Last year, German distributor Cinespectral Films revealed their plans to honor the Queen of Halloween with a limited edition, all-region Blu-ray of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988), but now the company has announced that the anticipated release has been put on hold.
Cinespectral Films announced the news on Facebook, promising that all customers who ordered a Blu-ray copy of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark will get their money back. Once refunds have been distributed, the company will "cease all activities."
The new Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray was going to be limited to 3,000 copies, was packed with special features, and was going to feature the cover art shown below.
Hope is not completely lost for those looking forward to this all-region release, however, as Cinespectral Films mentioned that "there is a good chance right now that another German company will release the set in the way it was planned."
You can read the full announcement from Cinespectral Films below, and we'll be sure to share any additional details as they are announced.
From Cinespectral Films: "Dear Customers,
We have to apologise for the recent silence. Unfortunately we have to confirm that the release of ELVIRA, MOTD and HELL COMES TO FROGTOWNWe on Blu-ray for now is being put on hold. We were forced to face another delay which would have put the release into mid September. Which obviously would have been outside of the purchase protection period for all customers of the first two weeks of pre-order. The general management decided that ALL customers will get their money refunded within the next 7 business days. Once that will be completed we will cease all activities. However, rumours that the company went into administration are entirely made up.
Please note that we will work down the list of transactions in sequence of orders (starting with orders from 7th of March). PayPal complaints will be handled besides that, so delays on such refunds might appear.
Few customers sent us "payment-requests" for the total amount of their orders. We will decline such requests. We are working down all refunds / complaints like written above. Every transaction has to be handled manually to be refunded. We apologise, but this might take some time.
We are aware of technical PayPal issues which are connected with come 11th of August date, however that is in no connection to our account. Complaints/Refunds are already handled right now.
For the customers who asked if the contents of our set might resurface on another release, there is a good chance right now that another German company will release the set in the way it was planned.
Sincerely,
Cinespectral Films"
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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