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Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series is Back With 1986’s ‘The Wraith’ on Blu-ray This Summer!
Launched in 2016, Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series brings the iconic VHS label back into our lives, and we’ve learned this week that a new release is finally on the way.
Following in the wake of films like Chopping Mall, Waxwork, The Gate, Wishmaster, Beyond Re-Animator, Dagon, and Little Monsters, The Wraith is getting a Vestron Blu-ray on July 20!
Special features include:
- Audio commentary by writer-director Mike Marvin
- Audio commentary with actors Dave Sherrill and Jamie Bozian
- Isolated score selections featuring audio interview with co-composer J. Peter Robinson
- Interview with writer-director Mike Marvin
- Interview with actor Clint Howard
- Interviews with stunt coordinator Buddy Joe Hooker and transportation coordinator Gary Hellerstein
- Interviews with visual effects producer Peter Kuran and effects animator Kevin Kutchaver
- The Wraith Filming Locations: Then and Now featurette
- Alternate title sequence
- Still gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- TV spots
In the 1986 movie, directed by Mike Marvin, “When four glowing orbs crash into each other over the Arizona desert, they leave in their wake a Dodge Turbo Interceptor — and its enigmatic, helmeted driver. The next day, the mysterious Jake (Charlie Sheen) appears in the town of Brooks, catching the eye of Keri (Sherilyn Fenn) and the ire of Packard (Nick Cassavetes), the ruthless leader of a gang of street racers. When gang members start losing races — and lives — to the Interceptor, the recent death of Keri’s boyfriend suddenly seems connected to the arrival of Jake, the unbeatable car… and an avenging entity called The Wraith.”
Check out the release art below and pre-order your copy today!
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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