Exclusive Trailer Premiere for Arrow’s HELLBENDER Limited Edition Blu-ray Release

While it's great to see specialty home media labels restoring cult films from the 60s and 70s, I'm also very happy to see modern classics being given the special edition treatment. Such is the case for Hellbender, from John Adams, Zelda Adams, Lulu Adams, and Toby Poser (The Adams Family). Originally seen at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2021 before heading to Shudder the following year, the film will be released as a limited edition Blu-ray by Arrow, and we have the exclusive trailer premiere.

"GROWING UP IS HELL

The sixth feature film from acclaimed filmmakers The Adams Family (The Deeper You Dig), Hellbender is a spell-binding folk horror and coming-of-age story, boiling over with adolescent rage and wicked witchcraft.

Teenager Izzy lives in isolation with Mother because she has a rare immune disorder. Or so she is told. After befriending local girl Amber, Lizzy begins to question the reality of her disease. And when she eats a live worm as part of a teenage game, she soon develops a ravenous hunger for living things, learning that she is the latest in a line of “hellbenders”, supernatural beings who possess immensely powerful abilities.

Featuring a fantastic punk rock soundtrack with songs from the family’s band, H6LLB6ND6R, this truly unique film expertly blends beautiful and naturalistic cinematography, impressive and stylistic VFX and stunning performances from real-life mother and daughter team, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser."

Street Date: 09/16/25

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless stereo 2.0 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary with filmmakers Toby Poser, John Adams, Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams
• From the Forest She Rises, a brand new video essay by filmmaker Jen Handorf
• Black Magic Tricks, a featurette on the visual effects by VFX artist Trey Lindsay
• Behind-the-scenes compilation footage
• Fort Worden (2021), a short film by Zelda Adams
• Four music videos: Hit and Run (2024), Drive (2021), Lovely (2021) and Black Sky (2020)
• Original trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Beth Morris and original artwork by Sister Hyde
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Natasha Ball and Kat Hughes

For more info on the release, visit: https://customers.mvdb2b.com/s/HellbenderLimitedEdition/AV732

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