Thursday, May 20, 2021

HELL NIGHT (1981) Makes U.K. Blu-ray Debut from 101 Film Black Label on July 26th!

HELL NIGHT (1981)

Label: 101 Films
Rating: Certificate: 15
Region Code: B
Duration: 101 mins (feature), 237 mins (extras)
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio: English Dual Mono PCM 2.0 with Optional English Subtitles
Director: Tom DeSimone
Cast: Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton, Suki Goodwin, Kevin Brophy, Jimmy Sturtevant, Jenny Neumann 

On July 26th 101 Films will release haunted house hazing horror Hell Night (1981), released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK and title 020 on the 101 Films Black Label. Directed by Tom DeSimone (Reform School Girls, Angel III: The Final Chapter), this slasher classic benefits from a talented young cast including Linda Blair (The Exorcist), Vincent Van Patten (Rock ‘N’ Roll High School), Peter Barton (Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter) and Kevin Brophy (The Seduction). Special features include limited edition slipcase and booklet, with new writing on the film, plus interviews with cast and filmmakers.

Synopsis: As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor,  twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family. Two of the pledges, Marti and Jeff ignore the rumors that the now-deserted mansion is haunted by a crazed killer, until one by one, members of their group mysteriously disappear. Could this be a part of a fraternity prank ... or is a demented former tenant seeking revenge? When this seemingly innocent night turns deadly, these college students will do anything to survive Hell Night.
Limited Edition version comes with special packaging and booklet, limited to 3000 copies

Special Features
- Transfer from a 4K scan of the best surviving archival 35mm film print with minor SD inserts to replace missing 
footage
- Limited edition booklet: Includes The Scare Blair Bunch: Hell Night, Linda Blair and the Rise of the American Sorority Slasher by Andrew Graves and Haunted Houses on Film by Barry Forshaw
- Linda Blair: The Beauty of Horror
- Hell Nights with Tom DeSimone
- Peter Barton: Facing Fear
- Producing Hell with Bruce Cohn Curtis
- Writing Hell with Randy Feldman
- Vincent Van Patten and Suki Goodwin in conversation
- Kevin Brophy and Jenny Neumann in conversation
- Gothic Design in Hell Night
- Anatomy of the Death Scenes
- On Location at Kimberly Crest
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Radio Spot
- Photo Gallery