Stephen King Collection (Limited Edition Hardbox BLU-RAY)
Australian Import. Blu-Ray discs are All Region. Should play on any Blu-Ray player.
Six stories from the master of writen horror, Stephen King, in a limited edition 8-disc Hardbox.
Featuring films directed by King regulars Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and Mick Garris (The Stand), this set is jam-packed with spooky special features, many of which are available for the first time in Australia.
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After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Disc One
- 1080p high-definition presentation of the Colour Version
- Audio Commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont • Deleted and extended scenes
- Deleted and extended scenes with audio commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont
- A Conversation with author Stephen King and writer/director Frank Darabont
- When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist – documentary
- Taming the Beast: The Making of Scene 35 – featurette
- Monsters Among Us: A Look at the Creature FX – featurette
- The Horror of it All: The Visual FX of The Mist – featurette
- Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist – featurette
- Webisodes • Original Theatrical Trailer • Theatrical Trailer #2
- Theatrical Trailer #3
Disc Two
- 1080p high-definition presentation of the Black & White Version
- Introduction by writer/director Frank Darabont
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A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the Theatrical and TV Cuts
- Audio Commentary by Director Fraser C. Heston, moderated by Walter Olsen
- Vintage Making of featurette
- Behind the Scenes
- Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
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In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary by writer/director Mick Garris
- Audio Commentary by writer/director Mick Garris, producer Joel T. Smith, actor Jonathan Jackson, director of photography Robert New, special FX supervisors Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger
- Shooting the Bullet: Vintage Featurettes – David Arquette’s Makeup, Alan’s Artwork, The Picture Cars, A Cemetery Shoot, The Fury Crash, Thrill Village and Drawing the Bullet: A Scene-to-Storyboard Comparison
- Artwork gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
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A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Disc One
- 1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut
- Alternate Ending #1
- Alternate Ending #2
- Deleted Scenes
- Deleted Scenes with audio commentary by director Mikael Håfström and writers Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
- John Cusack on 1408 – vintage featurette • Inside Room 1408 – vintage featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
- The Secrets of 1408: Vintage Featurettes – The Characters, The Director, The Physical Effects and The Production Design
Disc Two
- 1080p high-definition presentation of the Director’s Cut
- Audio Commentary by director Mikael Håfström and writers Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
- 1408: The Premiere – vintage featurette
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Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary by writer/director David Koepp
- Deleted Scenes
- Deleted Scenes with audio commentary by writer/director David Koepp
- From Book to Film – featurette
- A Look Through It – featurette
- Secrets Revealed – featurette • Theatrical Trailer
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Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife’s sudden death, returns to the couple’s lakeside retreat in Maine, where he becomes involved in a custody battle between a young widow and her child’s enormously wealthy grandfather. Mike inexplicably receives mysterious ghostly visitations, escalating nightmares and the realization that his late wife still has something to tell him.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation
- Deleted Scenes