Cold War Creatures: Four Films From Sam Katzman [Standard Edition] (Blu-ray)

Release Date: 02/22/22

Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutations! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movies!

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 fallout 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!

Media

Bonus Materials

• 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