Category Archives: Science fiction

The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

“I shall show you strange things about the mind of man…”   [aka The Man Who Lived Again aka The Brainsnatcher aka Body Switch aka Dr Maniac] Director:  Robert Stevenson Starring: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, John Loder, Frank Cellier, Donald … Continue reading →

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Island Of Lost Souls (1933)

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

“Do you know what it means to feel like God?”   Director:  Erle C. Kenton Starring:  Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Kathleen Burke, Leila Hyams, Arthur Hohl, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Fields, Paul Hurst, Tetsu Komai, Hans Steinke Screenplay:  Waldemar Young and … Continue reading →

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The Snake Woman (1961)

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

“Life is such a miraculous, delicate thing. What if this poison were to upset the balance? – and instead of a normal, healthy child, ours were to be born a—a—“   [Also known as: Terror Of The Snake Woman] Director:  … Continue reading →

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Destination Moon (1950)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

“We are not the only ones who know that the moon can be reached. We are not the only ones planning to go there. The race is on—and we had better win it!”   Director:  Irving Pichel Starring:  John Archer, … Continue reading →

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Rocketship X-M (1950)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

“Tonight you are invited here to witness an important event. You are all familiar with our previous work in sending robot missiles into space. That phase is at an end. Tonight we will launch the first manned spaceship, the RXM: … Continue reading →

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Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1931)

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

“Free! Free at last!”   Director:  Rouben Mamoulian Starring:  Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Halliwell Hobbes, Holmes Herbert, Edgar Norton Screenplay:  Samuel Hofferstein and Percy Heath, based upon the novel  by Robert Louis Stevenson       Synopsis:  Dr … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious Island (1929)

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

“A world that has never known the sun – or warmth – or light. We may even reach the lower depths—and see the people of the abyss!”   Director:  Lucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur (uncredited), Benjamin Christensen (uncredited) Starring:  Lionel Barrymore, … Continue reading →

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The Green Slime (1968)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

“These creatures could be developing in any part of the station where a drop of this substance can reach any kind of energy!”   Director:  Fukasaku Kinji Starring:  Robert Horton, Richard Jaeckel, Luciana Paluzzi, Bud Widom, Ted Gunther, Robert Dunham, … Continue reading →

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The Blob (1958)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

“Would you believe me if I told you there was something inside that rock we found tonight? – something that could wipe out this whole town?”   Director:  Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr and Russell S. Doughten Jr (uncredited) Starring:  Steve … Continue reading →

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The Flying Saucer (1950)

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

“It appears it was designed for one purpose – to carry the atomic bomb! Now, the first country that learns the secret of the flying saucer will control the skies of the world…”   Director:  Mikel Conrad Starring:  Mikel Conrad, … Continue reading →

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