Can there be a horror fan out there who doesn't by now own at least one version of George Romero's seminal Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead on DVD by now? Perhaps you even upgraded to Arrow's Blu-ray versions in December last year and April of this. But those of you without a Blu-ray player who felt a bit stiffed by not being able to get access to the three cuts of Dawn and the extra features on both may be interested to know that a 4-disc DVD version of Dawn and a 2-disc release of Day have been announced by Arrow for release in the UK at the end of this month, which should put all that right.

Dawn of the Dead

A National Emergency grips the US as the zombie population grows at an inexplicable and alarming rate. Two Philadelphia Police S.W.A.T. officers, a helicopter pilot and his TV reporter girlfriend escape the city and take refuge in an abandoned, suburban shopping mall after securing it following a series of brutal confrontations with the undead. Their survival is threatened when a band of looters leave a door open allowing the zombies access to the mall once more.

The first sequel to George A. Romero's 1968 zombie classic Night Of The Living Dead, the equally powerful and apocalyptic Dawn Of The Dead was hailed by respected film critic Roger Ebert as "One of the best horror films ever made" and remains probably the most influential zombie movie of them all.

The 4-disc Dawn Of The Dead (cert. 18) will be released on DVD by Arrow Video on 30th August 2010 at the RRP of £19.99. Special features will include:

• George A. Rombero approved theatrical cut of feature presentation;
• Audio commentary by George A. Romero, Tom Savini and Chris Romero;
• Audio commentary by Richard P. Rubinstein;
• Document Of The Dead documentary plus The Lost Interview and deleted scenes;
• Fan of the Dead;
• Director's Cut of feature presentation;
• The Dead Will Walk documentary;
• Dario Argento Cut of feature presentation;
• US and German trailers;
• TV and radio spots;
• Reviews Giallo trailers;
• Scream Greats documentary on Tom Savini;
• Four sleeve art options;
• Double-sided fold out poster;
• For Every Night There Is A Dawn collector's booklet.

Day of the Dead

In this, the third instalment in Romero's ongoing zombie saga, the living dead have now taken over the world and only small pockets of human resistance survive. One such group of desperate survivors, a motley crew of scientists and soldiers, are holed up in a 14-mile long underground missile silo. As the scientists experiment on forcibly captured zombie specimens to try and find a way to control them, the soldiers become increasingly impatient with the lack of results and are eager to wage an all-out war on the undead. Soon, the tension between the two human camps erupts into a violent situation that is only overshadowed by the vicious zombie slaughter that surrounds them.

Easily the bleakest, goriest and most chilling of Romero's zombie movies to date, Day Of The Dead sees Tom Savini and his special effects team hitting an all-time career high with an endless succession of super-realistic flesh tearing, bone snapping, gut spilling mayhem that for some viewers will prove almost too much to endure. The setting within a seemingly endless series of underground caverns adds an unbearable tension to a movie that is still as shockingly violent and claustrophobic today as it was twenty-five years ago.\

The 2-disc Day Of The Dead (cert. 18) will be released on DVD by Arrow Video on 30th August 2010 at the RRP of £19.99. Special features will include:

• Audio commentary by special effects team members Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Everett Burrell and Mike Deak;
• Joe Of The Dead documentary;
• Travelogue Of The Dead;
• The Many Days Of Day Of The Dead documentary;
• Behind The Zombies footage;
• Romero Zombography;
• Photo Album Of The Dead;
• Souvenirs Of The Dead;
• Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead trailers;
• The Audio Recollections Of Richard Liberty;
• TV Ads Of The Dead;
• Wampum mine promo;
• Two sleeve art options;
• Double sided fold out poster;
• Day Of The Dead: Desertion – exclusive 24-page collector's comic book featuring new 'Bub' storyline;
• For Every Dawn There Is A Day collector's booklet.