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They Came from Beyond Space is yet more proof that virtually anything public domain can have a presence in the DVD market.

There are several DVD options the most notable of which is a “remastered edition” from A2zcds. There are numerous multi-packs as well (one of which I'll talk about in detail), but the most notable ones that I could find are “Elvira's Movie Macabre” with Gamera Super Monster and a Blu multi-pack.

I'll be telling you about the Chilling 20 pack copy.

Video:

1.33: There is no widescreen version. It's somewhat trashy which is worse at some times than at others. It's grainy and fuzzy, and features shifting and bleeding colors.

Audio:

1.0 mono: The audio is distorted because of levels boosted too high and is plagued by white noise.

Packaging:

The disc comes in a paper sleeve that lives in a plastic case. You can get more details about the set as a whole by checking out the Chilling (20 pack) guide.

Extras:

There are no extras of any kind.

Other Editions:

While the A2zcds disc may be remastered I couldn't find any comments on how good the quality actually is. There are no presentation specs given and no mention of extras.

The "Collector's Edition" lists absolutely nothing to make me think it's any better suited for collectors than any other release. There are no details to be found.

The Elvira feature mentions a 1.33 full-frame ratio but no other details. Count on some amusing hosting from Elvira, but other than that I don't see a mention of any extras. There is no suggestion of any remastering, either.

The Attack of the B's Blu collection seems to be part of a slowly growing trend (or perhaps attempt at a trend) of using Blu's storage capacity to fit a lot of movies on a single disc. 18 public domain films (some very common, some fairly rare) reside on a single disc in standard 480i definition (no HD here). The best I can say for these is that they seem to occasionally present the original image ratios and may be very slightly improved quality over some of the cheaper DVD budget packs. Otherwise they offer nothing special aside from being exceptionally self-space friendly. They offer no extras and can be somewhat hard to find.

Final Thoughts:

You can chance the remastered version if you want although I really don't think it's worth the asking price I've seen. The Elvira disc might be worth it if you like her humor. Beyond that just go with the best bargain you can find.