The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
- Directed by
- Ronald V. Ashcroft
- Genre
- horror film, independent film, science fiction film, monster film, science fiction horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 02m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A geologist and a gang of kidnappers hiding out with a wealthy heiress encounter a female alien who crash lands on Earth. They must survive her deadly touch.
low-budgetcampytensionsuspensefuldatedsimplemonochromaticdirect
What happens
The Astounding She-Monster is a 1958 science fiction horror film starring Robert Clarke and directed, co-written and produced by Ronnie Ashcroft for Hollywood International Productions. The film focuses on a geologist, a gang which has kidnapped a rich heiress, and their encounter with a beautiful but deadly female alien who has crashed to Earth. The film was released in American theaters on January 26, 1958 by American International Pictures on a double feature with Roger Corman's The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent. In the UK, it was released as The Mysterious Invader. Edward D. Wood, Jr. was an unofficial "consultant" on the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
Not of This Earth (1957)
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
The Night the World Exploded (1957)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Voodoo Woman (1957)
The Unknown Terror (1957)
Quatermass 2 (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.