Arrow Video's December lineup includes brand new Christmas horror comedy, The Leech, a 4K restoration of classic Bruce Dern 1970s sci-fi Silent Running, eco-horror action like you've never seen in Nightmare at Noon, a limited edition box set of quintessential J-horror with Ju-on: The Grudge Collection, and newly-restored classic of British crime cinema, The Croupier.

The releases include a wealth of in-depth extras including commentaries and in-depth video essays, exclusive brand new full-length documentaries, fascinating archival interviews and featurettes, illustrated collector's booklets, original and newly commissioned artwork, reversible sleeves, postcard-sized artcards, posters, deluxe steelbook editions and much more.

THE LEECH (USA 2022) | Blu-ray | 5 December 2022 | £24.99

From Black Christmas to Rare Exports, there has long been a symbiotic relationship between horror and the season of good cheer. Now, writer/director Eric Pennycoff (Sadistic Intentions) continues this proud tradition with The Leech, a cautionary tale about the perils of opening your door to a stranger.

Father David (Graham Skipper, Sequence Break), a Catholic priest struggling to fill the pews in his church, allows a homeless man, Terry (Jeremy Gardner, After Midnight), into his home to escape the December chill. But this simple act of kindness has unforeseen consequences when Terry's pregnant girlfriend, Lexi (Taylor Gardner, Sadistic Intentions), also decides to crash at the parochial house. Determined to save the warring couple through the healing power of God's love, David's ordered existence quickly unravels as he succumbs to the wicked ways of the parasitic pair. Will he pass this apparent test of faith or resort to blood-soaked, Old Testament justice?

Agonisingly intense and rib-ticklingly funny in equal measure, The Leech serves as both a festive frightmare and a microcosm of the fault lines of contemporary America.

SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 stereo soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with writer/producer/director Eric Pennycoff and producer Scott Smith
• Live Chattanooga Film Festival audio commentary
• Virtual Q&A with director Eric Pennycoff and the cast at the 2022 Chattanooga Film Festival
• Preaching to the Void – a brand new visual essay exploring The Leech and Pennycoff's earlier films by critic Anton Bitel
• The Voice of Reason – a brand new video interview with Pennycoff and actor Graham Skipper
• Introduction and Q&A from the film's international premiere at FrightFest 2022
• Exclusive introductions to the film by Pennycoff and Skipper
• The Making of The Leech – behind-the-scenes footage from the film set
• Rigo's music video
• Unfortunate, The Pod and Phase II – three early short films by Pennycoff
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love

SILENT RUNNING (USA 1972) | UHD | UHD Steelbook | Blu-ray | 5 December 2022

In 1968, visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull (The Andromeda Strain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) contributed to the ground-breaking special photographic effects of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Four years later, he stamped his own indelible mark on the science fiction genre with his mesmerising directorial debut – Silent Running.

In the not-so-distant future, Earth is barren of all flora and fauna, with what remains of the planet's former ecosystems preserved aboard a fleet of greenhouses orbiting in space. When the crews are ordered to destroy the remaining specimens, one botanist, Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern, The 'Burbs), rebels and flees towards Saturn in a desperate bid to preserve his own little piece of Earth that was, accompanied only by the ship's three service robots.

Featuring a captivating central performance by Dern, visual effects that rival anything in 2001 and a powerful ecological message, Silent Running is a haunting and prescient sci-fi classic that resonates even more strongly today than it did at the time of its original release.

Silent Running will be released in four editions: Blu-ray (£24.99); 4K UHD (£29.99); Limited Edition Steelbook 4K UHD [Zavvi Exclusive] (£39.99); and Limited Edition Deluxe Steelbook UHD [Zavvi Exclusive] (£44.99).

4K UHD CONTENTS:

• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• Original audio commentary by Douglas Trumbull and actor Bruce Dern
• Isolated music and effects track
• No Turning Back – an interview with film music historian Jeff Bond on the film's score
• First Run – a visual essay by writer and filmmaker Jon Spira exploring the evolution of Silent Running's screenplay
• The Making of Silent Running – an archival 1972 on-set documentary
• Silent Running by Douglas Trumbull and Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now – two archival interviews with the film's director
• A Conversation with Bruce Dern – an archival interview with the film's lead actor
• Theatrical trailer
• Extensive behind-the-scenes gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Arik Roper
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Peter Tonguette

The Zavvi Exclusive 4K UHD Limited Edition Steelbook includes all the above.

