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DEAD & BURIED Exclusive Limited 4K UHD Collector’s Edition with Three Different 3D Lenticular Slipcovers Available July 20th

The DEAD & BURIED Exclusive Limited Collector’s Edition includes 4K UHD Blu-ray, Remastered Blu-ray, Soundtrack CD, Collectible Booklet, Reversible Sleeve and three different 3D Lenticular Slipcovers from Blue Underground will be available on July 20th. Pre-order it HERE. Check out the Restored 1080p HD Movie Trailer:

Something very strange is happening in the quiet coastal village of Potters Bluff, where tourists and transients are warmly welcomed… then brutally murdered. But even more shocking is when these slain strangers suddenly reappear as normal, friendly citizens around town. Now the local sheriff (James Farentino of THE FINAL COUNTDOWN) and an eccentric mortician (Academy Award® winner Jack Albertson of WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) must uncover the horrific secret of a community where some terrifying traditions are alive and well… and no one is ever really DEAD & BURIED.


Melody Anderson (FLASH GORDON), Lisa Blount (PRINCE OF DARKNESS), and Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) co-star in this genuinely chilling horror hit written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O’Bannon (ALIEN), directed by Gary A. Sherman (POLTERGEIST III), and featuring ultra-grisly gore effects by Oscar® winner Stan Winston (JURASSIC PARK). In honor of its 40th Anniversary, Blue Underground is proud to present DEAD & BURIED in an eye-popping new restoration approved by Director of Photography Steven Poster, ASC (DONNIE DARKO), scanned in 4K 16-bit from its 35mm IP, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, and packed with exclusive new and archival Extras!

Bonus Features:

  • Audio Commentary #1 with Director Gary Sherman
  • Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Ronald Shusett and Actress Linda Turley
  • Audio Commentary #3 with Director of Photography Steven Poster, ASC
  • NEW! Audio Commentary #4 with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
  • NEW! Behind the Scenes of Dead & Buried
  • NEW! Dead & Buried Locations: Now & Then
  • NEW! Murders, Mystery, and Music – Interviews with Director Gary Sherman and Composer Joe Renzetti
  • NEW! The Pages of Potters Bluff – Interview with Novelization Author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
  • Stan Winston’s Dead & Buried EFX
  • Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror
  • Dan O’Bannon: Crafting Fear
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • NEW! Poster & Still Galleries
  • Steven Poster’s Location Stills
  • BONUS! DEAD & BURIED Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Joe Renzetti
  • BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Michael Gingold

Reviews:

  • “Bone chilling… A singular blend of creepy atmosphere and gruesome shocks!” – All Movie Guide
  • “An impressive fright flick… Exudes terror from start to finish!” – Monsters At Play
  • “Stylish, imaginative, gruesome, atmospheric, chilling and terrifying… This one gets my highest recommendation!” – DVD Review
  • “Chills to the bone… A film that effortlessly captures the essence of the horror genre!” – Blu-ray.com
  • “Director Gary Sherman injects the film with an unsettling, atmospheric, twisted style that you just don’t see anymore!” – DVD Drive-In
  • “A nice twist on the usual small-town-hides-sinister-secret setup… offers some genuine scares and impressive gore!” – Empire

DEAD AND BURIED Midnights This Weekend at The Moolah

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“You can try to kill me, Dan. But you can’t. You can only make me dead. ”

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DEAD AND BURIED screens Midnights this weekend (March 24th and 25th) at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108) as part of  Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse film series.

DEAD AND BURIED, Lisa Blount, 1981

1981 was a stellar year for horror films! Just ask Andy Triefenbach, who programs at Late Night Grindhouse midnight series. THE EVIL DEAD, THE BURNING, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, THE BEYOND, HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY, and NIGHTMARE have all played midnights at the Late Night Grindhouse monthly film series in recent years and they all celebrate their 36th anniversary in 2017. DEAD AND BURIED, co-written by St. Louis native Dan O’Bannon (two years after he co-wrote ALIEN and 3 years before he wrote and directed RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD – another LNGH fave) may not be as well-known as those shockers, but it stands out as one of the best, and most original horror flicks of the early ‘80s. You might call it a thinking man’s zombie film. The police chief (James Farentino) of Potters Bluff, a small coastal town is puzzled over several bizarre murders that have kept the local mortician (Jack Albertson) busy.

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The Late Night Grindhouse gang will be pleased to know that DEAD AND BURIED doesn’t pull it’s punches in the gore department, – featuring several disgusting sequences from effects man Stan Winston including a needle in the eye, a brutal throat slitting sequence and – best of all – a part that sees one man’s face filled with acid! The way that the atmosphere is created in the film is brilliant, with smoke flooding the town’s streets as its inhabitants march down them, which creates a good old fashioned creepy feel. DEAD AND BURIED isn’t devoid in the tension department either, with several scenes that are nail biting and some  final twists that are well-played and give later films like THE SIXTH SENSE a run for their money.

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The excellent supporting cast is led by Melody Anderson (FLASH GORDON’s Dale Arden), Robert “Freddy Krueger “Englund, Micheal Pataki (GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE),and a scary/sexy Lisa Blount! Don’t miss it when DEAD AND BURIED screens midnights this weekend at The Moolah.

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A Facebook invite for the Friday show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/633713530153776/

A Facebook invite for the Saturday show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1792429027641106/

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TICKETS ARE $7 AND YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE VIA MOOLAH’S WEBSITE.

THE PSYCHOTRONIC PRE-SHOW STARTS AROUND 11:30P WITH THE FILM STARTING AT MIDNIGHT.

The Moolah Theatre & Lounge serves alcohol until 2:30AM! Feel free to show up early and stay late to have some drinks and get friendly with the amazing Moolah staff.

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