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‘Child’s Play’ Gets Definitive Collector’s Edition Blu-ray From Scream Factory!

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Chucky is back! Child’s Play hit theatres in 1988, and forever changed the way the world saw dolls. On October 18, 2016, the SCREAM FACTORY home entertainment brand celebrates the landmark film and the iconic character with a 2-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release which includes a brand new 2K scan of the film and hours of bonus material.

Scream Factory will also have a limited edition set offer complete with an exclusive poster, slipcover and “Good Guys” Chucky action figure from NECA available for pre-order on shoutfactory.com beginning July 7th.

The “chills come thick and fast” (Los Angeles Times) in this riveting, jolt-a-minute thriller about an innocent-looking doll inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refused to die. From the director of Fright Night, Child’s Play comes complete with “excellent special effects” (Leonard Maltin) and a slew of special features that make this Blu-ray your “friend to the end!”

Since its release, the killer-doll film, alongside its synonymous character, has proven itself one of the all-time horror classics, and Child’s Play is now offered as a definitive, two-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.

Special features (at press time):
•    NEW 2K scan of the interpositive
•    NEW Audio Commentary with director Tom Holland
•    Audio Commentary with Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks and “Chucky” designer Kevin Yagher
•    Audio Commentary with Producer David Kirschner and Screenwriter Don Mancini
•    Select Scene Chucky Commentaries
•    Evil Comes in Small Packages featuring interviews with Don Mancini, David Kirschner, John Lafia, Chris Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks, Alex Vincent, Kevin Yagher (24 minutes)
•    Chucky: Building a Nightmare featuring Kevin Yagher (10 minutes)
•    A Monster Convention featuring Catherine Hicks, Alex Vincent and Chris Sarandon (5 minutes)
•    Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child’s Play Vintage Featurette (6 minutes)
•    The Decade of Darkness – featurette on ‘80s horror films (23 minutes)
•    Original Theatrical Trailer
•    Still Photo Gallery   

More exciting special features are currently in progress and will be announced soon at a later date.

*** SHOUT FACTORY.COM SITE EXCLUSIVE OFFER*** 

Fans of the film will want to take note of two exclusive offers on the release—which are only available at www.shoutfactory.com while supplies last.

STANDARD OFFER 

  • Receive the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray with slipcover
  • Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art from artist Justin Osbourn
  • Product will be shipped two weeks earlier than National Street date of October 18th

Pre-order @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/child-s-play-collector-s-edition

DELUXE OFFER (Limited to 2,000 orders only – pictured below) 

  • Receive the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray with slipcover
  • Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art from Justin Obsourn
  • Product will be shipped two weeks earlier than National Street date of October 18th
  • Receive a second custom-made “Good Guys Doll” slipcover—made exclusively for this promotion. 
  • Receive a second 18” x 24” poster of the custom-made “Good Guys Doll” artwork 
  • Receive an exclusive, limited edition 5.5″ tall “Good Guys Chucky” doll by NECA

Pre-order @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/child-s-play-deluxe-limited-edition-with-exclusive-action-figure

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Gateway Horror Classic ‘The Gate’ Returns to Life With Blu-ray SteelBook in May

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One of my personal favorite horror movies of all time, 1987’s gateway horror classic The Gate is opening back up on May 14 with a brand new Blu-ray SteelBook release from Lionsgate!

The new release will feature fresh SteelBook artwork from Vance Kelly, seen below.

Special Features, all of which were previously released, include…

  • Audio Commentaries
    • Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook
    • Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere, and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor
  • Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview
  • Featurettes:
    • The Gate: Unlocked
    • Minion Maker
    • From Hell It Came
    • The Workman Speaks!
    • Made in Canada
    • From Hell: The Creatures & Demons of The Gate
    • The Gatekeepers
    • Vintage Featurette: Making of The Gate
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spot
  • Storyboard Gallery
  • Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery

When best friends Glen (Stephen Dorff) and Terry (Louis Tripp) stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate — an underground chamber of terrifying demonic evil. The teenagers soon understand what evil they’ve released as they are overcome with an assortment of horrific experiences. With fiendish followers invading suburbia, it’s now up to the kids to discover the secret that can lock The Gate forever . . . if it’s not too late.

If you’ve never seen The Gate, it’s now streaming on Prime Video and Tubi.

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