Our selection of the best upcoming releases for October
TRICK ‘R TREAT (2007) LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD
Arrow video
Release Date: 28 October 2024
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films, approved by writer-director Michael Dougherty
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary with writer-director Michael Dougherty moderated by James A. Janisse & Chelsea Rebecca from Dead Meat Podcast
• Archival audio commentary by Michael Dougherty, conceptual artist Breehn Burns, storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins and composer Douglas Pipes
• Becoming Sam, a brand new interview with actor Quinn Lord
• The Devil is in the Details, a brand new interview with production designer Mark Freeborn
• If Looks Could Kill, a brand new interview with director of photography Glen MacPherson
• Designs to Die for, a brand new interview with costume designer Trish Keating
• Bark at the Moon, a brand new interview with creature designer Patrick Tatopoulos
• Mark Freeborn Remembers Bill Terezakis, a new tribute to the late make-up effects designer
• Tales of Folklore & Fright, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty, Breehn Burns and Simeon Wilkins
• Tales of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming Trick ‘r Treat, an archival interview with Michael Dougherty on the making of the film
• Sounds of Shock & Superstition: Scoring Trick ‘r Treat, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty and Douglas Pipes
• Tales of Dread & Despair: Releasing Trick ‘r Treat, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty and Rob Galluzzo of the Shock Waves podcast, exploring the film’s release and fandom
• Season’s Greetings, a short film from 1996 directed by Michael Dougherty with optional director commentary
• The Lore and Legends of Halloween, an archival featurette narrated by actor Brian Cox
• School bus VFX comparison
• Deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by director Michael Dougherty
• FEARnet promos
• Sam O’Lantern
• Storyboard and conceptual artwork gallery
• Behind the scenes gallery
• Monster Mash comic book set in the Trick ‘r Treat universe
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Six postcard-sized artcards
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Becky Darke and Heather Wixson
EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977) LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY
Arrow Video
Release Date: 07 October 2024
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of the 118-minute Original Premiere Version and the 103-minute International Version
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Savieri
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Glenn Kenny and Matt Rogerson, plus an archival interview with cinematographer William Fraker
DISC ONE – ORIGINAL PREMIERE VERSION
• New commentary by film historian Lee Gambin and filmmaker David Kittredge, director of the forthcoming feature-length Exorcist II documentary, Heretics
• New audio commentary by screenwriter and author Kelly Goodner and film historian Jim Hemphill
• Archive audio commentary with director John Boorman
• Archive audio commentary with special consultant Scott Michael Bosco
• It’s Okay, He’s Gone, a new visual essay by film critics BJ and Harmony Colangelo
• What Does She Remember?, an archive interview with actress with Linda Blair
• Archive interview with editor Tom Priestley
• Theatrical trailer
• Teaser trailer
• Extensive image galleries
DISC TWO – INTERNATIONAL VERSION
• Archive audio commentary by film critic Mike White of The Projection Booth podcast
• Theatrical trailer
THE EXORCIST III (1990) LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD
Arrow Video
Release Date: 07 October 2024
• 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Original theatrical 2.0 stereo audio on both cuts and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio for the theatrical cut
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Lee Gambin, archival articles and reviews
DISC ONE – THEATRICAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
• 4K restoration of the theatrical cut of The Exorcist III, presented in presented on 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Audio commentary by critics Alexandra Heller Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Audio interview with writer/director William Peter Blatty
• Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of The Exorcist III, an in-depth 2016 documentary divided into five chapters: Chapter One: A “Wonderfull” Time, an interview with producer Carter DeHaven and members of the supporting cast and production crew; Chapter Two: Signs of the Gemini, an interview with actor Brad Dourif; Chapter Three: The Devil in the Details, an interview with production designer Leslie Dilley and more; Chapter Four: Music for a Padded Cell, an interview with composer Barry DeVorzon; Chapter Five: All This Bleeding, interviews about the additional shoot and special effects
• The Exorcist III: Vintage Interviews, archival interviews with cast and crew members including William Peter Blatty, producer James Robinson, actors George C. Scott, Jason Miller, Grand L. Bush and Ed Flanders
• Falling Down a Long Flight of Steps, an interview with special effects artist Randy Moore
• The Exorcist III: Vintage Featurette, making-of documentary with on-set footage and interviews
• Deleted scenes, alternate takes and bloopers
• Image galleries
• Trailers, TV spots and radio spots
• DISC TWO – ‘LEGION’ DIRECTOR’S CUT (BLU-RAY)
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the Legion director’s cut, assembled from the best available film and video elements
• Legion audio commentary with esteemed film critics Mark Kermode and Kim Newman
• Deleted Prologue, an alternate opening to Legion with optional audio commentary from Mark Kermode and Kim Newman
J-HORROR RISING LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY
Arrow video
Release Date: 28 October 2024
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all seven films
• Original lossless 5.1 and lossless stereo sound options for Shikoku, Isola: Multiple Personality Girl, Inugami, St. John’s Wort, Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman and Noroi: The Curse, and original lossless stereo audio for Persona
• Optional English subtitles for each film
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Eugene Thacker, Jasper Sharp, Anton Bitel, Amber T., Mark Player, Jim Harper and Sarah Appleton
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Conlon
• Limited Edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Conlon
DISC ONE: SHIKOKU / ISOLA: MULTIPLE PERSONALITY GIRL
• Brand new audio commentary on Shikoku by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
• Brand new audio commentary on Isola: Multiple Personality Girl by critics and Japanese cinema experts Jasper Sharp and Amber T.
