The Giant Claw

Notes

• Arrow’s Blu-ray is included in the “Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman” box set with Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), The Werewolf (1956) and Zombies of Mora Tau (1957); and contains a 60-page booklet with writing by Laura Drazin Boyes (“Sam Katzman: The Sultan of Schlock”), Neil Mitchell (“Only Screams Can Describe It: ‘Creature with the Atom Brain’”), Barry Forshaw (“Science Versus the Supernatural: Sam Katzman’s ‘The Werewolf’”), Jon Towlson (“A Twilight Zone Between Life and Death: ‘Zombies of Mora Tau’”) and Jackson Cooper (“Turkey in the Sky! The Appealing Legacy of ‘The Giant Claw’”); an 80-page art booklet with writing by Stephen R. Bissette; 12 lobby card reproductions; and 2 double-sided fold-out posters. Reissued with discs only (2022/02/22).
• Umbrella’s “Fred F. Sears Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes The Werewolf (1956); and no extras.
• Anolis’ Blu-ray includes a 16 page booklet with writing by Ingo Strecker (in German).
• Sony’s DVD is included in the “Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman” box set with Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), The Werewolf (1956) and Zombies of Mora Tau (1957).