Demons 1 & 2: Arrow confirms 4K release next month

Both Demons and Demons 2 are coming to 4K Blu-ray in the UK in February – and here’s the full list of extra features. From director Lamberto Bava and overseen by horror legend Dario Argento, the two Demons movies – Demons from 1985 and Demons 2 from 1986 – remain very much genre favourites from the decade. What’s more, they’re the latest titles to be picked up by Arrow for a fresh disc release. They’re very much getting the deluxe treatment too. First announced last year, full details have now arrived of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases of the movies, which are set for February 22^nd. We’re going to get the copy and paste function out if it’s all the same with you: here’s what’s on the sets. You can order them, incidentally, from here. https://amzn.to/3qguUVm LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS: • Brand new 4K restoration of both films by Arrow Films from the original camera negatives • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentations of both films in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) • Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais • Limited edition 60-page booklet featuring new writing by Roberto Curti, Rachael Nisbet and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas • Double-sided fold-out poster • Exclusive mystery sneak preview movie ticket (admits one to the Metropol Theatre) DISC 1 (4K ULTRA-HD BLU-RAY) – DEMONS: • Two versions of the film: the full-length original cut in Italian and English, and the slightly trimmed US cut, featuring alternate dubbing and sound effects • Brand new lossless English and Italian 5.1 audio tracks on the original cut • Original lossless English and Italian 2.0 stereo audio tracks on the original cut • Original lossless English 1.0 mono audio track on the US cut • Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for both English soundtracks • New audio commentary by critics Kat Ellinger and Heather Drain, co-hosts of the Hell’s Bells podcast • Archival audio commentary by director Lamberto Bava and special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, moderated by journalist Loris Curci • Archival audio commentary by Lamberto Bava, Sergio Stivaletti, composer Claudio Simonetti and actress Geretta Geretta • Produced by Dario Argento, a new visual essay by author and critic Michael Mackenzie exploring the legendary filmmaker’s career as a producer • Dario’s Demon Days, an archival interview with writer/producer Dario Argento • Defining an Era in Music, an archival interview with Claudio Simonetti • Splatter Spaghetti Style, an archival interview with long-time Argento collaborator Luigi Cozzi • Italian theatrical trailer • International English theatrical trailer • US theatrical trailer DISC 2 (4K ULTRA-HD BLU-RAY) – DEMONS 2: • Brand new lossless English and Italian 5.1 audio tracks • Original lossless English and Italian 2.0 stereo audio tracks • Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack • New audio commentary by critic Travis Crawford • Archival audio commentary by director Lamberto Bava and special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, moderated by journalist Loris Curci • Together and Apart, a new visual essay on space and technology in Demons and Demons 2 by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas • Creating Creature Carnage, an archival interview with Sergio Stivaletti • Bava to Bava, an archival interview with Luigi Cozzi on the history of Italian horror • Italian theatrical trailer • English theatrical trailer More as we hear it… — Thank you for visiting! If you’d like to support our attempts to make a non-clickbaity movie website: Follow Film Stories on Twitter here, and on Facebook here. Buy our Film Stories and Film Stories Junior print magazines here. Become a Patron here.