ADDITION: Severin Blu-ray - August 2018: Severin bring us the Rock & Roll horror film, "The Horror of Party Beach" on a single-layer Blu-ray. The film has a supportive bitrate throughout. The image is much better here than on the previous DVD. Detail levels are good, with a fair amount of grain. There are the occasional specks of damage, but this is not overwhelming. Some scenes seem a tad brighter than the DVD but this is ok, due to the increased level of detail. Contrast is also much more impressive here, with a nice range of grays and blacks. Since this is a new 2k scan from the original negative, the image looks much better. The framing is slightly different, with the previous DVD release having a little more information on all sides, but I actually prefer this Blu-ray framing.

Severin have transferred the audio from the original Mono soundtrack and remastered it in linear PCM. It is a 16-bit track but this is fine for a film of its age. Dialogue is clear and the music from the Del-Aires sounds fantastic. I even decided to check out their music on Spotify after hearing them here. There are optional English SDH subtitles on this Region-free Blu-ray.

Severin provide some neat extras here although we don't get the commentary of the 2006 DVD. It starts with "Return to Party Beach". This 16-minute documentary provides a look back on Party Beach. "It's the Living End: An Encounter with the Del-Aires" is a 4-minute interview with band members Bobby Osborne and Ronnie Linares. "Shock & Roll" features filmmaker Tim Sullivan speaking for 7-minutes on the Rock & Roll Horror film. Also included here is a 9-minute archival interview with director Del Tenney. The film's trailer is also included, and it is as fun as the film itself.

Shot in two weeks for $50,000 in small-town, Connecticut, this is a fun little time-capsule of a film. Severin have done a nice job transferring the film here. Recommended to fans of cheesy monster movies and fans of 50s and 60s Rock & Roll.

 - Colin Zavitz