Arrow Video USA renovates HOUSE: TWO STORIES (Review)

New World's best horror comedies were the first two entries in the HOUSE series.  In HOUSE, blocked writer Roger Cobb inherits the spooky mansion from his aunt where his son mysteriously vanished the year before.  He soon finds himself tormented by nightmares, killer swordfish, and ghouls as he tries to unravel the house's mysteries.  William Katt, George Wendt, and Kay Lenz star.  In HOUSE II, Jesse inherits the temple-like mansion where his parents were brutally murdered twenty-five years before.  He discovers that the house was built by his cowboy great grandfather who was buried with a Mayan crystal skull that opens different dimension within the house with evil forces eager to take the skull back to harness its power.  Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Lar-Park Lincoln, Amy Yasbeck, Bill Maher, John Ratzenberger, and Royal Dano star.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video USA (US) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

HOUSE: TWO STORIES Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (HOUSE):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM 2.0 stereo and 1.0 mono
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio commentary with director Steve Miner, producer Sean S. Cunningham, actor William Katt and screenwriter Ethan Wiley
  "Ding Dong, You’re Dead! The Making of House" brand new documentary featuring interviews with Steve Miner, Sean S. Cunningham, Ethan Wiley, story creator Fred Dekker, stars William Katt, Kay Lenz, and George Wendt, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up and creature effects artists Barney Burman, Brian Wade, James Belohovek, Shannon Shea, Kirk Thatcher, and Bill Sturgeon, special paintings artists Richard Hescox and William Stout, and stunt coordinator Kane Hodder
• Vintage Making-of Featurette
• Stills Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers
• Disc Two (HOUSE II):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 1.0 mono
• Optional English SDH subtitles
• Audio commentary with writer-director Ethan Wiley and producer Sean S. Cunningham
  "It’s Getting Weirder! The Making of House II: The Second Story" brand new documentary featuring interviews with Ethan Wiley, Sean S. Cunningham, stars Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Lar Park Lincoln, and Devin DeVasquez, composer Harry Manfredini, special make-up and creature effects artists Chris Walas, Mike Smithson, visual effects supervisor Hoyt Yeatman, and stunt coordinator Kane Hodder
• Stills Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Sixty-page book "The House Companion"
• Reversible Covers