Yesterday on their Video Deck blog, Arrow Video provided an update on their Blu-ray release of the cult classic The Mutilator. Part of the update was that the release was being pushed back until February 15th, 2016. Normally this would be seen as a bad thing. The Mutilator is a Blu-ray release that I have been anticipating for quite some time now, so yeah it’s a bit of a bummer to have to wait a little longer, but the reasoning is oh, so worth it!

Here’s a snippet from the blog:

But then, after the frustration came the reward – at the eleventh hour, word came to us that an uncut 35mm print indeed existed and was held at the Library of Congress. Better yet, it was virtually unplayed, being as it was the copy that the filmmakers had deposited for copyright purposes. Naturally, we resolved to get our hands on the print and, after some wrangling, the Library of Congress dutifully obliged. We’re now overjoyed to say that we are eagerly beavering away on prepping our new master, confident in the knowledge that we are working with the best possible material we have been able to source.

That’s right, we’re getting a completely uncut Blu-ray release of The Mutilator! Oh and it’s going to look even more fantastic because the print is basically unwatched! Rejoice horror fans, this is great news indeed!

Written and directed by Buddy Cooper, The Mutilator stars Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez and Bill Hitchcock and is a favorite of director Eli Roth.

Synopsis:
A teenager who accidentally committed matricide finds himself being hunted together with his girlfriend and mates by his now crazed father.