Upcoming Scream Factory Releases
House of Wax, The Dead Zone, and More!
HOUSE OF WAX
Scream Factory recently released HOUSE OF WAX (2005) in an Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release, featuring a new 2K scan of the interpositive that looks fantastic. The release comes packed with bonus features including new interviews with actors Paris Hilton and Robert Ri’Chard, composer John Ottman, and makeup effects artist Jason Baird.
Elisha Cuthbert leads a cast that includes Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams, and Robert Ri’chard in the loose remake of the 1953 Vincent Price film. Actually, it’s more of a remake of 1979’s TOURIST TRAP, but that’s neither here nor there.
Synopsis:
"When their car breaks down on a road trip, six college friends are sidetracked into an eerie backwoods town. Curiosity gets the better of them when they are intrigued by its macabre House of Wax. They soon find out that the town is not what it seems, and that they must find their way out before they fall victim to its ghoulishly inventive killers."
Select Special Features:
NEW Die, My Darling – an interview with actress Paris Hilton
NEW The Tale of Blake and Paige - an interview with actor Robert Ri’chard
NEWOrgan Grinder – an interview with composer John Ottman
NEW To Me, They Live and Breathe – an interview with makeup effects artist Jason Baird
THE DEAD ZONE
Scream Factory is visiting THE DEAD ZONE (1983) with a new Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, which releases on July 27. Based on Stephen King’s 1979 novel, the film adaptation is directed by David Cronenberg (THE FLY, VIDEODROME) and written by Jeffrey Boam (INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE). Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, and Martin Sheen star.
This release of THE DEAD ZONE features a new 4K scan from the original camera negative and looks incredible - easily the best this movie has ever looked!
Synopsis:
“Schoolteacher Johnny Smith (Walken) had a beautiful fiancée, a rewarding career, and a fortunate life… until one tragic accident changed everything. After slamming into an 18-wheeler, Johnny is plunged into a five-year coma. When he awakens, he finds his true collision was with destiny – he now has the remarkable gift (or curse) of seeing into the future. This supernatural thriller turns an everyday guy into a reluctant hero… saving children in danger, helping the police, and finding a serial killer. But Johnny’s next vision may be his most terrifying yet."
Select Special Features:
NEW Commentary by director of photography Mark Irwin
NEW Commentary by historian Michael Gingold
NEW Commentary by historians Dr. Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr
NEW Commentary by historian Daniel Schweiger with isolated score selections
NEW Interview with actress Brooke Adams
NEW Interviews with production manager John M. Eckert and associate producer Jeffrey Chernov
BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF
Directed by Christophe Gans (SILENT HILL) and featuring an all-star cast including Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci, the 2001 French action-horror film BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF makes its Blu-ray debut July 27, 2021, from Scream Factory. The two-disc set features the director’s cut of the film, as well as the behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes with an intro from the director, and more!
Synopsis:
In a rural province of France, a mysterious creature is laying waste to the countryside, savagely killing scores of women and children. Unseen, possessed of enormous strength and human intelligence, the beast has eluded capture for years. King Louis sends in a renowned scientist and his Iroquois blood brother, an unconventional team whose combined methods and capabilities may bring the beast down. But the true nature of the beast is not what anyone could have anticipated.
Select Special Features
The Guts of the Beast – a look at the creation of the film from the fight scenes to the digital effects
The Making of “Brotherhood of the Wolf” – a look behind the scenes
The Legend – a look at the historical facts behind the legend of the Gévaudan Beast
Deleted Scenes with introduction by director Christophe Gans
Theatrical Trailers
KING KONG
Also available on Blu-ray for the first time from Scream Factory, KING KONG (1976), the sweeping ‘70s remake of Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack’s legendary 1933 film. The two-disc definitive collector’s edition set including both the theatrical cut with a new restored theatrical stereo track and an extended TV broadcast cut with a new 2k scan of the additional TV footage from the internegative.
Synopsis:
“The Petrox company’s search for new oil reserves on a strange island unleashes a terror unseen by civilized man—KING KONG! The timeless story of a “beauty” (Jessica Lange, making her feature-film debut) and a “beast” comes to the screen in this ambitious production from Dino De Laurentiis. Charles Grodin is the scheming oil company shark out to exploit the giant beast to his fullest. And Jeff Bridges is the desperate hero, Jack Prescott, who attempts to wrest the beautiful heroine from King Kong’s grasp. New York City trembles with each echoing footstep of the towering ape set loose in the streets!”
Special Features:
NEW Commentary with film historian Ray Morton
NEW Audio interview with special makeup effects wizard Rick Baker
NEW Something’s Haywire – an interview with actor Jack O’Halloran
NEW On the Top of the World - an interview with assistant director David McGiffert and production manager Brian Frankish
NEW Maybe in their Wildest Dreams – an interview with sculptor Jack Varner
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