John Carpenter's Vampires (Collector's Edition) - September 24, 2019

[Akijama]

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Vampires (Collector's Edition) Blu-ray

***NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT***

We add another John Carpenter film into our fold with his 1998 fang-baring, western-toned thriller JOHN CARPENTER’S VAMPIRES. Here are the early details we have a current time to share.

• National street date for North America (Region A) is Sept 24th.
• This will be presented as a Collector’s Edition and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release.
• The newly commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from Devon Whitehead (Trick r Treat, Valentine, Sleepealkers). This art will be front-facing and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork.
• Extras will be announced on a later date. However, we can confirm already that we have new interviews with Mr. Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter.

Pre-orders on our site begin today which includes the Blu-ray plus a rolled 18” x 24” poster of the new art. The poster is exclusive to us and will be made at a limited-run of 500 pieces: https://www.shoutfactory.com/…/john

[reaperx187]

I already own the Twilight Time release and it's pretty solid overall but depends on the extras to this i might end up with this one too.

[splintersan]

Yup. Don't like that artwork at all but at least it's not the floating head collage like so many of their other covers.

I doubt I'll be upgrading from my Twilight Time edition as it's not a Carpenter film I watch often.

[Member-167298]

Hmm. Used to own the Twilight Time, which I never opened and sold to buy the Indicator, which I still have not opened. Not sure if the new Carpenter interview will be enough to make me rebuy this, but it is tempting.

[DenOfEarth]

I don't have Twilight Time's blu as i dislike their limited edition bullshit but finally it's back.

I saw this in theaters when i was 17 and it's Carpenter's last good movie.

[critterdvd]

All they had to say was "new interview with Mr. Carpenter" to get me to put in a preorder!

[GeoffOliver]

I have the TT disc, but it looks like this might be worth the upgrade depending on the extras. Even if they use the same transfer, it’s already pretty solid. My TT disc has a small scratch that has caused the disc to skip once, so I’m glad there’s at least an easy option to replace it if I need to.

[stvn1974]

I have the Twilight Time disc and tried to watch it a few days ago and James Woods kills the film for me now. Easy pass.

[MassiveMovieBuff]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I have the Twilight Time disc and tried to watch it a few days ago and James Woods kills the film for me now. Easy pass.

Wow really?! He's almost the only real saving grace of the film for me. Another one of his usual electrifyingly charged performances IMHO.

I'll pass on this. The TT release is just fine for me.

New artwork is bad like the other John Carpenter SF rereleases IMO.

[ponytail]

Not a fan of the artwork but I'm in for the new JC interview.

[postmodel]

I have the Indicator release, but seeing as we are getting a new Carpenter interview, might be worth the purchase when (if) the price is right.

[brainofj72]

My god that artwork is hideous. Scream Factory strikes again.

[DukeTogo84]

If I didn't have the TT release, I'd pick this up. Solid transfer and a true guilty pleasure.

[drb124]

If they want my money, I need to see an extensive James Woods interview. It would be a fun watch at any rate.

[postmodel]

They should have Carpenter and Woods talk politics.

[Show spoiler]

But seriously, I'd love to see a Sheryl Lee interview!

[SeanJoyce]

We already have a definitive release from Indicator on the heels of a solid TT release.

Oh Scream and your barrel scraping, double-dipping, redundant ways...never change!

[slasherdisc]

Easy pass for me also. I own the TT release and have probably watched it only twice since i bought it.

[postmodel]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

We already have a definitive release from Indicator on the heels of a solid TT release.

Oh Scream and your barrel scraping, double-dipping, redundant ways...never change!

But that's not quite the same. The Region A TT release is out of print and Indicator is technically a UK release. So as far as Region A this is the only "in-print" release.

But if someone is region free, and I believe the Indicator disc itself is region free as well, it doesn't really matter in the end!

[TripleHBK]

I like the artwork, though don't love it. This isn't a film I feel the need to revisit often so while I could see myself eventually getting around to picking this up... for now the TT disc will be enough for me... (at least until I see what else this release is packing). This is a very solid addition to the Scream Factory lineup though and exactly the kind of title that should be released by them.

[Monterey Jack]

Great cover art, screw you all for not agreeing.

I may double dip for this if the extras are enticing.