! | first = J.B. | last = Peck | publisher = Science Fiction Weekly ([[Syfy|SciFi.com]]) | date = October 21, 2002 | issue = 287 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030805201940/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue285/screen3.html| archive-date = August 5, 2003}}</ref>

On February 14, 2023, CineSavant stated that Le Chat Qui Fume reported that a new 35mm print with "excellent" image quality has been located.<ref>[https://cinesavant.com/cinesavant-column-507/ CineSavant Column]</ref> A [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] sourced from a restored version of this print was released by [[Arrow Video]] on January 14, 2025.<ref>https://www.arrowvideo.com/4k/incubus-limited-edition-4k-uhd/15743227.html</ref>