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Both DOCTOR MABUSE and it's follow up film DOCTOR MABUSE: ETIOPOMAR are available on a Double Feature DVD, which can be ordered here:

https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Mabuse-Collection-Etiopomar/dp/B01E0GBG2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490651557&sr=8-1&keywords=doctor+mabuse+2013

No, this is a completely new story that has no ties to any of the original films or stories. It is from an original screenplay conceived and written by Ansel Faraj, inspired by the character whom Norbert Jacques created.

No. This is a standalone film with it's own mythology.

In a Q&A after the film's world premiere at the Coronado Village Theater, Writer/Director Ansel Faraj said that the film "takes place in the world of the Universal Monsters - a netherworld where you are not quite sure if its Germany, England, or America; and while it is not in any specific year, it takes place in the past, somewhere between the 1920's and 1940's."

Madame Hecate is played by Annie Waterman, and Lady Levana is played by Vivian Brasch. As to who they are, we can safely assume that Madame Hecate is sister to Madame Von Harbau (Kathryn Leigh Scott) and Madame Carrozza (Lara Parker), based on her line to Madame Von Harbau "You there, gentle sister of sighs...". Lady Levana is a mysterious character somehow involved with the three sisters. Ansel Faraj has said that we would be seeing more of them in the film's sequel.

According to David Kalat's book "The Strange Case of Doctor Mabuse - A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels":

The idea of 'Etiopomar' comes from the original novel Dr. Mabuse der Spieler by Norbert Jacques. In it, Mabuse's ultimate goal was to take his gambling winnings and establish his own private kingdom in the Brazilian jungle. This Nation of Mabuse, called 'Etiopomar' motivated all of Mabuse's schemes. Fritz Lang's film Il dottor Mabuse (1922) eliminated the Utopian subplot altogether, and no "Mabuse" film ever used this idea.

In Ansel Faraj's film, "Etiopomar" is the name that Mabuse gives to the unnamed city that he has taken over at the end of the film. This is the first film to use the idea of "Etiopomar" but it is used in a very different way when compared to the original intention. The name brings horror to the citizens, and is referred to as "the capitol city of a new world that will spread across the globe". On July 9 2013, the official title for the sequel was announced as Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar (2014), and judging by that, it is expected that the second film will explore the meaning of "Etiopomar" in Ansel Faraj's 'Mabuse Universe', which is a separate entity from the Fritz Lang/Norbert Jacques 'universe'.