Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by Worship.my.wreck

In for The Strangers 4K and very happy about the Stepfather 4K. Now if we can only get the sequels. I’d even settle for just regular blu rays at this point.

Stepfather 4K UHD is the only one I'm interested in for September it's sad that we'll probably never get the sequels as I'm a big fan of the second one so much. It's such a unique slasher franchise that we just don't see much of these days. Also Terry O Quinn is absolutely terrifying in both the original, and the sequel these films and Blind Fury are my favorite roles of his.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

OMG LAWL!

Glad you joined this community to share that gem.

He, or she, does have a way with words

[MifuneFan]

This is the first month I've seen with all releases having their extras info up already. Bonus rolled poster with all of them except Stepfather when ordered directly from SF:

https://shoutfactory.com/collections...ing-releases-1

Amityville Horror (2005) 4K

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
• Audio Commentary With Actor Ryan Reynolds And Producers Andrew Form And Brad Fuller

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
• NEW Houses Don't Kill People: Revisiting The Amityville Horror – Featuring Interviews With Director Andrew Douglas And Composer Steve Jablonsky
• Audio Commentary With Actor Ryan Reynolds And Producers Andrew Form And Brad Fuller
• Deleted Scenes With Optional Audio Commentary With Actor Ryan Reynolds And Producers Andrew Form And Brad Fuller
• “The Source Of Evil” – Making The Amityville Horror
• On Set Peeks
• Home Movies
• Scare Reel
• Theatrical Trailer

The Stepfather (1987) 4K

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• NEW 2024 4K Restoration
• Presented In Dolby Vision
• Audio Commentary With Director Joseph Ruben
• NEW Audio Commentary With Actor Jill Schoelen And Filmmaker Jackson Stewart
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic Meagan Navarro
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic Kier Gomes

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• NEW 2024 4K Restoration
• Audio Commentary With Director Joseph Ruben
• NEW Audio Commentary With Actor Jill Schoelen And Filmmaker Jackson Stewart
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic Meagan Navarro
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic Kier Gomes
• NEW "Phantom Of The Family" – An Interview With Actor Jill Schoelen
• "The Stepfather Chronicles" – A Retrospective Featuring Interviews With Director Joseph Ruben, Producer Jay Benson, Actress Jill Schoelen, Author Brian Garfield And Others On The Making Of The Film And Its Enduring Legacy
• Trailers For All 3 Films
• Still Gallery

The Strangers 4K

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE (4K UHD – UNRATED VERSION):

• NEW 4K Presentation From The Original Digital Intermediate
• Presented In Dolby Vision
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY – THEATRICAL VERSION):

• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround
• "The Element Of Terror" Featurette
• "Strangers At The Door" Featurette
• Deleted Scenes
• Theatrical Trailer & TV Spots

DISC THREE (BLU-RAY – UNRATED VERSION):

• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround
• "Defining Moments: Writing And Directing The Strangers"
• "All The Right Moves: Kip Weeks On Playing The Man In The Mask"
• "Brains And Brawn: Laura Margolis On Playing Pin-Up Girl"
• "Deep Cuts: Kevin Greutert On Editing The Strangers"
• Still Gallery

Doomsday 4K

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE (4K UHD – THEATRICAL CUT):

• NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• NEW Audio Commentary With David J. Moore, Author Of “World Gone Wild: A Survivor's Guide To Post-Apocalyptic Movies”

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY – THEATRICAL CUT):

• NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• NEW Audio Commentary With David J. Moore, Author Of “World Gone Wild: A Survivor's Guide To Post-Apocalyptic Movies”
• NEW “Consider This A Warning: Making Doomsday” – An Interview With Writer And Director Neil Marshall
• NEW “The End Is Nigh: Producing Doomsday” – An Interview With Producer Benedict Carver
• NEW You Are What You Eat: Becoming Sol” – An Interview With Actor Craig Conway
• NEW “Escape From Glasgow: Designing Doomsday” – An Interview With Production Designer Simon Bowles
• NEW “It's Medieval Out There: Inside The Make-Up Effects” – An Interview With Special Effects Make-Up Designer Paul Hyett
• NEW “Piss & Vinegar: Scoring Doomsday” – An Interview With Composer Tyler Bates

DISC THREE (BLU-RAY – UNRATED CUT):

• NEW 4K Scan From The Original DI Film Negative
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
• NEW “Soldier Of Misfortune: Becoming Sergeant Norton” – An Interview With Actor Adrian Lester
• Audio Commentary With Director Neil Marshall And Actors Sean Pertwee, Darren Morfitt, Rick Warden, and Les Simpson
• Anatomy Of Catastrophe – Civilization On The Brink
• The Visual Effects And Wizardry Of Doomsday
• Devices Of Death: Guns, Gadgets, and Vehicles Of Destruction
• Image Gallery
• Trailer[

