Awesome news for all of the fans of classic horror! An amazing limited edition collection of Universal’s most popular classic monster films is coming out soon in the US (it has already been released in the UK)! The collection is held in a deliciously spooky coffin shaped box, it contains 8 classic films in Blu-ray (including Dracula of course), it comes with a boatload of special features, it also contains art cards and a booklet. Lots and lots of goodies! The Universal Monsters Coffin Box Blu-ray Collection will be released October 23, 2012 and it’s definitely worth it. Check out the details below:
The “Classic Monsters Collection” includes eight of Universal’s popular monster films, all in deluxe Special Editions: “Dracula” (1931), “Frankenstein” (1931), “The Mummy” (1932), “The Invisible Man” (1933), “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935), “The Wolf Man” (1941), “The Phantom of the Opera” (1943), “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” (1954).
This limited edition coffin contains eight of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces of the horror genre. Digitally restored in perfect high-definition picture and sound, The Coffin includes a never-before-seen featurette about the restoration of Dracula and the first ever offering of Creature from the Black Lagoon in its restored Blu-ray 3D version.
The (many) Bonus Features:
- Coffin packaging
- 44 page booklet
- 8 exclusive art cards with original theatrical posters
Dracula
- Dracula: The Restoration
- Monster Tracks: Interactive Pop-Up Facts About the Making of Dracula
- Dracula Archives
- Score by Philip Glass performed by the Kronos Quartet
- Feature Commentary by Film Historian David J. Skal
- Screenwriter of Dracula: Dead and Loving It
- Trailer Gallery
Frankenstein
- The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
- Karloff: The Gentle Monster
- Monster Tracks: Interactive Pop-Up Facts About The Making of Frankenstein
- Universal Horror
- Frankenstein Archives
- Boo!: A Short Film
- Feature Commentary with Film Historian Rudy Behlmer
- Feature Commentary with Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
- 100 Years Of Universal: Restoring the Classics
- Trailer Gallery
The Mummy
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
- He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art Of Jack Pierce
- Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy
- The Mummy Archives
- Feature Commentary by Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns and Brent Armstrong
- Feature Commentary by Film Historian Paul M. Jensen
- 100 Years Of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
The Invisible Man
- Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed
- Production Photographs
- Feature Commentary with Film Historian Rudy Behlmer
- 100 Years of Universal: Unforgettable Characters
The Wolf Man
- Monster by Moonlight
- The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
- Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr.
- He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
- The Wolf Man Archives
- Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver
Phantom Of The Opera
- The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
- Production Photographs
- Feature Commentary with Film Historian Scott MacQueen
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lot
- Theatrical Trailer
The Creature From The Black Lagoon
- The Creature From The Black Lagoon in Blu-ray 3D
- Back to The Black Lagoon
- Production Photographs
- Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver
- Trailer Gallery
Anyone here planning on picking up this incredible collection?
– Moonlight
Sounds Awesome. I liked the coffin shaped box…lol. You know, I was watching that 1931 Dracula with Bela Lugosi a week ago. Before I didn’t really like him, Bela Lugosi I mean (I know…tsk tsk). However, I watched it again and started to admire him. There was something about that film, even today, that just catches you. LOL….I wonder what it would be like if Lugosi had worn fangs!
Lugosi’s Dracula is still the most believable “hypnotic” vampire on film.
Vampires seem to have been losing their hypnotic powers over the last few decades… >;^]
All of the films in that coffin box are great.