The Mick Garris-directed Stephen King adaptation, Sleepwalkers, and Robert Englund's directorial debut, 976-EVIL, have already received solid Blu-ray releases here in the states, via Scream Factory and Sony respectively, but this Halloween season, Eureka Entertainment will be providing UK horror fans with must-own Special Edition Blu-ray versions of both films.
In fact, this will be the first time that either film has officially been released on Blu-ray in the UK! Both arrive on October 19th, 2020, as a part of the Eureka Classics line.
In Sleepwalkers, "Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick ("Twin Peaks"), and Alice Krige (Chariots of Fire) star in this terrifying tale of modern-day vampires who move from small town to small town to prey on virtuous young women. Imperceptibly inhuman to everyone except for felines, these vicious shapeshifters have their eyes on a new victim: Tanya (Amick), who has fallen for Charles, the new boy at her school."
SPECIAL FEATURES
Limited Edition O-Card slipcase with silver laminate finish [2000 copies]
1080p presentation on Blu-ray
DTS-HD MA 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 audio options
English subtitles (SDH)
New Audio Commentary with director Mick Garris and film historian Lee Gambin
Audio Commentary with director Mick Garris, Mädchen Amick, and Brian Krause
New interviews with Cast & Crew (details TBC owing to COVID-19)
Behind-the-scenes footage
Theatrical trailer
Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Craig Ian Mann [2000 copies]
And in 976-EVIL, "High school underdog Hoax (Stephen Geoffreys – Fright Night) fills up the idle hours in his seedy little hometown fending off the local leather-jacketed thugs, avoiding his overbearing mother (Sandy Dennis) and dreaming of a date with trailer park temptress Suzie (Lezlie Deane), But his quietly desperate life takes a terrifying turn when his cousin introduces him to an unusual new hobby – phoning in for his "horrorscope". Hoax is hooked up with a compellingly hideous demonic force that slowly begins to overtake his entire life and now there’s more than just a phone bill to pay for anyone who ever dared cross the neighbourhood nerd."
SPECIAL FEATURES
Limited Edition O-Card slipcase [2000 copies]
1080p presentation on Blu-ray
DTS-HD MA 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 audio options
English subtitles (SDH)
Audio commentary with director Robert Englund and set decorate Nancy Booth Englund
976-EVIL: home video version [105 mins, SD]: An extended version of the film from its original home video release on VHS
New interview with special make-up effects artist Howard Berger (The Walking Dead)
New interview with special effects technician Kevin Yagher (Nightmare on Elm Street)
New interview with producer Lisa M. Hansen
Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Craig Ian Mann [2000 copies]
While the Scream Factory and Eureka releases of Sleepwalkers seem pretty evenly matched in terms of bonus content, Eureka's 976-EVIL Blu-ray absolutely blows Sony's out of the water, so grab the former if you're looking to purchase the 1988 cult classic on Blu-ray.
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