Paul Lynch’s 1982 monster movie Humongous getting new DVD release

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 15 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

It’s loose… it’s angry… and it’s getting hungry!

That’s the tagline – well, one of the taglines – for HUMONGOUS, Paul Lynch’s 1982 low-budget horror movie about a deformed man-monster slaying a boatload of stranded teenagers on a creepy island. Sounds like a blast, no? The flick is getting a brand new DVD next week from Katarina’s Nightmare Theater (the same folks who reissued THE DEVIL WITHIN HER and FINAL EXAM), and we’re happy to share the details with ya!

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Here’s the scintillating plot breakdown: A group of teens on a boat find themselves in a fogbound night only to run aground on the rocks of the mysterious ‘Dog Island’ right before their boat goes up in flames. As they gather on the shoreline, one of them goes missing, another is critically injured and four go searching for shelter. They then decide to venture into the still standing house to summon help from its occupants…if any. Luckily, there is someone still dwelling there, but unfortunately there’s something else out on the island growling in the dark and it ain’t no dog! And it is HUNGRY!

The special features include:

-16×9 1:78 Uncut master

-Audio commentary with director Paul Lynch, writer William Gray, horror historian Nathaniel Thompson, moderated by Katarina Leigh Waters

-Original Trailer

-Reversible sleeve with and without Katarina’s banner

HUMONGOUS breaks out on NOVEMBER 15th; pre-order it right HERE.

Source: AITH

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