All Hail King Rawhead: on Blu-ray!

99.9% of you have never heard of this movie, but believe me when I tell you that Rawhead Rex (1986) has an enthusiastic and insatiable following. Written by none other than Clive Barker himself, Rawhead Rex concerns the accidental release of a horrific demon from his underground prison, and the subsequent head-severing rampage across the Irish countryside that ensues as a result.

Time has not been kind to old Rawhead, and it's been nearly impossible to find over the last couple of decades. It's one of those cult horror films that makes fans possessively cling to their time-worn VHS copies - you know the kind I mean. It's right up there with Michael Mann's The Keep among films that horror fans fear would stay lost and mired in legal mayhem for years, never to be resolved.

But the fine folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics have untied the Gordian Knot and will be releasing a special edition of the film on DVD and blu-ray this fall - just in time for Halloween! The disc will feature a new 4K restoration, and to top that, Kino Lorber Repertory is actually having a limited theatrical release this summer in over 20 markets.

So prepare yourselves, fans, and all Hail the King!!!