It looks like the schoolyard favorite Faces Of Death will be getting a fresh printing on DVD. We get the following skinny from our friends at cinematical:
According to the gore-soaked lunatics of Dread Central, who got word from one of their pals at supplement house Red Shirt Pictures, Gorgon Video is planning a Faces of Death DVD for release later this year. Extras will include a trio of featurettes (one on the effects, one on the editing, and one on the “impact”) and a “very in-depth” audio commentary from director Conan le Cilaire (aka John Schwartz). And since Faces of Death was one of the most controversial horror movies in my whole middle school, I can only assume that the new DVD release will cause a bit of colorful chit-chat all over the horror sites.
I cannot handle torture videos or footage of people getting killed, so I have never watched the FOD series of films. I remember when I was young, other kids would speak of the horrors of the films to others in the schoolyard that were unable to watch it (or too chicken like myself). Watching this series was like getting another badge for your cub scout uniform; and those that made it though the experience certainly had bragging rights.
This film continues to make cash as a new generation is born, and hungers to be disgusted. With so much of this available on the internet now, the film has certainly lost its exclusivity, but the collection still remains a cult classic and it ‘s cool to see it live on to haunt anew.
