Looking for more nun-horror goodness after this year’s devout duo of The First Omen and Immaculate? Well, Synapse Films have got you covered, as they’re bringing Mike Mendez‘s cult classic The Convent to 4K UHD and Blu-ray later this year on October 8.
Starring horror legend Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Swamp Thing), The Convent was released in 2000 and follows:
In 1960, a young woman named Christine enters St. Francis Boarding School for Girls and lays waste to the resident nuns. Four decades later, a group of college students head to the long-abandoned building late one night to tag it with their fraternity letters, little knowing that rumors of the place being haunted are terrifyingly true. Stir in a couple of disapproving cops and a band of unlikely Satanists, and the table is set for a feast of demonic infestation and bloodshed that only the grown-up Christine (Barbeau) can possibly stop.
More info per Synapse’s official press release…
From its opening massacre, set to the strains of (appropriately enough) Lesley Gore, THE CONVENT is an in-your-face fright film with a full-blooded sense of humor. Director Mike Mendez (THE GRAVEDANCERS, BIG ASS SPIDER!) both embraces and skewers the traditions of supernatural/possession cinema, with wicked twists that upend expectations and deliver jolts and laughs in equal measure. Not for the devout or the easily offended, the film gives Barbeau one of her best roles as the motorcycle-riding, shotgun-wielding Christine, with bonus appearances by fellow genre icon Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) and rapper/actor Coolio. THE CONVENT rocked audiences at festivals including Sundance and Fantasia, but has long been unavailable on disc. Now you can possess its uncensored U.S. debut remastered in Dolby Vision 4K from the original uncut 35mm Internegative elements and worship the extensive special features!
Since premiering at Sundance in 2000, The Convent has garnered a cult following, thanks in part to its difficult to find in good-quality, legitimate means. Now, thanks to Synapse Films, everyone can enjoy a slice of nasty nun madness.
Here’s the list of hell-raising special features:
– 4K remaster of the uncut version supervised and approved by director, Mike Mendez
– Mastered in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
– 5.1 stereo surround mix from the original 16-track audio masters
– Cast and crew audio commentary, featuring director Mike Mendez
– “Lords of Hell” audio commentary featuring Saul and Dickie-Boy
– Video tour of both THE CONVENT and KILLERS film locations
– Vintage “Making of” featurette
– Vintage original studio Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
– “It’s Always Something with a Virgin” Liner notes booklet from Corey Danna
– Deleted scene
– Gore outtakes
– Still gallery
– Promotional trailers
– Reversible cover art
You can order your copy of The Convent by heading over to Synapse Films’ official site!
