Nightbeast

Note: this is a brand new limited edition variant slipcover of a Blu-ray originally released in 2019. It is not included in any subscription, nor will a subscriber coupon be issued. In addition, the "slip-only" version will only be available during the Alien Invasion Summer Subscriber Week Sale.

This special limited edition spot gloss variant slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. The original limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) was limited to 3,000 units and is sold out.

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

Additional info:

• 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