Without a doubt, one of the most eagerly anticipated Blu-ray releases of the year the coming release of PHANTASM II coming at us from SCREAM FACTORY. This whole line of SCREAM FACTORY releases that have been hitting us since Halloween have been nothing short of stellar and after getting a look at this list of special features that they have amassed for PHANTASM II, it appears nothing has changed.
Hitting the shelves on March 5th the disc will feature the following:
PHANTASM II Collector’s Edition Bonus Content
– Audio Commentary with director/writer Don Coscarelli and actors Angus Scrimm and Reggie Banister
– “The Ball is Back!” Documentary – featuring new interviews with writer/director Don Coscarelli, actors Reggie Banister, Angus Scrimm, Paula Irvine, Samantha Phillips and more!
– Vintage Behind the Scenes footage: Makeup Effects
– Vintage Behind the Scenes footage: On the Set
– “The Gory Days with Greg Nicotero” Featurette
– Deleted Scenes from archival film elements from Don Coscarelli’s archive
– Additional Scenes – alternate takes and deleted gore footage from the workprint
– Original TV Spots
– Trailers for Phantasm , Phantasm II & Phantasm III
– Still Galleries (Behind the Scenes , Makeup Effects , Hollywood Premiere )
– Rare short film starring Rory Guy (aka Angus Scrimm) as Abraham Lincoln
It’s taken SCREAM FACTORY a while to finalize the bonus content but it’s been worth the wait!
Remember, March 5th. That same day they will also release FROM BEYOND!!
You can preorder the disc now if you head on over to the SHOUT! FACTORY website.