Michael, thanks for the review despite how disappointed I felt after reading it. I believe I will still keep this and the other Starz Home Entertainment BD horror movies on pre-order, as it is hard to go back to SD when there is an HD option, but this review and other people's screenshot comparisons of the SD DVD THX transfer vs. the BoD transfer on AVS have made a purchase of the SD DVD THX necessary as well just in case it never gets resolved to my satisfaction. Oddly enough, I found that DVD Empire still had the SD DVD THX version in-stock.
Disappointing. I've mostly managed to avoid upgrade mania on this title (I don't have the "Book of the Dead" edition), so I'll probably wait until the inevitable Anchor Bay re-issue. Still, man, when a movie you like has a release date on your birthday, it's hard to pass that up.