Classic Supernatural Horror The Stone Tape Getting A UK Blu-Ray Release

101 Films Black Label range is set to go supernatural with the release of the influential BBC horror The Stone Tape (1972), released in the UK on Blu-ray for the first time.

Title 041 on the 101 Films Black Label, this release features a brand new upscaled master
of The Stone Tape along with a whole raft of extra content. Included is the new documentary ‘Children of The Stone Tape’ an exploration of the film’s legacy and its lasting influence on notable filmmakers, featuring interviews with Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio, Duke of Burgundy), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentleman) and star Jane Asher. Also on the disc is ‘Out of Darkness: A Visionary Manxman’, a short film about writer Nigel Kneale featuring biographer Andy Murray, and two commentaries. This limited edition version comes packaged in a rigid box with brand new artwork, art cards, and two booklets, one featuring the original script and the other new writing on the film; ‘Placememory’ by Andy Murray and ‘Weird Science: The Stone Tape at Fifty’ by John Doran.

Broadcast by the BBC on Christmas Day 1972 to critical acclaim, The Stone Tape sees Kneale employing his trademark fusion of science fiction and supernatural horror to terrifying effect and ranks among the legendary screenwriter’s best work. The film has gone on to leave a lasting legacy on supernatural fiction and beyond, popularising the theory of residual hauntings to the point it has since become known as Stone Tape Theory. Highly regarded by a vast number of filmmakers including John Carpenter (Prince of Darkness), Steven Spielberg (Poltergeist) and Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) The Stone Tape remains one of the BBC’s finest features.

A team of scientists, eager to discover a new recording medium, take over a brooding gothic mansion
recently purchased and renovated by their employers. On moving in, however, they find one room
unfinished and the builders refusing to work there. Claims of strange noises and feelings of unease are
dismissed. However, the scientists soon discover that the renovation work on the mansion has disturbed something hidden beneath the stone walls, something ancient and malevolent.

Brand new extras:
• ‘Children of The Stone Tape’ Documentary on the lasting legacy of The Stone Tape
• ‘Out of Darkness: A Visionary Manxman’ Short film on writer Nigel Kneale
• Commentary with filmmakers Jon Dear and Sean Hogan
• Limited edition rigid box packaging
• Set of art cards
• Script booklet
• Booklet including ‘Placememory’ by Andy Murray and ‘Weird Science: The Stone Tape at Fifty’ by
John Doran