• The Aftermath, Tom Mes discusses J-Horror at the turn of the millennium
• Something in the Water, a brand new interview with Shikoku director Shunichi Nagasaki
• Archive interviews with director Shunichi Nagasaki and actors Chiaki Kuriyama and Yui Natsukawa on Shikoku
• Archive interview with actors Yoshino Kimura and Yu Kurosawa on Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
• On-set footage of the filming of Shikoku
• Original trailers and TV spots for both films
• Image galleries
DISC TWO: INUGAMI / ST. JOHN’S WORT
• Brand new audio commentary on Inugami by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
• Brand new audio commentary on St. John’s Wort by Japanese cinema expert Amber T.
• Dog Days, brand new video interview with Inugami director Masato Harada
• The Making of St. John’s Wort, archival featurette
• Archive interviews with St. John’s Wort actors Megumi Okina, Koichiro Saito, Reiko Matsuo and Koji Okura
• On-set behind-the-scenes footage of the filming of St. John’s Wort
• Original trailers and TV spots for St. John’s Wort
• Image galleries for both films
>DISC THREE: CARVED: THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN / PERSONA
• Brand new audio commentary on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese folklore expert Zack Davisson
• Why So Serious?, a brand new interview with Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman director Koji Shiraishi
• Weapon of Choice, a brand new video essay on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson
• Confessions of a Mask, a brand new interview with Persona director Takashi Komatsu
• Image galleries for both films
DISC FOUR: NOROI: THE CURSE
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Julian Singleton
• Director’s POV, a brand new video interview with Noroi: The Curse director Koji Shiraishi
• The Man in the Shadows, a brand new interview with Noroi: The Curse producer Taka Ichise
• Changing Perspective, a brand new video essay on Noroi: The Curse by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson
• Ectoplasmic Worms, a brand new video essay on Noroi: The Curse and Japanese cosmic horror by Japanese cinema expert Amber T.
• How to Protect Yourself Against Curses
• Urgent report! Pursuing the Truth about Kagutaba!! TV Special
• Over half an hour of deleted scenes
• Trailers and TV spots
• Image gallery
Shocker (1989) Collector’s Edition
Scream Factory
Release Date 29 October 2024
DISC ONE (4K UHD):
• NEW 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision And Dolby Atmos
• Audio Commentary With Director Of Photography Jacques Haitkin, Co-Producer Robert Engelman And Composer William Goldstein
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Wes Craven
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY): (Region A)
• NEW Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary With Director Of Photography Jacques Haitkin, Co-Producer Robert Engelman And Composer William Goldstein
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Wes Craven
• NEW Shock Me – An Interview with Actor Peter Berg
• NEW The Chaos and the Calm – An Interview with Composer William Goldstein
• NEW She’s Electric – An Interview with Production Designer Cynthia Charette
• Cable Guy – An Interview With Actor Mitch Pileggi
• Alison’s Adventures – An Interview With Actress Cami Cooper
• It’s Alive – An Interview With Executive Producer Shep Gordon
• No More Mr. Nice Guy – The Music Of “Shocker,” Featuring Interviews With Music Supervisor Desmond Child And Soundtrack Artists Bruce Kulick (KISS), Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS), Kane Roberts (ALICE COOPER), and Dave Ellefson (MEGADETH)
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Radio Spots
• Vintage Making Of
• Storyboard Gallery
• Still Gallery
Land Of The Dead (2004) Collector’s Edition
Scream Factory
Release Date 15th October 2024
DISC ONE (4K UHD, UNRATED VERSION):
• NEW 2024 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision And Dolby Atmos
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director George A. Romero, Producer Peter Grunwald, And Editor Michael Doherty
• Audio Commentary With Zombie Performers Matt Blazi, Glena Chao, Michael Felsher, And Rob Mayr
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY, (Region A) UNRATED VERSION):
