88 Films goes Nikkatsu with WOODS ARE WET (review)

Falsely accused of murdering her mistress, servant Sachiko goes on the run and is taken in by a wealthy couple of innkeepers but they have evil intentions in this loose adaptation of the Marquis de Sade's "Justine" from Nikkatsu studio.

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

WOODS ARE WET Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.45:1 Widescreen
• Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Japanese film expert Jasper Sharp and academic Lindsay Hallum
• "Pleasure and Pain: Mio Hatokai on WOODS ARE WET" interview
• Stills Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Includes a reversible cover with original and newly commissioned artwork by Silver Ferox. 
• The first pressing includes the DVD copy, an OBI strip, and booklet notes by Dr. Virgine Selavy.
  

Film Masters spends the NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST under ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES (review)

A rocket crashes back to Earth with an uninvited passenger in NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST while mutated bloodsuckers stalk victims in the swamp in ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, a Roger Corman/Gene Corman duo directed by the show-runner of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and AIRWOLF.

REVIEW LINK: Film Masters (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST/ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Night of the Blood Beast:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen and 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen Versions 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Tom Weaver 
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode 
• 8mm Silent Digest Version 
• Re-created Theatrical Trailer 
• Publicity Slideshow 
• Restoration Comparison
• Disc Two - Attack of the Giant Leeches:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Tom Weaver 
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode 
• "Made from T.V.: Bernard Kowalski as a Director" documentary 
• Re-created Theatrical Trailer 
• Yvette Vickers Picture Gallery
• 22-page booklet featuring an interview with NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST screenwriter Martin Varno and a piece on ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES by Tom Weaver.
  

Arrow Video inflicts HELLRAISER: QUARTET OF TORMENT in 4K (review)

Arrow Video has such sights to show you with HELLRAISER: QUARTET OF TORMENT featuring the first four films of Clive Barker's mythos.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

HELLRAISER - QUARTET OF TORMENT 4K UltraHD specs:

• Disc One - Hellraiser:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision HDR) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• NEW! Audio Commentary by critics Stephen Jones and Kim Newman 
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker from 1996 
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker and actress Ashley Laurence, moderated by screenwriter Peter Atkins from 2000 
• "Power of Imagination" discussion with film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn and Karmel Kniprath 
• "Unboxing Hellraiser" visual essay by genre author Alexandra Benedict 
• "The Pursuit of Possibilities" discussion with horror authors Paula D. Ashe and Eric LaRocca 
• "Flesh is a Trap" visual essay by genre author Guy Adams 
• Behind the Scenes: 
• Introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman 
• Extended Clive Barker 1987 EPK 
• Extended Andrew Robinson 1987 EPK 
• Extended Claire Higgins 1987 EPK 
• Extended Ashley Laurence 1987 EPK 
• Extended Creatures and Effects 1987 EPK 
• Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit 
• Archival Special Features: 
• "Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser" 
• "Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score" 
• "Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser" 
• "Hellraiser: Resurrection" 
• Trailers: 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Red Band Trailer 
• International Trailer 
• 4 TV Spots 
• Image Galleries: 
• Image Gallery 
• First Draft Screenplay 
• Final Draft Screenplay
• Disc Two - Hellbound: Hellraiser II
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision HDR) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• NEW! Audio Commentary by critics Stephen Jones and Kim Newman 
• Audio Commentary by director Tony Randel and writer Peter Atkins from 1996 
• Audio Commentary by director Tony Randel, writer Peter Atkins and actress Ashley Laurence from 2000 
• "He Was What They Wanted!" appreciation of the film and Barker by horror authors Kit Power and George Daniel Lea 
• "That Rat Slice Sound" appreciation of composer Christopher Young's scores by Guy Adams 
• Behind-the-Scenes: 
• Clive Barker 
• Cast and Crew 
• Behind the Scenes Footage 
• Archival Special Featurettes: 
• "Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound: Hellraiser II" 
• "Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound" 
• "Hellbound: Hellraiser II - Lost in the Labyrinth" 
• Deleted Surgeon Scene 
• Trailers: 
• Theatrical Trailer 1 
• Theatrical Trailer 2 
• Theatrical Trailer 3 
• Red Band Theatrical Trailer 
• TV Spots: 
• TV Spot 1 
• TV Spot 2 
• TV Spot 3 
• Galleries: 
• Storyboards 
• Alternate Ending Storyboards 
• Stills and Promo Material 
• Draft Screenplay
• Disc Three - Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth:
• Theatrical Cut:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision HDR) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by writer Peter Atkins from 2015 
• Unrated Cut: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision HDR) with SD Inserts 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• NEW! Audio Commentary by critics Stephen Jones and Kim Newman 
• Audio Commentary by director Anthony Hickox and actor Doug Bradley from 2004 
• Behind the Scenes: 
• 1992 Electronic Press Kit 
• FX Dailies 
• Archival Special Features: 
• "Time with Terri" interview with actress Paula Marshall 
• "Raising Hell on Earth" interview with director Anthony Hickox 
• "Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth" 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Image Gallery
• Disc Four - Hellraiser: Bloodline:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision HDR) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• NEW Audio Commentary by writer Peter Atkins and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman 
• "Beautiful Suffering" documentary 
• Alternate Workprint Cut (~82 minutes) 
• More Alternate Footage 
• "Hellraiser: Evolutions" documentary 
• "Books of Blood and Beyond" appreciation by horror author David Gatwalk 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Image Gallery
• Comes in a slipbox with a 200-page hardback book entitled "Ages of Desire" featuring a writing from Clive Barker archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes.
  

