The spookiest night of the year is fast approaching, and if you’re looking to celebrate with an old-fashioned horror movie marathon, then you can pick up Trick ‘r Treat on 4K Blu-ray this month. This is a new limited edition release of the cult-classic horror anthology film, and it comes with several physical items. While it was originally priced at $60, Amazon is currently selling it for $35 ahead of its October 28 release.
$35 ($60)
Arrow Films previously released Trick ‘r Treat with a 4K restoration–approved by the movie’s writer-director Michael Dougherty–and this is the same source for this steelbook release. It supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround sound. The steelbook case’s cover is based on the original 2007 theatrical poster, and it comes in a reversible sleeve with all-new art. It’s also bundled with six art cards, a double-sided poster, and an illustrated collector’s book.
Trick ‘r Treat Special Features
Trick ‘r Treat also comes with a stack of special features, detailing how each story was made, the inspirations behind them, storyboard galleries, deleted scenes, and archival materials inherited from previous Blu-ray releases.
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new essays by Becky Darke and Heather Wixson
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Sara Deck
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and new artwork by Sara Deck
- Six postcard-sized art cards
- Archival audio commentary by Michael Dougherty, conceptual artist Breehn Burns, storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins and composer Douglas Pipes
- Tales of Folklore & Fright, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty, Breehn Burns and Simeon Wilkins
- Tales of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming Trick ‘r Treat, an archival interview with Michael Dougherty on the making of the film
- Sounds of Shock & Superstition: Scoring Trick ‘r Treat, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty and Douglas Pipes
- Tales of Dread & Despair: Releasing Trick ‘r Treat, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty and Rob Galluzzo of the Shock Waves podcast, exploring the film’s release and fandom
- Season’s Greetings, a short film from 1996 directed by Michael Dougherty with optional director commentary
- The Lore and Legends of Halloween, an archival featurette narrated by actor Brian Cox
- School bus VFX comparison
- Additional scenes
- Sam O’Lantern
- Storyboard and conceptual artwork gallery
- Behind the scenes gallery
- Monster Mash comic book set in the Trick ‘r Treat universe
- Trick ‘r Treat trailer
First released in 2007, Trick ‘r Treat tells four horror stories that all share a common element: Whenever a Halloween tradition is broken, the creepy burlap sack-wearing demon Sam shows up. The stories include a tale about a high school principal who happens to be a ruthless serial killer, a young girl looking for love finds something horrible instead, a group of teenagers play a prank that has unintended consequences, and an old man who hates Halloween runs afoul of Sam.
Trick ‘r Treat was a love-letter to classic horror anthologies like Creepshow, which is getting its own Blu-ray revival on November 11 with Creepshow: The Complete Series. This new Blu-ray includes all four seasons of the Shudder TV horror-comedy anthology. You can preorder it for $53 (was $100) at Amazon. You can also pick up Shudder’s 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Box Set for $62.38 (was $120) that’s launching the same day.
Creepshow also made its way to movies, and 4K restorations are also available. The Creepshow Limited Edition Steelbook is on sale for only $23 (was $40), while Arrow Video’s 4K Blu-ray restoration of Creepshow 2 is priced at $33 (was $50), and it comes with a comic book adaptation of an unpublished Stephen King short story for some extra frights. If you’d like even more of this classic franchise, you can check out our complete guide to all Creepshow movie and TV series Blu-rays you can buy right now.
If that’s not enough fights for you, we’ve also listed several other collections of ghoulish fables below, ranging from the found-footage horror of the V/H/S series to the Tales from the Crypt spin-off movies and many more.
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