• NEW 2024 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director George A. Romero, Producer Peter Grunwald, And Editor Michael Doherty
• Audio Commentary With Zombie Performers Matt Blazi, Glena Chao, Michael Felsher, And Rob Mayr
• Undead Again: The Making Of Land Of The Dead
• Bringing The Dead To Life
• Scenes Of Carnage
• Zombie Effects: From Green Screen To Finished Scene
• Scream Test – CGI Test
• Bringing The Storyboards To Life
• A Day With The Living Dead Hosted By John Leguizamo
• When Shaun Met George – Simon Pegg And Edgar Wright Visit The Set
DISC THREE (BLU-RAY, (RegionA) THEATRICAL VERSION):
• NEW 2024 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• Cholo’s Reckoning – An Interview With Actor John Leguizamo
• Charlie’s Story – An Interview With Actor Robert Joy
• The Pillsbury Factor – An Interview With Actor Pedro Miguel Arce
• Four Of The Apocalypse – An Interview With Actors Eugene Clark, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks, And Jasmin Geljo
• Dream Of The Dead: The Director’s Cut With Optional Commentary By Director Roy Frumkes
• Deleted Footage From Dream Of The Dead
• Deleted Scenes
• Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
Drag Me To Hell (2009) Collector’s Edition
Scream Factory
Release Date 29th October 2024
DISC ONE (4K UHD) – Unrated And Theatrical Version – 2160p Ultra High-Definition HDR Widescreen (2.40:1)/English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative Approved By Director Sam Raimi And Editor Bob Murawski
Presented In Dolby Vision
DISC TWO (Blu-ray) – (Region A) Unrated Version
NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative Approved By Director Sam Raimi And Editor Bob Murawski
NEW “Pardon My Curse: Making Drag Me To Hell” — Two-Hour Behind-The-Scenes Documentary Featuring New And Archival Interviews With Co-Writer/Producer Ivan Raimi, Actors Alison Lohman, Dileep Rao And Lorna Raver, Director Of Photography Peter Deming, Production Designer Steve Saklad, Artist Christian Cordella, Make-Up Effects Designer Greg Nicotero, Editor Bob Murawski, Composer Christopher Young, And More!
DISC THREE (Blu-ray) -(Region A) Theatrical Version
NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative Approved By Director Sam Raimi And Editor Bob Murawski
“To Hell And Back” – Interview With Actress Alison Lohman
“Curses” – Interview With Actress Lorna Raver
“Hitting All The Right Notes” – Interview With Composer Christopher Young
Production Video Diaries Featuring Behind-The-Scenes Footage And Interviews With Sam Raimi, Actors Alison Lohman And Justin Long, And More
Vintage Interviews
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Image Gallery
Hell House LLC Collection I-IV Boxset (2015, 2018, 2019, 2023) Blu-ray
Umbrella Entertainment
Release Date: 09 October 2024
Extras:
Standard edition available from select stores. Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Hell House LLC Collection Collector’s Edition includes:
• 100+ page hardback book with written content from Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and an exclusive Q&A with Director Steven Cognetti
• Lenticular rigid case using 3 original poster artworks
• 8 art cards
• 2 x A3 reversible posters
• Limited Edition Numbered release
Hell House LLC
Audio Commentary with Director Stephen Cognetti
Hell House LLC – Director’s Cut
NEW! Video Essay by Andrew Foster
Cast Auditions
Behind the Scenes
Deleted Scenes
NEW! Hell House Unseen Improv Scenes
Trailer
HELL HOUSE II: ABBADON HOTEL
Audio Commentary with Director Stephen Cognetti
NEW! Video Essay by Andrew Foster
Behind the Scenes of Hell House II
Finding Abaddon featurette
Trailer
HELL HOUSE LLC III: LAKE OF FIRE
NEW! Audio Commentary with Director Stephen Cognetti
NEW! Video Essay by Kat Ellinger
NEW! Behind the Scenes of Hell House III
Trailer
HELL HOUSE LLC ORIGINS: CARMICHAEL MANOR
NEW! Audio Commentary with Director Stephen Cognetti
NEW! Video Essay by Kat Ellinger
NEW! Behind the Scenes of Hell House Origins
NEW! Cast Auditions
Trailer
Superstition (1982) – Imprint Collection #360
Imprint
RELEASE DATE 30 October 2024
Blu-ray Limited Edition with slipcover, with brand NEW Special Features – 1500 copies only.
This 80’s slasher has a supernatural twist, from legendary producer Mario Kassar (First Blood, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall), and starring James Houghton (Knots Landing), Albert Salmi (Caddyshack), and Lynn Carlin (Faces).
