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‘Haunted Mansion’ Hits Blu-ray on October 17; Watch a Deleted Scene Featuring More Ghosts from the Ride!

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In the wake of scaring up over $100 million at the worldwide box office, this year’s new Haunted Mansion movie comes to both Digital and Disney+ on October 4, 2023.

The film arrives at all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Vudu/Fandango on October 4 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on October 17, 2023.

You can add the film to your collection and access exclusive never-before-seen bonus features including deleted scenes, extended gag reel and exclusive featurettes.

Read on for everything you need to know, along with images of the various different 4K and Blu-ray offerings you’ll be able to grab. And watch a never-before-seen deleted scene from the new Haunted Mansion movie below, which features additional ghosts from the classic ride!

Bonus Features include…

FEATURETTES:

  • Making Haunted Mansion (13:05) Hear from cast, crew and filmmakers about creating this grim grinning adventure based on the world-famous ride. See how the ghosts were “brought to life,” what role new technology played, and how the wildly popular attraction inspired the film’s design.
  • 999 Happy Haunts (7:05) There are 999 Happy Haunts inside the Disney Parks’ attraction…but always room for one more! See all the Easter eggs (well, maybe not all of them) where characters big, small, alive, departed, human and otherwise appear in both the movie and the ride.

DELETED SCENES:

Take a look at some moments that passed on before the final version of Haunted Mansion was finished.

  • Carol (0:45)
  • 1 Star (0:44)
  • Harriet’s House Of Intuition (3:11)
  • They Say The Place Is Haunted (1:16)
  • Between Realms (1:42)
  • Crump Manor (1:07)
  • Emergency Baptism (1:01)
  • A Good Head For Business (0:32)

GAG REEL:

  • Who knew making a scary movie could be so funny!

Director Justin Simien’s adaptation of the popular theme park attraction is Disney’s second crack at the property, with Eddie Murphy starring in the previous adaptation back in 2003.

Meagan wrote in her review of the new Haunted Mansion for BD, “Justin Simien and [writer] Katie Dippold joyfully recreate the feeling of hopping on a Doom Buggy, whisking audiences on a nonstop tour of supernatural whimsy, macabre humor, and heart.”

LaKeith StanfieldTiffany HaddishOwen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, and Danny DeVito star, with Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota and Jared Leto as the Hatbox Ghost.

“In this mysterious adventure, a doctor (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), looking to start a new life, move into a strangely affordable mansion in New Orleans, only to discover that the place is much more than they bargained for. Desperate for help, they contact a priest (Wilson), who, in turn, enlists the aid of a widowed scientist-turned failed-paranormal expert (Stanfield), a French Quarter psychic (Haddish) and a crotchety historian (DeVito).”

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Original ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Making 4K Debut Later This Year

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Several of our favorite horror franchises have gotten upgraded 4K collections, but one franchise that you can still only own on Blu-ray is A Nightmare on Elm Street. The bad news? A full franchise collection hasn’t yet been announced. Good news? The original is coming to 4K!

Wes Craven’s original horror classic is getting a 40th anniversary 4K Ultra HD SteelBook from Warner Bros. on December 31, 2024, with pre-orders now available on Amazon.

It’s a UK release, but the 4K disc will be REGION FREE. The Limited Edition offering will reportedly come packaged with a Double-Sided Poster, Art Cards, and a Booklet.

The official listing previews, “Celebrate 40 years of Wes Craven’s nightmarish masterpiece A Nightmare on Elm Street with a brand new 4K restoration and Ultimate Collector’s Edition featuring a Steelbook with new key art, theatrical poster and other premiums.”

Bonus Features on the Blu-ray disc include…

  • READY FREDDY FOCUS POINTS – See Alternate Takes and Learn Filmmaking Secrets Behind the Nightmare by Jumping to Video Highlights While Watching the Movie
  • 2 Commentaries: 1) Director Wes Craven, Costars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon, and Cinematographer Jacques Haitkin 2) Wes Craven, Costars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Ronee Blakley, Producer Robert Shaye and Co-Producer Sara Risher
  • Alternate Endings
  • 3 Featurettes: The House That Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror, Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
  • Interactive Trivia Track

In the 1984 horror classic, “Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile, her high-school friends, who are having the very same dreams, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm.”

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