British label Second Sight has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Daniel Mann's film
Willard (1971) and Phil Karlson's film
Ben (1972). The two releases will be available for purchase on October 9.
In addition to the individual releases, the label will produce a limited edition
Blu-ray box set of only 2000 which will be a rigid slipcase for both amarays and feature fantastic new artwork from Graham Humphreys. You can see the original artwork below.
Supplemental features to be included on the upcoming releases have not yet been finalized.
Willard
Synopsis: The young, disturbed Willard Stiles befriends a pair of rats and trains them to brutally attack human beings. When his boss steps over the line, Willard sicks his deadly horde of flesh-eating rats on him. However, Willard's greatest allies become his worst enemies. Starring Bruce Davison, Sondra Locke, Elsa Lanchester, and Michael Dante.
Ben
Synopsis: This sequel to the rampaging-rodent chiller
Willard stars Lee H. Montgomery as young Danny Garrison, a neglected kid who finds a new little friend in Ben -- an intelligent rat whose furry minions managed to slaughter most of the cast of the previous film. Proving that one can't teach an old rat new tricks -- just variations on the old ones -- Ben displays his affection for Danny by directing his posse to off anyone who torments him.