Locked inside a theater overnight with a murderous madman, a musical's cast will have no trouble portraying real fear, but this type of method acting could be the death of them all. In 1987's StageFright, the actors unknowingly performing beside a murderer in an owl mask could break a lot more than a leg in perhaps their final performance on this earth. The Blu-ray upgrade of StageFright's uncut and uncensored camera negative is making its US debut this fall from Blue Underground.
Available to pre-order starting on August 12th and officially hitting shelves on September 23rd, Blue Underground is coupling StageFright's high definition transfer with a host of bonus features and some glass-shattering cover art.
"While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum. But when the show’s director locks his cast in the theater overnight, the madman is accidentally locked inside as well. Now, a killer with acting in his blood has gone berserk for the blood of actors (including several scenes that EuroHorror fans worldwide consider to be the most violent of the decade) and the stage is set for one unforgettable evening of shock, suspense and unstoppable carnage."
The directing debut of Italian filmmaker Michele Soavi (THE CHURCH,THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER, CEMETERY MAN), StageFright stars EuroCult favorites David Brandon (DELIRIUM, BEYOND DARKNESS), Barbara Cupisti (OPERA, THE CHURCH), and Giovanni Lombardo Radice (CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, CANNIBAL FEROX, THE CHURCH).
Extras (via Blue Underground):
• Theatre Of Delirium – Interview with Director Michele Soavi
• Head Of The Company – Interview with Star David Brandon
• Blood On The Stage Floor – Interview with Star Giovanni Lombardo Radice
• The Sound Of Aquarius – Interview with Composer Simon Boswell
• The Owl Murders – Interview with Make-Up Effects Artist Pietro Tenoglio
• Theatrical Trailer
• Poster & Still Gallery
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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