Beast of the Yellow Night

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Beast of the Yellow Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eddie Romero
Written by	Eddie Romero
Produced by	Eddie Romero John Ashley David J. Cohen Roger Corman Beverly Miller
Starring	John Ashley Vic Díaz
Cinematography	Justo Paulino
Edited by	Ben Barcelon
Music by	Nestor Robles
Production companies	Four Associates Ltd Cinema Projects International
Distributed by	New World Pictures (U.S.)
Release date	1971 (1971)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Philippines United States
Languages	Filipino English
Budget	US$200,000 or US$60,000[1]

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 fourth release for Roger Corman's distribution company New World Pictures. It was released as a double feature with the West German horror film, Creature with the Blue Hand.^[2]

After successfully distributing Beast of Blood in 1970, producer Kane W. Lynn (as Hemisphere Pictures) tried to get the distribution rights to Ashley's next horror film, titled Beast of the Yellow Night. Ashley and his production company Four Associates Ltd. 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, but Lynn was cut out of the deal. Ashley's Four Associates Ltd. went on to produce several other films in the Philippines, such as The Twilight People, The Woman Hunt and Ebony, Ivory & Jade, before disbanding.^[3] Lynn invested in Sam Sherman's 1971 sci-fi film Brain of Blood, which did not fare well, and died soon after of cancer in 1975.