The Dunwich Horror (1970) {Arrow Video Blu-ray Review}

H.P. Lovecraft was an American writer that brought readers everything from horror, science fiction, fantasy and more. His stories often took the readers on a ride on the weird side. Among on if his best stories was The Dunwich Horror. 

Now like many of Lovecraft's stories The Dunwich Horror was adapted into a motion picture in 1970. Arrow Video known for giving cult classics physical media releases. Dunwich Horror is the nest one to shine on Blu-ray.

Dr. Henry Armitage (Ed Begley) is an expert in the occult. He travels to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee), a student who went missing the previous night. He and Elizabeth, a friend and classmate of Nancy's, are turned away by Wilbur (Dean Stockwell), the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' deepest darkest secret.

The Dunwich Horror is not the best Lovecraft film adaption. Pretty much everyone will admit to that, but that doesn't mean it is a bad film or an unwatchable film. The acting is pretty good, Dean Stockwell (Quantum Leap) is the stands out for me. It is a pretty decent adaptation. The violence is a bit tame for a horror film, which is fine with me. But there is a fairly good amount of sexual content so, viewer beware if you are offended by that kind of content.

The Dunwich Horror has been transferred to Blu-ray thanks to Arrow Video. The film is presented in 1080p in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The audio is a DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track. There is also English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Arrow Video has restored this 70s cult classic in 2k from the original camera negative. This new restoration is really nice. The colors are vibrant and the picture is crisp. The audio is clear sounding nice with this new restoration.

Now Arrow Video never skimps on their Blu-ray releases. They always load up their Blu-ray releases with bonus features. And The Dunwich Horror is no different. Take a look at what Arrow Video included on this release.

* New audio commentary by Guy Adams and Alexandra Benedict, creators of the audio drama Arkham County

* The Door into Dunwich, a new conversation between film historian Stephen R. Bissette and horror author Stephen Laws in which they discuss The Dunwich Horror, Lovecraft, and their memories of seeing the film on release

* After Summer After Winter, a new interview with science fiction and fantasy writer Ruthanna Emrys, author of The Innsmouth Legacy series

* The Sound of Cosmic Terror, new interview with music historian David Huckvale in which he takes a closer look at Les Baxter’s score for The Dunwich Horror

* Theatrical trailer

* Image gallery

* Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece

* FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critics Johnny Mains and Jack Sargeant

Admittedly The Dunwich Horror is not a film for everyone. The story is a fun little horror tale, but the offensive sexual content could make for unpleasant viewing for those that are not comfortable with that.

But if you love cult horror films and H.P. Lovecraft adaptions well this new Blu-ray is defiantly going to be one that you will want to add to your collection. If you would like to order the Arrow Video Blu-ray of The Dunwich Horror head over to Amazon and order your copy today.

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