Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box (1987-1992) (Limited Edition)

[RobertLuketic]

US Arrow Video fans! We have an early Christmas gift for you...

NEW US TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box

Release Date: December 13th - Pre-order links should be live next week!
Region: A

IT WILL TEAR YOUR SOUL APART

Stephen King was once quoted as saying: “I have seen the future of horror… his name is Clive Barker.” That future became reality when, in 1987, Barker unleashed his directorial debut Hellraiser – launching a hit franchise and creating an instant horror icon in the formidable figure of Pinhead.

Barker’s original Hellraiser, based on his novella The Hellbound Heart, follows Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) as she comes head-to-head with the Cenobites – demonic beings from another realm who are intent on reclaiming the soul of her deviant Uncle Frank.
Picking up immediately after the events of the original Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II finds Kirsty detained at a psychiatric institute and under the care of Phillip Channard, a doctor who abuses his position to realise his own dark aims. In Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, a reporter investigating a mysterious death at a nightclub finds herself in the way of Pinhead and the Cenobites, who plan to bring their horrifying world into our own.
Coming at a time when the genre was degenerating into self-parody, Hellraiser offered a fiercely unique vision that approached its horrors with a far greater degree of seriousness than many of its contemporaries.. Along with its sequels, the Barker-produced Hellbound and Hell on Earth, Arrow Video is proud to present some of the most terrifyingly original films in the history of horror in brand new 2K transfers.

4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
•Brand new 2K restorations of Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
•Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
•Lossless DTS-HD MA 2.0 sound for Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
•English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all three films
•Limited Edition bonus disc
•Exclusive 200-page hardback book with new writing from Clive Barker archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes
•20-page booklet featuring never-before-seen original Hellraiser concept art
•Limited Edition packaging with new artwork from Gilles Vranckx
•Set of 5 exclusive art cards
•Fold-out reversible poster

DISC 1 – HELLRAISER
•Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon
•Audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker
•Audio commentary with Barker and actress Ashley Laurence
•Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser – brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members
•Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser – actor Sean Chapman talks candidly about playing the character of Frank Cotton in Barker’s original
•Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score – Coil member Stephen Thrower on the Hellraiser score that almost was
•Hellraiser: Resurrection – vintage featurette including interviews with Clive Barker, actors Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence, special make-up effects artist Bob Keen and others
•Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser
•Original EPK featuring on-set interviews with cast and crew
•Draft Screenplays [BD-ROM content]
•Trailers and TV Spots
•Image Gallery

DISC 2 – HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II
•Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon
•Audio Commentary with director Tony Randel and writer Peter Atkins
•Audio Commentary with Randel, Atkins and actress Ashley Laurence
•Leviathan: The Story of Hellbound: Hellraiser II – brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellbound, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members
•Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound – actor Sean Chapman talks about reprising the role of Frank Cotton in the first Hellraiser sequel
•Surgeon Scene – the home video world premiere of this legendary, never before-seen excised sequence from Hellbound, sourced from a VHS workprint
•Lost in the Labyrinth – vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others
•Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound: Hellraiser II
•On-set interview with Clive Barker
•On-set interviews with cast and crew
•Behind-the-Scenes Footage
•Rare and unseen storyboards
•Draft Screenplay [BD-ROM content]
•Trailers and TV Spots
•Image Gallery

DISC 3 – HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH
•Brand new 2K restoration of the Original Theatrical Version [93 mins]
•Alternate Unrated Version [97 mins]
•Brand new audio commentary with writer Peter Atkins
•Audio commentary with director Anthony Hickox and Doug Bradley
•Hell on Earth: The Story of Hellraiser III – making-of documentary featuring interviews with Atkins, Keen and actor Ken Carpenter
•Terri’s Tales – brand new interview with actress Paula Marshall
•Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
•Raising Hell on Earth – archival interview with Hickox
•On-set interviews with Barker and Bradley
•Never-before-seen Hellraiser III SFX dailies
•Theatrical Trailer
•Image Gallery
•Hellraiser III comic book adaptation [Disc gallery]

DISC 4 – THE CLIVE BARKER LEGACY – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
•Clive Barker short films Salomé and The Forbidden
•Books of Blood & Beyond: The Literary Works of Clive Barker – horror author David Gatward provides a tour through Barker’s written work, from the first Books of Blood to the recent The Scarlet Gospels
•Hellraiser: Evolutions – a brand new documentary looking at the evolution of the hit horror franchise and its enduring legacy, featuring interviews with Scott Derrickson (director, Hellraiser: Inferno), Rick Bota (director, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Deader and Hellworld), Stuart Gordon (director, Re-Animator, From Beyond) and others
•The Hellraiser Chronicles: A Question of Faith – short film

200-PAGE BOOK – ‘DAMNATION GAMES’ – LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
•Exclusive 200-page hardback book with new writing on Hellraiser and the Barker universe from Barker archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes – including chapters looking at Barker’s early work, the genesis and production of the first 3 films in the Hellraiser series and much more, all illustrated with stills and rare material from the Barker archive

It looks like it's coming soon! From Arrow's FB page:

Birthday wishes are going out to Clive Barker!

