Mark your calendars for August 13th! Synapse Films is bringing Lamberto Bava’s supernatural horror classics, Demons and Demons 2, to 4K UHD and Blu-ray, offering fans a chance to experience these cult favorites in stunning high definition.
Demons
The terror in Demons begins when a mysterious masked figure hands out free tickets to a horror film screening. As the audience settles in, the horror on screen starts to bleed into reality, transforming viewers into flesh-craving demons. Bava’s masterpiece, celebrated for its gore effects and rock-infused soundtrack featuring Billy Idol, The Scorpions, and Mötley Crüe, is now available in two versions: the full-length original cut in English and Italian, and the shorter U.S. version with alternate dubbing and sound effects.
Special Features for Demons 4K UHD/Blu-ray:
- New audio commentary by critics Kat Ellinger and Heather Drain, co-hosts of the Hell’s Belles podcast
- Audio commentary with director Lamberto Bava, SPFX artist Sergio Stivaletti, composer Claudio Simonetti, and actress Geretta Geretta
- “Produced by Dario Argento”: A new visual essay by author and critic Michael Mackenzie
- “Dario’s Demon Days”: Interview with writer/producer Dario Argento
- “Defining an Era in Music”: Interview with Claudio Simonetti
- “Splatter Spaghetti Style”: Interview with Luigi Cozzi
- “Carnage at the Cinema”: Lamberto Bava and His Splatter Masterpiece
- “Dario and the Demons”: Producing Monster Mayhem
- “Monstrous Memories”: Luigi Cozzi on the making of Demons
- “Profondo Jones: The Critical Perspective”
- “Splatter Stunt Rock”: Interview with Ottaviano Dell’Acqua
- Stivaletti Q&A at the 2019 UK Festival of Fantastic Films
- Original Italian and English international theatrical trailers
- U.S. theatrical trailer
Demons 2
In Demons 2, a young girl’s birthday celebration is disrupted when a horror film on TV unleashes an evil force, turning the residents of her luxury apartment building into monstrous demons. With a New Wave-inspired soundtrack featuring The Smiths, The Cult, and Dead Can Dance, the sequel matches the original in gore and intensity.
Special Features for Demons 2 4K UHD/Blu-ray:
- New audio commentary by film critic Travis Crawford
- “Bava to Bava”: Interview with Luigi Cozzi on the history of Italian horror
- “Creating Creature Carnage”: Interview with Sergio Stivaletti
- “Demonic Influences”: Federico Zampaglione Speaks
- “The ‘Demons’ Generation”: Roy Bava discusses a legacy in lacerations
- “The New Blood of Italian Horror” featuring Sergio Stivaletti
- “Screaming for a Sequel”: The Delirious Legacy of Demons 2 with Lamberto Bava
- “A Soundtrack for Splatter”: Interview with composer Simon Boswell
- “Together and Apart”: A new visual essay on the space and technology in Demons and Demons 2 by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Original Italian and English theatrical trailers
Don’t miss the chance to add these iconic horror films to your collection and experience the gore, the thrills, and the music like never before.
