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‘Critters: A Four Course Feast!’ (1986–1992) • Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set [Arrow Video] — carnivorous creatures lack serious bite

The beloved sci-fi comedy-horror franchise makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video.

Monster movies have captivated audiences since the infancy of cinema. From the silent era’s lumbering behemoths to the atomic mutants of the 1950s, genre lovers have always revelled in watching otherworldly mutants wreak havoc on the silver screen. The ‘creature feature’ experienced a renaissance during the 1980s when filmmakers merged mid-century monsters into the classic Atomic Age madness with the decade’s penchant for outrageous practical effects and unabashedly grotesque violence.

When Joe Dante devilishly unleashed Gremlins (1984) into cinemas, it briefly redefined the cinematic landscape of horror-comedy. In its wake, almost every filmmaker shamelessly recreated their own stories about parthenogenetic creatures and devilish little monsters…