Arrow Films is pleased to announce the limited edition deluxe versions of DEMONS and DEMONS 2 which will see a Blu-ray, DVD and Steelbook edition release, alongside an exclusive and specially commissioned DEMONS 3 comic book by Stefan Hutchinson. All formats will be released in the UK on Monday April 30th.
Restored from the original camera negatives by Cineteca di Bologna, these highly anticipated horror cult classics breathe new demonic fire and unrelenting fury into Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento’s notorious and now-legendary DEMONS franchise.
Each release will be packaged with a variety of reversible and interchangeable original Anglo/Italian and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Zornow, a double-sided fold-out poster, an exclusive collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the franchise by Calum Waddell, plus Books 1 & 2 of the aforementioned Demons 3 collector’s comic.
Not The Ogre. Not The Church. Not even Black Demons. Now, for the very first time, Arrow Films presents the original sequel to the first two Demons cult classics in the shape of a new comic book entitled Demons 3. It is the 16th Century, the time of the plague in Southern France. Amid the carnage, a new evil is starting to take form and only Nostradamus can see it. Are his horrifying visions of the future signs of what will come to pass? Can he stop the demons from taking over the world? Demons 3 is an all-new epic tale of demonic decapitation is written by Stefan Hutchinson and Barry Keating, with artwork by Jeff Zornow and Peter Fielding.
“The Demons 3 comic book is a new and exclusive installment in the Demons franchise that effortlessly delivers the third part in the trilogy the fans have been waiting for,” says Francesco Simeoni, Arrow Films’ label manager.
“Over the years, there have been many films bearing the moniker of Demons 3,” continues comic book creator, Stefan Hutchinson, “but none of them were genuine sequels. We tried to set the record straight with the Demons 3 comic book. The comic is a gruesome and violent horror tale that will show the first two films in a totally new light. With Jeff Zornow’s chilling artwork, we’ve created sequel that’s like a 70s Marvel comic book on crack.”
Blu-ray Contents:
- Four-option reversible sleeve with original poster and video artwork with additional fifth artwork panel featuring all-new Jeff Zornow artwork
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Collector’s Booklet featuring brand new writing on Demons by Calum Waddell
- Collector’s Comic: Demons 3 (Part 1 of 2)
DVD Contents:
- Reversible sleeve featuring all new artwork by Jeff Zornow and alternate original poster artwork
- Collector’s Booklet featuring brand new writing on Demons by Calum Waddell
- Collector’s Comic: Demons 3 (Part 1 of 2)!
Special Features (for both Blu-ray & DVD versions):
- Audio recollections of director Lamberto Bava, Special Make-Up Creations Artist Sergio Stivaletti and Journalist Loris Curci
- Audio recollections of the cast and crew, a brand new commentary [2011]
- Dario’s Demon Days: Producer Dario Argento discusses the inception of Demons
- Defining an Era in Music: Composer Claudio Simonetti on the Demons Soundtrack
- Luigi Cozzi’s Top Italian Terrors: Cozzi discusses the highpoints of Spaghetti Splatter
Blu-ray contents:
- Four-option reversible sleeve with original poster and video artwork with additional fifth artwork panel featuring all-new Jeff Zornow artwork
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Collector’s Booklet featuring brand new writing on Demons by Calum Waddell
- Collector’s Comic: Demons 3 (Part 2 of 2)!
DVD contents:
- Reversible sleeve featuring all new artwork by Jeff Zornow and alternate original poster artwork
- Collector’s Booklet featuring brand new writing on Demons by Calum Waddell
- Collector’s Comic: Demons 3 (Part 2 of 2)
Special Features (for both Blu-ray & DVD versions):
- The audio recollections of director Lamberto Bava, Mechanical Creations & Transformation Artist Sergio Stivaletti and Journalist Loris Curci
- Creating Creature Carnage: Extensive Interview with makeup man Sergio Stivaletti
- Bava to Bava: Luigi Cozzi tracks the history of the Italian horror film; from Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava to the end of the golden age with Michele Soavi and Lamberto Bava as well as considering recent Italian horror films.
- Limited Edition SteelBook(TM) packaging
- Collector's Booklet featuring brand new writing on both films by Calum Waddell
- Brand new HD restorations of both films
- Optional English and Italian audio
- English subtitles for Italian and English (SDH) audio for both films
Demons 3 Comic
Source: DC
