The Ugly Stepsister on Second Sight UHD & Blu-ray in February
Second Sight Films has announced that it will be releasing The Ugly Stepsister [Den stygge stesøsteren], writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt’s body horror take on a the Cinderella fairytale, as a Limited Edition UHD/Blu-ray package in February, alongside regular UHD and Blu-ray releases.
An impressionable and idealistic young woman dreams of marrying the kingdom’s prince but her beautiful stepsister becomes her greatest rival. Increasingly desperate she resorts to extreme measures in a quest for the physical perfection she believes will win the prince’s heart.
Described by Maegan Navarro on Bloody Disgusting as “an impressive feature debut that manages a rare feat: offering a wholly unique version of a classic fairy tale that we’ve never seen before while returning to its violent roots,” The Ugly Stepsister is for this horror fan one of the deliciously grisly genre treats of 2025. Although comparisons have been drawn to Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, but as Sheila O’Malley noted over at RogerEbert.com, “The Ugly Stepsister is nastier, angrier, and grosser, if you can believe it.”
The Ugly Stepsister will be released on Limited Edition UHD/Blu-ray, and standard edition UHD and standard edition Blu-ray by Second Sight Films on 23 February 2026 at the pre-order price of £39.99 for the Limited Edition UHD/Blu-ray, £24.99 for the standard edition UHD, and £17.99 for the standard edition Blu-ray.
UHD / BLU=RAY FEATURES:
- Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
- UHD presented in HDR with Dolby Vision
- New audio commentary with Director Emilie Blichfeldt and Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
- New audio commentary by Meagan Navarro
- This Is My Ball: a new interview with Emilie Blichfeldt
- Generational Trauma: a new interview with Actor Lea Myren
- Take Up Space: a new interview with Actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
- Character and Gore: a new interview with Effects Artist Thomas Foldberg
- The Beauty of Ugly: The Effects of The Ugly Stepsister
- A Cinderella Story: Kat Hughes on The Ugly Stepsister
- Deleted Scene
- Short Films: How Do You Like My Hair? and Sara’s Intimate Confessions
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Ann Bembi
- 120-page book with Cinderella’s Stepsister by Emelie Blichfeldt, storyboard comparisons and new essays by BJ Colangelo, Michelle Kisner, Kimberly Leszak, Jolene Marie Richardson, Katie Rife and Amber T
- 6 collectors’ art cards