Five exciting and terrifying 50’s films that are out-of-this-world come together in the next instalment of Tales of Adventure! These sci-fi thrills are filled with suspense and destruction, quintessential entries from the golden era of cosmic obsession. Blast off!

The 27th Day (1957)
The Night The World Exploded (1957) – worldwide first on Blu-ray
This Island Earth (1955)
Devil Girl From Mars (1954)
The Gamma People (1956) – worldwide first on Blu-ray
Plus bonus film The Underwater City (1962) (standard-definition) 

1500 copies only.

The 27th Day (1957) – Imprint Collection #397
Based on the novel of the same name by John Mantley, The 27th Day stars sci-fi icon Gene Barry (The War of the Worlds), Valerie French, and George Voskovec (12 Angry Men), directed by William Asher (I Love Lucy, Bewitched).

An American newspaperman, English beauty, Iron Curtain soldier, German scientist and Chinese peasant are mysteriously whisked aboard a spaceship by  a creature from another planet and each are given capsules powerful enough to destroy the world!

FEATURES:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Night The World Exploded (1957) – Imprint Collection #397
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Catastrophic earthquakes threaten Earth in this suspenseful race against time!

A scientific team builds a machine that can predict earthquakes and predicts one will hit California within the next 24 hours to a skeptical government.

FEATURES:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles

This Island Earth (1955) – Imprint Collection #398
Based on the novel by Raymond F. Jones, This Island Earth stars scream queen Faith Domergue as a scientist recruited by aliens to help fight an intergalactic war.

Two rocket scientists are spirited away from Earth by a mysterious alien to aid in the defense against the Zahgons. They are determined to escape even if it means a battle to the death!

FEATURES:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by Heath Holland from Cereal At Midnight
Trailers from Hell: Joe Dante on ‘This Island Earth’
Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Devil Girl From Mars (1954) – Imprint Collection #399
With all Martian males extinct after a battle of the sexes, Nyah lands on earth and traps guests in a lonely Scottish Inn with the aim of capturing breeding stock. 

Patricia Laffan is the Devil Girl from Mars, a terrifying martian hellbent on bringing back earthling males to her home planet.

FEATURES:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Phillipa Berry
Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and writer & journalist Barry Forshaw 
NEW Interview with author Jon Towlson 
Interview with novelist and critic Kim Newman
Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Gamma People (1956) – Imprint Collection #400
Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Based on an original story by trailblazing auteur Robert Aldrich (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen).

An American reporter smells the story of a lifetime when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.

FEATURES:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
Bonus film: The Underwater City (standard-definition)
Trailers from Hell: Joe Dante on ‘The Gamma People’
Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Optional English HOH Subtitles