Children, in the old days — before AirTags, before read receipts, before your phone could tell you someone left your house at 3:17 a.m. — we feared the unknown. The unseen. The bump in the night.

But David Robert Mitchell said: No, no, my child. You will fear the thing you can see. The thing walking toward you in broad daylight like it’s late for a shift at Spirit Halloween.

And lo, the dread was multiplied.

Mitchell’s It Follows hit the scene a decade ago like the world’s slowest, creepiest metaphor for every bad decision you made in your twenties. It tore up the festival circuit, charmed Cannes, and has somehow only gotten more relevant in 2025 — which says a lot about the state of dating, surveillance, and the general vibe of “something is always coming for me and I’m too tired to run.”

On the surface, it’s a teen horror throwback — all Carpenter synths, suburban ennui, and kids who look like they’ve never once been supervised by an adult. But Mitchell laces it with Cronenberg‑style body dread and a premise that feels even sharper today: a curse that spreads through sex, follows you everywhere, and never stops coming. In an era of ghosted texts, location-sharing paranoia, and apps that track your every move, the idea of a slow, relentless presence you can’t block or mute takes on a different meaning.

The film’s genius is that it makes the visible terrifying. We see the monster. We know the rules. And yet the dread builds like a push notification you don’t want to open. Mitchell’s wide shots feel almost prophetic now — the camera lingering on empty sidewalks, open doorways, and the background of every frame like it’s waiting for the algorithm to spit out your next mistake.

A standout scene — still a masterclass in daylight horror — is the beach attack. Jay sits in the sun, surrounded by friends, and the “it” just… walks toward her. No shadows. No jump scare. Just a figure moving with the confidence of someone who’s never once questioned their life choices. In 2025, when we’re all hyper‑aware of who’s behind us in a Target aisle, the moment lands even harder.

“It” takes on different human forms — a bleeding woman, a giant, a dead‑eyed kid — but the real terror is the curse’s logic: pass it on or die. And if the person you pass it to dies, congratulations, the problem is yours again. It’s the horror‑movie version of student loans.

The film’s timeless aesthetic — ‘70s décor, '50s sci-fi on TV, a clamshell e-reader that looks like a Lisa Frank fever dream — now reads like a deliberate refusal to anchor itself in any one era. It’s nostalgia and disorientation rolled into one, which is basically the Gen X emotional baseline.

And in 2025, the STD metaphor feels almost quaint compared to the real‑world anxieties we’ve collected: viral spread, digital footprints, the permanence of bad choices, and the way danger can be both slow and inevitable. It Follows didn’t predict the future, but it sure vibes with it.

Yes, the movie breaks horror rules. Characters make decisions that would get them roasted on TikTok. But if you like your horror grimy, sweaty, and existential — the kind that lingers like a tab you forgot to close — It Follows remains essential. It doesn’t just follow. It stays.

And now, thanks to Lionsgate Limited, It Follows has arrived as a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook edition packed with new features and anniversary‑level polish. This edition is part of Lionsgate’s boutique “Lionsgate Limited” line and marks the film’s long‑awaited U.S. 4K debut, which means it is going to sell out.  Fast.

4K Ultra HD + Digital / Lionsgate Limited Exclusive SteelBook

Home Video Distributor: Lionsgate
Available on Blu-ray - August 12, 2025
Screen Formats: 2.39:1
Subtitles: English SDH; Spanish
Video: Dolby Vision; HDR10
Audio: English: Dolby Atmos; English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1; English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Discs: 4K Ultra HD; single-disc set
Region Encoding: 4K region-free; blu-ray locked to Region A

They say you never forget your first. This couldn’t be more horrifyingly true for once-carefree teen girl Jay (Maika Monroe, Longlegs). After a night of intimacy with Hugh (Jake Weary, “Animal Kingdom”), passion turns to paranoia when Hugh informs Jay that she is now the latest carrier of a fatal curse passed on through sex. As Jay is haunted by nightmarish visions, her teenage friends dismiss her ravings — until they also see the ghastly ghouls. Now they must band together to break the chain and help Jay escape the horrors that always seem to be lurking just a few steps behind in this chilling, offbeat cult classic.

