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Joe Lynch Unboxes the Brand New ‘Phantasm’ Sphere Blu-ray Box Set; Now Available! [Exclusive Video]

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PHANTASM Remastered

Now available from Well Go USA, The Phantasm Sphere Collection brings all five Phantasm movies back to Blu-ray, along with an officially authorized, full-scale replica of the original Phantasm killer sphere prop! Well Go explains, “This sphere was sized to the exact measurements of a screen-used prop in Don Coscarelli’s personal collection.”

In addition to all the Phantasm films and previous supplemental materials, The Phantasm Sphere Collection is packed with extras. The centerpiece of the set is a meticulous 4K restoration of 1988’s Phantasm II, personally supervised by Coscarelli. “This new transfer of Coscarelli’s director’s cut includes the never-before-seen X-rated sphere/gore sequence banned by the MPAA at the time of its theatrical release,” Well Go details.

Want to see exactly what’s inside before you place your order? Allow filmmaker and Bloody Disgusting friend Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2, Mayhem) to show you in this unboxing video!

Exclusively for Bloody Disgusting this week, Lynch cracks open his own personal ball (far less painful than it sounds, we promise) to show you everything contained within, highlighting the gorgeous box, the inside packaging, and of course, the five Phantasm movies themselves. Lynch even runs through the special features, which you’ll also find down below.

Want a copy of your own? Grab one over on Amazon today!

Here’s the full rundown for this release…

PHANTASM
Special Features: New 7.1 Dolby Atmos – New Dunes Cantina Party commentary featuring Don Coscarelli and the cast and crew of Phantasm – New Phantasm: A Horse Drawn Hearse – new HD master of Angus Scrimm in black and white flashback footage – Audio Commentary with director Don Coscarelli and stars Angus Scrimmm, Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury – Graveyard Carz episode featuring custom Phantasm tribute ‘Cuda’ – Behind the Scenes Home Movies with commentary by Coscarelli and Reggie Bannister – Deleted Scenes and more…

PHANTASM II
Special Features: New 4k scan of the original camera negative, supervised and approved by Don Coscarelli – New Director’s Cut with never-before-released X-rated sphere/gore sequence – Audio Commentary with director Don Coscarelli and stars Agnus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister – The Ball is Back and The Gory Days featurettes – Deleted Scenes – Additional scenes from the original work print cut – Behind the Scenes footage and more…

PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD
Special Features: Audio Commentary with director Don Coscarelli and editor Norman Buckley – Audio Commentary with actors A. Michael Baldwin and Angus Scrimm – It’s Never Over: The Making of Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead – Balls of Steel–Bob Ivy’s Stunt for the ages – Behind the Scenes Footage – Deleted Scene and more…

PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION
Special Features: Audio Commentary with writer/director Don Coscarelli and stars Reggie Banister and Angus Scrimm – Death is No Escape: The Making of PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION – Behind the Scenes footage – Promo and Trailer

PHANTASM V: RAVAGER
SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary with director/co-writer David Hartman and co-writer/producer Don Coscarelli – The Making of PHANTASM: RAVAGER – Interviews with actors A. Michael Baldwin, Kat Lester and Stephen Jutras – Deleted Scenes – Behind the Scenes – Bloopers – Outtakes and more…

BONUS DISC
SPECIAL FEATURES: NEW Phantasm: Ravager – How It Was Made–feature-length documentary – Phantasm and You–a comic recap on the first four Phantasm films by PHANTASM: RAVAGER director David Hartman – Phantasmagoria – Phantasmagorical Mystery Tour with Reggie Bannister

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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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