The DEMON RESURRECTION YouTube channel recently passed twenty-one million views – the exact number as I write this is 21,693,248 – and the channel now has over fourteen thousand subscribers.
I realize these numbers are not in the Beyoncé range, but they're still pretty impressive for a low budget horror film from twelve years ago, and it may suggest that there's still enough interest in the film to warrant a new release – which brings me to my next piece of news...
Over the past several months, I've been working on a new version of the film, upscaling it from standard definition (720x480) to high def (1920x1080) and from standard screen (4x3) to widescreen (16x9). I've also been working to improve picture quality, to make it as sharp, detailed and vibrant as possible, while also fixing some of the weaker optical effects, refining the edit and, in general, sanding down as many of the original film's rough edges as possible.
Obviously, upscaling an SD film to HD is never going to give you as good an end result as shooting in HD to begin with, but that wasn't an option for us when we were making the film way back in 2004, and I've been pleasantly surprised by how well the upscaled version of the film is turning out. It's certainly going to be a a great improvement over any version of the film released so far.
I'm hoping to make this newly remastered version of DEMON RESURRECTION available for streaming online via YouTube, Amazon and VHX before Halloween of this year, and I'll be posting here as soon as it's up.
I'd also like to release the remastered HD version of the film on disc. The film had a standard def release on DVD many years ago (a few copies of which are still available) but the film hasn't yet been put out on Blu-ray. Issuing the film on Blu-ray would involve a fair amount of expense, and I've been considering mounting a Kickstarter or IndieGogo campaign to raise money for such a release – offering some nice perks in return for a donation, of course. I'll keep you posted.
As always, my sincere thanks to all our subscribers, friends, fans and supporters all around the world!
– Bill Hopkins, Director, DEMON RESURRECTION
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UPDATE 11/18/2017: The newly remastered version of DEMON RESURRECTION in 1080 HD & Widescreen is now available at: on these platforms: http://dresurrection.vhx.tv
Or stream it on Amazon (Prime members watch for free): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZXWKBTAlso available on...
Vimeo-on-Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/102966
and on Pantaflix: https://www.pantaflix.com/en/movie/Demon-Resurrection-watch-online-pm741064
