Settle in for a disturbingly dark…Session 9. Lauded as one of the great horror films of the 21st Century, Brad Anderson‘s tense creeping chiller has earned a cult following. 20 years after it’s original release the film is set to get a thrilling Limited Edition Blu-ray release from Second Sight Films in December.
Featuring a stellar cast including David Caruso (First Blood, NYPD Blue) Stephen Gevedon (War of the Worlds, 13) Peter Mullan (Tyrannasour, War Horse), Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Glory Road). The film follows a group of asbestos removal contractors who are sent to an abandoned Mental hospital to clean it up. With only a week to complete the job tensions rise so do dark secrets amongst them. Things get worse when the secrets of the hospital are unearthed too.
The limited edition boxset will come with a slew of special features including: Brand new interviews and commentaries, documentaries, deleted scenes and an alternative ending. The set is presented in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Christopher Shy, along with a soft cover book with new essays.
Here’s a reminder of the film in the shape of the film’s original Trailer…
Desperate to win the contract to clean up the abandoned Danvers State Mental Hospital, the boss of an asbestos removal company promises a rapid one-week turnaround and the pressure is on for his team. As tensions run high to get job done, the crew are harbouring their own dark secrets and they soon discover they’re not the only ones… the derelict building has its own ominous past. When a case history tape is uncovered, it reveals shocking secrets hidden within its walls and things take a twisted turn.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio commentary by Director and Writer Brad Anderson and Writer Stephen Gevedon
- New audio commentary by Mike White and Jed Ayres
- The Darkside: a new interview with Brad Anderson
- Mike’s Session: a new interview with Stephen Gevedon
- Back to the Bat: a new interview with Producer David Collins and Director of Photography Uta Briesewitz
- Invisible Design: a new interview with Production Designer Sophie Carlhian
- The Sound of Dread: a new interview with Composers Robert Millis and Jeffery Taylor
- A Twisted Collage: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Session 9
- Return to Danvers documentary
- The Haunted Palace
- Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: Session 9
- Story to Screen with optional Director commentary
- Deleted scenes and alternate ending with optional Director commentary
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Christopher Shy
- Soft cover book with new essays by Charles Bramesco,Simon Fitzjohn and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas plus behind-the-scenes and location images
Session 9 Limited Edition Blu-ray release will be released in the UK and Ireland from Second Sight Films on 27th December.
