After bringing a number of Roger Corman Cult Classics to special-edition disc in the last couple of years, Shout! Factory is turning its attention to horrors of the ’80s, announcing nine titles to inaugurate its new Scream Factory DVD/Blu-ray line, including a few noteworthy sequels.

Scream Factory will launch September 18 with new Collector’s Editions of HALLOWEEN II and HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH. Like all the films in this series, these two will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, and both come packed with bonus features:

HALLOWEEN II Collector’s Edition:

• Audio commentary by director Rick Rosenthal

• Audio commentary by stunt coordinator/Shape actor Dick Warlock

• “The Nightmare Isn’t Over—The Making of “HALLOWEEN II” documentary featuring Rosenthal, Warlock, actor Lance Guest, composer Alan Howarth, cinematographer Dean Cundey and more

• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: Revisiting the original shooting locations

• Still gallery

• Theatrical trailer

• TV and radio spots

HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH 30th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition:

• Audio commentary by writer/director Tommy Lee Wallace

• Audio commentary by actor Tom Atkins

• “Stand Alone: The Making of HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH” documentary featuring Wallace, Atkins, actress Stacey Nelkin, stunt coordinator Warlock, cinematographer Cundey and more

• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: Revisiting the original shooting locations

• Still gallery

• Theatrical trailers and TV spots

Retail prices are $24.97 for the DVDs, $29.93 for the Blu-rays. Those who order the HALLOWEEN II DVD or Blu-ray direct from Shout! Factory’s official website will receive an exclusive “Haddonfield Memorial Hospital nurse’s hat”; those who order HALLOWEEN III from the site will get an exclusive 18x24” poster featuring the newly commissioned artwork. Less than 500 of each have been made, so order fast!

Also coming under the Scream Factory banner are Don Coscarelli’s PHANTASM II, John Carpenter’s alien thriller THEY LIVE, Tobe Hooper’s THE FUNHOUSE, Roger Spottiswoode’s Jamie Lee Curtis-starrer TERROR TRAIN, Michael Ritchie’s Peter Benchley adaptation THE ISLAND and the U.S. disc debuts of Wes Craven’s DEADLY BLESSING and Dick Richards’ Southwest slasher film DEATH VALLEY. Most of these will also be Collector’s Editions with lots of bonus content; stay tuned for further details, and look for tie-in coverage of some of these films in FANGORIA’s pages!

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