Best UK Horror DVDs/Blurays

[Demoni]

Creepshow

[Eddyw78]

Originally Posted by Demoni

Creepshow

Yes can agree with that. you guys may have the Blu ray but it is bare boned. The commentary track on the UK DVD is very good. Savini is always worth a listen on a commentary.

[dave13]

Originally Posted by fattyjoe37

There's some awesome older stuff to find if you do some searching around. Some of my fav UK DVDs in my collection:

-Prince of Darkness (with Carpenter commentary)
-Starman (not horror, but it does have a Carpenter commentary)
-The Thing From Another World 2 disc
-Don't Look Now Blu
-Phantasm boxset
-Creepshow SE
-Children of the Corn II (with director commentary)
-Dog Soldiers (with director commentary and deleted scenes)
-Arrow's The Funhouse Blu (it has a lot of bonus material that won't be on the Scream Factory release, but Scream Factory is the only one with a Hooper commentary)
-Hellraiser III (with director commentary and featurettes)
-Arrow's Maniac Cop Blu (better bonus material than the Synapse release, but both are missing the DVD commentary)
-Let the Right One In Blu (with director commentary)
-Intruders (alien abduction mini series from Dan Curtis. Not on DVD in the US)
-Arrow's Dawn and Day of the Dead Blus (contain UK exclusive bonus materials)
-Paranormal Activity (includes director commentary)
-Silver Bullet (includes director commentary)
-Quatermass and the Pit Blu

Originally Posted by Katatonia

The Changeling DVD
The Devils 2-disc DVD
Don't Look Now Blu-ray
Four Flies on Grey Velvet Blu-ray
Slaughter High DVD
Sleepless 2-disc DVD
Witchfinder General Blu-ray

A solid recent UK release is 88 Film's Puppet Master Blu-ray. Lossless and uncompressed audio choices, high bit-rate encode, booklet, reversible coverart, and region-free.

I (finally!) bought a region free BD/DVD player (Seiki bd660), and these are exactly the kind of lists I was looking for! If anyone else has any other recomendations of non-region 1 or PAL dvds or non-region A BDs, I'd really appreciate them! I feel like a whole other world has been opened up to me here! why the hell did i wait so long?

[bigdaddyhorse]

All dvd unless noted:

Return of the Living Dead 3 from the UK is uncut, US disc is cut.

Shocker UK has a Wes Craven commentary track that almost makes me like the movie. Worth a cheap used disc for the comm. alone.

One Million Years B.C. UK is uncut international version, US is cut.

Killing Zoe has a director's cut in France, I think it has a blu there also, but there are no French subs on the dvd, making the French spoken parts hard for me to remember or understand. It's also a stacked SE.

[MorallySound]

Don't forget the Demons 1/2 Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook from Arrow.

[dave13]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

Shocker UK has a Wes Craven commentary track that almost makes me like the movie. Worth a cheap used disc for the comm. alone.

One Million Years B.C. UK is uncut international version, US is cut.

oh wow, a shocker commentary? that might be too ridiculous to pass up.

i had no idea the US 1 Million Years BC was cut. that's really got me interested.

thanks for the recommendations.

[dave13]

Originally Posted by MorallySound

Don't forget the Demons 1/2 Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook from Arrow.

oooooh, thats right. i'll have to look into that.

now i regret paying a premium for the region free Arrow Funhouse BD. however, now i can consider their dvd titles too. very happy about that. already ordered sleepless and slaughter high.

[Demoni]

I´ll check my UK releases to see what I can recommend you and later I will post it.

Don´t forget to look around "pound" stores cause you can always find very good DVD/Blu-Ray there.

[Eddyw78]

According to IMDb One Million Years BC runs 9mins longer on the UK prints. I know its region B but my steelbook of Shogun Assassin is a prized Blu in my collection. Not sure if its still available though and similar in content to the region Animeigo release but it is a good steelbook if your into that sort of thing.

[Demoni]

Well, I checked about half of my collection, and this is what I can recommend...
Most of the movies I list below are horror related, but bare in mind that if you´re into classic asian stuff, the UK is a very good market, so if you want some movies of that kind just say so...

