Film Masters, a group of historians and enthusiasts who seek to keep old films from falling into disrepair, have repaired another one. Night Of The Blood Beast, one of director Roger Corman’s many, many schlocky B-movie bills, has been remastered in 4K and will be available on Blu-Ray this November.
If you’ve heard of this at all, it’s because it has its own MST3K episode — well, that’s actually on the disc, along with the restored original, a full commentary track by Tom Weaver and The Weaver Players, and even the silent 8MM cut for home projectors (that was once a thing!)
Astronaut John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) dies upon returning to Earth following a space mission, but mysteriously comes back to life! As the scientists at a remote space research station investigate Corcoran’s revival, they discover that a parasitic, alien lifeform is utilizing his body as a host to incubate its offspring. Starring Angela Greene, John Baer and Ed Nelson.
And there’s even more: you get two movies in one as the disc also marks the first high-def restored release for Corman’s follow-up the next year, Attack Of The Giant Leeches. The MST3K episode that riffed THAT movie is also here, along with a new documentary, Born From T.V: Bernard Kowalski as a Director from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures.
In our bonus disc, massive, bloodsucking monsters are at large in this schlock, drive-in classic from producers Roger and Gene Corman. Legendary Yvette Vickers (Attack of the 50-Foot Woman) stars along with Jan Shepard, Ken Clark … and some very nasty, giant leeches!
The movies will be presented in their original aspect ratios and the discs will be region free. Night Of The Blood Beast (plus Attack Of The Giant Leeches) goes on sale from Film Masters November 12. There’ll be a DVD too!
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