December's Blu-ray of the Month: Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box

"In Barker’s original Hellraiser, Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) comes head-to-head with the Cenobites – demonic beings from another realm who are summoned by way of a mysterious puzzle box. Picking up immediately after the events of the original Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II finds Kirsty detained at a psychiatric institute and under the care of Dr. Channard, a man with an unhealthy interest in the occult. Meanwhile, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth sees Pinhead and his band of Cenobites let loose in our own world, with terrifying consequences."

Available in the UK since last year, Arrow Video is finally brining The Scarlet Box to U.S. shores! It may not come out until December 13th, but it's coming, and that's what matters.

Arrow has knocked it out of the park with this Blu-ray release of Hellraiser I-III. The first two Hellraiser movies are absolute staples for any Horror Collection, and you know what, the 3rd movie isn't all that bad either. To package them all together in one boxed set, giving them brand new 2k transfers, and packing it with a ton of bonus material is a Horror fan's dream.

The words MUST OWN are an understatement when it comes to this set.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

• Brand new 2K restorations of Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
• Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
• Lossless DTS-HD MA 2.0 sound for Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all three films.
• Reversible sleeves for all three films featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx.

DISC 1 – HELLRAISER

• Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon.
• Audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker.
• Audio commentary with Barker and actress Ashley Laurence.
• Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser – brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members.
• Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser – actor Sean Chapman talks candidly about playing the character of Frank Cotton in Barker’s original.
• Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score – Coil member Stephen Thrower on the Hellraiser score that almost was.
• Hellraiser: Resurrection – vintage featurette including interviews with Clive Barker, actors Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence, special make-up effects artist Bob Keen and others.
• Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser.
• Original EPK featuring on-set interviews with cast and crew.
• Draft Screenplays [BD-ROM content].
• Trailers and TV Spots.
• Image Gallery.

DISC 2 – HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II

• Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon.
• Audio Commentary with director Tony Randel and writer Peter Atkins.
• Audio Commentary with Randel, Atkins and actress Ashley Laurence.
• Leviathan: The Story of Hellbound: Hellraiser II – brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellbound, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members.
• Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound – actor Sean Chapman talks about reprising the role of Frank Cotton in the first Hellraiser sequel.
• Surgeon Scene – the home video world premiere of this legendary, never before-seen excised sequence from Hellbound, sourced from a VHS workprint.
• Lost in the Labyrinth – vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others.
• Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
• On-set interview with Clive Barker.
• On-set interviews with cast and crew.
• Behind-the-Scenes Footage.
• Rare and unseen storyboards.
• Draft Screenplay [BD-ROM content].
• Trailers and TV Spots.
• Image Gallery.

DISC 3 – HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH

• Brand new 2K restoration of the Original Theatrical Version [93 mins].
• Alternate Unrated Version [97 mins].
• Brand new audio commentary with writer Peter Atkins.
• Audio commentary with director Anthony Hickox and Doug Bradley.
• Hell on Earth: The Story of Hellraiser III – making-of documentary featuring interviews with Atkins, Keen and actor Ken Carpenter.
• Terri’s Tales – brand new interview with actress Paula Marshall.
• Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
• Raising Hell on Earth – archival interview with Hickox.
• On-set interviews with Barker and Bradley.
• Never-before-seen Hellraiser III SFX dailies.
• Theatrical Trailer.
• Image Gallery.
• Hellraiser III comic book adaptation [Disc gallery].

You can pre-order The Scarlet Box on Amazon now.