Scream Factory: John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness Heading to 4K Blu-ray
HomeScream Factory: John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness Heading to 4K Blu-ray
Posted October 12, 2020 04:29 PM by Webmaster
Scream Factory has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray John Carpenter's classic film Prince of Darkness (1987), starring Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, and Dennis Dun. The release will be available for purchase on January 19.
Synopsis: Poking around in a church cellar, a priest (Donald Pleasence) finds an otherworldly vial filled with slime. Frightened, he brings his discovery to a circle of top scholars and scientists, who eventually learn that the strange liquid is the essence of Satan. The slime then begins to seep out, turning some of the academics into zombified killers. As the possessed battle the survivors, student Kelly (Susan Blanchard) is infected by a large quantity of the liquid and becomes Satan personified.
4K BLU-RAY TECHNICAL SPECS AND SPECIAL FEATURES:
Customers who order directly from ShoutFactory.com will be able to choose from two exclusive offers:
Synopsis: Poking around in a church cellar, a priest (Donald Pleasence) finds an otherworldly vial filled with slime. Frightened, he brings his discovery to a circle of top scholars and scientists, who eventually learn that the strange liquid is the essence of Satan. The slime then begins to seep out, turning some of the academics into zombified killers. As the possessed battle the survivors, student Kelly (Susan Blanchard) is infected by a large quantity of the liquid and becomes Satan personified.
4K BLU-RAY TECHNICAL SPECS AND SPECIAL FEATURES:
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
- Audio Commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Peter Jason
- Theatrical trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
- NEW DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
- Audio Commentary with John Carpenter and actor Peter Jason
- Sympathy for The Devil –Interview with Writer/Director John Carpenter
- Alice at the Apocalypse –interview with Alice Cooper
- The Messenger – Interview with Actor & Special Visual Effects Supervisor Robert Grasmere
- Hell On Earth – A look at the film's score with Co-Composer Alan Howarth
- Horror's Hallowed Grounds with host Sean Clark
- Alternate Opening from TV Version
- Radio Spots
- Still Gallery
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Customers who order directly from ShoutFactory.com will be able to choose from two exclusive offers:
- Prince of Darkness Collector's Edition (4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray) plus an 18" x 24" rolled poster reproduction of the original theatrical art. The posters will be made at a limited quantity.
- Prince of Darkness Collector's Edition (4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray) with poster and new exclusive 7″ Sacred Bones record, while supplies last. The 7″ on exclusive white and red splatter vinyl via Sacred Bones features music from Prince of Darkness composed by John Carpenter and recorded by John, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies. The A-side includes the 2017 version of the main title and the B-side contains a never-before-released recording of "Love at a Distance" recorded by the trio in 2020. The white and red splatter vinyl variant is a limited edition of 2,000 copies and is housed in a lavish slipcase with new art by frequent Carpenter collaborator Chris Bilheimer.