Two young couples set off to a secluded island for what promises to be a restful retreat. But the peace is short-lived: as a storm batters the island, troubled artist Kay begins to sense that a malevolent presence is here with them, stalking them at every turn. Is she losing her mind, or are her childhood nightmares of a demonic assailant coming to terrifying life?
Previously only available on home video in truncated or full-screen versions, The Slayer – whose nightmares-seeping-into-
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- Brand-new restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
- Original Mono Audio (Uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- Audio Commentary with writer/director J.S. Cardone, actress Carol Kottenbrook, and executive in charge of production Eric Weston, moderated by Ewan Cant
- Audio Commentary with The Hysteria Continues
- Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer Robert Folk
- Nightmare Island: The Making of The Slayer – documentary featuring interviews with J.S. Cardone, Carol Kottenbrook, Eric Weston, producer William Ewing, director of photography Karen Grossman, camera operator/2nd Unit DOP/still photographer Arledge Armenaki, special creature and make-up effects creator Robert Short and Slayer performer Carl Kraines
- Return to Tybee: The Locations of The Slayer – featurette revisiting the shooting locations on Tybee Island, Georgia
- The Tybee Post Theater Experience – join the audience of the Tybee Post Theater (one of the film’s key locations) for this very special home-town screening of The Slayer! Includes event introduction, feature-length audience reaction track and post-screening Q&A with Arledge Armenaki and Ewan Cant
- Still Gallery
- Original Theatrical Trailer
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new liner notes by writer Lee Gambin
SPECS
Format: BLU-RAY
SKU: AV101
UPC: 760137035886
Street Date: 08/29/17
PreBook Date: 07/18/17
Label: Arrow Video »
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 90 mins
Number of Discs: 2
Audio: STEREO
Year of Production: 1982
Director: J.S. Cardone
Actors: Sarah Kendall, Frederick Flynn, Carol Kottenbrook
Territory: US
Language: English
SRP: $39.95
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