Gregory Blair’s 2013 psychological thriller Deadly Revisions is set to be re-released later this year on Blu-ray and DVD with a brand new cut and extras, including cast interviews and never-before-released behind-the-scenes material.
In the film, Emmy Award winning horror film favorite Bill Oberst, Jr. (3 From Hell, Circus of the Dead) plays Grafton Torn - an amnesiac horror film writer for whom hypnotherapy and nightmares reveal terrifying images that just can’t be real. Or can they? As Grafton examines his past, the film examines the art of the horror film itself and its own value as a fun and safe place to confront fears while dealing with demonic dolls, hooded figures and other things that go bump in the night.
"A valentine to the horror genre, the film provides familiar tropes and loving winks to masters such as DePalma, Raimi and Hitchcock."
"For a long time, now," Blair says, "I was itching to make little tweaks to the film, so I was thrilled to finally be able to do that. It was my first feature and, I think I’ve learned a lot since then, and so the chance to apply some of what I’ve learned to help the film shine brighter was very appealing. And we never did cast interviews, so it was a bonus to get to do that this time around."
Blair’s tweaks include everything from color to sound, lighting and editing. "The film is around 5 minutes shorter, which makes it a tighter, slicker tale... and I (hopefully) ratcheted up the scares and tension throughout," he explains. "Some changes will be obvious to fans familiar with the film, others will be hardly noticeable at all—which is a good thing; with film, like with a magic trick, you never want people to see the strings."
Deadly Revisions earned Blair the EOTM Award for "Best Director of an Indie Horror Film", "Best Picture" from Matchflick.com, "Best Screenplay" from the Terror Film Festival and more.
The Blu-ray and DVD releases will include interviews with Oberst, Mikhail Block, Lise Hart and Blair himself. It will be a collector’s must-have. The anniversary cut will be released by SGL Entertainment who also put out the original version. Look for it sometime this December.
Check out the anniversary cut's new trailer below. Deadly Revisions is also currently available to rent or purchase on Prime Video, and can be streamed on Screambox.
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