Criterion is set to release Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ & ‘Silence of the Lambs’ on 4K this October

The Criterion collection announced their new releases today and among them are horror staples from Directors Guillermo Del Toro and Jonathan Demme.

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein joins the Criterion Collection on October 27, 2026.

The release includes the theatrical cut, as well as “The Reborn Cut” which adds 8 additional minutes to the theatrical runtime.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES INCLUDES:

• 4K digital master of the theatrical version of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack

• 4K digital master of Frankenstein: The Reborn Cut, a new 158-minute extended director’s cut of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack

• In the 4K UHD edition: Two 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and special features

• New audio commentary on The Reborn Cut, featuring director Guillermo del Toro

• The Anatomy Lesson: Director’s Cut, a new documentary on the making of the film

• The Parlour, a collection of conversations on craft featuring del Toro; actors Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Oscar Isaac; cinematographer Dan Laustsen; production designer Tamara Deverell; costume designer Kate Hawley; and creature designer Mike Hill

• Q&As moderated by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and musician Patti Smith

• Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat conducted by film-music scholar Jon Burlingame

• Trailer

• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio

• PLUS: An essay by scholar and author Christopher Frayling

Credit: Criterion

The Silence of the Lambs, dated for October 20 release.

Director Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’s bestselling novel swept the Academy Awards® (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actress, Actor) and remains a pop culture phenom.

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:

• 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Tak Fujimoto, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

• Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features

• Audio commentary from 1994 featuring director Jonathan Demme, actors Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas

• Interview with critic Maitland McDonagh

• Deleted scenes

• Interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster

• Four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew

• Behind-the-scenes featurette

• Storyboards

• Trailer

• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• PLUS: An introduction by Foster; two essays, one by critic Amy Taubin and one by critics Willow Catelyn Maclay and Caden Mark Gardner; pieces from 2000 and 2013 by author Thomas Harris on the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter; and a 1991 interview with Demme

Credit: Criterion