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Nightbeast

1982 ·1h 21m · ★ 4.1 (70)

A creature from outer space, nightbeast, crash lands in Baltimore and starts a killing spree that quickly escelates.

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Director

Don Dohler Don Dohler
4 horror films in catalog
The Alien Factor
The Alien Factor 1978
Fiend
Fiend 1980
Nightbeast
Nightbeast 1982
The Galaxy Invader
The Galaxy Invader 1985

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Setting

Forest

Tone

Campy

Content Warnings

Child in Danger
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

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