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Apprentice to Murder will be released on Blu-ray on November 5 via Arrow Video. Haunt Love designed the new cover art; the original poster will be on the reverse side.

Inspired by true events, the 1988 horror film is directed by Ralph L. Thomas (Ticket to Heaven) and co-written by Allan Scott (Don't Look Now). Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe, and Mia Sara star.

Apprentice to Murder has been newly restored in 2K from the original 35mm interpositive with the original lossless mono soundtrack. Extras are posted below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by author/critic Bryan Reesman (new)

Interview with cinematographer Kelvin Pike (new)

Interview with makeup supervisor Robin Grantham (new)

Diabolique Magazine editor-in-chief Kat Ellinger on religious horror cinema (new)

Theatrical trailer

In early twentieth-century Pennsylvania Dutch Country, young Billy Kelly (Chad Lowe) falls in with a charismatic “powwower” or folk magic healer, Dr. John Reese (Donald Sutherland), shunned by the rest of the community for his non-conformist beliefs. Together, they investigate the mysterious sickness that is blighting the area, which Reese believes to be the work of a sinister local hermit. But as the plague spreads and the wide-eyed Billy falls ever deeper under Reese’s spell, are they doing God’s work or the Devil’s bidding?

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Ticket to Heaven (1981)

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Ticket to Heaven (1981)

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