ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988)
ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988)
She's back! Elvira, Horrorland's hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark!
Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she's set to inherit part of her great aunt Morgana's estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals - amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent, who, unbeknownst to Elvira, is in fact an evil warlock secretly scheming to steal the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends...
Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with more double entendres than your average Carry On movie, 1988's Elvira: Mistress of the Dark helped solidify the horror hostess (played by Cassandra Peterson) as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, cleaving-enhancing gown!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION BY ARROW FILMS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTAITON OF THE FILM
- Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Introduction to the film by director James Signorelli
- 2017 audio commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria editor emeritus Tony Timpone
- 2017 audio commentary with Patterson Lundquist, www.elviramistressofthedark.com webmaster and judge of US TV show The Search for the Next Elvira
- Archival audio commentary with actors Cassandra Peterson and Edie McClurg and writer John Paragon
- Too Macabre - The Making of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark - 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film, including interviews with various cast and crew and archival material
- Recipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster - 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the film's other SFX
- Original storyboards
- Extensive image galleries
- Original US theatrical and teaser trailers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Sam Irving, Kat Ellinger and Patterson Lundquist
U.S. AND CANADA STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 12.
UK STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 11.
Tomie
Based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), Tomie tells the tale of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark beneath her left eye, whose bewitching kiss drives men to madness.
Photography student Tsukiko (Mami Nakamura, Tokyo Trash Baby, Love Exposure) is plagued by violent dreams as she struggles to recall long-suppressed memories following a teenage trauma with the help of psychiatrist Dr. Hosono (Yoriko Douguchi, Cure, Charisma). Meanwhile, as Detective Harada (Tomorō Taguchi, Tetsuo: The Iron Man) leads an investigation into a missing high-school girl, he discovers a long line of similar cases that can be traced back decades, with all of the victims going by the name of Tomie Kawakami, and all slaughtered and decapitated by jealous lovers before they reach womanhood. Meanwhile, Tsukiko's new neighbor seems to be harboring something nasty in the downstairs apartment, something which rapidly begins to take on a dangerous form.
Tomie is a creepy supernatural chiller directed by Ataru Oikawa (screenwriter of the pioneering Japanese horror Door) and featuring a chilling turn by the sensational Miho Kanno (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness, Dolls). Arrow Video is proud to present this key title from the J-Horror boom of the late 1990s, which spawned a string of sequels, for the first time on Blu-ray outside of Japan, with a host of newly produced extras.
Special Features and Tehcncial Specs:
- High-definition transfer
- Original lossless 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by critic and Japanese cinema expert Amber T.
- It's a Girl's World, a brand new interview with director Ataru Oikawa
- Scream Queen, a brand new interview with actress Mami Nakamura
- From Manga to Screen, a brand new interview with producer Mikihiko Hirata
- Trailer
- Image gallery
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Zack Davisson and Eugene Thacker
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
2024-11-12
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