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Amidst a dazzling meteor shower, the Nightbeast lands near a small East Coast town, armed with his vaporizing ray gun and a goal of killing everyone who crosses his path. As area residents are blasted to smithereens, the local sheriff and an ever dwindling group of survivors become determined to figure out a way to defeat this fearsome alien before their entire community is wiped out.

A dazzling display of lo-fi ambition from Baltimore based cult filmmaker and underrated auteur, Don Dohler (Alien Factor, Fiend), NIGHTBEAST immediately plunges the viewer into a frenzy of wildly colorful and stunning animation techniques, homemade gore effects, and awkward sexual encounters. Made for a scant $14,000 and featuring a soundtrack partially composed by a then teenage J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Star Wars Episode VIII), Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this regional sci-fi/horror classic to Blu-ray in a brand new 2k restoration of its 16mm camera original!

Nightbeast (1982) Blu-Ray / DVD

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  • Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
    Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm camera original
    Audio commentary with writer/director Don Dohler & actor George Stover
    “An Electric Performance" - an interview with actor Jamie Zemarel
    “Crashing the Set" - an interview with visual fx artist John Ellis
    “Shooting the Nightbeast" - an interview with cinematographer Richard Geiwitz
    “Nightbeast Returns” - archival interviews with the cast and crew
    Outtakes & Bloopers
    Visual FX gallery
    Original theatrical trailer
    Reversible cover artwork
    English SDH subtitles

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