Scream Factory · Collector's Edition

12 Scream Factory Collector's Edition films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 7 S-Tier picks including The Strangers, Dawn of the Dead, Candyman.

The Howling(1981)

6.5/10

dir. Joe Dante

S-Tier

S-Tier Scream Factory Collector's Edition 4K built on StudioCanal's 2021 restoration with Dolby Vision. Rob Bottin's practical werewolf transformation is the reason you own this disc in 4K, and the set has three commentary tracks plus vintage making-ofs across both discs.

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Alligator(1980)

6.1/10

dir. Lewis Teague

S-Tier

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. A new release coming May 19 through Diabolik. 80s creature feature with a devoted following.

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Black Christmas(1974)

6.9/10

dir. Bob Clark

S-Tier

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. The original slasher film before Halloween. Scream Factory announced this and the response was basically 'take my money'. A holiday horror staple that finally has a proper 4K disc.

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Candyman(1992)

6.7/10

dir. Bernard Rose

S-Tier

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Clive Barker's urban horror with Tony Todd. Scream Factory announced this and the response was immediate.

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Dawn of the Dead(2004)

7.0/10

dir. Zack Snyder

S-Tier

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. Zack Snyder's fast zombies remake. Scream Factory's horror catalog.

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The Faculty(1998)

6.6/10

dir. Robert Rodriguez

S-Tier

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!

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The Strangers(2008)

6.1/10

dir. Bryan Bertino

S-Tier

Scream Factory's September 2024 Collector's Edition with Dolby Vision, region-free 4K, and the original o-card slipcover that sold out the first pressing. The 2008 Bryan Bertino home-invasion horror that defined the masked-stranger subgenre and spawned a chapter franchise. The transfer pulls the rural-night blue tones of Peter Sova's photography out of what looked muddy on the old DVDs.

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Ghosts of Mars(2001)

5.1/10

dir. John Carpenter

A-Tier

Scream Factory's February 2025 Collector's Edition with Dolby Vision, region-free 4K. The new transfer pulls the red-Mars desert color out of what looked like a flat orange wash on the old DVD. Two slipcover variants exist, theatrical poster art on the standard pressing and CRP Group artwork on the Amazon variant. An Amazon-exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook shipped August 2025.

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Evil Dead(2013)

6.6/10

dir. Fede Álvarez

A-Tier

Evil Dead (2013) has become a double-dip magnet. A Walmart Exclusive 4K + Blu-ray Steelbook just went up for pre-order, not long after the Target exclusive shipped. Scream Factory's 2022 Collector's Edition is still the reference transfer across the three.

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Cat People(1942)

6.9/10

dir. Jacques Tourneur

C-Tier

C-Tier Criterion 4K. Val Lewton's horror classic. The transfer is middling for a Criterion release.

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The Craft(1996)

6.8/10

dir. Andrew Fleming

C-Tier

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.

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Platoon(1986)

8.1/10

dir. Oliver Stone

D-Tier

D-Tier MGM 4K. The steelbook has been Walmart exclusive and comes up in restock threads regularly. Oliver Stone's Vietnam film needs a better transfer.

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