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The People Under the Stairs (1991)

6.4/10 IMDb 67% RT 57/100 MC
IMDb Trailer

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

Best Release

Shout! Studios · Limited Edition Steelbook

A-Tier

Director

Wes Craven

Box Office

$24,204,154

Cast

Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A. J. Langer, Ving Rhames, Sean Whalen, Bill Cobbs, Kelly Jo Minter, Jeremy Roberts, Conni Marie Brazelton

Runtime

1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes)

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Upcoming Release July 21, 2026

Label

Shout! Studios

Edition

Limited Edition Steelbook

Street Date

July 21, 2026

What's confirmed

Packaging
Steelbook · Limited Edition Steelbook
Discs
2 discs
HDR
Dolby Vision

Restoration

4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative

Editor's Notes

Note

Same Shout disc that shipped Amazon-exclusive last December goes wide retail July 21. Strong A-Tier transfer, with the new 4K master pulling detail out of the cellar darkness and out of Wendy Robie's daylight scenes without scrubbing the grain. The slipcover art repeats on both sides instead of going reversible.

noted May 4, 2026

Releases of The People Under the Stairs

Mentions

People Under The Stairs Shout! Factory 4K Update 15 🇺🇸 PRE-ORDER NOW - The People Under the Stairs (Amazon Exclusive) (4K UHD + Blu-Ray Steelbook) 7 A Lovely Wes Craven Mail Day with A Nightmare on Elm Street Limited Edition Steelbook and a terrific Lenticular hardcase Limited Edition Collection with Deadly Blessing, The Serpent and the Rainbow and The People under the Stairs 3 Amazon Exclusive Wes Cravens The People Under The Stairs 4K Blu-ray Steelbook 0 The People Under the Stairs (1991) 4K coming from Shout Factory 2 Reversible sleeve cover on People Under The Stairs 4K? 4

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