A monster that looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon" invades a sleepy seaside town. The lighthouse keeper, widowed and estranged from the townfolk, has been secretly leaving... Read allA monster that looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon" invades a sleepy seaside town. The lighthouse keeper, widowed and estranged from the townfolk, has been secretly leaving food out for the monster for years, unaware of its bloodlust. When the monster's appetite... Read allA monster that looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon" invades a sleepy seaside town. The lighthouse keeper, widowed and estranged from the townfolk, has been secretly leaving food out for the monster for years, unaware of its bloodlust. When the monster's appetite outstrips the keeper's ability to serve it, bloodless decapitated corpses start to appear... Read all
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Upon watching this movie again, it's interesting to notice the subtle influences it has had on other films, such as JAWS and THE FOG. It's also pretty grim and graphic for a monster movie from the late 1950's. Overall, the movie is very effective. The finale at the lighthouse is certainly memorable.
Co-stars Don Sullivan (THE GIANT GILA MONSTER, TEENAGE ZOMBIES) as Fred and Les Tremayne (WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE SLIME PEOPLE) as Dr. Jorgenson.
The film is set on the California coast. Someone or something is beheading folks and eventually people realize they have a monster on their hands...and it's up to them to defeat it. Oddly, after the killing spree began, no one ever thought to contact the state police or other authorities about the problem...even when a group of folks saw it was a monster!
So, the plot isn't perfect...but it is enjoyable and the monster costume is reasonably scary looking. A good film for afficianados of the genre.
Did you know
- TriviaThe feet and lower torso of the Monster suit were were recycled from the "Metaluna Mutant" in Les Survivants de l'infini (1955), with the claws being recycled from the creatures in Le peuple de l'enfer (1956).
- GoofsAt 1 hour 10 minutes the monster is knocked over the railing and plunges into the sea. Impossible. In the first minute of the movie there are various distance shots of the lighthouse that clearly show the lighthouse is not located at the water's edge.
- Quotes
Fred: There's been another murder.
Sturges, the Lighthouse Keeper: Who?
Fred: Kochek. We found his body this afternoon.
Sturges, the Lighthouse Keeper: He talked too much.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996)
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- El monstruo de Piedras Blancas
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- $29,000 (estimated)
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- 1h 11m(71 min)
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- 1.85 : 1