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The astronaut Steve Dunlap (John Baer) dies after crashing his rocket on Earth. His body is recovered by the base rescue team and examined by Dr. Alex Wyman (Tyler McVey) and Dr. Julie Benson (Angela Greene), who is Steve's fiancée. Out of the blue, Steve resurrects and Dr. Benson discovers that his body is impregnated with Alien embryos; further, the team finds that an alien (Ross Sturlin) has arrived in Steve's spacecraft.

When Dr. Wyman is murdered by the alien, Major John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) and Dave Randall (Ed Nelson) decide to destroy the creature. But Steve is mentally connected to the alien and believes that the creature has peaceful intentions and tries to protect it. But when Steve learns that the alien is an invader, he takes an ultimate decision to protect the earthlings.

"Night of the Blood Beast" is a funny and underrated low-budget sci-fi produced by Roger Corman. This type of black and white Z-movie, with bad acting and poor special effects, is part of my childhood and maybe that is the reason why I find most of them cult. "Night of the Blood Beast" is a sort of grandfather of 1979 "Alien" or 1999 "The Astronaut's Wife" and entertains. My note is five.

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America's first orbiting spaceship collides with a mysterious object and crashes to Earth, bringing with it an alien mother and her parasitical brood who are using the undead astronaut as an incubation chamber. After a number of inexplicable deaths, the humans decide to destroy the intruder but pause when the alien claims to be on a goodwill mission to save our species from ourselves. The film is a bargain-basement, Bronson Canyon blend of the vastly superior "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) and "Alien" (1979), but typical of a Corman opus (auteur brothers Roger and Gene were producers, Bernard L. Kowalski was director), is watchable in an eye-rolling way. The special effects aren't really special: the monster (recycled from a previous Corman film (typical)) is a hairy, beaked, lump that you never get a really good look at and the alien embryos look like fat seahorses. The acting is on par for a '50s B-monster outing, with the usual characters delivering the usual material (the 'science' in the script varies from reasonable to ludicrous (somehow eating a brain confers the power of human speech through photosynthesis)). 'Night of the Blood Beast' is a silly but short and watchable, although it never lives up to the lurid imagery on some of the posters and DVD covers.

Most of the commenters for this film seem to be reviewing its budget rather than the film itself (hence the typical overuse of the empty headed all-purpose cliché "cheesy") but in fact this is one of the most intelligent and thoughtful science fiction films of any era. Anyone with sophistication enough to look past the obvious budget limitations will see a fairly solid study of human reactions to an unknown menace. BLOOD BEAST really has more in common with British science fiction of the time, especially the Quatermass films. Those who lump it in with other Roger Corman movies have, of course, the wrong Corman --- this was produced by brother Gene, who later went on to a successful career producing major studio films (TOBRUK, etc...). Gene Corman tended to inject a little more substance into his drive-in genre films that his more illustrious sibling. ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, in addition to the expected cheap scares, also delves into Tennessee Williams territory with its low rent Big Daddy trying to deal with his unfaithful Baby Doll wife. BLOOD BEAST likewise devotes much attention to character development, presents several intriguing plot points, and ends on an enigmatic note almost unique in this type of movie. It's ironic that a cheap 50s drive-in movie like NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST should ultimately appeal only to more sophisticated viewers. MST3K fans should look elsewhere for their cheap yucks.

Oddly compelling tale of astronaut (Emmett) who crashes back to earth following a failed mission into space, apparently deceased but showing no signs of rigor mortis or decomposition. His unusual state co-incides with the appearance of a large, alien creature that wants us to believe he's here to co-habitate with the human race, and that we should fear no evil. Scientists John Baer, Ed Nelson and Angela Greene disagree.

There's some sense in this nonsense, the dialogue, cinematography and suspense is generally pretty coherent and effective, but the second half of the movie descends into an abyss of absurdity from which there's no return. Baer, Nelson and McVey all deliver watchable performances and director Kowalski displays some skills, but the plot becomes puerile with the appearance of the creature and its suspicious motivations to rear its young on earth as a means of improving inter-galactic relations. So to does Emmett's laboured insistence that everyone should stop picking on it and just give it a fair go to prove its intentions are honourable. No mention of the poor victim sans head.

