Heaven Only Knows (1947)
Feb 2, 2003Angel Visits Out West
A 1940s light fantasy with Robert Cummings as an angel comes down in a Western town to help bad guy outlaw Brian Donlevy redeem his ways
Brian Donlevy
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Feb 2, 2001Mutating Astronaut
The first of the Quatermass films and the first major genre hit for Hammer Films. Nigel Kneale creates a literate work of science-fiction horror about a returned astronaut mutating after exposure to an alien fungus
Quatermass 2 (1957)
Nov 2, 2016Alien Body Snatchers
The second of the Quatermass films. An alien body snatchers tale that suggests even the British government has been infiltrated. This is regarded by many as the best of the series
Curse of the Fly (1965)
Mar 5, 2001Mutated Teleporter Accidents/The Fly Sequel
The second sequel to the original The Fly, which does feature more teleporter accidents and mutations but for some reason no fly hybrids this time
Gammera the Invincible (1965)
Mar 13, 2006Japanese Monster Movie
This was made as a copy of the Godzilla films by rival studio Daiei. This proved sufficiently successful that it too spawned a long-running series of sequels and monster bashes