The Boy (2016) 4K

Bonus Features for UHD/Blu-ray

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• NEW 4K Presentation From The Original Elements
• Presented In Dolby Vision And Dolby Atmos
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critics Julia Cunningham And Emily Higgins

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• NEW 2024 4K Presentation From The Original Elements
• Presented In Dolby Atmos
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critics Julia Cunningham And Emily Higgins
• NEW "Brahms Concerto" – An Interview With Director William Brent Bell
• NEW "The Telltale Son" – An Interview With Writer Stacey Menear
• NEW "The Doll Is Family" – An Interview With Cinematographer Daniel Pearl
• NEW "Death Stitch" – An Interview With Doll Designer Todd Masters
• NEW "The Castle And The Attic" – An Interview With Doll Handler Tannis Hegan
• Theatrical Trailer

[captainjoe]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

Re-releases really do glow on tree. Damn college kids.

Damn nutsack tadpole millennials only support UK label

[NeonStreetMelt]

Amityville Horror (superior to the original btw) and Stepfather are sale buys for me down the line. I own neither on anything, have nearly grabbed both previously.
My VOTD blu is just fine...I like the movie but this is one of Carpenter's smallest scope films, just a slice of suburbia, lots of tight interior modest home settings, don't see the value in upgrading.
Doomsday has the Army Of Darkness problem for me. The unrated cut, which is what you'd most want, though getting a new scan, is still only on blu...so it's still only going to look marginally better than the blu I've had for years I paid less than $10 for. Who wants to watch the cut version, but in better quality? Why I never upgraded Army...I don't want to watch the Theatrical, don't care if it's in 4k.

[Driver78]

Originally Posted by NeonStreetMelt

Amityville Horror (superior to the original btw)

It's not.

[Fangmacher]

Oh this is the September slate gotcha. I was boutta say they really aren’t even dropping Hush for October come on bruh more than likely is part of the October slate

(this isn’t speculation btw, some 12 year old dumbass who stole a Shout employee’s login info invaded one of our discord servers and dropped a bunch of screenshots from Shout’s internal file system completely unprovoked, two of the titles that stood out were this 4K of Carpenter’s Village and one of Hush. You’re welcome)

[steev210]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

If we don't see them for October then I really wonder if we'll ever see them.

With Psycho having it's 65th Anniversary in 2025, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a new 4K UHD in the works that may include a box set of all the sequels as well.

[Röckzilla]

I mean, I'm not overly excited for Scream Factory's latest announcements but I'll still be purchasing 4K UHD upgrades for the following at least:


However, I do feel obligated to ask...

So where are all of the overpriced website exclusive "new to Blu-ray" 1950s horror/sci-fi film releases at, man?!
Some people are dying here...

[MifuneFan]

I'm not sure if the selection is different for others, but for the next week or so, Shout are offering one of these for free with a purchase of $100 or more.

[Donl1282]

Originally Posted by steev210

With Psycho having it's 65th Anniversary in 2025, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a new 4K UHD in the works that may include a box set of all the sequels as well.

If it’s going to be a boxset with the original film then the sequels will most likely be released by Universal with no extra features like they did with the DVD and BD releases.

[stvn1974]

I will pick up The Strangers, Village Of The Damned and Doomsday. I loves me some Doomsday and even though I would have prefered the Unrated on UHD at least the BD has been remastered.

[Mike Flynn]

I've never seen so much garbage concentrated into one month for Shout (besides The Stepfather). Village of the Damned is the only title released before the 00's? What a waste for my birthday.

[darkness2918]

All are a pass for me. Dont love any of those enough to upgrade the BDs I have of them.

[darkness2918]

Originally Posted by Driver78

It's not.

It is IMO. I kind of found the original a little boring to be honest.

[Starman22]

I'm interested with Amityville Horror and Doomsday... probably might blind buy of Village of the Damned.

[Akuash]

I don't own The Stepfather on any format so I'll be picking up the UHD. Thinking on Village of the Damned. It's a terrible movie but it's Carpenter and the previous blu-ray was a DNR nightmare.

[Danespina]

Lots and lots of great special features throughout all these releases.

[travisbickle]

Just The Stepfather for me.

I guess Night Of The Creeps will be part of the October announcements...?

[TripleHBK]

The Stepfather was the highlight for me from this slate but I'm a bit surprised by the hate at the slate overall. Have you seen what Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome and Severin have announced lately? In most cases there have been one stand out title at best and a bunch of lower tier releases alongside it. September's Scream Factory slate isn't any worse than most of those of their competitors and arguably may actually be a bit better. Seeing so many titles announced at once on 4k is still a welcome sign, even if the individual titles themselves are more misses than hits.

It's hard for me to cheer on a 4k release of Friday the 13th (2019) and then in the same breath poo poo what Scream Factory has announced here. Are these the titles we really want? No, but they are still welcome 4k upgrades that I'm sure will sell fine. Here's to hoping for that mythical Stepfather 2/3 Blu Ray release at some point.