Beasts Unleashed Blu-ray

'Beasts Unleashed' (1955 + 1956) Eureka Limited Edition Blu-ray | HD presentations of both films

The 1950s was the decade of the creature feature. At the dawn of the Atomic Age, American cinemas were awash with marauding aliens from outer space, giant irradiated insects, robots on the rampage, monsters from the depths and dinosaurs rediscovered in the modern world. The Beast with a Million Eyes and The Beast of Hollow Mountain are two of the most entertaining films among them, presented together in the spirit of the science fiction double features of the 1950s.

The Beast with a Million Eyes, produced and purportedly co-directed by the legendary Roger Corman, follows a family living on an isolated ranch in the California desert. After an unidentified flying object crash lands somewhere near their farm, animals and people begin acting strangely – leading to a confrontation with a threat not of this planet. From a story by the legendary special-effects artist Willis O’Brien (a mentor to Ray Harryhausen and the animator of King Kong), The Beast of Hollow Mountain sees a cowboy living in Mexico discover that his cattle are being eaten by a prehistoric monster.

Limited Edition contents:
- O-card slipcase featuring new artwork
- Booklet featuring new writing by genre film expert Christopher Stewardson on special effects artist Paul Blaisdell and The Beast with a Million Eyes and a new essay by film journalist Sean McGeady on Weird Westerns and The Beast of Hollow Mountain
- Reversible inner sleeve featuring original poster artwork for both films

Special features include:
- Interview with science fiction expert Mark Bould on The Beast with a Million Eyes and alien invasion cinema in the 1950s
- Interview with critic Kim Newman on The Beast of Hollow Mountain and the resurgence of dinosaur films in the 1950s