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Messiah of Evil

aka Dead People; Night of the Damned; Return of the Living Dead; Revenge of the Screaming Dead

Poster of Messiah of Evil

Terror you won’t want to remember – in a film you won’t be able to forget.

Selected disc options for Messiah of Evil

Extras
Radiance box art
Radiance BD-ALL/US 2023
Code Red box art
Code Red BD-ALL/US/OOP 2014
Code Red box art
Code Red DVD-0/US/OOP 2009
Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower has extra
Audio Commentary by Co-Directors/Co-Writers Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, Moderated by Lee Christian has extra has extra
What the Blood Moon Brings: “Messiah of Evil” and the New American Nightmare - Interviews with Guy Adams, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, David Huckvale, Mikel J. Koven and Maitland McDonagh (56:55) has extra
American Gothic and Female Hysteria - Video Essay by Kat Ellinger (21:31) has extra
Remembering “Messiah of Evil” (21:42) has extra has extra
Archival Audio Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Willard Huyck (37:31) has extra
Audio Interview with Actress Joy Bang (8:52) has extra
“Down These Mean Streets” - By Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (Short, 1966) has extra has extra
“The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Suitors” - By Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (Short, 1966) has extra has extra
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Notes

  • Radiance’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes an 80-page booklet with writing by Bill Ackerman (“Some People Do Like His Brand of Art”), Joseph Dwyer (“The Neon Stucco Towns of California Gothic”), Larissa Glasser (“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: Lovecraft, Cults, and the Uncanny in ‘Messiah of Evil’”), Andy Marshall-Roberts (“Eyes are the Windows of the Soul: Gateways to American Despair in ‘Messiah of Evil’”) and Amanda Reyes (“A Model Actress: A Tribute to Anitra Ford”). Reissued without booklet (2023/11/28).
  • Code Red’s DVD includes trailers for Brute Corps (1971), The Statue (1971), Family Honor (1973), Rituals (1977), Stunt Rock (1978), Choke Canyon (1986) and Night of the Dribbler (1990).

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Ultimate Edition

Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.

  • Screen shot for What the Blood Moon Brings: “Messiah of Evil” and the New American Nightmare
    What the Blood Moon Brings: “Messiah of Evil” and the New American Nightmare (56:55)
  • Screen shot for American Gothic and Female Hysteria
    American Gothic and Female Hysteria (21:31)
Presentation
Radiance box art
Radiance BD 2023
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 34.94 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
      • Length:1:29:48.466
      • File size: 23.50 GiB
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 2304 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Code Red box art
Code Red BD 2014
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p
      • Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • None
Extras Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower Radiance BD
Audio Commentary by Co-Directors/Co-Writers Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, Moderated by Lee Christian Code Red BD
What the Blood Moon Brings: “Messiah of Evil” and the New American Nightmare - Interviews with Guy Adams, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, David Huckvale, Mikel J. Koven and Maitland McDonagh (56:55, 1080p) Radiance BD
American Gothic and Female Hysteria - Video Essay by Kat Ellinger (21:31, 1080p) Radiance BD
Remembering “Messiah of Evil” (21:42) Code Red BD
Archival Audio Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Willard Huyck (37:31) Radiance BD
Audio Interview with Actress Joy Bang (8:52) Code Red DVD
“Down These Mean Streets” - By Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (Short, 1966) Code Red BD
“The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Suitors” - By Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (Short, 1966) Code Red BD