Scream Factory on TERRORVISION with THE VIDEO DEAD (review)

Terror comes out of the television, from outer space AND from beyond the grave in Scream Factory/Shout!Factory's Blu-ray/DVD double bill of Empire Pictures' TERRORVISION and the direct-to-video eighties cult hit THE VIDEO DEAD.  In the first film, a ravenous mutant is beamed from its home planet and unfortunately into the satellite of a well-to-do Los Angeles family of swingers, New Age rockers, and survivalists.  Gerit Graham, Mary Woronov, Diane Franklin, Jonathan Gries, and Chad Allen star.  In the second film, an old TV set is the gateway between worlds that unleashes the living dead into a pleasant suburban neighborhood.  Both films are surprisingly stacked with extras including commentary tracks (two on THE VIDEO DEAD and one on TERRORVISION), retrospective featurettes, trailers, galleries, and even a original screenplay for THE VIDEO DEAD.

REVIEW LINK: Scream Factory/Shout!Factory (US) Region A Blu-ray/Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

TERRORVISION/THE VIDEO DEAD Blu-ray/DVD specs:

• TERRORVISION:
• 1080p24 1.85:1 widescreen (Blu-ray)
• English DTS-MA 5.1 and 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen (DVD) 
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Ted Nicolau and actors Diane Franklin and Jon Gries
• "Monster on Demand" retrospective documentary
• THE VIDEO DEAD:
• 1080p24 1.85:1 widescreen (Blu-ray)
• English DTS-MA 5.1 and 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen (DVD)
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Robert Scott, editor Bob Sarles, and special make-up effects creator Dale Hall, Jr.
• Audio Commentary by stars Roxanna Augesen and Rocky Duvall, production manager Jacques Thelemaque, and make-up assistant Patrick Denver
• "Pre-RecorDEAD" - interview with make-up effects artist Dale Hall, Jr. and assistant Patrick Denver
• Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
• Poster and Still Gallery
• DVD-ROM: Original Screenplay (.pdf)

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