HABIT 4K UHD/BLU-RAY [PRE-ORDER]

Street Date 9/30/25

All pre-orders will be shipped as soon as they are in stock. Sometimes this is 1-2 weeks early, sometimes this might be a few days after the street date.

If other in-stock items are ordered at the same time, all items will ship together. If you want your in-stock items shipped immediately, please place pre-orders separately.

All dates, artwork and features are subject to change.

Pre-orders will be charged when you place the order.

No cancellations on pre-orders.

HABIT
Recently single New Yorker Sam (Larry Fessenden) is mourning the loss of his father and navigating a lack of ambition while drowning his sorrows in alcohol. At a Halloween party, he meets Anna (Meredith Snaider), a beautiful and mysterious woman who, it turns out, is also a vampire. The two embark on a sexually fueled relationship that constantly feels on the precipice of boiling over into violence.

Written, directed, edited, and sound edited by Fessenden, who also took on the leading role, HABIT is a singular character study set in New York City in the mid-90s. Trading in canonical vampire lore while imbuing it with something much more frenetic and indicative of the film scene of New York in the 80s and 90s, Fessenden’s film is an exercise in style, shot entirely on 16mm by cinematographer Frankie DeMarco (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), who was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his work on the film alongside Fessenden for Best Director. Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents Larry Fessenden’s brooding tale of urban dread, newly scanned and restored 4K from its 16mm original negatives in a director-approved presentation.

FEATURES:
2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray
4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 16mm original camera negative
Brand new commentary track with writer / director Larry Fessenden, moderated by Justin Laliberty
Brand new group commentary track with writer / director Larry Fessenden, cinematographer Frank G. DeMarco, and producer / assistant director / sound recordist Dayton Taylor
Brand new commentary track with film historian Shelagh Rowan-Legg and culture writer Leila Taylor
Archival commentary track with writer / director Larry Fessenden
"Looking Back on Habit" (15 min) - an archival featurette from 2016
"Gothic Corners: Habit’s New York City" (4 min) - an archival featurette from 2015
"The Making of Habit" (24 min) - an archival making-of featurette
Brand new audio interview with lead actress Meredith Snaider (54 min)
Brand new audio interview with actress Heather Woodbury (25 min)
"Habit" (18 min) - a short film from 1982, directed by Larry Fessenden
Behind-the-scenes of the short film Habit (6 min)
Original video trailer
Reversible sleeve artwork
English SDH subtitles