VIDEO

Lionsgate’s 4K treatment of It Follows is the kind of upgrade that makes every Gen X horror kid mutter “finally” while adjusting their glasses and pretending they didn’t once watch this on a bootleg DVD burned by a friend’s cousin. The Dolby Vision pass keeps the film’s dreamy, grain‑soaked aesthetic intact—none of that over‑scrubbed, plastic‑skin nonsense—while giving the daylight dread a crispness that hits like discovering your childhood mall has been turned into a Spirit Halloween.

Shadows deepen, colors pop, and every slow‑walking nightmare in the background now has the clarity of a bad memory you thought therapy handled. It’s the rare restoration that respects the film’s analog soul while letting the modern tech flex just enough to make you appreciate how damn good this movie looks when it isn’t trapped in 1080p purgatory.

AUDIO

The new audio mix hits like someone finally cleaned the gunk off your old component stereo and cranked the volume just enough to rattle the wood paneling. Rich Vreeland’s synth score pulses with a clarity that feels downright spiritual — the kind of analog‑digital hybrid throb Gen X kids used to chase by wiring their Discman through a boombox. Dialogue sits cleanly in the mix, the ambient dread hums with purpose, and every footstep of the slow‑walker lands with the weight of a VHS memory you thought you’d outgrown. It’s immersive without being flashy, respectful of the film’s lo‑fi soul while giving your speakers something to brag about.

Supplements:

Commentary:

• There are several; check the special features for the breakdown.

Special Features:

Lionsgate loads this disc like they’re making up for a decade of “where the hell is the U.S. 4K?” complaints, and honestly, respect. The new featurettes feel like the kind of behind‑the‑scenes treasures we used to hunt on late‑night cable: thoughtful, scrappy, and full of the creative weirdos who made the movie tick. Archival bits sit alongside fresh interviews, and nothing feels like filler — it’s all meat, no gristle. Even the commentary tracks have that old‑school charm, the kind where filmmakers actually talk about filmmaking instead of reading IMDb trivia. It’s the kind of bonus‑feature package that reminds you why physical media still matters.

10th Anniversary 4K edition presented in Dolby Vision® HDR. Available for the first time on 4K in the U.S. SteelBook® art by Phantom City Creative

New 4K master produced by Second Sight Films

Original post-production facility approved by Director David Robert Mitchell

The Lionsgate Limited edition 4K also includes new special features:

• - Audio Commentary by Author Joshua Grimm
• - Audio Commentary by Film Critic Danny Leigh and Film Professor Mark Jancovich
• - Chasing Ghosts: Interview with Actor Keir Gilchrist
• - Following: Interview with Actor Olivia Luccardi
• - It’s in the House: Interview with Producer David Kaplan
• - Composing a Masterpiece: A New Interview with Composer Rich Vreeland aka Disasterpeace
• - A Girl’s World: Interview with Production Designer Michael Perry
• - It Follows — The Architecture of Loneliness: Video Essay by Filmmaker Joseph Wallace
• Legacy Special Features:
• - Critics’ Commentary Hosted by Scott Weinberg
• - A Conversation with Film Composer Disasterpeace
• - Theatrical Trailer
• - Poster Art Gallery

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MPAA Rating: R.
Runtime: 114 mins
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Writer: David Robert Mitchell
Cast: Maika Monroe; Keir Gilchrist; Olivia Luccardi
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Tagline:
Memorable Movie Quote: "It could look like someone you know or it could be a stranger in a crowd. Whatever helps it get close to you."
Theatrical Distributor: Lionsgate
Official Site: https://lionsgatelimited.com/products/it-follows-4k-steelbook?variant=43069170942063
Release Date: March 13, 2015
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: August 12, 2025.
Synopsis: A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.