The Strange World of Planet X (1958)

Directed by

Gilbert Gunn

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, monster film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist's magnetic experiments attract UFOs and cause insects and spiders to mutate into giant monsters. Strange weather and cosmic radiation threaten the British countryside.

creepyatmospherictenseretrolow-budgetdatedominousslow-build

What happens

The Strange World of Planet X (U.S. title: Cosmic Monsters) is an independently made 1958 British second feature ('B') science fiction horror film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Forrest Tucker and Gaby André. It was adapted by Paul Ryder and Joe Ambor from the 1957 Rene Ray The Strange World of Planet X, produced by George Maynard and John Bash. A made-for-TV serial called The Strange World of Planet X, adapted by Rene Ray in 1956, had aired previously in the UK and was the basis for the feature film. A monomaniacal scientist creates ultra-sensitive, disruptive magnetic fields, which have unexpected side effects, while also attracting unidentified flying objects from outer space. Strange things begin to happen, including a freak storm, blasts of cosmic radiation that penetrates the Earth's normally protective magnetic shield, and insects and spiders mutating into giant flesh-eating monsters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
• Fiend Without a Face (1958)
• Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
• The Trollenberg Terror (1958)
• The Fly (1958)
• Tales of Frankenstein (1958)
• Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
• The Brain Eaters (1958)