Scream Factory Specs For The Dark Half, Monkey Shines

Looking for a cinematic reason to give thanks this season? Not to worry, Scream Factory has you covered.Two of George Romero’s underrated classics are heading to Blu Ray this November, just in time for the holiday and loaded with special features.

On November 18th, George Romero’s The Dark Half and Monkey Shines will hit stores for the first time in Hi-Definition. As usual for Scream Factory releases, they are stacked with extras, giving love to these classic films. Here is the breakdown:

Based on the best-selling book by Stephen King, The Dark Half tells the story of horror writer Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton), who hopes to distance himself from his murder novels and from George Stark, the name he has used to anonymously author them. To achieve this, he cooks up a murder of his own: a publicity stunt that should lay Stark to rest forever. But when the people around him are found gruesomely slain – and his own fingerprints dot the crime scenes – Beaumont is dumbfounded until he learns that Stark has taken on life of his own…and begun a gruesome quest for vengeance!

Special features include…

New Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero
New The Sparrows Are Flying Again!: The Making of The Dark Half An all-new retrospective with Writer/Director George A. Romero, Producer Declan Baldwin, Actors Michael Rooker, Robert Joy, Rutanya Alda and John Amplas, Composer Christopher Young, Special Make-Up Effects Creators John Vulich and Everett Burrell, Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Kutchaver, Second Unit Director Tom Dubensky and Editor Pasquale Buba (36 Minutes)
Deleted Scenes
Animated Storyboards for the original ending
Behind-the-Scenes Footage Special Effects and On the Set
Vintage Making of THE DARK HALF plus additional interview clips
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot
Still Gallery

Allan Mann (Jason Beghe) is a bitter, angry and vengeful man ever since an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He’s fed up with himself and everyone around him. All that changes when he’s given Ella, a monkey trained to meet his every need. But when Ella begins anticipating Allan’s thoughts, strange and deadly things start happening. And as she stalks and wreaks havoc on Allan’s fair-weather girlfriend (Janine Turner), incompetent doctor and meddling mother, Allan realizes he must stop the cunning maniacal creature…before she fully takes over his mind!

Special features include…

New Audio Commentary with Writer/Director George A. Romero

New An Experiment In Fear The Making of Monkey Shines An all-new retrospective with Writer/Director George A. Romero, actors Jason Beghe, John Pankow and Kate McNeil, Executive Producer Peter Grunwald, Special Make-Up Effects Creator Tom Savini, Special Make-Up Effects Assistants Greg Nicotero and Everett Burrell and Editor Pasquale Buba (49 minutes)