The Zavvi Exclusive 4K UHD Limited Edition Deluxe Steelbook includes all of the above plus:

• Limited Edition SteelBook featuring original artwork
• Poster
• Art cards

The Blu-ray edition includes all of the features from the standard UHD release, with these changes to the video:

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation

NIGHTMARE AT NOON (USA 1988) | Blu-ray | 5 December 2022 | £24.99

From cult director Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death, Hired to Kill) comes Nightmare at Noon, a hectic mashup of eco-horror and shoot 'em up full of daring stunts and explosive action!

Something strange is afoot in a small remote town in Utah, as a series of sinister state experiments in the surrounding desert leads to the contamination of its water supply, transforming the residents into lethal brainless maniacs. Enter vacationing lawyer Ken Griffiths (Wings Hauser, Vice Squad), his sassy wife Cheri (Kimberly Beck) and Reilly (Bo Hopkins, The Wild Bunch), the mysterious hitchhiker they pick up on the road, who find themselves thrust into the midst of this madness when they stop for a drink at the local diner.

Featuring an epic score by Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy) and set amongst the spectacular backdrop of Arches National Park, Nightmare at Noon is a non-stop adrenaline pumping thrill ride!

SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• Brand new restoration from the original negative
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Optional Greek subtitles
• The Films of Nico Mastorakis: Nightmare at Noon, featurette on the making of the film with commentary from director Nico Mastorakis
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Original onset interviews with actors Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, Kimberly Beck, George Kennedy and Brion James
• Trailer
• Image gallery accompanied by the film's score from Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys

JU-ON: THE GRUDGE COLLECTION (Japan 2002-2009)
UHD & Blu-ray | 19 December 2022 | £69.99

"Ju-On": the name given to a deadly curse spawned when someone dies in the grip of a violent rage. All who come into contact with it are doomed... Collected together for the first time, writer-director Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge series represents the flesh-crawling pinnacle of Japanese chillers that swept the globe at the turn of the millennium.

The films introduce the anonymous family house in the suburbs of Tokyo where an unspeakable evil lingers alongside its residents, the ghastly mother-son pairing of Kayoko and Toshio Saeki. Shimizu's disconcerting approach to plotting, unnerving eye for the uncanny details in the dark corners of the frame and an innate talent for effective jump scares so impressed Evil Dead director Sam Raimi that he invited the director to helm two Hollywood remakes.

The quintessential J-horror series make its Blu-ray debut with a brand new 4K restoration of Ju-On: The Grudge and a wealth of new and archival extras, including Shimizu's two The Curse straight-to-video precursors (previously unreleased outside Japan) and the White Ghost/Black Ghost diptych of tales unfolding within the same terrifying universe.

LIMITED EDITION UHD & BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

• Brand new 4K restoration of Ju-On: The Grudge from the original camera negative by Arrow Films 
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation of Ju-On: The Grudge in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all films
• Home video premiere outside Japan of Ju-On: The Curse and Ju-On: The Curse 2
• Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (except The Curse and The Curse 2) and 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles 
• Exclusive 60-page collector's booklet featuring writing by Grady Hendrix, James Marsh, Tom Mes, William Carroll and Lindsay Nelson [Limited Edition Exclusive]
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Oink Creative
• Twenty-four double-sided, postcard-sized artcards [Limited Edition Exclusive]
• Reversible poster featuring original artwork [Limited Edition Exclusive]

DISC 1 – JU-ON: THE CURSE AND JU-ON: THE CURSE 2 (BLU-RAY)

• Introduction to both films by writer-director Takashi Shimizu
• Introduction to Ju-On: The Curse by actor Takako Fuji

DISC 2 & 3 – JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY / BLU-RAY)

