Lionsgate to release SteelBook edition of Adam Wingard's You're Next

You're Next Steel book - Courtesy Lionsgate
You're Next Steel book - Courtesy Lionsgate

One of the most entertaining horror films released in 2013 was You’re Next, written by Simon Barrett and directed by Adam Wingard. It was a great mix of action, slasher horror and comedy, and it’s now one of the movies Wingard is known for.

Lionsgate has just announced that You’re Next is getting the 4K UHD SteelBook treatment. The SteelBook for You’re Next includes 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and digital at a pre-order price of $39.99, only on Lionsgate Limited, which is their direct-to-consumer site.

You’re Next is about an extremely dysfunctional family getting together for a special dinner at their isolated vacation home in Missouri. Parents Aubrey and Paul are joined by sons Crispian, Drake and Felix, and daughter Aimee. Also along for the ride are the siblings’ significant others, including Crispian’s girlfriend Erin.

It’s almost immediately evident through their interactions that this family has some serious issues, and things only get worse when one of the bickering diners is killed by a crossbow arrow that flies through the window of the house.

Now the remaining characters are trapped inside the house, which is under attack by a group of killers, each of them disguised behind an animal mask. There’s a tiger, a fox and a lamb, and each of them seems to be a seasoned killer.

You're Next Steel book 3
You're Next Steel book - Courtesy Lionsgate

What the intruders are not banking on is Erin, whose parents raised her in a survivalist compound. It seems Erin is very well-trained in how to defend herself and booby-trap the house. All of this works very well for her, as other family members begin to drop like flies…while some seem to act a bit suspicious.

You’re Next is packed with inventive kills and survival strategies, copious amounts of blood and some snappy dialogue, all presented by a strong cast. Sharni Vinson is a standout as Erin (Total Film voted her #1 on their list of “50 Most Bad-A** Female Horror Leads).

Horror icon Barbara Crampton (Jakob’s Wife) plays the family matriarch Aubrey, Joe Swanberg is Drake, Wendy Glenn gives a great performance as Felix’s girlfriend Zee, filmmaker Ti West (X, Pearl) appears as Aimee’s boyfriend Tariq, and Larry Fessenden (Killers of the Flower Moon) appears in the really gnarly and extremely entertaining opening scene. That opening scene shows the viewer right away that You’re Next isn’t playing around…you don’t have to wait very long at all for the action and bloodshed to start.


The SteelBook release date is set for February 25

You’re Next came about when Wingard told Barrett that he felt like home invasion movies such as The Strangers were truly scary. Barrett took him at his word, and wrote the screenplay, and the rest is history.

Lionsgate’s special edition SteelBook includes artist Matt Ryan Tobin’s rendering of the Lamb Mask, and it includes a lot of “killer bonus content,” including legacy special features from the 2013 Blu-ray release. It also includes special features that were originally included in last year’s UK version.