New on 4K Ultra HD: NIGHT SCHOOL (1981) - Slasher Horror

Product Description: In Boston, a young female teacher’s aide is found decapitated in a playground, her head discarded in a nearby bucket. Bearing striking similarities to a murder that took place the week before, Harvard-educated Lieutenant Judd Austin is brought onto the case, who quickly establishes that the latest victim had been enrolled in evening classes at Wendell College, a local girls' school. As suspicions fall on anthropology professor Vincent Millett — whose extra-curricular liaisons with his students are well-known — the black motorcycle helmet-wearing, Gurkha blade-wielding killer strikes again and again, each time decapitating a young woman connected with the school and disposing of the head in water. Can Lieutenant Austin unmask the maniac before the entire female student body loses their heads?

A superlative slasher hailing from the golden age of the slice-and-dice boom, 1981’s NIGHT SCHOOL was the final film from celebrated English director Ken Hughes (Casino Royale, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and the feature debut of Golden Globe-nominated actress Rachel Ward (The Final Terror, Fortress). Boasting cinematography from David Cronenberg regular Mark Irwin (Videodrome, The Fly) and a score by Brad Fiedel (The Terminator, Fright Night), NIGHT SCHOOL was branded a “video nasty” in the UK and censored due to its scenes of shocking violence. Now newly restored in 4K from its original camera negative and loaded with brand new bonus features, Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to unveil this slasher classic on UHD for the first time ever in an edition that goes straight to the top of the class!

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Director: Ken Hughes

Starring: Rachel Ward, Leonard Mann, Drew Snyder, Joseph R. Sicari, Nick Cairis, Karen MacDonald

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Runtime: 88 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Vinegar Syndrome

Home Video Release Date: August 25, 2026

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4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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4K Ultra HD: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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4K Ultra HD: English SDH

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2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
New commentary track with associate producer Leon Williams, stuntman Jeffrey Leavitt, and film historian Bryan Thomas Norton
New commentary track with director of photography Mark Irwin and film historian Bryan Thomas Norton
"Head Hunter" (22 min) - an interview with actor Leonard Mann
"Street Born" (28 min) - an interview with actor Joseph R. Sicari
"Stunt Killer" (9 min) - an interview with stuntman Jeffrey Leavitt
Trailer
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles