The Howling (1981) (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

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Release date: March 26, 2018
Purchase link: Zavvi (pre-order February 18 at around 6PM UK time)
Price: £15.99

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Artwork is perfect . . . thankfully not as busy as + more dramatic than the Amaray artwork:-
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Restoration has certainly sharpened up the waxy image of the previous disc and more detail is evident for all to see
Older disc
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Restored disc
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. . . but, alas, the new disc does not include the documentary and a handful of other Extras . . .
Scream Factory Collector's Edition
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Studio Canal Restored Edition Extras in darker print:-
Audio Commentary with director/co-editor Joe Dante, actress Dee Wallace-Stone, and actors Christopher Stone and Robert Picardo
Audio Commentary with source novel author Gary Brandner (moderated by Michael Felsher)

Howling Eternal interview with executive producer Steven A. Lane (18:49)
Cut to Shreds interview with editor Mark Goldblatt (11:20)
Interview with co-writer Terence H. Winkless (12:32)
Horror's Hallowed Grounds visit to the locations (12:15)

Making a Monster Movie: Inside The Howling featurette (8:01)
Interview with stop-motion effects artist David Allen (8:48)
Unleashing the Beast" documentary (48:33)
Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by Joe Dante) (11:29)
Outtakes (7:03)
Theatrical Trailer (1:28)
Photo Gallery

Personally never warmed to this film in the same way as for example AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON . . . but certainly good news that otder films are still getting the steelbook option :thumbs:
 
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I have the Scream Factory Blu-ray
It's a much better Blu-ray than StudioCanal release especially in terms of the extras
Studiocanal Blu-ray is missing the excellent Unleashing The Beast documentary extra

I will be ordering this though for the artwork and the steelbook itself
I will take out the studiocanal Blu-ray and replace it with the scream factory blu-ray

With Scream Factory doing steelbooks now it's possible we might see them do a steelbook at some stage as well
 
I have the Scream Factory Blu-ray
It's a much better Blu-ray than StudioCanal release especially in terms of the extras
Studiocanal Blu-ray is missing the excellent Unleashing The Beast documentary extra

I will be ordering this though for the artwork and the steelbook itself
I will take out the studiocanal Blu-ray and replace it with the scream factory blu-ray

With Scream Factory doing steelbooks now it's possible we might see them do a steelbook at some stage as well
excellent idea!...I shall follow your lead.