of The Alien Factor reprise their roles in Nightbeast. Release Nightbeast was first released on DVD on September 28, 2004, by Troma, and was later reissued on DVD on February 24, 2009, along with Blood, Boobs & Beast, a documentary about Don Dohler's life and career. Reception TV Guide panned the film, awarding it one out of four stars, stating, "Although the special effects (including some startling uses of gore makeup) are noteworthy, the actors aren't given much to do other than stand around and talk. The final result is disappointing". Bill Gibron of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "an angry middle aged man's cry for attention". Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News wrote, "All in all, Nightbeast is drive-in, beer-swilling, audience-heckling fun." Nightbeast was featured in a Red Letter Media Halloween special in 2013. Among other things, the group discussed the film's similarity to Dohler's other work, hokey acting, and improved special effects. Mike Stoklasa called Nightbeast, "just a terrible film." In August 2016, Nightbeast was featured on Rooster Teeth's Theater Mode web show. Legacy Nightbeast has become a cult film. It is briefly seen playing on a television in Panos Cosmatos' 2018 film Mandy. References External links TimeWarpFilms.com – Official site of Time Warp Films DonDohler.com – Official Don Dohler Site Blood, Boobs & Beast – A documentary about Don Dohler's life and career by director John Kinhart 1982 films 1982 horror films 1980s science fiction horror films Remakes of American films American science fiction horror films Horror film remakes Films about extraterrestrial life Films set in Maryland Films shot in Baltimore Troma Entertainment films Films scored by Robert J. Walsh American splatter films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Don Dohler 1980s American films