DEAD OF NIGHT SYNOPSIS:

Three tales of mystery, imagination and terror.

From the legendary dark minds of producer-director Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker, Trilogy of Terror) and writer Richard Matheson (Tales of Terror, The Last Man on Earth, The Twilight Zone) comes this thrilling triptych of spellbinding stories. Second Chance – After buying an antique automobile, Frank (Ed Begley Jr.) restores the vehicle to its original condition. Along with the car, Frank is suddenly transported back in time to the year 1926. Based on a story by Jack Finney (Invasion of the Body Snatchers). No Such Thing as a Vampire – Alexis (Anjanette Comer), the mistress of an old mansion, is terrified of vampires. When her husband (Patrick Macnee) calls in a friend (Horst Buchholz) to examine her, a macabre and bloody scheme unfolds. Bobby – In the dead of night, a boy (Lee H. Montgomery), thought to be deceased, surprises his despondent mother (Joan Hackett) at the family beach house, bringing her both extreme joy and overwhelming terror.

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OUR FILM REVIEW

Dead of Night was shot by director of photography Rick Waite on 35mm film with spherical lenses and presented in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1. As with many TV movies of the 70s, focus tends to be soft. Darker scenes suffer with reduced lack of definition. In Bobby, for example, a good part of the story takes place in a dark house and it’s difficult to see details. Second Chance has a dreamlike quality in the scenes set in the present that carries through into night scenes of the past. In No Such Thing as a Vampire, the set design is rich, with costume and some outdoor locations on the back lot adding period flavor.

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The soundtrack is English 2.0 mono DTS-HD Master Audio. English SDH subtitles are an option. Dialogue is clear and distinct in all three tales. A vintage car’s engine hums as it travels down a country road in Second Chance. Horses’ hooves can be heard on the cobblestones as Michael arrives at Dr. Gheria’s house in No Such Thing as a Vampire. Bobby contains the sounds of shattering dishes, heavy breathing, footsteps, and pouring rain and thunder, and Robert Cobert’s score amps up the excitement. Screaming is heard in the second and third stories.

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SPECIAL FEATURES ​

• DISC ONE - BLU-RAY​

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas

  •  Introduction by Jeff Thompson, Author of The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis

  • Dead of Night - A Darkness At Blaisedon (HD Up-Res): 1969 TV Pilot (51:53)

  • Robert Cobert's Music Score Highlights

  • No Such Thing as a Vampire: Deleted Scenes

  • Deleted Extended Opening Title Sequence