UNIVERSAL HORROR: Four New Blu Singles This June

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Creature from the Black Lagoon (Blu-Ray)
June 4th
Universal
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The Invisible Man (Blu-Ray)
June 4th
Universal
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The Mummy (Blu-Ray)
June 4th
Universal
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Phantom of the Opera (Blu-Ray)
June 4th
Universal
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Universal has announced a June 4th release date for the above four horror titles on Blu-Ray.

All were released last year in their boxed Universal Classic Monsters Collection, but this marks their debuts as singles. Bonus features, of which there are many, carry over from the DVD releases (below).

Creature from the Black Lagoon (Blu-Ray)
Scientists drug and capture the creature, who becomes enamored with the head scientist's female assistant (Julie Adams). The lonely creature, "a living amphibious missing link," escapes and kidnaps the object of his affection. Chief scientist (Richard Carlson) then launches a crusade to rescue his assistant ans cast the ominous creature back to the depths from where he came.

Well-acted and directed, and with Bud Westmore's brilliantly designed monster, Creature From The Black Lagoon remains an enduring tribute to the imaginative genius of its Hollywood creators.

BONUS FEATURES:
  • 3D Version of Creature from the Black Lagoon
  • Back to the Black Lagoon
  • Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • 100 Years of Universal: The Lot

Claude Rains delivers a remarkable performance in his screen debut as a mysterious doctor who discovers a serum that makes him invisible. Covered by bandages and dark glasses, Rains arrives at a small English village and attempts to hide his amazing discover. But the same drug which rends him invisible slowly drives him to commit acts of unspeakable terror.

Based on H.G. Wells' classic novel and direct by the master of macabre James Whale, The Invisible Man not only fueled a host of sequels, but features some special effects that are still imitated today.

BONUS FEATURES:
  • Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed. An Original Documentary by Rudy Behlmer
  • Feature Commentary with Film Historian Rudy Behlmer
  • Production Photographs
  • Trailer Gallery
  • 100 Years of Universal: Unforgettable Characters

Boris Karloff's legendary performance has become a landmark in the annals of screen history. As the mummy, Im-Ho-Tep, he is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a team of British archaeologists. It is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive the vestal virgin whom he loved, after she had been sacrificed. Alive again, he sets out to find his lost love.

BONUS FEATURES:
  • Feature Commentary by Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns and Brent Armstrong
  • Feature Commentary by Film Historian Paul M. Jenson
  • Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
  • He Who Made Monsters: Life and Legacy of Jack Pierce
  • Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy
  • The Mummy Archives
  • 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era
  • Trailer Gallery

This spectacular retelling of Gaston Leroux's immortal horror tale stars Claude Rains as the masked phantom of the Paris opera house - a crazed composer who schemes to make a beautiful young soprano (Susanna Foster) the star of the opera company and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.

Nelson Eddy, the heroic baritone, tries to win the affections of Foster as he tracks down the disfigured "monster" who has begun murdering those who resist his mad demands. This lavish production remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.

BONUS FEATURES:
  • Feature Commentary with Film Historian Scott MacQueen
  • The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
  • Production Photographs
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • 100 Years of Universal: The Lot

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