By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Never given proper theatrical release, Michael Dougherty’s Halloween horror anthology TRICK ’R TREAT is getting the full Collector’s Edition Blu-ray treatment by Shout! Factory this October on the Scream Factory label. The complete, extensive specs have now been revealed.
The TRICK ’R TREAT Blu-ray arrives October 9, featuring a new 2K scan of the original film elements supervised by Dougherty, presented in 1080p 2.35:1 widescreen with DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio. The bonus features are:
- NEW “Tales of Folklore & Fright: Creating TRICK ’R TREAT,” including interviews with writer/director Michael Dougherty, conceptual artist Breehn Burns and storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins
- NEW “Tales of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming TRICK ’R TREAT”: in-depth interview with Michael Dougherty on the making of the film
- NEW “Sounds of Shock & Superstition: Scoring TRICK ’R TREAT,” including interviews with Michael Dougherty and composer Douglas Pipes
- NEW “Tales of Dread and Despair: Releasing TRICK ’R TREAT”: a look at the release and fandom with Michael Dougherty and writer Rob Galluzzo
- “Season’s Greetings”: NEW 2K scan of the original 16mm elements—a short film by Michael Dougherty with optional commentary by Dougherty
- NEW Storyboard and conceptual artwork gallery
- NEW Behind-the-scenes still gallery
- NEW “Monster Mash,” a story from the TRICK ‘R TREAT graphic novel
- NEW FEARnet.com shorts
- Audio commentary by director Michael Dougherty
- “TRICK ’R TREAT: The Lore and Legends of Halloween” featurette
- Deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by director Michael Dougherty
- School bus FX comparison
- Theatrical trailer
Retail price is $34.93, but you can pre-order it for just $24.93 at the Shout! Factory website and get it shipped two weeks early.
