Best Science Fiction Films of 1958
Fiend without a Face
This sci-fi horror cult ... jams for a horrific climax, distinguished by some of the goriest effects seen in any film from the 1950s. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
One of the best ... seems vaguely familiar, it is because it was one of the primary inspirations for the 1979 sci-fi classic Alien. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
The Blob
In his first starring ... adults' attention-but by now, the Blob is consuming entire city blocks. In 1972, the sequel Beware the Blob followed. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
It has now become ... authorities are alerted, a posse of non-possessed men attack the alien spaceship, paving the way for the not-altogether-predictable finale. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
The Crawling Eye
The Trollenberg Terror, authored ... a tv serial -- The Quatermass Xperiment, renamed The Creeping Unknown -- into a huge hit in the US. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
Curse of the Faceless Man
Archeologists excavating the ruins ... the Cove of the Blind Fisherman, hoping to save his fiancée and put an end to this ancient curse. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
Attack of the Puppet People
Attack of the Puppet ... of the always reliable John Hoyt; the special effects are somewhat better, but still nothing to write home about. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Attack of the 50 ... cannot be said of its slicker but less entertaining 1993 cable-TV remake (with Darryl Hannah in the title role). [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
She Demons
Irish McCalla, the statuesque ... another triumph from director Richard Cunha, whose science-fiction quickies of the 1950s are among the worst films ever made. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
Queen of Outer Space
This legendarily campy sci-fi ... Without End (which was set on Mars, not Venus, though the differences must have escaped the film's scientific advisors). [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
Night of the Blood Beast
The familiar rocks and ... a Halloween party. Still, Night of the Blood Beast is at least half of a good, well-constructed horror flick. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
The Astounding She-Monster
Ronnie Ashcroft, an editor-turned-producer, ... to produce and direct his own science-fiction thriller, The Hideous Sun Demon, which is actually a much better movie. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
Rymdinvasion i Lappland
A meteor crashes into ... the narrative with new footage and released it to state-side audiences as Invasion of the Animal People in 1962. [ best science fiction films - 1958 ]
