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Original ‘The Evil Dead’ and Remake Getting Incredible Blu-ray Releases in Japan

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Get ready to double dip… again.

No horror franchise has been re-released on home video more times than The Evil Dead, which has been given so many different VHS, DVD and Blu-ray releases here in the States alone that I can’t even keep track anymore. Hell, in my own collection you’ll find a handful of those releases, as I admit to being lured in by things like new features, new artwork, and new packaging.

Speaking of new packaging, oh boy did Japan just up the bar.

On July 26th, both Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead and Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead will be getting brand spankin’ new Blu-ray releases over in Japan, and no expense was spared to ensure that they’re must-own releases… even if you already own both films several times over. It’s the packaging that makes these releases special, with each film housed inside a deluxe edition collectible box.

The original film’s packaging recreates the iconic poster art, while the remake’s box recreates the image of a Deadite emerging from the infamous cabin’s cellar door.

Also worth noting that the remake’s Blu-ray disc boasts the Unrated Cut of the film, which has to date not been released on home video in the states – though you can digitally rent it.

Hat tip to Basement of Ghoulish Decadence for the heads up.

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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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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