Beast of the Yellow Night

Beast of the Yellow Night is a 1971 Filipino/American horror film, directed by Eddie Romero and starring John Ashley, who co-produced the film with Romero. It was the first release for Roger Corman's distribution company New World Pictures. The film takes place in the Philippines and is about a murderer named Langdon (John Ashley) whom the devil spares from death in World War II, and as a result, Langdon is forced to become a servant of Satan from then on. 25 years later, he strives to free his soul from Satan's influence and prevent himself from transforming into a murderous werewolf. After successfully distributing his Beast of Blood in 1970, producer Kane W. Lynn (as Hemisphere Pictures) tried to get the distribution rights to actor John Ashley's next horror film, titled Beast of the Yellow Night. Ashley and his production company Four Associates put up the money to produce the film themselves in the Philippines, and instead of allowing Lynn to distribute it, he made a deal with Roger Corman's then-fledgling New World Pictures instead. Lynn's ex-business partner in Hemisphere Pictures, Eddie Romero, was hired to direct and co-produce it, but Kane Lynn himself was cut out of the deal. Ashley's Four Associates went on to produce several other films in the Philippines, such as The Twilight People, The Woman Hunt and Ebony, Ivory & Jade, before disbanding soon after. Lynn invested in Sam Sherman's 1971 sci-fi film Brain of Blood, which did not fare too well, and died soon after of cancer in 1975.