THE FILM ADAPTATION OF THE POPULAR BOOK SERIES FINALLY ARRIVES ON DVD, BLU-RAY, AND 4K ULTRA HD DISC!
When I was much younger, I repeatedly read the trio of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books cover to cover. The funny thing is that I don't recall much about the stories themselves, other than most weren't all that scary. What I do recall vividly was the amazing, and often disturbing artwork created by Stephen Gammell which has been brought to life on the silver screen thanks to the efforts of Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal. I missed out on seeing SCARY MOVIES TO TELL IN THE DARK during its theatrical run, but thankfully it arrives on all home video formats on November 5th! I feel like releasing this film after Halloween is a bit of a missed opportunity, but better late than never right?
Synopsis: It’s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind…but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley, where for generations the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time. Stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah's terrifying tome!
4K Ultra HD Specs:
Rated PG-13 | Color | 108 minutes | Region Free
Video - 2160p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 & Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Blu-ray Specs:
Rated PG-13 | Color | 108 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 & Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras:
Dark Tales - Guillermo del Toro talks about the Scary Stories books and this adaptation.
Retro Horror featurette
The Bellows Construct - Production design featurette.
Creatures from the Shadows - Practical f/x featurette.
Mood Reels - Director André Øvredal's weekly recaps of the production that features behind the scenes footage.
Behind the Scenes: Set Visits
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK will be available on Tuesday, November 5th on all formats! The 4K Ultra HD disc will cost between $24 - $28 and can be obtained from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, and DIABOLIK DVD! The Blu-ray should cost between $20 - $25 and is also available from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, and DIABOLIK DVD!
HAUNTED HOUSES AND EVIL SPIRITS INHABIT ARROW VIDEO'S TWO NEWEST SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY TITLES!
I've been meaning to watch CRIMSON PEAK for some time, but just haven't gotten around to seeing del Toro's tale of Gothic romance. (Ditto for his Oscar-winning film THE SHAPE OF WATER! Ack! I have absolutely no right to call myself a fan!) THE DEAD CENTER is a new film from writer/director Billy Senese that is part psychological thriller and part supernatural shocker! If either title sounds enticing, then continue reading to learn more about each release and where you can purchase them!
CRIMSON PEAK (SPECIAL EDITION - 2015)
Synopsis: From the imagination of Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (PAN'S LABYRINTH, THE SHAPE OF WATER) comes CRIMSON PEAK, a lavish, stunningly realized journey into the dark heart of Gothic romance!
Beginning in Buffalo, New York, during the 1880s, CRIMSON PEAK stars Mia Wasikowska (ALICE IN WONDERLAND, STOKER) as Edith Cushing, an aspiring writer who is haunted by the death of her mother. Edith falls in love with seductive stranger Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston - THOR, THE AVENGERS), who whisks her off to Allerdale Hall, his baronial, yet dilapidated English mansion built upon a mountain of blood-red clay. Here Edith meets Lucille (Jessica Chastain - ZERO DARK THIRTY), Thomas' sister who at times seems hostile and jealous. As Edith struggles to feel at home in the imposing residence, she gradually uncovers a horrendous family secret and encounters supernatural forces that will help her discover the terrible truth behind CRIMSON PEAK.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 119 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS:X Master Audio 7.1 and 2.0 DTS Headphone:X
Extras:
Audio commentary by co-writer and director Guillermo del Toro!
The House is Alive: Constructing Crimson Peak - A feature-length documentary with cast and crew interviews and extensive behind the scenes footage!
Spanish language interview with Guillermo del Toro!
The Gothic Corridor, The Scullery, The Red Clay Mines, The Limbo Fog Set - Four featurettes exploring different aspects of Allerdale Hall!
A Primer on Gothic Romance - The director and stars talk about the key traits of Gothic romance!
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak - The cast and crew talk about the film's use of color!
Hand Tailored Gothic - A featurette on the film's striking costumes!
A Living Thing - A look at the design, modeling, and construction of the Allerdale Hall sets!
Beware of Crimson Peak - A walking tour around Allerdale Hall with Tom Hiddleston!
Crimson Phantoms - A featurette on the film's amazing ghosts!
Kim Newman on Crimson Peak and the Tradition of Gothic Romance - An interview with the author and critic!
Violence and Beauty in Guillermo del Toro's Gothic Fairy Tale Films - A video essay by the writer Kat Ellinger!
Deleted scenes
Image gallery
Original trailers and TV spots.
Reversible sleeve featuring original and exclusive artwork by Guy Davis!
Arrow's Special Edition of del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK is now available wherever discs are sold, and should cost you between $24 - $28! Order a copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from ARROW VIDEO!
THE DEAD CENTER (SPECIAL EDITION - 2018)
Synopsis: When a very dead suicide victim (Jeremy Childs - Preacher, Nashville) disappears from the morgue, it sets in motion a chain of events that has the power to immolate everything, and everyone, it touches.
Troubled psychiatrist Daniel Forrester (Shane Carruth - PRIMER, UPSTREAM COLOR) is drawn to help a mysterious patient who is brought to the emergency psych ward in a catatonic state with no memory of how he reached the hospital. As if to exorcise his own demons, the doctor feverishly tries to break through to his mysterious patient. But as a spate of mysterious deaths shake the ward to its core, Forrester comes to suspect that there is more to his new ward than meets the eye. As he comes to realize what he's unleashed, a desperate race against the forces of evil threatens to swallow him whole.
THE DEAD CENTER is a smart supernatural thriller that explores the demons that live inside all of us from writer-director Billy Senese, recently hailed as a masterful new voice in terror!
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 93 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & LPCM 2.0
Extras:
Commentary with writer-director Billy Senese, producer-actor Shane Carruth, and co-star Jeremy Childs!
