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Lance Z. Hargreaves

First Man Into Space (1959)

First Man Into Space (1959)
Rating: ★★
Dec 20, 2000Mutated Astronaut
Mutated Astronautfirst-man-into-space-19591959British-made SF film that is undeniably influenced by The Quatermass Xperiment about a test pilot turned into a mutated monster after flying above the upper atmosphere
Director: Robert Day
Actors: Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Carl Jaffe, Robert Ayres
Category: Science Fiction
20 December 200022 October 2025 by Roog

Devil Doll (1964)

Devil Doll (1964)
Rating: ★★★
Feb 27, 2004Possessed Ventriloquist's Doll/Sinister Hypnotist
Possessed Ventriloquist's Doll/Sinister Hypnotistdevil-doll-19641964This British film is one of the better works on the theme of the malevolent ventriloquist’s dummy with a life of its own. Made with some modest effect.
Director: Lindsay Shonteff
Actors: Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain
Category: Horror
27 February 200410 October 2025 by Roog

Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)

Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
Rating: ★★
Apr 26, 1999Underground Communist Invasion
Underground Communist Invasionbattle-beneath-the-earth-19671967A British film that jumps into a full flight Reds Under the Bed hysteria concerning the discovery of Communist Chinese saboteurs building a vast network of tunnels beneath the USA
Director: Montgomery Tully
Actors: Kerwin Mathews, Martin Benson, Peter Arne, Edward Bishop, …
Category: Science Fiction
26 April 199925 November 2025 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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