Blu-ray release: ‘Evil Dead Trap’
By Phil Mills | Jan 23, 2024
88 Films are bringing the 1988 Japanese supernatural slasher ‘Evil Dead Trap’ (死霊の罠) to UK Blu-ray on February 26, 2024.
Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, the film follows a late night TV presenter who receives a snuff tape and decides to take a crew out to a location indicated in the tape. The cast includes Miyuki Ono, Yuji Honma, Hitomi Kobayashi, Shinsuke Shimada, and Aya Katsuragi.
Synopsis: A TV station employee takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there, only to end up running for her life. Nami hosts a late night video program. She receives a tape which appears to be a real snuff film. She and her crew investigate the location where she meets a man looking for his brother who warns her to stay away. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.
Features:
• HD Blu-ray (1080p) presentation in 1.66:1 aspect ratio
• Original mono 2.0 audio with improved English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp and David Flint
• Archive interview with director Toshiharu Ikeda
• Original storyboards
• Stills gallery
• Behind the scenes stills
• Trailer
• Booklet essay by Jim Harper
• Original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
• Includes OBI strip
‘Evil Dead Trap’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.
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