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Arrow Video Bringing 1974’s ‘Beyond the Door’ to Blu-ray With Restoration and New Italian Horror Documentary

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A bonkers riff on The Exorcist featuring Emmy Award-winning actress Juliet Mills and distinguished British actor Richard Johnson, 1974’s Beyond the Door is receiving a limited edition Blu-ray in the US, UK and Canada next year courtesy of Arrow Video.

“Set against the backdrop of San Francisco, Ovidio G. Assonitis’s Beyond the Door stars Mills as Jessica Barrett, a young mother who starts to develop strange behaviors whilst pregnant with her third child. Before you can say “split pea soup”, Jessica is displaying signs of full-blown demonic possession – complete with projectile vomiting and fully-rotating head! Could it be that she’s carrying the child of the Antichrist himself?”

“Described as “disgusting”, “scary trash” and “maddeningly inappropriate” by film critic Robert Ebert and subject to a lawsuit by Warner Bros. (who claimed copyright infringement against a certain William Friedkin film), the devilish denizens at Arrow Video have summoned up this wickedly entertaining popcorn spiller in a brand new, extras-packed edition fit for Satan himself!”

LIMITED EDITION 2-DISC BLU-RAY CONTENTS 

• Limited to 3,000 units  

• Brand new 2K restoration of the extended Uncut English Export Version 

• Exclusive bonus disc containing the alternate US Theatrical Version and Italy Possessed, a brand-new feature-length documentary on Italian exorcism movies! 

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Schoenbach 

• Reversible fold-out poster 

• Perfect-bound collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Martin and Alessio di Rocco 

DISC ONE – UNCUT ENGLISH EXPORT VERSION 

• Brand new 2K restoration of the Uncut English Export Version, released as Devil Within Her (108 mins) 

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation  

• Original uncompressed mono audio  

• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing  

• The Devil and I – a newly-filmed interview with director/producer Ovidio G. Assonitis 

• Barrett’s Hell – a newly-filmed interview with cinematographer Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli  

• Beyond the Music – a newly-filmed interview with composer Franco Micalizzi 

• The Devil’s Face – a newly-filmed interview with camera operator Maurizio Maggi  

• Motel and Devils – a newly-conducted audio interview with actor Gabriele Lavia  

• Alternate Italian Chi Sei? opening titles 

• Alternate Behind the Door VHS opening titles  

• Alternate Japanese Diabolica opening and ending sequence  

• Trailers, TV and Radio Spots  

• Image Gallery 

DISC TWO – US THEATRICAL VERSION (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)

• Brand new 2K restoration of the US Theatrical Version, released as Beyond the Door (99 mins) 

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation  

• Original uncompressed mono audio  

• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing  

• Italy Possessed – a brand new feature-length documentary on the history of Italian Exorcist rip-offs, including interviews with key filmmakers such as Sergio Martino, Alberto De Martino, Pupi Avati, Marcello Avallone, Ovidio G. Assonitis and many more!”

Expect this one to release in the UK on March 23, 2020 and in the US on March 24, 2020.

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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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