Scream Factory resurrects RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (review)

It's "Party Time" for the living dead when they rise from the grave again in Dan O'Bannon's comic take on George Romero's and John Russo's zombie mythos.  Two bumbling warehouse workers inadvertently break the seal on a canister of military-grade pesticide and the dead erupt from the nearby cemetery trapping them, their boss, a quirky mortician, and a group of partying punks in a quarantined area with hordes of brain-eating zombies.  A cult eighties classic with a memorable soundtrack and make-up effects.

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

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 stereo, and restored 2.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Audio Commentary with Gary Smart (co-author Of The Complete History Of The Return Of The Living Dead) and Chris Griffiths
• Audio Commentary with director Dan O'Bannon and production Designer William Stout
• Audio Commentary with with production designer William Stout and actors Dan Calfa, Brian Peck, Linnea Quigley, Allan Trautman, and Beverly Randolph
• Audio Commentary with actors Thom Mathews and John Philbin and make-up effects artist Tony Gardner
• "The Decade Of Darkness" featurette
• Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spots
• Still Galleries:
• "In Their Own Words: The Zombies Speak" subtitle track
• Disc Two
• 108 minute workprint version of the film
• "More Brains: A Return To The Living Dead" two-hour documentary
• "The FX Of The Living Dead"
• "Party Time: The Music Of The Return Of The Living Dead" featurette
• "Horror's Hallowed Grounds: Revisiting The Locations Of The Film"
• A Conversation With Dan O'Bannon: His Final Interview
• The Origins Of The Living Dead: An Interview With John A. Russo
• "The Return Of The Living Dead: The Dead Have Risen featurette
• "Designing The Dead" featurette
• Reversible Cover and Collector's Slipcover