Cult 80s slasher Iced is finally heading to Blu-ray and limited edition LED VHS, courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome's new label, Degausser Video.
Directed by Jeff Kwitny, the 1988 horror starred Debra De Liso, Doug Stevenson, Ron Kologie and the late Lisa Loring, and was previously only available on VHS with no Blu-ray release in site.
In Iced:
A group of friends head off for a fun-filled getaway in the snowy mountains, where they’ve unexpectedly been offered a free stay at a luxury ski resort. Once they arrive at their cabin, however, the high spirits are soon dampened when they discover a newspaper clipping concerning the tragic death of their friend Jeff during a ski trip four years earlier – it’s clear that someone holds the group responsible for the accident.
Sure enough, as the friends settle in for a cozy winter vacation full of skiing, sexual intrigue, and naked cocaine binges, a mysterious figure in ski gear and cracked goggles stalks the surroundings, intent on picking them off one by one in a variety of gruesome ways.
For its Blu-ray premiere, Iced was newly restored from the best available tape master. Degausser Video's special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Robert Sammelin) is limited to 4,000 units, with the Limited Edition Deluxe VHS Light Case (artwork by Robert Sammelin) comes with a Custom Molded Clear Shell VHS limited to just 400.
Special features on the region-free Blu-ray include commentary tracks with director Jeff Kwitny and special features producer Ewan Cant, and author / film historian Amanda Reyes, as well as an interview with Kwitny, actor Ron Kologie and more.
As for Degausser Video, here's what you can expect from the exciting new boutique label:
Degausser Video is a brand new label created by several of the devious minds behind VS, which will bring to Blu-ray and tape deluxe editions of both canonical and under-seen shot on video (SOV) genre cinema, in addition to work shot on film, but edited on tape, wherein the original film materials are believed to be lost or destroyed.
Similar to Vinegar Syndrome's focus on FILM preservation, Degausser will work only from original analogue tape materials with an emphasis on maintaining the aesthetics inherent to each respective video format. Additionally, each title released by Degausser will be made available in an ultra limited “new” VHS edition, fitted in a custom designed hard shell light box.
Head over to Vinegar Syndrome to pre-order your copy of Iced.
