SILENT SCREAM (1979) - Blu-ray & 4K Release of Cult Classic Slasher Horror

Product Description: What silent terror lies within the walls of a gloomy old Victorian mansion by the sea? Unable to get housing on campus, young co-ed Scotty (Rebecca Balding, The Boogens) finds a vacancy at the Engels’ mansion, now a boarding house for college students. Mrs. Engels (Yvonne DeCarlo, TV’s The Munsters) and her son seem nice enough, but it soon becomes clear to Scotty that something is not right at her new residence. When her fellow boarders begin to get brutally butchered, two detectives (comedian Avery Schreiber and The Toolbox Murders’ Cameron Mitchell) must solve the mystery of the Engels’ boarding house before the body count rises. Written and produced by Ken and Jim Wheat, the creative team behind Nightmare on Elm Street 4, The Fly II and Pitch Black, and featuring horror icon Barbara Steele (Black Sunday, The Crimson Cult) in an unforgettable role, the bloodcurdling Silent Scream was one of the most successful, stylish and subversive independent horror movies of the slasher era.

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Director: Denny Harris

Starring: Barbara Steele, Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Yvonne De Carlo, Avery Schreiber

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Runtime: 87 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Home Video Release Date: July 22, 2025

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
4K Ultra HD: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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Brand New HD and HDR 10 Masters – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary by Actress Barbara Steele, Moderated by Film Historian David Del Valle
Scream of Success - 30 Years Later: Featurette (40:42 SD)
The Original Script: Featurette (10:13 SD)
The Wheat Brothers - A Look Back: Featurette (12:17 SD)
Interview with Actress Rebecca Balding (3:17 SD)
Audio Interview with Director Denny Harris (30:04)
TV and Radio Spots
Theatrical Trailer