It really does deteriorate badly, which is a shame because the first thirty minutes promise a rousing climax, reminiscent of "The Thing", but ends up looking more like "Attack of the Crab Monsters", only minus the humour. Not the best AIP-Corman collaboration conceived.

It is not necessary to go over the plot. Everything has been said by other reviewers. As a film it is quite good, and still packs a punch of thrills even after all these years. And just to astonish straight reviewers out of their heterosexual complacency I found Michael Emmet to be very sexy, and although Beverly Garland was not in the film for sex appeal he certainly filled the gap...... well. that is for some of us. He could also act and I, for one, did not want him to lose his head or any other part of him. The rest of the cast were equally responsive to the film, which is not always the case in Roger Corman's cluster of horror/sci-fi films. Others rightly mention it as a precursor to ' Alien ' which was not sexy at all. For teenagers of the late 1950's this must have ticked almost all the boxes and given quite a few disturbing erotic dreams. Why no more than 5 ? The monster itself could have been better and scarier and one thought that will have kept a lot guessing; how did it manage to impregnate Michael Emmet ? A hugely enjoyable fantasy that would have fascinated Sigmund Freud.

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.

Imagine the most stereotypical example of 1950's drive-in science fiction and there's a good chance you'll be picturing something close to Bernard Kowalski's NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST. From executive producer Roger Corman, this is an epitome of the genre with all of the tropes you'd expect to find. If it weren't so dull, I'd call it a must-see classic. In the film, astronaut Major John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) appears to die when his spaceship loses control and crash-lands back on Earth. In what has to be the world's least enthusiastic response to a crashed space rocket and the death of a national treasure, a small team of scientists is sent to investigate the site. Major Corcoran is pulled from the wreckage and brought to a nearby lab where… cue the dramatic warbling sci-fi music…it's discovered that there are some bizarre irregularities in the man's blood. He appears dead but the condition of his corpse would seem to disagree. Then a strange magnetic field starts to interfere with the radios, and a large unseen creature assaults a member of the team outside the lab. It appears Major Corcoran did not return to Earth alone and the team gets a chance to ask the man himself when he awakens from his strange state of "not quite death". It seems the major made a new friend in space and believes it accompanied him home with the best of intentions for mankind. Is the major telling the truth? Or is he under its control?

NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST has everything you could want from a cheesy 50's sci- fi: creeping shadows, melodramatic performances, a failure to understand science, and that warbling music. My problem isn't necessarily with this movie in particular; I just don't think I'll ever find appreciation for them. It seems a lot of science fiction from that era relied on tales of the strange to keep the audience engaged. The problem is I was born in a time when there are literally millions of bizarre stories competing for my attention so something as trivial as man dies in space mission, returns to life, and serves as an alien communication device isn't enough for me. Not if it's going to be this plodding anyway. It feels unfair to call this pacing slow, though, because our astronaut returns to life and the alien makes its presence felt within the first 15 minutes. Things are happening in this movie, semi-interesting things too, but they're done without any sort of excitement. If the characters are this bored….and mind you, one of them is murdered…then how can I be expected to get excited for it all? Things don't really get interesting until the end of the movie when we learn about the alien's intentions. It all culminates in a showdown at a nearby cave where the alien is cornered and is given a chance to explain its goal in a voice that sounds like Stan Lee through a megaphone. But is it a friend or foe?

If this movie were remade for modern audiences, it would be a horror/thriller with a higher body count and bloody remains but then we'd miss out on some fantastic alien costuming. The outer space blood beast in this movie is a wonderful blend of Swamp Thing, one of those stupid Minions, and a cartoon parrot mascot costume. It looks incredibly stupid but, if I'm going to watch cheesy '50s science fiction, it's what I want in my space monster. You've got to feel bad for poor Russ Sturlin, the man in the costume. It looks large and unwieldy. But it made for the best part of the movie. So would I recommend NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST? Maybe. It's a little painful for modern cinema sensibilities but I bet fans of this particular era love it. It's got anything you could ask for in one of these movies with a memorably stupid alien costume to boot. I wouldn't be surprised to find out this has a cult following behind it and, regardless of how dull I found the movie, I think it'd be awesome to see someone in a blood beast costume at conventions or something. In my limited experience in this sort of film, I did enjoy it more than the Corman-directed WASP WOMAN but not by a whole lot. There are better ones out there. So, no, I guess I would recommend skipping this one. Or don't. I really don't feel too strongly one way or another here.

