Eureka release Feature Packed Edition of 2009’s classic French horror ‘Martyrs’ Out Now! |

One of the films that always finds itself on the ‘what are the best horror films ever made’ lists is 2009’s Martyrs. from director Pascal Laugier and it 100% deserves to be there. I used to listen to a lot of horror focused podcasts and the topic would come up a lot ‘what horror films do I need to see?’ and Alongside Lucky McKee’s The Woman, Inside by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, was Martyrs, Easily one of the best French horror films I have seen and its not a film for the super sensitive. Martyrs has now been released on 4K UHD from Eureka Entertainment and if you are a horror fan who hasn’t seen this masterpiece. Then I highly recommend you treat yourself.

In 1971, a young Lucie Jurin (played by Jessie Pham) manages to escape from a slaughterhouse in which she has been subjected to unspeakable torture. Placed in an orphanage, she forms a strong bond with Anna (played by Erika Scott), who tries to help her to recover from her trauma. Shifting forward to 1985 and now in adulthood, Lucie (now played by Mylène Jampanoï) breaks into the isolated home of the Belford family, believing that they were involved in the horrific abuse she suffered in childhood. When she receives a call from Lucie, Anna (now (played by Morjana Alaoui) rushes to her aid – but soon comes to regret ever having set foot in the Belford house, where she will experience things beyond human comprehension.

This limited edition comes feature packed for the collectors out there! Check out the list of extras you can dive into once you’ve seen the film.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Limited Edition Hardbound Set [6000 copies]

Dual format edition including both UHD (Region Free) and Blu-ray (Region B)

Limited edition hardcase featuring new artwork by Nick Charge

Limited edition 100-page book featuring new cover artwork by Nick Charge and writing on Martyrs by film critic Anton Bitel and horror scholars Reece Goodall, Steve Jones, Mary Going and Laura Mee

Limited edition fold-out poster featuring new artwork and original poster art

New 4K restoration by Eureka Entertainment from the original camera negative

4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation presented in Dolby Vision HDR (HDR10 compatible)

Original French audio (5.1 and stereo options)

Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release

New audio commentary with Nia Edwards-Behi, co-director of Abertoir Horror Film Festival

Revisiting the Belford House – new interview with lead actor Mylène Jampanoï

Beauty and Brutality – new interview with New French Extremity expert Alice Haylett Bryan

Over Her Flayed Body – new video essay on Martyrs and body horror by Xavier Aldana Reyes, author of Contemporary Body Horror

Organic Chronicles – archival feature-length documentary on the making of Martyrs

Archival interview with director Pascal Laugier

Archival interview with special effects designer Benoît Lestang