The Frighteners Limited Edition Blu-ray (Arrow Video U.S.) [Preorder]

Preorder scheduled for release on October 27, 2026

DEAD YET?

Before The Lord of the Rings made him a household name, Peter Jackson delivered The Frighteners - a wildly inventive blend of supernatural horror and dark comedy. Produced by Robert Zemeckis, it cemented Jackson's reputation as one of the most imaginative filmmakers of his generation.

Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future) stars as Frank Bannister, a small-town psychic who uses his ghostly friends to con unsuspecting locals - until a series of mysterious deaths points to a far darker force. Racing to uncover the truth, Frank realizes he's the only person capable of stopping a malevolent spirit from claiming more victims... even if it means facing his own haunted past.

As macabre as it is mischievous, The Frighteners blends chilling suspense with offbeat humor and groundbreaking visual effects. Stylish, spooky, and full of heart, this cult classic continues to thrill from beyond the grave.

Product Features

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• 4K restoration from the original camera negative
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors' booklet featuring Peter Jackson's 1998 introduction to the LaserDisc release, original production notes, and two 1996 articles from American Cinematographer

DISC 1 - THEATRICAL AND DIRECTOR'S CUTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of both cuts
• Original lossless theatrical mix in DTS-HD MA 5.1 (theatrical cut only) and original lossless 2.0 stereo audio (both cuts), plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 home video mix (both cuts) and optional Dolby Atmos remix (director's cut only)
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Optional English subtitles on all bonus materials
• Audio commentary by co-writer/producer/director Peter Jackson (director's cut only)
• Peter Jackson's 10th anniversary introduction to the film
• Theatrical trailer

DISC 2 - OPEN MATTE VERSIONS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both cuts, with the same audio/subtitle options and extras as Disc 1

DISC 3 - EXTRAS

• No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at The Frighteners, a feature-length documentary produced in 2022, featuring new interviews with actors Dee Wallace Stone and Jake Busey, cinematographer John Blick, production designer Grant Major, creature and miniature effects supervisor Richard Taylor, visual effects supervisor Wes Takahashi, and producer/editor Jamie Selkirk
• The Making of The Frighteners, an exhaustive 225-minute documentary exploring every aspect of the film's production, from script development and casting to post-production and release, produced in 1998 for the LaserDisc release, with a 2005 retrospective introduction by Jackson
• A Conversation with Richard Taylor and Alexandre Poncet, a 2022 interview with the man behind the film's creature and miniature effects
• Image gallery

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