My very first horror convention I went to was in California in April of 1988. One of the guests at that show, promoting his new movie, was writer/director Frank LaLoggia, a ghost story called Lady in White. He had previously written and directed Fear No Evil (1981), which I had not seen at that time. But when Lady hit the theaters, I went to go see it and I was blown away. I’ve always liked traditional ghost stories, one where there is a sort of a mystery to be solved, but yet still be creepy. And this one fit the bill to a tee.

There is something special about a film that is able to capture a moment of history of small-town American, with the good and the bad, that makes you feel like you are there in that same timeless element. Lady in White does just that. A young Lucas Haas plays Frankie, a future wannabe writer who loves to spooky stories, gets locked in the cloakroom at school one night. He witnesses a ghostly murder of a young girl, as if it was happening right in front of him then and there. After nearly dying, he sets off to uncover the truth of what he saw, even though nobody believes him.

The cast is just incredible, with Alex Rocco, Len Cariou, Katherin Helmond, and Jason Presson, it remains one of my favorites, especially when we’re talking ghost story movies.

Now, thanks to Vinegar Syndrome, we’re getting a brand new 4K release of this incredible film in a 4-disc set, that has 3 different versions of the film! You have the 113-minute Theatrical Cut, the 118-minute Extended Home Video Cut (both on Blu-ray) and then the 126-minute Director’s Cut on UHD. This release not only has an archival commentary by director LaLoggia, but it has 3 NEW commentary tracks. One with LaLoggia, with actors Lukas Hass, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Carious on the director’s cut, a second one with LaLoggia moderated by Scott Neumyer on the Extended Home Video Cut, and then a third new one with authors Emma Westwood and Stephen A. Russell on the Extended Home Video Cut. But that’s not all. Below is the rest of the extras on this release:

• “Learning How to Fly” (10 min) – an interview with actress Karen Powell
• “A Snapshot in Time” (9 min) – an interview with actress Lisa Taylor
• “Human Touches” (6 min) – an interview with actress Lucy Lee Flippin
• “Still Relevant” (16 min) – an interview with actress Rose Weaver
• “75% Listening, 25% Editing” (9 min) – an interview with editor Steve Mann
• “Welcome to Willowpoint Falls” (6 min) – a location featurette hosted by Benjamin Scrivens, founder of Fright-Rags
• “Dream Talking: Looking Back” – a visual group commentary for the Pre-Release Director’s Cut with Frank LaLoggia, and actors Lukas Haas, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Cariou (103 min)
• Deleted Scenes with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (36 min)
• Behind-the-scenes footage with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (16 min)
• Extended behind-the-scenes footage (73 min)
• Introduction from the 20th anniversary dvd release
• Promotional ‘industry sales’ trailer (7 min)
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film historians Molly Henery, Mark H. Harris, and Heidi Honeycutt (limited edition only)
• Multiple radio spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Multiple TV spots
• Workprint trailers (7 min)
• Still gallery
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

The limited edition is priced at $46.99 while the standard is $39.99. If you’re still not sold, check out the trailer below.