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Second Sight investigates THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (review)

Spawning "found footage horror" as an indie genre of access, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT went from cultural phenomenon to fashionably uncool and all the way back with Second Sight's special edition Blu-ray of a brand new restoration.

REVIEW LINK: Second Sight (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Theatrical Cut: 
• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson 
• Audio Commentary by writers and directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and producers Rob Cowie, Greg Hale and Mike Manello 
• Festival Cut: 
• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Theatrical Cut from 35mm: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson 
• Audio Commentary by writers and directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and producers Rob Cowie, Greg Hale and Mike Manello
• Disc Two:
• "The Blair Witch Documentary" (150 minutes) 
• "THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: Analogue Horror in a Digital World" visual essay by film historian Mike Muncer 
• Deleted Scenes (92 minutes) 
• Four Alternate Endings 
• "Curse of the Blair Witch" 1999 TV Mockumentary 
• Cannes 1999: Archive Directors' Interview 
• Three Trailers
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Timothy Pittides, a 184-page hardback book with archive production materials and new essays by Stacey Abbott, Becky Darke, Adam Hart, Craig Ian Mann, Mary Beth McAndrews,  Dr. Cecilia Sayad, Pete Turner and Heather Wixson, "Heather's Journal", and three collectors' art cards.
  

88 Films gets drilled by FRIGHTMARE (review)

The family that slays together stays together in Pete Walker's brutal tale of blood ties and cannibalism starring Sheila Keith.

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

FRIGHTMARE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by screenwriter David McGillivray, moderated by film critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw 
• Audio Commentary by British horror experts Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth 
• Audio Commentary by director/producer/co-writer Pete Walker and director of photography Peter Jessop, moderated by biographer Professor Steven Chibnall 
• "Editor Robert Dearberg on FRIGHTMARE" 
• Theatrical Trailer
  

88 Films investigates "the confessional murders" in HOUSE OF MORTAL SIN (review)

A young woman becomes the object of obsession for a priest who brutally punishes sin in Pete Walker's anticlerical slasher HOUSE OF MORTAL SIN starring Susan Penhaligon and Stephanie Beacham.

