Cold War Creatures: Four Films From Sam Katzman on Blu-ray

Actor: Gregg Palmer, Don Megowan, Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Joyce Holden, Allison Hayes, Autumn Russell, Eleanore Tanin, Louis D. Merrill, Kim Charney
Director: Fred F. Sears, Edward L. Cahn
Genre: Horror
Year: 1955-1957
Studio: Arrow Video
Length: 293
Released: 02/22/2022
Rating: NR
Format: Blu-ray
Misc: NTSC, Black/White

Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters! A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in Creature with the Atom Brain. An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fall-out with hair-raising side-effects in The Werewolf. Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when they discover the zombified crew members are guarding the loot in Zombies of Mora Tau. Meanwhile, an enormous bird from outer-space descends to chow down on the people of planet Earth in The Giant Claw! Four fantastic feature presentations from prolific producer Sam Katzman with a bounty of informative extras. These Cold War Creatures are coming for you!

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
-High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all 4 films
-Original uncompressed mono audio for all films
-Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
-Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Matt Griffin

DISC 1: CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN
-Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman
-Audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball
-Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures, a feature-length illustrated presentation on the life, career, and films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette
-Condensed Super 8mm version of Creature with the Atom Brain, produced for home cinema viewing
-Theatrical Trailer
-Image Gallery

DISC 2: THE WEREWOLF
-Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman
-Audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin
-Beyond Window Dressing, a visual essay exploring the oft-overlooked role of women in the films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
-Condensed Super 8mm version of The Werewolf, produced for home cinema viewing
-Theatrical Trailer
-Image Gallery

DISC 3: ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU
-Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman
-Audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger
-Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation, a visual essay exploring the intersection of mythical horror creatures and the rational world of science in the films of Sam Katzman by critic Josh Hurtado
-Theatrical Trailer
-Image Gallery

DISC 4: THE GIANT CLAW
-Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman
-Audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard
-Family Endangered!, a visual essay examining the theme of Cold War paranoia in Sam Katzman monster movies, by critic Mike White
-Condensed Super 8mm version of The Giant Claw, produced for home cinema viewing
-Theatrical Trailer
-Image Gallery