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‘The Deadly Spawn’ Invades Limited Edition 4K UHD from Synapse Films
The Deadly Spawn is available on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from Synapse Films. Limited to 5,000, the set costs $64.95.
The 1983 sci-fi horror film has been newly remastered in 4K from the uncut original 16mm camera negative with Dolby Vision. It’s presented in two aspect ratios (1.37:1 and 1.66:1) and with two audio mixes.
Special features:
- 4K restoration from the original uncut 16mm camera negative
- Presented in two aspect ratios: 1.37:1 and 1.66:1
- Presented in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Audio: original producer’s mix and theatrical mix in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio
- 3 audio commentaries featuring the producer, director, cast and crew
- Face Off: Interview with Elizabeth Marner-Brooks
- Return to the Spawning Ground – Modern tour of the house location
- A Visit with John Dods and the Deadly Spawn – vintage featurette
- The Deadly Spawn comic prequel sampler
- Various TV news clips featuring promotion and interviews for the film
- Take One – vintage public access show segment featuring editor Marc Harwood
- Original audition tapes
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- Alternate opening credits sequence
- Still gallery
- TV spot and theatrical trailer
Also included:
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork from Wes Benscoter
- 56-page perfect bound book with vintage articles from Fangoria, a new essay by film critic Michael Gingold, excerpts from producer Ted A. Bohus’ book on the making of the film, and a scrapbook of rare photographs
- 6 double-sided collector cards
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Reversible artwork
A pair of campers stumble upon the remnants of a meteorite and discover some fanged, worm-like creatures have hitched a ride to Earth. After the appetizer, the deadly alien spawn take refuge in the basement of an isolated house and prepare for the main course!
With the people in the neighborhood now becoming the entrees of an intergalactic monster buffet, a group of teenagers, led by a small boy, decide to take this matter into their own hands. Will they be able to stop the creatures from reproducing and rid the Earth of the deadly spawn once and for all?
Also known as Return of the Alien’s Deadly Spawn, the film is written and directed by Douglas McKeown and produced by Ted A. Bohus (Nightbeast).
Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom De Franco, Richard Lee Porter, Jean Tafler, Karen Tighe, Ethel Michelson, John Schmerling, James Brewster, and Elissa Neil star.
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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