Laid to Rest and Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 Slash Their Way to UK Blu-ray This Halloween
Just in time for the spooky season, UK boutique label Last Slate Video has announced two of the most ferocious slasher titles of the 21st century are finally making their long-awaited UK Blu-ray debuts. Both Laid to Rest and its bloodier sequel Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 will arrive as lavish Limited Edition releases this October, offering fans the ultimate collector’s treatment for two films that helped redefine the modern slasher.
Known for resurrecting cult gems like A Light Through Coloured Glass and The Stranger, Last Slate Video is quickly earning a reputation as one of Britain’s most exciting new genre home-video labels. Their latest announcement proves they are willing to dive headlong into the blood-soaked depths of modern horror.
About Laid to Rest (2009)
Released at the tail end of the 2000s slasher revival, Laid to Rest introduced horror audiences to one of the genre’s most striking new villains: the chrome-masked killer known as ChromeSkull. The film follows a young woman who wakes trapped inside a coffin, with no memory of who she is or how she got there. Stumbling into a rural nightmare, she is relentlessly hunted through the night by the sadistic ChromeSkull, who records his kills on video as part of his deranged ritual.
Celebrated for its astonishingly gruesome practical effects and unflinching violence, Laid to Rest has grown into a bona fide cult favourite over the years. The Blu-ray marks the film’s first-ever HD release in the UK, giving fans the chance to experience the carnage in crisp detail.
About Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 (2011)
Picking up immediately after the first film’s events, Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 wastes no time escalating the mayhem. ChromeSkull survives his apparent demise and returns stronger than ever, this time with an organised network of followers to assist him in his blood-soaked mission. The sequel is even more elaborate, gorier, and gleefully outrageous than its predecessor, with inventive kill sequences that push the slasher formula to its breaking point.
For many fans, the sequel cemented ChromeSkull as one of the standout horror icons of the modern era, and its arrival on Blu-ray will be a long-awaited celebration.
Stacked with Collector’s Extras
Both titles are arriving as Limited Edition Blu-rays, packed with exclusive content and designed to please even the most hardcore collectors. Features include:
- Reversible sleeve artwork
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Postcard set featuring iconic imagery from the films
- Brand new commissioned artwork by Studio Gerrard
- A wealth of behind-the-scenes documentaries, interviews and bonus features
Pre-orders are live now exclusively via lastslatevideo.co.uk, with stock shipping out in late October, perfectly timed for Halloween viewing.
About Last Slate Video
Last Slate Video has quickly made its mark by resurrecting cult and forgotten genre titles with deluxe collector’s editions and bold new restorations. Since its launch, the label has brought UK audiences treasures like A Light Through Coloured Glass and The Stranger, with future releases including the first-ever UK Blu-ray of the erotic thriller Snapdragon and an as-yet-unnamed 90s serial killer shocker making its worldwide HD debut.
With Laid to Rest and Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2, the label is giving two of the most brutal modern slashers their long-overdue resurrection.