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films 
• Introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu
• New audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
• Audio commentary by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel
• Alternate English dub track in 5.1 Surround
• Haunting in Monochrome, a new interview with Takashi Shimizu on the Ju-On films
• Being Kayako, a new interview with Takako Fuji on her role as Kayako
• The Evolution of Ju-On, a brand new featurette with authors and Japan specialists Tom Mes and Zack Davisson discussing the cultural forces that shaped the series
• Through a Glass Darkly, an archive interview with Takashi Shimizu
• Whispers in the Dark, an archive interview with actor Megumi Okina on her role as Rika
• Fade to Black, an archive interview with actress Kayoko Shibata, who plays Mariko
• On-set interviews with Takashi Shimizu, Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara and Yui Ichikawa
• Deleted scenes with commentary by Takashi Shimizu
• Almost an hour of behind-the-scenes footage  
• Ju-On True Stories, two ghostly true-life tales that inspired the films, narrated by Hiroyoshi Kihara
• Original trailers
• Image gallery

DISC 4 – JU-ON: THE GRUDGE 2 (BLU-RAY)

• Introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu
• New audio commentary with scholar Raechel Dumas and critic Jasper Sharp
• Alternate English dub track in 5.1 Surround
• Interview with Takashi Shimizu from the time of making Ju-On: The Grudge 2
• On-set interviews with Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Niiyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa, Emi Yamamoto and Shingo Katsurayama
• Deleted scenes
• 55 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage
• On-set reports by cast members Noriko Sakai, Yui Ichikawa and Erika Kuroishi
• Premieres and stage greetings footage from Japan, Taiwan and Korea
• Trailers and TV spots
• Image gallery

DISC 5 – JU-ON: WHITE GHOST AND JU-ON: BLACK GHOST (BLU-RAY)

Introduction to Ju-On: Black Ghost by writer-director Mari Asato

• New interview with Mari Asato
• Original trailer
• Image galleries

CROUPIER (United Kingdom | Ireland | France | Germany 1988)
UHD | Blu-ray | 5 December 2022 | £29.99 (UHD), £24.99 (Blu-ray)

In 1998, Mike Hodges, director of the iconic Get Carter, returned to the genre that made his name with Croupier, an unforgettable thriller that put leading man Clive Owen firmly on the map and established itself as a classic of British crime cinema.

Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. Taking a job as a casino croupier just to make ends meet, he finds himself seduced by the high stakes world of luck and chance. As the job takes over his life and his relationship to girlfriend Marion (Gina McKee) begins to crumble, Jack's attention is caught by down-on-her-luck gambler Jani (Alex Kingston). Under pressure from her creditors, she asks Jack to be the inside man for a planned heist at the casino. It all sounds so easy. But even a pro can't predict the cards he will be dealt.

With a screenplay by Paul Mayersberg (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence), Hodges first theatrical feature in almost a decade proved that he'd lost none of his edge. Cooly confident, mercilessly gripping and tautly directed, Croupier arrives on Arrow Video looking better than ever, newly restored from the original 35mm camera negative with a wealth of brand new special features.

2-DISC LIMITED EDITION UHD CONTENTS:

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Mike Hodges
• Bonus disc containing brand new feature-length documentary Mike Hodges: A Film-Maker's Life
• Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critics Barry Forshaw and Philip Kemp, plus select archival material
• Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley

DISC 1 - CROUPIER (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Optional audio description for the visually impaired
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Josh Nelson
• Archive audio commentary by director Mike Hodges
• A Streak of Fortune, a new interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg about the writing and making of Croupier
• Film, Scones and Fury, a new interview with actress Kate Hardie in which she looks back on the making of Croupier and her friendship with Mike Hodges
• Mike Hodges at the BFI, an archival audio interview with director Mike Hodges from the time of Croupier's release
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery

DISC 2 - MIKE HODGES: A FILM-MAKER'S LIFE (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY)

• In this all new documentary from Arrow Films, film critic David Cairns sits down with Croupier, Get Carter and Flash Gordon director Mike Hodges to take a closer look at the entirety of his career; featuring candid insights into the making of each film and his experience of the industry at large, it is a remarkable portrait of one of Britain's finest filmmakers

The Blu-rfay edition will feature the above special features but will have a High Definition Blu-Ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature.