A little later than planned, but it’s time again to review the
most important and exciting news and updates that have come to light over the
past week.
The Blob is coming to Blu-ray
We are kicking things off, not with a bang, but with a blob,
as our favourite jelly-like substance is heading our way once again on Blu-ray.
The Blob first hit our screens in 1958 but was later remade in 1988, and it is
this version that Twilight Time is re-releasing. Timing it nicely with
Halloween cheer, the release is scheduled for October 14th. Further details are yet to be confirmed but stay tuned for updates.
Halloween: The Complete Collection art work revealed
Move over Jason as last week, Friday the 13th
shone the spotlight on a different masked murderer. That’s right, Michael Myers
took centre stage as the art work for the highly anticipated Blu-ray box set Halloween:
The Complete Collection was released. This unique and all encompassing chronicle
of the series includes 15 discs and contains all of the Halloween feature films; Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: TheReturn of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween:The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection, RobZombie’s Halloween and Halloween II. Bonus features include;
- Never-before-seen interviews with cast and crew
- The original mono audio track for the original Halloween
- Both versions of the original Halloween - the original Blu-ray release and the recently remastered 35th Anniversary version with the mono track added back in
- A limited edition 40-page book written by Michael Gingold of Fangoria Magazine
The art work, which you can see below, boasts a newly
commissioned illustration, and each film then sits
in its own black Blu-ray case with the original theatrical one sheet as the key
art. In short, it looks fantastic. The set is out September 23rd.
Trailer for Season Two of Hemlock Grove
For those of you who have read my blog from day one, you may
remember my dislike for Eli Roth’s Netflix exclusive, Hemlock Grove (read my review of Season One here). In a nutshell,
I thought it was awful. Clearly not everyone felt the same, as Season Two is
upon us and last week saw the release of its first official trailer. Take a
look...
Clearly, we rejoin this supernatural thriller in the aftermath of all destruction that took place in the first season. From the looks of things we have some new faces and even more bloodshed. Let’s just hope that this time round, it manages to formulate a coherent and compelling story. All new episodes will hit Netflix on July 11th.
Trailer for the remastered Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The last piece of news to cover in this week’s round up
involves our beloved Leatherface and the upcoming 40th anniversary re-release
of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, courtesy of MPI and Dark Sky Films. Not that
long ago, I posted a few wise words on the pros and cons of re-mastering an
absolute classic, questioning whether a 4K restoration of this scuzzy,
brilliant horror was in fact a good idea. Well, a few days ago a new trailer
for this re-release emerged and it must be said, it looks fantastic. Catch it below...
In addition to this, a list of dates and theatres that will
be screening this restoration of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was also released.
Surprise surprise, they are all based in the US, so all we can do is hope that
us UK fans will get given the opportunity too.
That’s it for now, stay tuned for more news and updates
including an E3 summary!
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