Carrie and Black Christmas arrive on 4K UHD in December

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Are you trying to figure out the best gift for a horror fan this holiday season? Don’t think too hard because Scream Factory is putting out 4K UHD sets for both Carrie and Black Christmas. Both films are legendary scares from the ’70s. Carrie is about what can go extremely wrong at a high school dance. Carrie isn’t a normal teenage girl and the bullies at her school are going to learn of her secret talents before the school year is through. From the maker of the family favorite A Christmas Story comes the darkest film about the holiday: Black Christmas. The girls at the sorority are getting ready for the holiday break. Someone wants them to stay on campus when they sneak into their house and does an anti-Santa visit. Both films are star studded with everyone from John Saxon to Sissy Spacek on the screen. Now you can see even more of the educational nightmares in both films. Here’s the press release from Scream Factory:

The holidays can be scary.

BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) (4K UHD)
COMES CALLING DECEMBER 6, 2022 

CARRIE (1976) (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) (4K UHD)
ARRIVES DECEMBER 13, 2022
Los Angeles, CA – Your stocking stuffers are sorted! At long last, two of the most iconic horror films of all time, Black Christmas and Carrie, come to 4K UHD this December from Scream™ Factory, looking better than ever before, and packaged with exciting new bonus features. Black Christmas (1974) (Collector’s Edition) (4K UHD) will be available December 6 and Carrie (1976) (Collector’s Edition) (4K UHD) arrives on December 13. Customers ordering these titles from shoutfactory.com will receive a free exclusive 18”x24” rolled poster featuring the original theatrical artwork while supplies last.

In Black Christmas (1974) (Collector’s Edition) (4K UHD)the college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas. As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to stalk the house. A series of obscene phone calls start to plague the sorority and it becomes clear that a psychopath has more than merriment on his mind. As the police try to trace the phone calls, they discover that nothing is as it seems during this Black Christmas.

Black Christmas (1974) (Collector’s Edition) (4K UHD) is also available as a bundle with an exclusive, limited-edition enamel pin set.

Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie, an “absolutely spellbinding horror movie” (Roger Ebert), stars Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. This ultimate revenge fantasy has become one of the all-time great horror classics, and earned two Oscar®-nominations in 1976: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Spacek), and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Laurie).

At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a high school loner with no confidence, no friends … and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her “special gift,” causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone! This classic also stars John Travolta (Blow Out), Amy Irving (The Fury), William Katt (House) and P.J. Soles (Halloween).

Carrie (1976) (Collector’s Edition) (4K UHD) will also be available in a bundle, along with other collectible items. Carrie [Limited Edition SteelBook™} will also be released on December 13. 
BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) (4K UHD)
DISC 1 (UHD):
NEW 2022 4K scan of the original camera negative
NEW 2022 restoration of the original mono track
NEW 2022 restoration of the 5.1 audio, restoring missing dialogue, music and sound effects
Audio Commentary with director Bob Clark
Audio Commentary with actors John Saxon and Keir Dullea
Audio Commentary with Billy (actor Nick Mancuso)
Audio Interview with Bob Clark

Video: 2160p Dolby Vision (HDR 10 Compatible) (1.85:1)
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
NEW 2022 4K scan of the original camera negative
NEW 2022 restoration of the original mono track
NEW 2022 restoration of the 5.1 audio, restoring missing dialogue, music and sound effects
Audio Commentary with director Bob Clark
Audio Commentary with actors John Saxon and Keir Dullea
Audio Commentary with Billy (actor Nick Mancuso)
Audio Interview with Bob Clark
NEW Black Christmas: Restoring the Sound – Brett Cameron discusses the hundreds of hours put into the restoration of the film’s audio track for this release
NEW Newspaper Ad Gallery by Drive-In Asylum
Video: 1080p (1.85:1)
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1

DISC 3 (BLU-RAY):
2006 Critical Mass Master
Film and Furs: Remembering Black Christmas – an interview with actor Art Hindle
Victims and Virgins: Remembering Black Christmas – an interview with actress Lynne Griffin
40th Anniversary Panel at FanExpo 2014
Black Christmas Legacy
On Screen: Black Christmas
12 Days of Black Christmas
Black Christmas Revisited
Archival Interviews with the cast
Midnight Screening Q&A
Two Scenes with a new soundtrack
Radio Spots
TV Spots
Theatrical Trailers
Alternate Title Sequence
Photo Gallery 

CARRIE (1976) (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) (4K UHD)

DISC 1 (UHD):
NEW 2022 4K scan of the original camera negative
NEW Audio Commentary with Joe Aisenberg, author of Studies in the Horror Film: CARRIE 
Video: 2160p Dolby Vision (HDR 10 Compatible) (1.85:1)
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, Stereo, 5.1 

DISC 2 (Blu-Ray):
NEW 2022 4K scan of the original camera negative
NEW Audio Commentary with Joe Aisenberg, author of Studies in the Horror Film: CARRIE
NEW Newspaper Ad Gallery by Drive-In Asylum
Theatrical Trailer
The CARRIE Trailer Gallery
Video: 1080p (1.85:1)
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, Stereo, 5.1
DISC 3 (Blu-Ray):
Writing CARRIE – an interview with screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen
Shooting CARRIE – an interview with director of photography Mario Tosi
Cutting CARRIE – an interview with editor Paul Hirsch
Casting CARRIE – an interview with casting director Harriet B. Helberg
Acting CARRIE – interviews with Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen, Jack Fisk, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Priscilla Pointer, PJ Soles and Brian DePalma
More Acting CARRIE – interviews with William Katt, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, Piper Laurie, Edie McClurg and P.J. Soles
Visualizing Carrie- interviews with Brian De Palma, Jack Fisk, Lawrence D. Cohen, Paul Hirsch
Bucket of Blood – an interview with the maestro Pino Donaggio
Horror’s Hallowed Grounds – revisiting the film’s original locations
Carrie, the Musical
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Still Galleries – rare behind-the-scenes photos, posters and lobby cards
Stephen King and the Evolution of Carrie text gallery

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