Arrow Video will be releasing a Hellraiser limited edition boxset titled, Hellraiser Quartet Of Torment on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray just in time for Halloween 2023.
The four disc boxset contains, Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth and Hellraiser: Bloodline.
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You can pre-order now with the release due out on the 23rd October 2023 in the UK.
I’ve added the Arrow Video trailer at the bottom of the page.
HELLRAISER QUARTET OF TORMENT 4K UHD + BLU-RAY (LIMITED EDITION)
This looks to be another excellent release by Arrow Video as all the films have been restored or as Arrow puts it “Brand new 4k restorations of all four films from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films”.
4K UHD TECHNICAL SPECS
- Discs: 4
- Video: 4K UHD 2160p
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: Original Lossless Stereo & DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Audio For All Four Films
- Optional English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Running Time: 371 mins approx
- Rating: 18
BLU-RAY TECHNICAL SPECS
- Discs: 4
- Region: B
- Video: 1080p High Definition
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: Original Lossless Stereo & DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Audio For All Four Films
- Optional English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Running Time: 371 mins approx
- Rating: 18
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Ages of Desire (Exclusive 200 Page Hardback Book With New Writing from Clive Barker & Archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes)
- Limited Edition Layered Packaging Featuring Brand New Pinhead Artwork
Disc 1 Hellraiser
- New Audio Commentary Featuring Genre Historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with Author /Film Critic Kim Newman
- Archival Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Clive Barker & Actor Ashley Laurence, Moderated by Peter Atkins
- Archival Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Clive Barker
- Power of Imagination (New 60-minute Discussion about Hellraiser and the Work of Clive Barker by Film Scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn & Karmel Kniprath)
- Unboxing Hellraiser (New Visual Essay Celebrating the Lament Configuration by Genre Author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder)
- The Pursuit of Possibilities (New 60-minute Discussion Between Acclaimed Horror Authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here To Hurt Each Other) & Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) Celebrating the Queerness of Hellraiser & the Importance of Clive Barker as a Queer Writer
- Flesh is a Trap (New Visual Essay Exploring Body Horror & Transcendence in the Work of Clive Barker by Genre Author Guy Adams (The World House)
- Newly Uncovered Extended Epk Interviews with Clive Barker & Stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of Hellraiser
- Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit
- Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser (Archival Interview with the Actor)
- Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser (Archival Interview with the Iconic Actor About His First Appearance as ‘Pinhead’)
- Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score (Archival Interview with Coil Member Stephen Thrower)
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Image Gallery
- Draft Screenplays
Disc 2 Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- New Audio Commentary Featuring Stephen Jones & Kim Newman
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Tony Randel, Writer Peter Atkins & Sctor Ashley Laurence
- Audio Commentary with Director Tony Randel & Writer Peter Atkins
- Hell Was What They Wanted! (New 80-minute Appreciation of Hellbound, the Hellraiser Mythos & the Work of Clive Barker by Horror Authors George Daniel Lea (Born in Blood) & Kit Power (The Finite)
- That Rat-Slice Sound (New Appreciation of Composer Christopher Young’s Scores for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser Ii by Guy Adams)
- Archival On-set Interview with Clive Barker
- Archival On-set Interview with Cast & Crew
- Behind the Scenes Footage
- Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound (Archival Interview About the Actor’s Return to the Role of Frank Cotton)
- Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound (Archival Interview with the Iconic Actor About His Second Appearance as ‘Pinhead’)
- Lost in the Labyrinth (Archival Featurette Featuring Interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins & others)
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Image Gallery
Disc 3 Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth
- Alternative Unrated Version (Contains Standard Definition Inserts)
- New Audio Commentary Featuring Stephen Jones & Kim Newman
- Archival Audio Commentary with Screenwriter Peter Atkins (Theatrical Cut only)
- Archival Audio Commentary with Director Anthony Hickox & Actor Doug Bradley (Unrated Version only)
- Previously Unseen Extended Epk Featuring Interviews with Clive Barker & Doug Bradley
- FX Dailies
- Time with Terri (Archival Interview with Actor Paula Marshall)
- Raising Hell on Earth (Archival Interview with Director Anthony Hickox)
- Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser III (Archival Interview with the Iconic Actor About His Third Appearance as ‘Pinhead’)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery
Disc 4 Hellraiser: Bloodline
- New Audio Commentary Featuring Screenwriter Peter Atkins, with Stephen Jones & Kim Newman
- The Beauty of Suffering (New Featurette Exploring the Cenobites’ Connection to Goth, Fetish Cultures & BDSM)
- Newly Uncovered Workprint Version of the Film, Providing A Fascinating Insight Into How It Changed During Post Production
- Hellraiser Evolutions (Archival Documentary On The Evolution of the Franchise & Its Enduring Legacy)
- Books of Blood and Beyond: The Literary Works of Clive Barker (Archival Appreciation by Horror Author David Gatwalk of Barker’s Written Work, from The Books of Blood to The Scarlet Gospels
- Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery
- Easter Egg
You can pre-order now on 4K UHD for £64.99 and Blu-ray for £59.99 from Amazon. (Prices correct as of 28.09.23).
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