Night of the Blood Beast (1958)

An astronaut is killed on re-entry to Earth, but his body is seeded with rapidly-gestating aliens.

Director:

Bernard L. Kowalski

Writers:

Gene Corman (story), Martin Varno

Stars:

John Baer, Angela Greene, Ed Nelson

Cast

Cast overview:
John Baer	...	Steve Dunlap
Angela Greene	...	Dr. Julie Benson
Ed Nelson	...	Dave Randall
Georgianna Carter	...	Donna Bixby
Michael Emmet	...	Maj. John Corcoran
Tyler McVey	...	Dr. Alex Wyman
Ross Sturlin	...	The Creature

Storyline

An astronaut returns from space dead. The base that recovered him is then cut off from the outside world by an alien. The revival of the dead astronaut, the death of a scientist, and the discovery of alien embryos inside the resurrected astronaut's body bodes ill for the survival of those trapped at the base and the rest of humanity.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | creature feature | pregnant man | monster | x rayed skeleton | 

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Taglines:

No girl was safe as long as this head-hunting thing roamed the land!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Creature from Galaxy 27

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$68,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Balboa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was released in one of American International's prepackaged double features. It was paired with Roger Corman's She Gods of Shark Reef, which had been sitting on the shelf for a year and a half.

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Goofs

During some shots, part of the camera's for-end is visible along the top of the screen. Possibly due to a problem with the lens mounting.

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Quotes

Dr. Alex Wyman: A wounded animal that large isn't good!

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Night of the Blood Beast (1996)

User Reviews

Makes a tad more sense than a lot of Corman's Sci-Fi Flicks

For a Roger Corman movie, Night of the Blood Beast had somewhat higher production values than most. Maybe that was because Corman was just Executive Producer on this one. The special effects were actually pretty good, and the monster costume wasn't all that bad. The story also seemed a bit more believable than a lot of his oeuvre. The acting was fairly good for a genre pic, and the cast was very believable.

The only thing that really annoyed me about the movie was a number of scenes in which the characters were able to get a blood pressure reading off of a presumed-dead body (with no heartbeat) ... those elicited a definite groan from me.

This was one of about ten sci-fi movies from the fifties that I hadn't seen until it showed up in the "Tales of Terror" boxed set from Mill Creek Entertainment.

If you're a fan of the genre, definitely give it a look if you get the chance ... its no Quatermass, but its also no UFO: Target Earth, either.