Shagreen Shagreen Shagreen is a type of rawhide consisting of rough untanned skin, historically from a horse's or onager's back, or from shark or ray. In modern times, shagreen is produced from the skins of commercially-farmed Asian sting rays. The word derives from the French "chagrin" and is related to Italian "zigrino" and Venetian "sagrin", derived from the Turkic "sağrı" / "çağrı" 'rump of a horse' or the prepared skin of this part. The roughness of its texture led to the French meaning of anxiety, vexation, embarrassment, or annoyance. Shagreen has an unusually rough and granular surface, and is sometimes used
Terror-Creatures from the Grave Several home video releases of the film have many different versions of the film. The DVD from Something Weird Video has a running time of 77 minutes and 30 seconds, and includes a nude scene with Mirella Maravidi. This scene is not included in Sinister Cinema's video release, which is four minutes longer due to an extra dialogue scene. Severin Films has announced a planned Blu-ray disc release of the film. In a contemporary review, the "Monthly Film Bulletin" was disappointed that the "creatures" of the film's title are "confined to the occasional intrusion of a plague-ridden hand or arm",