• Blu-ray/DVD
  • News

Indie Halloween frightfest “THE BARN” now available on Blu-ray

All Hallow’s horror goes hi-def as writer/director Justin M. Seaman’s THE BARN is hitting special-edition Blu-ray. Read on for all the details.

THE BARN stars Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Lexi Dripps, Cortland Woodard, Nikki Darling and Nickolaus Joshua, along with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD/NIGHT OF THE DEMONS fave Linnea Quigley and the original FRIDAY THE 13TH Jason, Ari Lehman. The synopsis: “It’s Halloween 1989 and best friends Sam and Josh are just trying to enjoy their last ‘Devil’s Night’ before graduating high school. Trouble soon arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it’s up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within The Barn…”

The region-free Blu-ray presents the movie in 16×9 widescreen, with reversible cover artwork by Sadist Art Designs’ Marc Schoenbach and legendary British illustrator Graham Humphreys (see below). Bonus features are as follows:

  • Audio commentary by Justin M. Seaman (writer/director), Mitchell Musolino (actor—“Sam”) and Zane Hershberger (director of photography)
  • THE MAKING OF A NIGHTMARE documentary, with cast and crew interviews including Ari Lehman, Linnea Quigley and Rocky Gray
  • Gag reel
  • Deleted and extended scenes
  • Alternate ending
  • “Harvest” music video by Rebel Flesh
  • ALL HALLOW’S EVE short film
  • “World Wide Weird” London premiere reactions
  • Trailers
  • Commercials
  • Original storybook

You can order the disc for $19.99 at the movie’s official website.

Read More

Get The Grim Reader.
Rue Morgue's free newsletter.
Editor's notes.
Cultural insight.
Curated horror across film, books, music, and art.
First looks.
Select previews.
No algorithms.
Join Free

Advertisement

In Print Since 1997

Issue 232

#232 Halloween 2026

Plus

Resident Evil | Designing Dracula | Exorcist II FEATURES How Weapons director Zach Cregger turned a lifelong obsession with Resident Evil into horror’s most anticipated reboot. Plus: A deep look at the Resident Evil video game franchise and its universe of novelizations, board and card games and more, and a look at Cregger’s long-awaited physical…

Issue 231

#231 Summer Slasher Issue 2026

Plus

Inside Rue Morgue #231 – Summer Slasher Issue FEATURES Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA guts the slasher formula from the inside out, turning it into a romance about the horror of becoming who you were always meant to be. Plus! GILLIAN ANDERSON and HANNAH EINBINDER unpack Schoenbrun’s radical dismemberment of…

Issue 230

#230 May/Jun 2026 – RARE

Plus

Inside Rue Morgue #230 FEATURES Filmmaker Curry Barker transforms a simple wish into a spiralling nightmare of love, possession, and bloodshed in his breakout feature OBSESSION. Plus: The story of Barker’s found-footage shocker MILK & SERIAL, which turned a micro-budget experiment into a viral horror breakout. Hollywood made it a monster. History tells a different…

Issue 229

#229 Mar/Apr 2026

Plus

Inside Rue Morgue #229! FEATURES A nerve-shredding found-footage thriller built around sound, UNDERTONE signals the arrival of a terrifying new voice in Canada’s booming independent horror scene. Plus! Meet the new breed of independent Canadian horror filmmakers behind DREAM EATER, SWEETNESS, HANGASHORE, THE LAND OF NOD and THE CURSE OF GHOST ISLAND. Part post-punk, part…