A 4K restoration of the 1958 film, Horror of Dracula, is on the way, which will also include previously cut scenes..

John Gore Studios, which now owns Hammer, explains that “footage cut by censors and distributors at the time of its original release was discovered in a Warner Bros. warehouse.”

“Only those who saw the film on its release in Japan would have seen the uncut version,” Deadline notes.

Hammer previews, “Painstakingly restored in 4K from the best original archival materials sourced from around the world, Dracula returns in its most complete form ever presented. For the first time outside of Japan’s 1958 theatrical release, footage believed lost for over six decades has been meticulously restored and reintegrated into the film. This footage has never been released in the UK or US, and has never been seen on home entertainment anywhere.”

A theatrical release is also set for the Halloween season, with an at-home release planned as well.

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