Black Christmas Gets the Blu-Ray Treatment
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Good news for slasher film fans-Bob Clark’s cult classic 1974 horror movie, Black Christmas, will be given the Blu-Ray treatment with a release date set for November 11th of this year.
For those not familiar with the film (or people who only saw the bullshit remake), Black Christmas is one of the progenitors of modern American slasher cinema (alongside Mario Bava’s Bay of Blood). It tells a surprisingly nuanced tale of a group of sorority sisters stalked by a maniacal killer, known only as Billy, during the holiday break. It’s extremely creepy (the phone calls Billy makes to taunt the girls is the stuff of horror film legend) and features cult film legend John Saxon in a prominent role.
This new disc will be distributed by Koch Entertainment and features a 5.1 Surround Sound and a 16×9 1080p Blu-Ray transfer as well as two hours of bonus materials, including: two original scenes with a new vocal soundtrack, “The 12 Days of Black Christmas”, a documentary featuring current interviews with Art Hindle, Doug McGrath & Lynne Griffin among others, separate interview segments with Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder, a midnight screening Q&A session with John Saxon, Bob Clark & Carl Zittrer, and animated menus.
The holiday season just got a little darker-in a good way.
