Night of the Demon (1980) coming from Severin

[drownsoda]

It was announced last weekend in the Severin thread along with the other Black Friday releases (still no release details), but I wanted to make a thread dedicated to this underrated bigfoot/slasher flick—it's one of my favorite horror movies from the early '80s. It's utterly bizarre, but extremely atmospheric and a lot of fun. The genesis of the film is shrouded in mystery in a lot of ways (the copyright is 1980, and some sources state it was released in November that year, while others state 1983). I've tried to find evidence of this, but have been unable to, and I think the title being so close to 1988's Night of the Demons, or the 1957 film of the same name, make it more difficult to research. There is such little information about the production of this film, so I really hope Severin was able to procure some interviews or context about the history of the film. While the Code Red DVD is decent, I am ecstatic to see this film upgraded to Blu-ray.

Update (11/22/2021): Damn, Severin really has stacked this release. I am passing on the bundles as I don't much care for merch stuff in general, but the Blu-ray set is plentiful.

Amid the gush of early ‘80s low-budget backwoods horror, only one lost classic brought together softcore sex, hardcore violence, Satanic sex cults and a limb-tearing, gut-slinging, dick-ripping beast for “the best and bloodiest Bigfoot movie ever made.” (Buried.com): When a group of Anthropology students heads deep into the forest to investigate a series of Sasquatch attacks, they’ll discover an immortal brain-blast of crazy hermits, mutilated Girl Scouts, interspecies copulation and “one of the goriest final scenes in the whole history of splatter flicks” (A Slash Above). Producer/co-writer Jim L. Ball and director James C. Wasson deliver “an anti-masterpiece that moves like a bullet, unlike anything you’ve ever seen” (Mondo Digital) now scanned in 4K from the recently discovered 35mm answer print with over 5½ hours of Special Features on two discs.
Special Features for Night of the Demon:

DISC 1
*Exclusive Slip Case
*Just A Little Green Kid Outta Waco, Texas — Interview With Producer Jim L. Ball
*The Demon Made Me Do It — Interview With Director James C. Wasson
*Eye Of The Demon — Interview With Cinematographer John Quick
*FRATERNITY OF HORROR — Previously Unreleased 1964 Feature Produced By Jim L. Ball And Shot By John Quick
*Trailer

DISC 2
*Cryptid Currency: Transgression Aggression In Bigfoot Cinema — Video Essay By David Coleman, Author Of The Bigfoot Filmography
*Tales From The Cryptid — Interview With Stephen R. Bissette, Co-Author Of Cryptid Cinema
*Deconstructing Patty — Interview With William Munns, Author Of When Roger Met Patty
*Mondo Bigfoot — Interview With Lyle Blackburn, Author Of Boggy Creek Casebook
*BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS!
*BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS! PART 2
*My Nasty Memories — Interview With BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS! Director David Gregory
Feature Specs for Night of the Demon:
*Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
*Audio: English Mono
*Closed Captions: English SDH
*Region: All