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

HOUSE OF MORTAL SIN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by screenwriter David McGillivray, moderated by film critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw 
• Audio Commentary by film critic Samm Deighan 
• Audio Commentary by director Pete Walker, moderated by film historian Jonathan Rigby 
• "Symphony of Horror" interview with director Pete Walker 
• "Actor Confessionals" interview with actors Norman Eshley and Stewart Bevan

88 Films opens the portal FROM BEYOND (review)

Stuart Gordon and crew followed up the cult success of RE-ANIMATOR with the bigger and gorier FROM BEYOND in which scientists develop a machine that opens up portals to other dimensions with disastrous results.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

FROM BEYOND 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 4K UltraHD and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen Blu-ray
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, LPCM 4.0 (LCRS) and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by authors and critics Kim Newman and Sean Hogan 
• Audio Commentary by director Stuart Gordon, producer Brian Yuzna, actress Barbara Crampton, and actor Jeffrey Combs 
• "Don't Bite the Pineal Gland: Jeffrey Combs on FROM BEYOND" 
• "All Aboard the Love Machine: Barbara Crampton on FROM BEYOND" 
• "Back from Outer Space: Ken Foree on FROM BEYOND" 
• "Monster Unleashed: Brian Yuzna on FROM BEYOND" 
• "Reflections with Stuart Gordon: A Director’s Perspective" 
• "Lost and Found" 
• Interview with composer Richard Band 
• Storyboard Comparisons (multi-angle) 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Stills Gallery
• The first pressing includes a silver wrap rigid slipcase with two new artworks by Ilanimation Studios, four collectible art-cards, and a double-sided foldout poster.
  

88 Films gets embalmed at the MORTUARY (review)

"BEFORE YOUR FUNERAL... BEFORE YOU ARE BURIED... BEFORE YOU ARE COVERED WITH THE LAST SHOVELFUL OF DIRT... BE SURE YOU ARE REALLY DEAD!"  Christopher George, Lynda Day George, ALIENS' Bill Paxton, and THE WALTONS' Mary McDonough star in this eighties slasher.

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

MORTUARY Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues (Justin Kerswell, Joseph Henson, Nathan Johnson, and Erik Threlfall) 
• "MORTUARY: The Sounds of John Cacavas" interview 
• Newly-created Trailer 
• Comes with a double-walled slipcase and booklet notes.
  

88 Films spies on EYEBALL in 4K (review)

Experience a "blinding vision of horror" when a tour group of Americans in Spain are stalked by an eye-gouging killer in this giallo from Umberto Lenzi.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

EYEBALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Two-disc "Deluxe Limited Edition" set with 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) and 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen Versions
• English and Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH and English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson, and Eugenio Ercolani 
• Audio Commentary by critics Kim Newman and David Flint 
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues 
• "An Eye For Murder" interview with actress Martine Brochard 
• "Genre Maestro" archival interview with director Umberto Lenzi 
• "The Wandering Eye(ball)" visual essay by film historian Mike Foster 
• "Locations" featurette 
• "The Secret Killer" English Export Title Sequence 
• English End Credits 
• "Eyeball" Trailer Reel: 
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
• Italian Trailer 
• U.S. TV Spot 
• Comes in a rigid slip case with art by Graham Humphreys with a reversible sleeve featuring new art by Graham Humphreys and original Italian poster, an 80-page perfectbound book featuring five articles, a foldout double-sided poster, and a set of collectible art cards.
  

Also available in separate single disc standard edition 4K UltraHD and Blu-ray.

Also available from 88 Films in a website-exclusive edition with alternate slipcase artwork.

Second Run ventures into THE VALLEY OF THE BEES (review)

Pledged to the Order of the Teutonic Knights by his penitent father, Ondrej grows into a man in an atmosphere of repression and brutality.  When he escapes, he is pursued by a fanatical brother who has wrapped up his own salvation in Ondrej's redemption.  From the director of MARKETA LAZAROVA.

REVIEW LINK: Second Run (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE VALLEY OF THE BEES Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Czech LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by The Projection Booth podcasters Mike White and Robert Bellissimo 
• Short Films: 
• "The City in White [Město v bilém]" (1972) 
• "Karlovy Vary Promenades [Karlovarské promenády]" (1972) 
• Comes with a 24-page booklet with an essay by critic Peter Hames.