...was helmed by the director of many of the greatest Hammer horror films. The derivative script by Lippert Films workhorse, Harry Spaulding, moves from point to point without a hint of nuance, let alone memorable dialogue, and Terence "Horror of Dracula" Fisher seems totally out of his element without the energetic likes of Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing in his cast. The threadbare budget is no help, although Fisher and his cinematographer, Arthur "The Keep" Lavis, do manage to find a few effective images good for publicity stills if nothing else. Likely the high point of the film is the score by noted British composer, Elisabeth "Paranoiac" Lutyens. Truthfully, this is best suited for insomniac viewing only, and mercifully short, clocking in at just over an hour.
Review of The Earth Dies Screaming
