New Arrival Nightbeast

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!

Directed by: Don Dohler

Starring: Tom Griffith, Jamie Zemarel, Karin Kardian, George Stover, Don Leifert

1982 / 81 min / 1.33:1

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