If This Movie Doesn't Make Your Skin Crawl, It's on Too Tight! - BLACK CHRISTMAS Comes to 4K UHD on December 6th!

BOB CLARK'S OTHER HOLIDAY CLASSIC ARRIVES JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS WITH A NEW 4K TRANSFER AND NEWLY RESTORED MONO & 5.1 AUDIO TRACKS!

Roughly six years ago, Scream Factory graced us Horror fans with their 2-Disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray of BLACK CHRISTMAS, and now it's time for all of us to consider double-dipping! Scream's latest release of the film boasts a new 4K transfer that is guaranteed to be a notch above the two different masters contained on the previous release, plus a painstakingly restored Mono track and  5.1 mix for the film! This is big news because this particular upgrade remedies the audio issues that angry fans pointed out on the 2016 Scream Factory Blu. As an added bonus, several new special features have been added to this 3-disc set to further sweeten the deal, which should make all of us collectors feel a tad better about buying the same movie all over again! (HA!) Could this be the definitive release of BLACK CHRISTMAS that we've all been waiting for? Let's take a closer look and find out!

Synopsis: The college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas. As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to stalk the house. A series of obscene phone calls start to plague the sorority and it becomes clear that a psychopath has more than merriment on his mind. As the police try to trace the phone calls, they discover that nothing is as it seems during this BLACK CHRISTMAS.


Disc Specs:
DISC ONE

Rated R | Color | 98 minutes | Region Free
Video - 2160p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono & DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

DISC TWO
Rated R | Color | 98 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono & DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

DISC THREE
Rated R | Color | 98 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - English Dolby Digital 5.1

 

Extras:
DISC ONE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• NEW! 2022 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative!
• In Dolby Vision (HDR 10 Compatible)
• NEW! 2022 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono – A Restoration Of The Original Mono Track!
• NEW! 2022 Restoration Of The 5.1 Audio, Restoring Missing Dialogue, Music And Sound Effects!
• Audio Commentary With Director Bob Clark!
• Audio Commentary With Actors John Saxon And Keir Dullea!
• Audio Commentary With Billy (Actor Nick Mancuso)!
• Audio Interview With Director Bob Clark!
  

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY)

• NEW! 2022 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative!
• NEW! 2022 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono – A Restoration Of The Original Mono Track!
• NEW! 2022 Restoration Of The 5.1 Audio, Restoring Missing Dialogue, Music And Sound Effects!
• Audio Commentary With Director Bob Clark!
• Audio Commentary With Actors John Saxon And Keir Dullea!
• Audio Commentary With Billy (Actor Nick Mancuso)!
• Audio Interview With Director Bob Clark!
• NEW! Black Christmas: Restoring The Sound – Brett Cameron Discusses The Hundreds Of Hours Put Into The Restoration Of The Film’s Audio Track For This Release!
• NEW! Newspaper Ad Gallery By Drive-In Asylum!
  
  

DISC THREE (BLU-RAY)

• 2006 Critical Mass HD Master (1.78:1) – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Film And Furs – Remembering Black Christmas With Art Hindle!
• Victims And Virgins – Remembering Black Christmas With Lynne Griffin!
• Black Christmas Legacy!
• 40th Anniversary Panel At FanExpo 2014 Featuring John Saxon, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin & Nick Mancuso!
• On Screen!: Black Christmas Featurette
• 12 Days Of Black Christmas Featurette
• Black Christmas Revisited Featurette
• Archival Interviews With Olivia Hussey, Art Hindle, Margot Kidder, Bob Clark, & John Saxon!
• Midnight Screening Q&A With Bob Clark, John Saxon And Carl Zittrer!
• Two Scenes With A New Vocal Soundtrack
• Original Theatrical Trailers (English And French)
• Original TV And Radio Spots
• Alternative Title Sequences
• Still Gallery

So to sum this release up: It contains all of the previous extras (plus a few new ones), a new 4K transfer, and restored audio? Seems like this is in fact the definitive release of BLACK CHRISTMAS to me! Scream Factory's 3-Disc Collector's Edition will be available to own on Tuesday, December 6th and should cost between $30 - $35! If you're ready to take the plunge you can pre-order a copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY. I should also note that Shout! has an exclusive (limited to 500) BLACK CHRISTMAS BUNDLE for sale on their site as well, which includes an 18 x 24 poster (featuring the original theatrical artwork), and a set of cool enamel pins! If you've got $97 to burn, or think that it'd make a great Christmas gift, grab one HERE!

