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A journalist’s quiet hometown vacation turns feral when a lycanthropic hitchhiker stirs up murder.

NIGHT SHADOW

She came home to clear her head. Something followed her to collect it.

1989 · 1h 35m · NR · Horror · IMDB TMDB

Alex comes home to question her future. Instead, she finds fresh corpses, a baffled sheriff, and something inhuman stalking the streets after dark.

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What is Night Shadow about?

Night Shadow is a 1989 American horror film directed by Randolph Cohlan about a TV journalist who returns to her hometown, only to find it terrorized by brutal murders linked to a monstrous killer.

Programmer's Pick

If your idea of vacation involves decapitations, mutilations, and a werewolf in a crop top, Night Shadow delivers the goods. This is pure psychotronic Americana—where small-town nostalgia gets shredded by supernatural carnage and the local news is anything but slow.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Night Shadow leans hard into creature-feature territory as Alex, a rising television reporter, retreats to her small hometown of Danford for a much-needed break. But tranquility swiftly evaporates: the town’s police are deadlocked on an outbreak of gruesome murders, each more savage than the last. The community’s initial panic gives way to terror as suspicions mount that the killer isn’t entirely human. As Alex tries to settle back into familiar surroundings, she soon finds herself caught between a bewildered sheriff, frightened townsfolk, and a stranger from her Los Angeles past whose arrival coincides with the bloodshed. The film mixes independent horror with camp and martial arts flavor, all set against a backdrop of low-budget shocks.

Details & Specs

Director
Randolph Cohlan
Writer
Randolph Cohlan
Release
1989
Runtime
1h 35m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Genres
Horror
Also Known As
O Lobo da Noite 1989

Cast & Crew

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Director: Randolph Cohlan Writer: Randolph Cohlan
BV Brenda Vance Alexandra Jung Stuart Quan Stuart Quan Tai Jung (as Dane Chan) RS Rick Scott Hitcher TB Tom Boylan Sheriff Adam Newquist KK Kato Kaelin Dean Lesher Aldo Ray Aldo Ray Gene Krebelski JL Jeannette Lewis Francis Stern AL Alta LaFlame Alta OR Orien Richman Bruce Anderson

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Why Cult

Small-Town Paranoia

The film mines mounting dread as rural America reels from a string of grisly murders and the suspicion that no one is safe.

Werewolf Horror

Night Shadow puts its spin on the werewolf subgenre, with a monstrous killer whose attacks leave the town in terror.

Martial Arts Infusion

Expect roundhouse kicks with your carnage: action beats meet horror as martial arts get sprinkled into the carnivorous chaos.

Indie Campy B-Movie

Low-budget ingenuity meets campy energy, proudly flying the flag for late-80s psychotronic B-cinema.

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Threat File

Trigger

A murderous stranger follows Alex from Los Angeles

Threat

Werewolf-like creature

Effect

Series of brutal, inhuman murders

Setting

Small town of Danford

Questions from the Vault

When was Night Shadow released? +

Night Shadow was released in 1989.

Who directed Night Shadow? +

Night Shadow was directed by Randolph Cohlan.

How long is Night Shadow? +

Night Shadow has a runtime of 95 minutes.

What genre is Night Shadow? +

Night Shadow is a horror film.

Where can I watch Night Shadow? +

Night Shadow is available to stream on SassyFlix.

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