US fans will want to keep an eye on our page this week for some exciting Clive Barker related news...

They also posted the pic from Hellraiser along with it!

[formula_nebula]

Sweet! I wonder if it will include all the movies. Even the crappy ones.

[Gargus]

Originally Posted by formula_nebula

Sweet! I wonder if it will include all the movies. Even the crappy ones.

I dont care, as long as they dont put it in some shitty cardboard mediabook gatefold paper bullcrap packaging then Ill be happy.

[formula_nebula]

Originally Posted by Gargus

I dont care, as long as they dont put it in some shitty cardboard mediabook gatefold paper bullcrap packaging then Ill be happy.

I agree.

[Member-222782]

I'll only get excited if it includes ALL of the Hellraiser films and not if this is a clone of the UK set.

[kp404]

Originally Posted by cine74

I'll only get excited if it includes ALL of the Hellraiser films and not if this is a clone of the UK set.

I like cheesy bad horror as much as many, but those Hellraiser sequels after Bloodline are borderline unwatchable. They shouldn't be anywhere near the original 2 Hellraisers

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by kp404

I like cheesy bad horror as much as many, but those Hellraiser sequels after Bloodline are borderline unwatchable.

They have their charm. I guess a Hellraiser box set won't feel complete unless it includes all the films in the series, even the crappy ones. We have complete collections for Halloween, Elm Street and Friday the 13th - now we need Hellraiser and Children of the Corn . The fact that they're with different studios poses a problem, though. Has Arrow ever collaborated with Miramax/Dimension?

[Catastrophe]

Personally, I hope it's a US release of The Scarlet Box.

Although I wouldn't protest if it was a boxset of the first four Hellraiser films.

If it's a franchise collection, my interest will drop to zero. I don't want no scrubby DTV sequels mucking up what could be a top-notch set.

[GasmaskAvenger]

My preference is just all of the Doug Bradley installments.

Keep that cash grab P.O.S. Revelations away...though if Arrow can put out a massive Herschell Gordan Lewis set, a massive Hellraiser set wouldn't hurt even if it meant including the stinkers too.

[LawnFurniture]

Out of curiosity, how much was the UK Scarlet Box? I'd imagine if it was a re-release of the Scarlet Box it'd be in the $60-$70 range in the US based on their prices for other boxsets.

[mzupeman]

Ill take it if it's even only the first three films. Franchise really goes down after that.

[The Great Owl]

It'll tear my soul apart to double-dip on my Starz/Anchor Bay disc of the first Hellraiser movie, but I'll shell out for an Arrow edition.

Of course, I wonder if they could be releasing Rawhead Rex instead. That seems like an Arrow thing to do.

[sandman slim]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Of course, I wonder if they could be releasing Rawhead Rex instead. That seems like an Arrow thing to do.

Would prefer a Hellraiser box, but this would be sweet as well. Did Rex ever even get a US DVD release?

[IntelliVolume]

Originally Posted by mzupeman

Ill take it if it's even only the first three films. Franchise really goes down after that.

I agree; the first three will always stand out in my mind as the best (when the cenobites evolve to become fire-breathing bartenders and club DJs who throw CDs out of their heads, I knew it was pretty much over...though the third is a lot of fun). I have the first one on an Image Entertainment "Midnight Madness" DVD, which looks and sounds decent, but even though I was a fan of these through childhood, I have a difficult time now that I'm older sitting through the graphic horror in the first three Hellraisers...I may consider this set, regardless.

[LawnFurniture]

Originally Posted by RobertLuketic

It looks like it's coming soon! From Arrow's FB page:



They also posted the pic from Hellraiser along with it!

-_- I literally just purchased the UK boxset.

[movieben1138]

Oh...this would be amazing.

[MikeyMicrowave]

Originally Posted by LawnFurniture

-_- I literally just purchased the UK boxset.

Me too C'est la vie. At least we don't have to wait. The beauty of being region free!

[LawnFurniture]

Originally Posted by MikeyMicrowave

Me too C'est la vie. At least we don't have to wait. The beauty of being region free!

True! If they re-release the scarlet boxset over in the US I'll definitely sell off my copy and get that one. Otherwise, I'll just hang onto my UK boxset.

[bud_brigman]

Bought the Region B Scarlet Box, and if it comes here, I'll snag it, too.

"No ragrets."

[callahan09]

Originally Posted by bud_brigman

Bought the Region B Scarlet Box, and if it comes here, I'll snag it, too.

"No ragrets."

I bought the non-scarlet box from region B. If they release the Scarlet Box here, I'll perhaps double dip on the set because I wanted the Scarlet Box but missed out on it before it sold out and didn't want to pay the second-hand market price for it.