Considering that the crew appear to have constructed the prop space capsule out of a septic tank, this is a decent little el cheapo scifi flick.

A film buff with the slightest knowledge of the major auteurs goes into a B/W 1958 Roger Corman scifi film with a certain set of expectations. Within such parameters, this is a surprisingly well-made film, tense, moody, interesting, and moving along a pace that corresponds well with the plausibility factor. While none of the acting is spectacular, it is all competent and sometimes impressive. The script is surprisingly intelligent, especially considering the title. The title, however corny it may be, works well in this film due the portions of the plot dealing with the death and resurrection of an astronaut.

There is a small bit of FX and monster make up in this film; you will be thankful to find out that it does not clash with the septic tank space capsule.

Overall, this is an honest, well-constructed little drive-in type scifi/horror film that does the job it was designed for and more. It makes more sense, and is more satisfying than watching all the episodes of the new version of 'V.'

An entertaining piece of low budget schlock. Despite the cheesy production values, it's quite well done. A zombified, hairy chested scientist, denied the opportunity to wear a shirt after his pseudodemise, is impregnated with alien sea monkeys, clearly an homage to the ads inside comic books of the era. Why is it that, when Roger Corman is involved, there's a always a shirtless, hairy chested scientist, e.g. Giant Leeches, Crab Monsters? I don't get it, but thanks a million, Roger. The plot and characters are no worse than in any other sci-fi from the fifties and all the actors are veterans of genre TV and movies. The lighting is sometimes good, the score is theremin heavy with an occasional moment of Felliniesque jauntiness. The monster is post-nuclear Sesame Street, but after all the money spent on the sea monkey x-ray scene, you can't have everything. If you pay attention to the opening title sequence, you'll note that the rocket ship separates from its booster rocket and looks amazingly like the space shuttle. Sometimes they get it right.

A space flight goes horribly awry! The ship crashes to the Earth! The lone astronaut is killed!

Or, is he?

Pulled from the wreckage and taken back to the base, Major John Corcoran (Michael Emmett- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES) shows strange signs of life.

Plus, he may not have returned... alone!

Things get even weirder when an unseen entity makes its presence known, and the deaths begin. Annnnd, something is found in Corcoran's body that changes everything!

NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST is another hunk of low-low-budget, 1950's sci-fi cheeeze, made a classic through the influence of Roger Corman and his team. The monster costume, while obviously bargain basement, is endearing in a parrot / bear hybrid sort of way. Co-starring Ed Nelson (A BUCKET OF BLOOD), NOTBB is perfect for late-late night viewing...

Night of the Blood Beast is an example of Roger's frugal style. The first time viewing this, I was angry, hurt, confused, and bored all at the same time and really thought there was a toxic suit included for safety precaution for this wretched drek . This movie is inept, stark, and devoid of acting, yet highly entertaining. Don't worry about any names except Steve where the pioneers of NASA (HA HA HA!!!) are all Steves. Fear, paranoia, and rage run rampant and I'm not even talking about the actors trying for figure out how they're going to get paid! On scene is that famous cave: common staple in other fine films such as Robot Monster, King Dinosaur, and Teenage Caveman. The microscope results are a riot as well as the X-ray. Oh, let's not forget a character who I shall name Polly. It steals any scene it appears in and wait till it talks. "Do not be afraid." I almost choked on that one. Then, the confused human has this weird conflict in playing peacekeeper between man/aliens or ushering in a whole new world order of giant parakeets. Regardless, this is where the makers of "Junior" stole their idea and the movie starts off and drags at a Cormanish pace, but gets so much better and better further on.

