88 Films illuminates HUMAN LANTERNS (review)

When two boastful noblemen compete for prestige over who has the most beautiful lantern in the Chinese New Year festival, one of them unfortunately hires a madman who uses an ancient art form to make lanterns using human skin in this Shaw Brothers wuxia/horror hybrid.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

HUMAN LANTERNS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Mandarin LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network
• "A Shaw Story" interview with actress Susan Shaw
• "The Beauty and the Beasts" interview with actress Linda Chu
• "Lau Wing - The Ambiguous Hero" interview
• Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible cover
• The first pressing of 3,000 copies includes a gloss O-ring slipcase with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien, booklet notes by Barry Forshaw
, and a double-sided foldout poster.