Bob Clark's OTHER Christmas Classic coming out in deluxe Collector's Edition on 12/13!

ON DECEMBER 13TH, SCREAM FACTORY DELIVERS THEIR DEFINITIVE COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF "BLACK CHRISTMAS" AS THE ULTIMATE STOCKING-STUFFER FOR HORROR FANS!

Growing up, I was an unabashed fan of Bob Clark's A CHRISTMAS STORY. However, as the years have passed, I'm finding myself avoiding that particular movie during the holiday season, and instead enjoying Clark's proto-slasher film!

And now, once again, Scream Factory delivers the goods with their new Blu-ray of this Holiday Horror Classic! Boasting a much-celebrated 2K transfer and a slew of extras, this is definitely something that will be cherished by any Horror fan that receives it as a gift this holiday season!

Synopsis: The college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas. As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to stalk the house.

A series of obscene phone calls start to plague the residents of the sorority and it becomes clear that a psychopath is homing in on the sisters with dubious intentions. And though the police try to trace the calls, they discover that nothing is as it seems during this Black Christmas.

"Stuffed with extremely tense moments, chilling cinematography, amazing characters and long-lasting dread… [this] genuine classic is completely deserving of every bit of respect and admiration it's picked up over the last 40 years" (addictedtohorormovie.com).

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 98 minutes | Region A

DISC 1
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio -  DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo.

DISC 2
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Extras:
DISC 1

• New 2K transfer made from original negatives!
• Audio Commentary With Director Bob Clark.
• Audio Commentary With Actors John Saxon And Keir Dullea.
• Audio Commentary With Billy (Actor Nick Mancuso).
• Audio Interview With Director Bob Clark.

DISC 2

• 2006 Critical Mass HD Master!
• NEW! Film And Furs – Remembering Black Christmas With Art Hindle.
• NEW! Victims And Virgins – Remembering Black Christmas With Lynne Griffin.
• Black Christmas Legacy 
• 40th Anniversary Panel At FanExpo 2014 Featuring John Saxon, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin & Nick Mancuso.
• On Screen!: Black Christmas Featurette.
• 12 Days Of Black Christmas Featurette.
• Black Christmas Revisited Featurette.
• Archival Interviews With Olivia Hussey, Art Hindle, Margot Kidder, Bob Clark, & John Saxon.
• Midnight Screening Q&A With Bob Clark, John Saxon And Carl Zittrer.
• Two Scenes With A New Vocal Soundtrack.
• Original Theatrical Trailers (English And French)
• Original TV And Radio Spots
• Alternative Title Sequences
• Still Gallery

Scream Factory's BLACK CHRISTMAS: COLLECTOR'S EDITION will be available everywhere on Tuesday, December 13, 2016! There have been some complaints about the 2.0 Mono track on the first disc (as addressed in this review) - apparently there were issues with the optical audio track that Scream Factory utilized when producing this release, and I guess they did the best they could with it.

While that is disappointing, this is still a stellar Blu-ray that boasts two different transfers, numerous other audio options, and a huge number of extras. Honestly I don't see how anyone could justify skipping this release because of a "hissy" Mono track, but then again, I'm not a hardcore BLACK CHRISTMAS purist. If you haven't been scared off, you can grab this new Scream Factory title now at Amazon, Diabolik DVD, BullMoose.com, or directly from Shout! Factory's online store!