- Aerobicide (aka Killer Workout)
(fun and cheese 80´s slasher)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobicide-D...7390781&sr=1-1

- Alligator / Alligator 2: The Mutation
(both movies in one edition)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alligator-2-...7390858&sr=1-1

- Amityville 3-D
(best edition of this movie, widescreen, 2D & 3D, postcards)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amityville-3...7390918&sr=1-3

- Berserker
(fun and cheese 80´s slasher)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Berserker-DV...7391019&sr=1-1

- Black Xmas
(UK cut, almost all the death scenes are different that the unrated cut, very good companion version to the unrated one if you like this movie... check the differences...http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4710)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Christ...7391174&sr=1-2

- Cold Prey / Cold Prey 2
(both movies in one edition)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Prey-DV...7391397&sr=1-2

- Creepshow
(the best edition of this classic)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creepshow-2-...7391546&sr=1-1

- Deadly Manor
(fun and eerie horror)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Manor...7391634&sr=1-1

- Diary Of The Dead
(great steelbook edition, with the best extras)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diary-Dead-L...7391676&sr=1-2

- Dog Soldiers
(great werewolf movie, best extras)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Soldiers...7391830&sr=1-1

- Evilspeak
(80s horror, only edition with two versions of the movie)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evilspeak-DV...7391883&sr=1-2

- A Lizard In A Woman´s Skin
(best edition of this classic Fulci)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lizard-Woman...7391973&sr=1-1

- The Ultimate Hammer Collection
(21 Hammer movies)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Ham...7392019&sr=1-1

- Fright
(classic British thriller)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fright-DVD-S...7392073&sr=1-1

- Return Of The Living Dead
(cool steelbook, different extras than the US one but way better IMO)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Return-Livin...7392156&sr=1-1

- Return Of The Living Dead 3
(full uncut version, US is R-Rated)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Return-Livin...7392156&sr=1-5

- Last House On The Left
(classic thriller, best edition)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-House-L...7392281&sr=1-4

- Silent Night, Deadly Night
(the best alternative to the anchor bay out-of-print version)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Night...7392329&sr=1-2

- Silver Bullet
(PAL versions have commentary)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stephen-King...7392383&sr=1-1

- Pin
(extended version, the best alternative to the anchor bay out-of-print version)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pin-DVD-Terr...7392424&sr=1-2

- Eyes Of Crystal
(one of the best recent giallos, I truly recommend it)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eyes-Crystal...7392472&sr=1-1

- The Wicker Man
(2 versions of the movies, best extras, soundtrack)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wicker-Man-D...7392573&sr=1-5

- The Devils
(only official version, UK theatrical cut, great image and extras)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Speci...7392686&sr=1-1

- The House Collection
http://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Collec...7392714&sr=1-1

- The Fly: Ultimate Collectors Edition Box Set
(all original fly movies + 2 disc editions of the 2 recent ones, way cool package)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fly-Ultimate...7392743&sr=1-8

- Leprechaun Collector´s Box
(Leprechaun 1-5)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leprechaun-B...7392853&sr=1-1

- Hellraiser Box Set
(3 first movies, uncut, 4 discs)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellraiser-1...7392905&sr=1-4

- Phantasm Collection
(all 4 movies, great extras, digibox or sphere)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantasm-DVD...7392959&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantasm-Sph...7392959&sr=1-3

- What Have They Done To Your Daughters?
(classic giallo)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Have-Th...7393092&sr=1-2

- Death Ship
(an alternative to the upcoming Scorpion release, extras will be different)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Ship-D...7393129&sr=1-1

- Dark Ange (aka I Come In Peace)
(not really horror, action sci-fi, but at least is a legit manufactured DVD and not a MOD one)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Angel-D...7393174&sr=1-3

- The B-Movie DVD Collection
(one hell of a box, most of the movies are direct and legit ports of the NTSC Anchor Bay ones, movies are return of the killer tomatoes, elvira, night of the living dead, slugs, hell comes to frogtown, rats, creature, crocodile, spiders, return to horror high, the stuff, octopus)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/B-Movie-Camp...7393255&sr=1-4

- The Bronx Warriors Trilogy
(not really horror, post apocalyptic action, one hell of a great collector´s tin)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bronx-Warrio...7393520&sr=1-2

- American Gothic
(great horror movies, great image and sound)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/American-Got...393604&sr=1-22

- Ghost School Horror / Ghost School Quartet
(Whispering Corridors 1, 2, 3, 4)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/School-Whisp...7393653&sr=1-1

- Shock Horror Collection
(cheap horror collection with 10 movies on 10 discs, great for the price alone, movies are birds of prey, mausoleum, don´t panic, massacre at central high, troll 2, offerings, eric´s revenge, dark power, dr. tarr´s torture dungeon, popcorn)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shock-Horror...9&sr=1-1-spell

[dave13]

thanks a lot, demoni. i'll have to look into those. i'm definitely going to grab that amityville 3-D SE. And I'm curious about the House box set. I've never seen III and IV. are they any good?

as far as non-horror stuff goes, i'm interested in that too. i'd appreciate hearing about any significant film that has a superior non-north american version.

[buck135]

Thanks demoni. I wasn't aware the UK "Diary of the Dead" Limited Steelbook had extras the U.S. DVD/Blu-ray do not. Ordered from Amazon.uk with shipping to the States for only $11.37! Not bad for a new 2-Disc limited and numbered Steelbook from across the pond!