Genre flicks from the 50s tend to carry a certain low-grade reputation, as do brothers Roger and Gene Corman. To speak plainly, from the very start 'Night of the blood beast' rather demonstrates why. The illustrations that accompany the opening credits are a small wonder, and that's not the last time we will see such "effects"; the pure cheapness of the opening scene is all but flummoxing, and our first glimpse of a monster is beyond belief. The picture at least shucks some of the worst tendencies of its contemporaries, including stock footage or overly dramatic narration; it carries itself with a more earnest tone, nearly evoking meaningful feelings. Then again, the repetitiveness of the dialogue drags down pacing with seeming intent to pad out the length, and in a runtime of just over one hour it feels like there's a disproportionate amount of dialogue in the scene writing compared to, you know, any other activity with which to engage viewers.

Alexander Laszlo's score ranges from the flavorful, to the genuinely atmospheric, to the quizzical. I trust that the cast would show more of their skills if given the opportunity; under the direction of second-time filmmaker Bernard L. Kowalski, the acting and general orchestration of scenes are, at different points, weak, unconvincing, stilted, poorly paced, or some combination thereof. I think there are good ideas in the writing, but ideas are presented in a manner so blunt, flat, and plainspoken - with no tact or nuance to be found - that scenes and lines flagrantly conflict and butt up against each other, making many moments seem haphazard and sloppy. The word "sequencing" tends to be applied to the work of editors, but in this the fundamental order of events in the screenplay feels all out of whack, and sometimes almost incohesive. Yes, there are ideas here, alright, but the threads suturing them together are frankly pretty flimsy.

In fairness, the creature that we get to see later on actually looks pretty great. John Mathew Nickolaus Jr's cinematography is actually fairly admirable at its best. The special makeup and some of the effects are suitably decent; the sets are modest but swell, as are the costume design, hair, and makeup. Even for as questionable as the writing and direction often are, and maybe outright thin, 'Night of the blood beast' is just interesting enough to keep us watching. With its more serious tone (compared to too many of its kin) it's mildly enjoyable, and can reasonably be said to carry itself a smidgen more proudly. And still, despite the best efforts of writer Martin Varno and all others involved, the storytelling and the feature at large are all too infirm and shaky, struggling to even hold water. Even in its abbreviated length it comes across that this is longer than it should have been, and the shortcomings become more and more evident as the minutes tick by.

I don't think it's outright bad. I've seen the bottom of the barrel, and this isn't it. It just strains so hard to keep itself moving forward that any themes there may have been in the writing are just blithely glossed over, and even get jumbled, and nothing comes off particularly well. The potential of the root story just never really comes to fruition. It's mildly enjoyable if you come across it, and still stands taller than some other flicks released in the same timeframe. Definitely don't go out of your way for it, though, and maybe to watch it with friends is the best way to appreciate 'Night of the blood beast.'

The wiser Roger Corman often fooled us on the advertising poster exposing a gorgeous girl on sexy mini-skirt scarred by a bulky alien monster that reaches on earth thru an astronaut's body on a crashing rocket, well I've tried find out this girl on picture, however just see some strictly fully well-dressed girls Angela Greene and Giogianna Carter at radio base station.

As expected on a black & white low budge picture an odd plot about an alien that has been tried entering on earth on human replacement process, to cut-off the lowest money involved they shot in an adapted radio station, also using a cheaper and tiny rocket and a final outcome at nearby cave where the menacing monster attempts mislead the naïve earthlings offering an alien advance technics on medicine to avoid all diseases.

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This slightly ponderous late 50's sci-fi-horror schlock isn't entirely a loser. It's about a manned space rocket that crash lands in a remote area. A bunch of scientists go to investigate and discover that the astronaut is in some kind of coma; he's being kept alive by alien embryos that have been mysteriously implanted in him. Anyway, the title alien monster soon raises it's head causing general havoc, including partial head removal.

The main problem with the film is it's pacing. It takes quite a while for the Blood Beast to appear, and he really only comes into his own in the last 20 minutes or so. He is undoubtedly a completely ridiculous creation but that's really not a problem as he provides a fair amount of comic relief. At the end of the movie where we have the final stand-off and this ludicrous creature starts talking with the voice of the doctor he killed earlier, you will be doing well not to have a giggle. So too in the brilliant x-ray scene where we see the alien embryos floating about in the astronaut's body - it's just too funny for words.

But unfortunately, the fun moments in Night of the Blood Beast come too few and far between. If you're a 50's sci-fi nut though then it's well worth checking this one out. Just don't expect too much.