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01 October 2011

Arrow Video visits Tobe Hooper's FUNHOUSE (review)

Arrow Video gives the HD treatment to Tobe Hooper's memorable eighties studio horror pic THE FUNHOUSE - very loosely based on the Dean Koontz novel - about a quartet of teenagers who decide to stay in the funhouse after the carnival closes and wind up being stalked by a hulking killer.  See the review below:

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (UK) Region Free Blu-Ray vs Universal Pictures (UK) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE FUNHOUSE Blu-Ray specs:
  • 1080P 2.35:1 widescreen transfer
  • English DTS-MA 2.0 Audio
  • Audio commentary with The Funhouse S/FX wizard Craig Reardon and Jeffrey Reddick (creator of The Final Destination series)
  • Audio commentary with producer Derek Power and genre scholar Howard S. Berger
  • Audio commentary with Justin Kerswell, author of ‘Teenage Wasteland’ and host of the slasher cinema website Hysteria Lives, and author Calum Waddell
  • Carnage at the Carnival: Tobe Hooper Remembers ‘The Funhouse’ (16:25)
  • Miles of Mayhem: Acting in Tobe’s Funhouse with star Miles Chapin (21:12)
  • A Trilogy of Terror: The Make-up Madness of Craig Reardon, the S/FX wizard recollects his collaborations with Tobe Hooper; ‘Eaten Alive’, ‘Poltergeist’ and ‘The Funhouse’ (17:53)
  • Master Class of Horror: Mick Garris, the director of Sleepwalkers and The Shining reflects on the crimson-covered career of his longtime colleague Tobe Hooper (12:56)
  • Live Q&A with Tobe Hooper from San Francisco (20:43)
  • Never before seen behind the scenes photographs from the collection of Craig Reardon
  • Trailer
  • 4 panel reversible sleeve options with original and newly commissioned artwork
  • Double-sided fold-out artwork poster
  • Collector’s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by critic and author Kim Newman.


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