In 1784, Elondra Sharack is condemned a witch and sentenced to death by crucifixion. But as Satan’s daughter, her soul cannot be destroyed and lurks in the lake known as Blackpond. Now 200 years later, the young Rev. David Thompson and his family move into the vacant house by the lake where Elondra’s demonic spirit emerges from the dark depths to seek vengeance…
Special Features and Technical Specs:
• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by Justin Kerswell author of “The Teenage Slasher Movie Book” (2024)
• NEW Season of the Witch: Supernatural Slashers – Video Essay by author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine, Kat Ellinger (2024)
• Lake of Fire – Interview with actor James Houghton
• That Crazy Witchcraft – Interview with director James Robertson
• TV Spot
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles
The Blair Witch Project Collection (1999 / 2000) – Imprint Collection #357 – 358
Imprint
RELEASE DATE 30 October 2024
On October 21, 1994, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams hiked into Maryland’s Black Hills Forest to shoot a documentary film on the local legend, the Blair Witch. They were never heard from again. One year later, their footage was found, documenting the students’ five day journey through the Black Hills Forest and capturing the terrifying events that led to their disappearance.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
• 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by Matt Blazi, author of “8 Days in the Woods: The Making of The Blair Witch Project” (2024)
• Audio Commentary by writers/directors Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez and producers Rob Cowie, Greg Hale & Mike Manello (1999)
• Curse of the Blair Witch – documentary (1999)
• The Blair Witch Legacy – archival featurette
• Archival interview with writers–directors Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez
• Fear – interviews with psychological and supernatural experts
• Alternate Endings
• Discovered Footage
• Theatrical Trailer
• Teaser Trailer #1
• Teaser Trailer #2
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles
Disc Two:
Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch (2000) – Imprint Collection #358
To cash in on all of the “real world” hype of the events in the first film, a man from Burkittsville, Maryland opens a “Blair Witch Hunt” tour, which shows patrons various locations from the original film. Four young college students decide to take the tour, which descends into a nightmare realm of murder, madness, and perception-bending supernatural horror.
Starring Burn Notice’s Jeffrey Donovan.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
• 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio Commentary by director Joe Berlinger
• Audio Commentary on select scenes by composer Carter Burwell
• NEW Created by Hysteria: Directing Book of Shadows – Interview with co-writer / director Joe Berlinger (2024)
• NEW We Brought Something Back: Filming Book of Shadows – interview with director of photography Nancy Schreiber (2024)
• The Secret of Esrever – archival featurette
• Shadow of The Blair Witch – documentary (2000)
• Burkittsville 7 – documentary (2000)
• Soundtrack Trailer and Live Performance by Godhead
• Archival interviews with cast and crew
• Cast interviews from the set
• Theatrical Trailer
• Teaser Trailer
• Audio English 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles
Suspiria (2018) – Imprint Collection #356 (4K UHD + 2 Blu-ray)
Imprint
RELEASE DATE 30 October 2024
Limited Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray 3-Disc Hardbox with art cards including brand NEW Special Features – 1500 copies only!
Inspired by Dario Argento’s 1977 Italian film of the same name, director Luca Guadagnino (Challengers) takes on the classic story in a terrifying reinvention starring Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades Of Grey), Mia Goth (MaXXXine), Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass), and the legendary Tilda Swinton in three roles.
A darkness swirls at the centre of a world-renowned dance company: one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Featuring an incredible original score by Thom Yorke, the lead singer of Radiohead.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Disc One: 4K UHD
• HDR10 presentation of the film on 4K UHD
• NEW Audio Commentary by author and academic Miranda Corcoran
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio: Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
Disc Two: Blu-ray
• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by author and academic Miranda Corcoran
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio: Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
Disc Three: Blu-ray
• NEW Video Essay with Italian film critic Davide Pulici
• NEW Interview with editor Walter Fasano
• NEW Suspiria’s Three Fathers: Argento, Fassbinder, Guadagnino – Video Essay by author and film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• NEW Thom Yorke’s Spells: The Music of Suspiria – Video Essay by film writer Phillip Jeffries
• The Making of Suspiria – featurette
• Suspiria: The Secret Language of Dance – featurette
• The Look – featurette
• The Transformations of Suspiria – featurette
• Interviews with cast Dakota Johnson, Mia Goth, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Harper & composer Thom Yorke
• Theatrical Trailer
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) UK Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook
Warner Bros.
Release Date: 14 October 2024
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 4K Ultra HD
Warner Bros.
Release Date: 14 October 2024
It’s a stacked October slate for physical media. Plenty of lavish horror editions up for preorders.