Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman

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#1 Post by **DarkImbecile** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:11 pm

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 brand new extras and a raft of new writing by a range of respected raconteurs. These Cold War Creatures are coming for you!

LIMITED 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
Fully illustrated 60-page collector’s book featuring extensive new writing by Laura Drazin Boyes, Neil Mitchell, Barry Forshaw, Jon Towlson and Jackson Cooper
80-page collector’s art book featuring reproduction stills and artwork from each film and new writing by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette
2 double-sided posters featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Matt Griffin

DISC 1 - CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN

Brand-new introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman
Brand-new audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball
Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures, a brand-new 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

Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman
Brand-new audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin
Beyond Window Dressing, a brand-new 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 - THE ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU

Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman
Brand-new audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger
Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation, a brand-new 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

Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman
Brand-new audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard
Family Endangered!, a brand-new 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

Ribs · #2 Post by **Ribs** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:39 pm

EddieLarkin wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:11 pm
yoloswegmaster wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:14 pm
Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman (Limited Edition)
The Giant Claw on Blu-ray, at last!

Sony tend to always get these things right now but in case not, Creature with the Atom Brain should be 1.85:1, unlike how it was presented on the Sony DVD. If Sony are shopping a 1.37:1 master around, Arrow should consider matting it (and I'm confident Bob Furmanek could provide the relevant documentation if needed).

Arrow are listing 1.78:1 and 1.85:1 for the set.

#3 Post by **swo17** » Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:49 pm

Interesting--two of these are Edward L. Cahn films!

L.A. · #4 Post by **L.A.** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:04 am

Beaver.

FrauBlucher · #5 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:17 am

bluray.com

#6 Post by **swo17** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:51 pm

Apparently the U.S. version of this set is already mostly sold out. Amazon still has some in stock but they're full price

Glowingwabbit · #7 Post by **Glowingwabbit** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:20 pm

swo17 wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:51 pm Apparently the U.S. version of this set is already mostly sold out. Amazon still has some in stock but they're full price

Check Hamilton Books for copies. I grabbed this and the Daimajin set from them earlier in the week.

#8 Post by **swo17** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:20 pm

They're now out of the Katzman set

reaky · #9 Post by **reaky** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:15 pm

One for UK folk: Zavvi are currently offering this for £35.

bugsy_pal · #10 Post by **bugsy_pal** » Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:43 pm

I bought this recently from Zavvi, thinking it was one of the last of the original version with book and other stuff. I had no idea there were two versions - my bad.

I've had the US Sam Katzman DVD set for years, and watched The Giant Claw about a year ago. I was amazed at the picture quality on that DVD - it looked pristine. I'm looking forward to watching the blurays - I'm sure they'll look sparkling with their encoding. Zombies of Mora Tau is a movie I saw as a small kid and have never forgotten. I'm sure I'll find it cringeworthingly bad.

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