The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1958's "Night of the Blood Beast" in the Pacific Northwest. "She Gods of Shark Reef" (1958) was the second feature in both Seattle and Portland. Portland didn't get this billing until midway through 1959.

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Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
An astronaut is killed on reentry to Earth, but his body is seeded with rapidly gestating aliens.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Writers: Gene Corman (story), Martin Varno (screenplay)
Stars: Michael Emmet, Angela Greene, John Baer
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She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
Two brothers, one wanted for murder, are shipwrecked on an island inhabited by nubile young women who have amassed a valuable cache of pearls.
Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Robert Hill (screenplay), Victor Stoloff (screenplay)
Stars: Bill Cord, Don Durant, Lisa Montell
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October 5, 1958 ad (Seattle)


October 4, 1958 ad (Seattle)


October 6, 1958 ad (Seattle)


October 10, 1958 ad (Seattle)


June 11, 1959 ad (Portland)


June 12, 1959 ad (Portland)


June 14, 1959 ad (Portland)


Night of the Blood Beast  (1958) trailer
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She Gods of Shark Reef (1958) trailer
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