The Dead Next Door: Collector's Edition

Two and a half decades before The Walking Dead made zombies mainstream on cable television, 19-year-old writer/director J.R. Bookwalter (Ozone, Witchouse 2: Blood Coven) embarked on The Dead Next Door, an ambitious horror feature pitting an elite team of Zombie Squad soldiers against hoards of the undead and the secretive religious cult hell-bent on protecting them. The film would ultimately take four years to complete with the help of a now-famous Hollywood director and more than 1,500 Northeast Ohio residents, who portrayed the multitudes of bloodthirsty ghouls. For this collector's edition, brand-new 4:3 and 16:9 1080p HD masters have been painstakingly created from a 2K restoration using the original Super-8mm film elements. Also included is a 5.1 surround mix which restores the voices of the original cast members for the first time ever, vintage and newly-prepared bonus materials, audio commentaries, and several all-new extras not previously available. Collectible slipcover with all-new 2017 artwork included with first 1,000 units only! Bonus features include: Trailers, Auditions (14 mins.), Three Miles Out Music Video (3 mins.), Video Preshoots (6 mins.), Video Storyboards (8 mins.), 2005 Audio Commentary with writer/director J.R. Bookwalter, actor Michael Todd and cinematographer Michael Tolochko, Jr., 20 Years in 15 Minutes (16 mins.), NEW! Rare 2001 Foreign DVD Audio Commentary with writer/director J.R. Bookwalter and makeup FX artist David Lange, NEW! 1999 Akron Location Tour with actor James L. Edwards (5 mins.), NEW! Richards Returns: An Interview with actor Scott Spiegel (5 mins.), Production Stills Gallery (6 mins.), Behind The Scenes Gallery (9 mins.), Around The World Gallery (4 mins.), Storyboard Gallery (27 mins.), Deleted Scenes & Outtakes (7 mins.), Behind the Scenes Footage (19 mins.), The Nightlight Screening Q&A (16 mins.), Capitol Theatre Screening Q&A (12 mins.), Restoration of the Dead Featurette (19 mins.), DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround Classic Dubbed Mix, Audio Commentary with producers J.R. Bookwalter, Jolie Jackunas and Scott P. Plummer, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround Original Cast Mix, 2K Restored Feature in 16:9 Widescreen (1.78:1), 2K Restored Feature in 4:3 Original Aspect Ratio (1.33:1)