PHANTASM II is a really good sequel to DON COSCARELLI’S PHANTASM and it’s receiving the deluxe treatment it deserves on blu-ray. H.P. Lovecraft’s FROM BEYOND is receiving it as well and we have the Special Features that each disc will offer when they come out on March 26th!
The PHANTASM II blu-ray Special Features are:
– 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
On the other hand FROM BEYOND offers:
– Audio Commentary with writer Denis Paoli
– MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS – A look at the film’s extensive Make-Up & Creature Effects with Special Effects Creators John Buechler, Anthony Doublin, John Naulin, and Mark Shostrom (20 mins)
– PAGING DR. MCMICHAELS – An interview with Actress Barbara Crampton (15 mins)
– A TORTURED SOUL – An interview with Actor Jeffrey Combs (15 mins)
– AN EMPIRE PRODUCTION – An interview with Executive Producer Charles Band (5 mins)
EXTRAS CARRIED OVER FROM THE MGM 2007 DVD RELEASE:
– Audio Commentary with director Stuart Gordon and the cast
– THE DIRECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE – interview with Stuart Gordon
– THE EDITING ROOM: LOST AND FOUND – Gordon Stuart and MGM restoration team interview
– Interview with composer Richard Band
– Storyboard to Film Comparisions with Introduction
– Two photo galleries