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Killer Snowman Flick ‘Jack Frost’ Getting 2K Blu-ray Release
No, it’s not the one with Michael Keaton.
The horror home video scene has absolutely blown up in recent years, so much so that countless cult gems have been given deluxe edition, often newly-restored Blu-ray releases that we honestly never expected them to get. It seems that all bets are off when it comes to which movies are going to be given that loving treatment by specialty labels, and that’s why it should come as no big surprise that Jack Frost is soon headed to Blu-ray for the very first time!
Okay, so this one is still a total surprise!
As revealed by the Cinema Arcana Facebook page, Vinegar Syndrome will be releasing the 1997 killer snowman flick on Blu-ray on December 13th, and they’re giving the oddball B-movie a 2K restoration. At this time we don’t yet have full release details, but a commentary track with director Michael Cooney has been recorded.
From the Facebook page:
Coming this December from Vinegar Syndrome – it’s the Blu debut of Michael Cooney’s JACK FROST (1997)! Suffering a mid-transport collision on his way to execution, serial killer Jack Frost gets doused with an experimental concoction that molecularly fuses his body with the freshly fallen snow – creating the world’s first wise-crackin’ killer snowman. Now no one is safe in the town of Snowmonton. Yes, indeedy. A completely indefensible late-‘90s slasher that thankfully plays its absurd concept totally straight-faced, JACK FROST was slagged off upon its initial release but has slowly gained a cult of devoted followers in the years since, won over by its constant stream of one-liners and imaginative deaths. Not to mention you get a pre-AMERICAN PIE Shannon Elizabeth showing up for a shower scene, so there’s that, too.
Has Hell frozen over? We’re thinking it has. And we’re thinking that’s a good thing.
An Indonesian remake of Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s intense 2021 thriller The Boy Behind the Door, titled Monster, is on its way. Netflix has unveiled images from the twisted thriller ahead of its debut on the streaming service.
In Monster, “After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.”
As of now, Netflix hasn’t set an official date for Monster, only that it’s coming soon.
Monster is directed by Rako Prijanto and written by Alim Sudio. It stars Sultan Hamonangan, Anantya Kirana, Alex Abbad, and Marsha Timothy.
The Boy Behind the Door follows twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, as they’re abducted from a park. Bobby wakes alone in a trunk and escapes, only to return when he realizes his best friend is still held captive inside a desolate house.
The Indonesian remake gender swaps the ill-fated kids embarking on a harrowing cat-and-mouse chase to escape, but, according to an interview with Kapanlagi, Monster also updates the original story by making one of the main characters mute. Meaning, expect very little dialogue in this update. The change will likely make the horror-thriller even more suspenseful, which is saying a lot considering how intense The Boy Behind the Door is.
I wrote in my review of The Boy Behind the Door that “it gives a unique and intense spin on the home invasion. The constant ratcheting of tension leaves you alternating between edge-of-your-seat panic and cringe-worthy repulsion; this thriller isn’t afraid to put its children through absolute hell.”
Check out new images from Monster below, as well as a tense trailer from the film’s premiere at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival last November.
Stay tuned for an official release date as it’s announced, but expect this to arrive on Netflix soon.
Monster. Anantya Kirana as Alana in Monster. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
Monster. Alex Abbad as Jack in Monster. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
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