New Year’s Evil
- Year: 1980
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Emmett Alston
- Length: 85 min
Don’t dare make New Year’s resolutions… unless you plan to live!
Critical Perspective
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Not a bad movie—it’s entertaining enough, and not as cheesy as some from the same era.
Jim Harper, Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies (Headpress/Critical Vision, 2004)
New Year’s Evil Blu-ray & DVD-R editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Kino BD-A/US 2022 | Scream Factory BD-A/US/OOP 2015 | 88 Films BD-B/US 2020 | MGM DVD-R-0/US 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Director Emmett Alston, Moderated by Bill Olsen | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Scott Harrison | ||||
| Call Me Eeevil ...: The Making of “New Year’s Evil” | ||||
| Murder at Midnight - Video Essay by Chris O’Neill | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Kino’s Blu-ray includes trailers for Phobia (1980), Without Warning (1980), The Pit (1981), Parasite (1982), Link (1986), Rawhead Rex (1986), Nightmare Beach (1989), Baby Blood (1990) and Highway to Hell (1991).
- 88 Films’ “Slasher Classics Collection” Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Andrew Graves (“Midnight Chimes and Killer Crimes”).
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