THE FUNHOUSE, Hooper’s 1981 chiller about four friends trapped in the titular carnival attraction with a vicious human monster, is coming on region A/B/C Blu-ray only July 18. The disc will sport a brand new 1080p hi-def transfer of the film, and will be fully loaded with special features:
• Audio commentary by FUNHOUSE makeup FX artist Craig Reardon and FINAL DESTINATION creator Jeffrey Reddick
• Audio commentary by producer Derek Power and genre scholar Howard S. Berger
• Audio commentary by Hysteria Lives webmaster/TEENAGE WASTELAND author Justin Kerswell and author Calum Waddell
• “Stuck in the Funhouse” with Hooper
• “Carnage at the Carnival”: Hooper remembers THE FUNHOUSE
• “Miles of Mayhem: Acting in Tobe’s Funhouse” with star Miles Chapin
• “A Trilogy of Terror: The Make-up Madness of Craig Reardon”: the artist recalls his collaborations with Hooper on THE FUNHOUSE, EATEN ALIVE and POLTERGEIST
• “Master Class of Horror”: Mick Garris reflects on Hooper’s career
• Live Q&A with Hooper from San Francisco
• Never-before-seen behind-the scenes-photos from Reardon’s collection
• Four-panel reversible sleeve options with original and newly commissioned artwork
• Double-sided foldout artwork poster
• Collector’s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by critic and author Kim Newman
Retail price is £27.99.
SLAUGHTER HIGH, in which Munro plays one of a group of former classmates lured to a murderous reunion by a vengeful student they had once tormented, will be on region 0 PAL DVD only July 11. This’ll be the movie’s first time on DVD in the UK, and sports a far more impressive package than Lionsgate’s domestic 2009 disc:
• Audio commentary by co-writer/co-director Mark Ezra, moderated by Kerswell
• Audio commentary by Munro, Waddell and Allan Bryce
• Introduction by Ezra
• “Jesters and Jolts”: Interview with Ezra
• “Lamb to the Slaughter: The Scream Queen Career of Caroline Munro”
• Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
• Double-sided foldout artwork poster
• Collector’s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by author Troy Howarth
Retail price for this one is £15.99. The Arrow team also recently worked with Fango’s editors in creating extras for the special edition of another slasher classic coming later this year; stay tuned for details!
