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Scorpion Releasing Dates ‘The Hears,’ ‘Blood of Dracula’s Castle’ And ‘The Day After Halloween For Home Video

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On July 24th, Scorpion Releasing, in conjunction with Crown International/Mill Creek, presents The Hears/Blood of Dracula’s Castle. “In The Hears, Jane Hardy (Trish Van Devere), recovering from emotional problems following a difficult divorce, leaves San Francisco for a summer in the country house left to her by her late aunt. On the road, she has an eerie, near-collision with a hearse. Arriving at “the old Martin place”, she discovers it’s been left as it was when her aunt died 30 years before.Dracula’s Castle is “A chilling, blood-curdling tale about a young couple that inherits an old castle, but finds it already inhabited by a crazy butler (John Carradine), as well as Dracula and his sinister henchman, Mango.

Special Features Include: Watch this in “Katarina’s Nightmare Theater” format with our Hostess Katarina Leigh Waters or Play Feature Only. The Hears: Brand New 16×9 widescreen (1.78:1) in HD from the original negatives, for the first time anywhere in the world!, Audio interview with writer Bill Bleich and Original Trailer. Blood of Dracula’s Castle: Brand new 16×9 master (1.78:1) of the version with the werewolf footage! and Kat’s Eyes: On camera interview with John Bud Cardos, conducted by Katarina Leigh Waters

Also on July 24th, Scorpion Releasing, in conjuction with IFM Films, presents The Day After Halloween. “Angela (Sigrid Thornton) is a young hairdresser thrown out of home by her puritanical mother after too many nights out. She quickly falls in with the modeling crowd and does some modeling work herself, and it seems she is being stalked by a mysterious figure driving around in an ice-cream van!” Also known as Snapshot, and directed by award winning director Simon Wincer, now see this Ozploitation film in its original scope format –for the first time anywhere in the world! Special Features: Watch this in “Katarina’s Nightmare Theater” format or Play Feature Only, Brand New 16×9 widescreen (2.35:1) in its correct scope ratio, of the U.S. cut, for the first time anywhere in the world!, International cut Snapshot, in 16 x 9 (1.78:1), Audio commentary with Producer Anthony I. Ginnane moderated by Katarina Leigh Waters, and Alternate title card (The Day After Halloween).

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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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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