Commentary with writer-director Billy Senese, producers Denis Deck and Jonathan Rogers, and cinematographer Andy Duensing!
A Walk Through The Dead Center - An in-depth making-of
documentary featuring new interviews with writer-director Billy Senese,
producer-actor Shane Carruth, cinematographer Andy Duensing, and many
others revisiting the locations and discussing the production!
Nine deleted scenes, including an alternate ending!
On-set interviews with actors Shane Carruth and Poorna Jagannathan!
Head-Casting with Jeremy Childs - A brief look at the creation of the make-up effects seen in the climax of the film!
Intruder - A short film from 2011 directed by Billy Senese and starring Jeremy Childs!
The Suicide Tapes - The original short film from 2010 directed by Senese and starring Childs that later inspired The Dead Center!
Midnight Radio Theater - Six chilling radio plays ("Insomnia," "The Long Weekend," "Disposable Life," "The Suicide Tapes," "The Woman
In The Basement," "Blood Oath," and "Flu") written, produced and directed by
Billy Senese!
Theatrical trailer and teasers
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork!
First pressing only: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jamie Graham!
Arrow's Special Edition Blu-ray of THE DEAD CENTER is currently available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold and should cost between $18 - $22! Add this film to your collection today by picking up a copy from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from ARROW VIDEO!
PICK UP THESE NEW 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY TITLES TO VISIT FANTASTICAL WORLDS, EXPERIENCE A KILLER CASE OF WRITER'S BLOCK, AND WITNESS (ARGUABLY) THE GREATEST CELEBRITY CAMEO EVER!
It's weeks like this, where I'm glad I snagged a 4K Blu-ray player Vault Dwellers! Guillermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH is an equally beautiful and haunting fairy tale, about a young girl escaping the horrors of the real world, by exploring the fantastical ones in her imagination! Kubrick's THE SHINING is a brilliant descent into madness that has earned its status as a Horror classic, and ZOMBIELAND is a fun take on a tired Horror sub-genre with one of the absolute greatest celebrity cameos of all time! And now all three of these great films area available on 4K UHD! Let's take a closer look, shall we?
PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006)
Synopsis: Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who sets her on a path to saving herself and her ailing mother. But soon, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back, she finds herself at the center of a ferocious battle between good and evil.
Written, produced, and directed by Guillermo del Toro (HELLBOY, PACIFIC RIM, THE SHAPE OF WATER), PAN'S LABYRINTH premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival where it received a 22-minute standing ovation, followed by its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. The critically-acclaimed film won multiple awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, the Ariel Award for Best Picture, the Saturn Award for Best International Film, and the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. The film also appeared on more than 20 critic's top ten lists for 2006.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 119 minutes | Region Free
Video - 2160p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Extras:
Audio commentary by Guillermo del Toro.
Video prologue by Guillermo del Toro.
The Power of Myth
The Faun and the Fairies
The Color and the Shape
The Director's Notebook
PAN'S LABYRINTH apparently look and sounds amazing on the 4K Ultra HD format so I can't wait to eventually add it to my collection and see for myself. The disc currently costs between $25 - $32, and can easily be obtained from AMAZON or BULL MOOSE!
THE SHINING (1980)
Synopsis: Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes the winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 146 minutes | Region Free
Video - 2160p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & Dolby Digital 2.0 (Also contains French, German, Polish, & Spanish 5.1 tracks, plus an Italian 2.0 track.)
Extras:
NEW! 4K RESTORATION OF STANLEY KUBRICK'S 146 MINUTE VERSION OF THE FILM!
Audio commentary by Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown and Stanley Kubrick biographer John Baxter!
Video from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining
Enter the terrifying world of the Overlook Hotel as only Stanley Kubrick could envision it!
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
A detailed look at one of cinema's greatest visual
storytellers and his unique ability to move audiences through the magic
of unforgettable images!
The Making of The Shining
This cinema verite documentary offers a rare glimpse
into the directing style of Stanley Kubrick as he interacts with stars
Jack Nicholson, Shelly Duvall, and others!
Wendy Carlos, Composer
Composer Wendy Carlos reflects on working with complex
auteur Stanley Kubrick and developing music scores for The Shining and A
Clockwork Orange!
Warner Bros.' new restoration of THE SHINING is now available to purchase, and should cost between $25 - $35! Though all the extras have been ported over from the previous Blu-ray release (minus the trailer), the picture quality alone makes this worth owning! Get yourself a copy of THE SHINING 4K UHD disc now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!
ZOMBIELAND (2009)
Synopsis: Nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has survived the plague that has turned mankind into flesh-devouring zombies because he's scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has no fears. Together, they are about to stare down their most horrifying challenge yet: each other's company. Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin co-star in this double-hitting, head-smashing comedy.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 88 minutes | Region Free
Video - 2160p Widescreen (2.40:1)
Audio - English Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, & DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (+ various other languages in Dolby Digital 5.1)
Extras:
DISC ONE
NEW! HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM EXCLUSIVE DOLBY ATMOS TRACK!
NEW! Raised From the Dead: Zombieland A Decade Later
Behind the Scenes with the Cast and Crew of Zombieland!
Shootin' Zombies with Ruben Fleischer
Theatrical Trailer
DISC TWO
Beyond the Graveyard Picture-in-Picture Track!
Audio Commentary with Filmmakers and Cast!
In Search of Zombieland Featurette
Zombieland is Your Land Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Visual Effects Progression Scenes
Theatrical Promo Trailers
With ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP heading to theaters in a few short weeks, it's no surprise that Sony would give the original film some love. The 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of ZOMBIELAND is now available and should cost around $20! Get yourself a copy now from AMAZON or BULL MOOSE!
