Habit - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*

Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.

Recently single New Yorker Sam (Larry Fessenden) is mourning the loss of his father and navigating a lack of ambition while drowning his sorrows in alcohol. At a Halloween party, he meets Anna (Meredith Snaider), a beautiful and mysterious woman who, it turns out, is also a vampire. The two embark on a sexually fueled relationship that constantly feels on the precipice of boiling over into violence.

Written, directed, edited, and sound edited by Fessenden, who also took on the leading role, HABIT is a singular character study set in New York City in the mid-90s. Trading in canonical vampire lore while imbuing it with something much more frenetic and indicative of the film scene of New York in the 80s and 90s, Fessenden’s film is an exercise in style, shot entirely on 16mm by cinematographer Frankie DeMarco (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), who was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his work on the film alongside Fessenden for Best Director. Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents Larry Fessenden’s brooding tale of urban dread, newly scanned and restored 4K from its 16mm original negatives in a director-approved presentation.

Bonus Features:
1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray
2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 16mm original camera negative
4. Brand new commentary track with writer / director Larry Fessenden, moderated by Justin Laliberty
5. Brand new group commentary track with writer / director Larry Fessenden, cinematographer Frank G. DeMarco, and producer / assistant director / sound recordist Dayton Taylor
6. Brand new commentary track with film historian Shelagh Rowan-Legg and culture writer Leila Taylor
7. Archival commentary track with writer / director Larry Fessenden
8. "Looking Back on Habit" (15 min) - an archival featurette from 2016
9. "Gothic Corners: Habit’s New York City" (4 min) - an archival featurette from 2015
10. "The Making of Habit" (24 min) - an archival making-of featurette
11. Brand new audio interview with lead actress Meredith Snaider (54 min)
12. Brand new audio interview with actress Heather Woodbury (25 min)
13. "Habit" (18 min) - a short film from 1982, directed by Larry Fessenden
14. Behind-the-scenes of the short film Habit (6 min)
15. Original video trailer
16. Reversible sleeve artwork
17. English SDH subtitles