Enter The Video Store - Empire Of Screams - Limited Edition

Remember the shelves of your local video store? Those days aren't gone! Reject reality and substitute your own with Arrow Video! In 1983, entrepreneurial producer and director Charles Band founded Empire International Pictures, which would go on to make some of the most memorable and beloved genre movies of the 1980s. Empire became a mainstay of video stores across the world with their catchy titles, outlandish art and Band's wholehearted belief in giving audiences a good time.In The Dungeonmaster (AKA Ragewar), computer programmer Paul Bradford is sucked into a fantasy world by Mestema, a demonic sorcerer in search of a worthy opponent. Meanwhile, fresh from the one-two punch of Re-Animator and From Beyond, director Stuart Gordon takes a turn toward fairytale gothic in Dolls, in which a group of strangers find themselves forced to seek shelter at the isolated home of an old toymaker and his wife, only to find that the puppets and dolls have a vicious life of their own. In Cellar Dweller, a comic book artist (Jeffrey Combs) with a penchant for the macabre takes inspiration from an ancient tome and unleashes an ancient evil. Arena presents the ultimate fight night event: man vs monster! In the far future of 4038, a short order cook becomes the first human in fifty years to compete in an intergalactic boxing event on the far side of the universe. Finally in Robot Jox, Stuart Gordon directs Empire Pictures' most ambitious movie yet, as men and women pilot giant machines in gladiatorial battle to settle international disputes over territory.Freshly restored for the digital era with a wealth of new and archival extras, these films have never looked better. No need for a time machine, these golden age video classics will send you back to the 80s!High Definition Blu-Ray (1080p) presentations of all five filmsOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingLimited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Laurie GreasleyReversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan SheadyDouble sided posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady15 postcard-sized reproduction artcardsArrow Video store membership card 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing on the films by Lee Gambin, Dave Jay, Megan Navarro, and John Harrison plus select archival materialDISC ONE - THE DUNGEONMASTERNew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original negativeThree different versions of the film via seamless branching: the US theatrical version (The Dungeonmaster), the pre-release version and the international version (Ragewar)Original lossless mono audioNew audio commentary with star Jeffrey Byron, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainI Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own, a new interview with star Jeffrey ByronTheatrical trailersImage galleryDISC TWO - DOLLSNew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original interpositiveOriginal lossless stereo audioNew audio commentary by David Decoteau, Empire alumnus and friend of Stuart GordonArchive audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and writer Ed NahaArchive audio commentary with cast members Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Stephen Lee, Carrie Lorraine, and Ian Patrick WilliamsAssembling Dolls, a new interview with Lee Percy, editor of Dolls, Re-Animator and From BeyondToys of Terror: The Making of Dolls, an archive featurette with Gordon, Yuzna, Purdy-Gordon, Williams, Brian Yuzna, Charles Band and Gabe BartalosFilm-to-storyboard comparisonTheatrical trailersImage galleryDISC THREE - CELLAR DWELLERAdditional picture restoration by Arrow FilmsOriginal lossless stereo audioNew audio commentary by special make-up effects artist Michael Deak who inhabited the Cellar Dweller creature suit, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainGrabbed by the Ghoulies, a new appreciation of John Carl Buechler, special make-up effects artist of many Empire Pictures films and director of Cellar Dweller, by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainInside the Cellar, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Michael DeakOriginal sales sheetOriginal production notesVHS trailerEmpire Pictures trailer reelImage galleries, including behind the scenes photos courtesy of special make-up effects artist Michael DeakDISC FOUR - ARENANew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the last known surviving 35mm elementsOriginal lossless stereo audioNew audio commentary with director Peter Manoogian, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave WainAlternative fullframe presentationNot His Arena, a new interview with co-screenwriter Danny BilsonEmpire of Creatures, a new interview with special make-up effects artist Michael DeakTheatrical trailerImage galleryDISC FIVE - ROBOT JOXNew 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original negativeOriginal lossless stereo audioArchive audio commentary with director Stuart GordonArchive audio commentary with associate effects director Paul Gentry, mechanical effects artist Mark Rappaport, and stop-motion animator Paul JessellCrash and Burn, a new interview with actor Gary GrahamHer Name is Athena, a new Interview with actor Anne-Marie JohnsonThe Scale of Battle: David Allen and the FX of Robot Jox, a new appreciation of stop motion animator David Allen by those who knew him, featuring contributions from fellow visual effects artists Steve Burg, Yancy Calzeda, Paul Gentry, Kevin Kutchaver, Dennis Muren and John VincentLooking Back, an archival interview with actor Paul KosloOriginal sales sheetOriginal production notesTheatrical trailerImage galleries, including behind the scenes stills courtesy of associate effects director Paul Gentry