By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Two cult slasher films from the glory days of the ’80s are returning on hi-def discs.
MVD Entertainment Group will release Mark Rosman’s THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW (pictured) and Howard Avedis’ MORTUARY, originally released by Film Ventures International, on Blu-ray and standard-edition DVD July 6 as part of the MVD Rewind Collection. SORORITY ROW is the stylish story of seven sorority sisters stalked by a mysterious killer after a prank gone fatally wrong, while MORTUARY, starring PIECES’ Christopher George and Lynda Day George and a young Bill Paxton, is about murders centering on the titular body shop. SORORITY ROW will be presented on the Blu-ray in a 1.78:1 transfer with LPCM 2.0 stereo and an alternate version with the director-approved pre-credit sequence with mono audio. Special features are:
- Audio commentary by director Mark Rosman
- Audio commentary by director Mark Rosman and stars Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil
- Interviews with cast and crew including: Director Mark Rosman, stars Harley Jane Kozak, Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil, composer Richard Band and producer Igo Kantor
- Original pre-credit sequence
- Alternate ending storyboards
- TV spots
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible artwork
- Collectible mini-poster
- Limited edition retro slipcover (first pressing only)
Blu-ray special features on MORTUARY, presented in 1.78:1 with LPCM 2.0 mono sound, are:
- Interview with composer John Cacavas
- Original theatrical trailer
- Collectible mini-poster
- Limited edition retro slipcover (first pressing only)
Retail prices are $29.95 for the Blu-rays, $19.95 for the DVDs.
