Scream Factory reveals details on Monkey Shines, The Dark Half Blu-rays

Last Updated on July 22, 2021

If you're a fan of George Romero's work then you'll love what those crazy cats over at Scream Factory have up their sleeves for November.

Scream Factory has announced that they will be releasing Romero’s MONKEY SHINES (1988) and THE DARK HALF (1993) on November 18, and now we've got the Blu-ray details to share with ya.

MONKEY SHINES, based on the novel by Michael Stewart, focuses on…

…a paralyzed man (Jason Beghe) who receives a trained monkey to help with his needs, only for the animal to start carrying out his darkest impulses.

In addition to the 1.78:1 widescreen transfer, the Blu-ray will include:

• New audio commentary by Romero
• New “An Experiment In Fear – The Making of MONKEY SHINES” retrospective with Romero, actors Beghe, John Pankow and Kate McNeil, executive producer Peter Grunwald, special makeup FX creator Tom Savini, special makeup FX assistants Greg Nicotero and Everett Burrell and editor Pasquale Buba (49 minutes)
• Alternate ending
• Deleted scenes
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Vintage “Making of MONKEY SHINES” plus additional interview clips
• Theatrical trailers
• TV spot
• Still gallery

You can pre-order MONKEY SHINES on Blu-ray HERE.

Also releasing that same day is Romero's THE DARK HALF, which is adapted from Stephen King’s novel about…

…a writer (Timothy Hutton) who decides to retire a pseudonym under which he penned graphic crime novels—only for this alter ego to murderous manifest in the real world.

This film will also be presented in 1.78:1 widescreen, with the following extras:

• New audio commentary by Romero
• New “The Sparrows Are Flying Again!: The Making of THE DARK HALF” retrospective with Romero, producer Declan Baldwin, actors Michael Rooker, Robert Joy, Rutanya Alda and John Amplas, composer Christopher Young, special makeup FX creators John Vulich and Everett Burrell, visual FX supervisor Kevin Kutchaver, 2nd unit director Tom Dubensky and editor Pasquale Buba (36 minutes)
• Deleted scenes
• Animated storyboards for the original ending
• Behind-the-scenes footage—special FX and on the set
• Vintage “Making of THE DARK HALF” plus additional interview clips
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• Still gallery

You can pre-order THE DARK HALF right HERE.