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Time to peep the rapture, dearest readers! After exclusively streaming on the Shudder<\/strong> and AMC+<\/strong> online services<\/a><\/span> for the last five months, the ambitious retro sci-fi film REVEALER<\/strong> can be added to your home library as of today, Tuesday, November 15<\/strong>, courtesy RLJE Films <\/strong>and their prolific line of Shudder-branded content. You may have to look a bit carefully to find the DVD of this thought-provoking entry in an apocalyptic vein from respected comics creators Tim Seeley<\/strong> and Michael Moreci<\/strong> (Hack\/Slash<\/span><\/strong>, Revival<\/span><\/strong>) and Champaign\u2019s Shatterglass Films<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (THE POOKA, SLICE<\/strong>), however, for it may be squeezed out of focus with the rash of horror titles also appearing on disc this week such as PEARL, THE INVITATION, SLAYERS, HATCHING, R.I.P.D. 2<\/strong>, and JEEPERS CREEPERS REBORN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In fact, it has been a bit tough to learn the details of this release before today. E-tailers are certainly listing REVEALER<\/strong> for sale, but the product description has been very<\/em> lacking across the board. (It\u2019s also a bit disheartening to realize there is no Blu-ray being offered even though today\u2019s other Shudder\/RLJE release, ALLEGORIA<\/strong>, is making its physical media debut on both formats<\/a><\/span>.) If one squints a bit at the low-resolution back cover art posted at Deep Discounts<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, one learns the disc is actually packed<\/em> with extras. They include an actors\u2019 commentary track, writers\u2019 commentary track, production commentary track, \u201cPeep Show Prayers: The Making of \u2018Revealer\u2019,\u201d \u201cDark All Day: The Full Dance Sequence,\u201d a gag reel, a visual effects breakdown, and \u201cSaints & Sinners: A Video Essay\u201d by entertainment writer Jessica Scott<\/strong> of Dread Central<\/span><\/strong> and Slash Film<\/span><\/strong>. That\u2019s a pretty good value at a $27.97 suggested retail price.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n Given how commercial releases of the movies of Champaign<\/strong>, Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond usually pan out, we\u2019re happy that REVEALER<\/strong> has earned a respectable berth all around. Prior to its bow on Shudder on Thursday, June 23<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, the film received its world premiere at the Fantaspoa Film Festival<\/strong> in Brazil<\/strong> and United States<\/strong> premiere at Panic Fest<\/strong> in Kansas City, Missouri<\/strong>, both in April, after which it has only been shown publicly on occasion. REVEALER<\/strong> is directed and edited by Shatterglass co-founder Luke Boyce<\/strong>, written by Seeley and Moreci, produced by Shatterglass\u2019 Brett Hays<\/strong> as well as Sarah Sharp<\/strong> and Robert Patrick Stern<\/strong> of The Line Film Company<\/strong> in Chicago<\/strong> and Aaron B. Koontz<\/strong> of Paper Street Pictures<\/strong> in Austin, Texas<\/strong>, and stars Caito Aase, Shaina Schrooten, Bishop Stevens, Phil Bogdan<\/strong>, and Buzz Leer<\/strong>. Turncoat Pictures<\/strong> of Chicago provided effects work on the film, which runs 86 minutes and is unrated.<\/p>\n Fans of REVEALER<\/strong> have a couple of tokens they can collect. There is a one-shot comic book tie-in with several cover variants by Seeley, Moreci, Koontz, and friends, Revealer<\/span> #1<\/strong> from Vault Comics<\/strong>, that you can order through ComiXology<\/strong> on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. There is also a single in the Eighties hair metal style called \u201cSaint & Sinner<\/strong>\u201d by Atlant \u201987<\/strong> with a B-side of music by the film\u2019s composer, Alex Cuervo<\/strong>, that is available through Apple Music<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and other services as well as on a gnarly cassette sold by Burning Witches Records<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in the United Kingdom<\/strong>. Maybe we will eventually see merchandise with Shudder\u2019s key artwork, rendered by Scottish illustrator Brian Taylor<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, which depicts the terse pole dancer Angie (Aase) and hyper-religious protestor Sally (Schrooten) who find themselves trapped in an adult bookstore during a neon-drenched cataclysmic event in Chicago and must team up in order to survive very<\/em> strange things.<\/p>\n Of course, for those of you who consider DVDs so<\/em> 2002 and Blu-rays so<\/em> 2012, the floodgates have now opened wherein you can stream REVEALER<\/strong> on a number of services like Redbox, Vudu, YouTube, Roku, Sling TV<\/strong>, and Amazon Prime Video<\/strong>. A single Google<\/strong> search will pull up the entire list for you. On the other hand, given the location and decade the film is set in, a collector\u2019s VHS of REVEALER<\/strong> that is so<\/em> 1987 would be quite welcome and a nice thematic fit. Anyone?<\/p>\n ~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n [Updated 11\/17\/22, 1 a.m. CST]<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n Shatterglass Films of Champaign will have its first in-house feature film, REVEALER, distributed across America on DVD on November 15, 2022, through RLJE Films and Shudder. 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