was the last officially completed film by Empire Pictures under the title Catacombs and shown at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 1988, before the company and film was seized by Crédit Lyonnais for failure to pay on loans. As a result, the film's release was delayed for five years. It was eventually given the new title Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice by Columbia TriStar Home Video and was released direct-to-video on VHS in 1993. Home media The Curse was released on VHS by Media Home Entertainment, as well as on Laserdisc by Image Entertainment, in 1987. It was re-released on VHS by Polygram Video in 1998. On September 9, 2008, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released the film and its sequel, Curse II: The Bite, on DVD as a double-feature. Scream Factory, a sub-label of Shout! Factory, released both films as a double-feature on Blu-ray on February 23, 2016. Curse II: The Bite was released on VHS by Vestron Home Video, as well as on Laserdisc by Image Entertainment, in 1989. On September 9, 2008, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released the film and The Curse on DVD as a double-feature. The film was presented in pan and scan full frame and contained the Curse II: The Bite" title card in the opening credits. Scream Factory, sub-label of Shout! Factory, released both The Curse and Curse II: The Bite as a double-feature on Blu-ray on February 23, 2016. This new widescreen version contained the original The Bite title card in the opening credits. Curse III: Blood Sacrifice was released on VHS as well as on Laserdisc by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, in 1989. Both of these versions contain the Curse III: Blood Sacrifice title card in the opening credits. On November 17, 2015, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released widescreen version of the film on DVD with the title Panga both on the box artwork and title card. On October 11, 2020, Scorpion Releasing released the film on Blu-ray. The Blu-ray version displayed the Curse III: Blood Sacrifce title on the box artwork but the opening title card of the film displays the title Panga. Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice was released on VHS as well as on Laserdisc by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, in 1993. Both of these versions contain the Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice title card in the opening credits. On October 29, 2013, Scream Factory, sub-label of Shout! Factory, released the film on DVD under its