The first Day of the Dead 4K UHD is almost here

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A 4K UHD from Cinestrange-Extreme has recently been announced for the 20th March and the listings are live on their website alongside a number of other German media retailers.

For over a decade, the primary issue with a 4K release of Day of the Dead was that the Original Camera Negative (OCN) was missing. Because the negative couldn’t be found, boutique labels (like Shout/Scream Factory and Second Sight) were hesitant to release a 4K because they didn’t want to just upscale the old 2K master.

In mid-2025, Scream Factory announced they had finally located the original film elements (the interpositive), allowing for a true 4K restoration that is only now becoming available (late 2025/early 2026).

This is something of a controversial German 4K Release. Before the official 2025 Scream Factory 4K, a German label called Cinestrange Extreme released a 4K UHD. This release has met with significant criticism. It was widely reported that this was not a new 4K scan of the negative, but rather an upscale or a scan of a lower-quality print.

You can find their post on X @CS__Extreme in which they detail their Day ofnthe Dead 4K 3 Disc Mediabook selection comprising of a UHD and 2 Bluray Discs

Day of the Dead

Their website is here also

https://cinestrange-extreme.de/?s=Day+of+the+dead+&post_type=product

There are a two different cover editons retailing for €49.99 and a “padded with silver foil” edition… that might be a steelbook. Feature appear to be the same across the three releases

Bonus:
New 4K version (scanned and restored from 6K) from American 35mm interpositive (never before released open matte version with approximately 30% more image information + extended gore sequences!)
New 2K scan of the original German theatrical release (longer than the VHS release) 3 exclusive, new cover designs as a Mediabook – pre-orders determine the limited edition.
German audio newly scanned from the 35mm positive film New 4K restoration from the 35mm positive (original image format) German audio track in Dolby Surround 5.1 for the first time.
A thick, 72-page booklet with numerous illustrations (booklet texts by Nando Rohner and Elmar Berger)
Recent interview with Howard Berger
New, previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos from the Howard Berger archive
Plan of the bunker as an A3 poster insert – with pumpkin calendar motif (also from the bunker) as a double-sided poster
Bonus documentary “The Many Days of DAY OF THE DEAD” (OmU)
Interview with Howard ‘Bub’ Sherman (OmU)
Featurette: Location Visit
Featurette Day of the Dead 30th Anniversary Reunion
Image gallery
Trailer