[MorallySound]

Thanks as well Demoni! There were a few on there I forgot I needed to pick up, such as the 3-disc Last House release. Thanks!

[Demoni]

No worries, my pleasure.
After all, you gave an excuse to rapidly browse some of my movies, with so many stuff, sometimes you actually forgot some items you already have...

And for your questions...

Originally Posted by dave13

thanks a lot, demoni. i'll have to look into those. i'm definitely going to grab that amityville 3-D SE. And I'm curious about the House box set. I've never seen III and IV. are they any good?

as far as non-horror stuff goes, i'm interested in that too. i'd appreciate hearing about any significant film that has a superior non-north american version.

About the Amityville movies, I can also recomend the second one, that was released by the same company, Sanctuary Visual Entertainment, and is a real upgrade in comparison to the US version.

Amityville II: The Possession
- Audio Commentary with Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
- "Lost Souls" extended ending (in pictures)
- Photo Gallery
- 20-page full colour booklet with notes/interviews
- 5 collector's postcards.

Amityville 3-D
- 2D & 3D Versions
- Audio Commentary with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Photo Gallery
- 2 pairs of 3-D anaglyph glasses
- 16 page booklet with notes/interviews
- 5 collectors lobby cards.

As far as the House movies, I really love the first three. The 4 one is weak. This collection by Anchor Bay has the same extras as the US version for the first two. The third movie is not cut but is the R-Rated version. The 4 movie is cut by a few seconds but as far as I´m concerned the movies sucks ass in a bad way. Overall, I´m very happy with this collection.

OK, so tomorrow, I´ll browse through the rest of my UK horror, my blus, and the non-horror stuff. Tomorrow´s list may have many Asian ones but I´m a sucker for those.

Originally Posted by buck135

Thanks demoni. I wasn't aware the UK "Diary of the Dead" Limited Steelbook had extras the U.S. DVD/Blu-ray do not. Ordered from Amazon.uk with shipping to the States for only $11.37! Not bad for a new 2-Disc limited and numbered Steelbook from across the pond!

Yes, that edition is very gorgeous. It´s a great one.
- Audio Commentary with George A. Romero, Adam Swica, and Michael Doherty.
- "Into the Camera: The Cast" interviews (17:05)
- "Speak of the Dead" featurette (15:57)
- Master of the Dead: Writer/director George A. Romero (13:21)
- You Look Dead!: Make-up Effects (10:58)
- A New Spin on Death: Visual Effects (19:03)
- A World Gone Mad: Photography and Design (20:24)
- Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
- "Romero Speaks" interview (19:05)
- Character Confessionals (20:38)
- "Familiar Voices" featurette (5:14)
- The First Week (Short) (4:23)
-The Roots (Short) (2:03)
- "Night of the Living Dead: One For The Fire" documentary (83:56)

Originally Posted by MorallySound

Thanks as well Demoni! There were a few on there I forgot I needed to pick up, such as the 3-disc Last House release. Thanks!

Great release too... and I really love that movie.

- "Krug and Company" alternate cut of the film
- Audio commentary with Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham
- Audio commentary with David Hess, Marc Sheffler and Fred Lincoln
- "Celluloid Crime of the Century" documentary (39:33)
- "Scoring Last House on the Left" featurette (9:43)
- "Krug Conquers England" documentary (24:14)
- "Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out" short (11:18)
- Outtakes and Rushes (17:06)
- TV Spot (0:30)
- Radio Spots (5:44)
- Theatrical Trailer (2:01)
- "World Exclusive: Never Before Seen Footage" deleted scenes (5:38)
- Interview with Carl Daft of Blue Underground (21:44)
- "Going to Pieces: The Rise & Fall of the Slasher Film" (88 minutes)
- Audio commentary for the documentary by the producers
- Extended Interviews (32:35)
- "Burgeoning Gorehound Challenge" interactive game
- "Seasoned Gorehound Challenge" interactive game
- "True or False" interactive game
- Written Message from Adam Rockoff
- Theatrical Trailer (1:18)

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And if I may, from the list above, I must advise all of you to pick up the following releases, some are now limited, but all of them very good...
Below are also some unboxing videos, the ones I could find, so you view the editions like they really are.

- The Ultimate Hammer Collection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGzyA86PuKY
- Return Of The Living Dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrebKmNv22c
- Last House On The Left
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsJU6-pNQ5I
- Eyes Of Crystal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u93txed_gA
- The Wicker Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQbs4ZxYJI
- The Devils
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxCi36brLyA
- The House Collection
- The Fly: Ultimate Collectors Edition Box Set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6GWcHpWaCA
- Phantasm Collection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWSSMsK5eT4
- The B-Movie DVD Collection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBCyuAo1Fkc
- The Bronx Warriors Trilogy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvnKuQ_pb4