FIFTIES SCI-FI MOVIE EARTH INVADERS

Here's a list of all the Earth Invaders in the Movies from the Fifties. It turned out to be a pile of work, but, worth it. So, sit back and enjoy all the ugly!!

We start in 1951 with THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, good old Gort was a mighty war machine besides being Klaatu's super helper. Here, he plays doctor.

THE MAN FROM PLANET X from 1951 was an odd looking little dude. He wasn't exactly threatening but had a strange weapon to spook everyone.

James Arness was an awesome sight in THE THING in 1951, the super carrot could even grow back damaged body parts and he caused a lot of terror there in the Arctic.

In 1953, INVADERS FROM MARS came to Earth. No matter how you look at it, this is one freaky shot of the Martian Mutants inside their giant saucer. They would make me run like Hell...

The Xenomorphs in IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE from 1953 were terrifying creatures for the kiddies, especially if you were able to see it in 3-D when it came out!

PHANTOM FROM SPACE also came here in 1953, he's an interesting looking guy when he's visible and not wearing his weird space suit...

Here's Rush transmitting thoughts to his followers! Or, this could be the ROBOT MONSTER from 1953 bringing on the terror for what's left of Earth's population.

The Martians in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS from 1953 were some of the most unique monsters from the fifties. It was quite a scare when you get to see one in the farmhouse!

Here's a great publicity still of DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS from 1954, that's one wild looking uniform she's wearing, posed there in front of her saucer, holding her deadly weapon!

KILLERS FROM SPACE came here in 1954 to enslave the world and unleash their giant insects to eat us all. I love those ping pong eyeballs Harry Thomas came up with!!

Robots from Venus are here in TARGET EARTH from 1954, it still bugs me that the hulks had giant pincher claws in the poster but only have small little pinchers on screen!

Here's Paul Blaisdell's great little puppet monster in BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES from 1955, definitely the 'beast' part of this crazy flick!

Also from 1955 came THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT, a great British film with a monster that became part of every plant or animal it came in contact with, freaking weird stuff!

This creepy Martian without a helmet from EARTH vs. THE FLYING SAUCERS in 1956 was a 'Hidden Horror' in an early issue of FAMOUS MONSTERS!

This scene of the forming alien transplant from INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS in 1956 scared the crap out of me when I saw it at the theater at the time, really!!

IT CONQUERED THE WORLD came from Venus in 1956 to enslave the Earth. Another classic creature design from the mind of Paul Blaisdell...

Ray Harryhausen gave us the giant Ymir from Venus in 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH in 1957. Ray came up with a pile of classic creatures in the Fifties!

Also in 1957, THE ASTOUNDING SHE-MONSTER had this shapely female invader, if she touched you, well, you just die of radiation poisoning!

I still love to watch THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS from 1957, when I saw it at the time I thought it was a fun scare even if it was a little hokey at times.

Also in 1957, this big old vulture from outer space came to Earth in THE GIANT CLAW. The producers were ready to kill themselves after they watched the screening of the final product!

More classic designs from Paul Blaisdell in INVASION OF THE SAUCER-MEN from 1957. These may be the most iconic BEMs from the Fifties!!

KRONOS crashed into the ocean on Earth in 1957, on land, it was a terror from Hell as it trucks across the countryside seeking energy to absorb!

My dad took me to see THE MONOLITH MONSTERS in 1957, a terrifying flick with rocks from space that grew like crazy when they came in contact with water, and, turned people into stone when they came in contact with the fumes!

We get this wild looking giant Japanese robot in THE MYSTERIANS from 1957, it terrified the Earthlings as it lumbered through the countryside!

Also in 1957, Paul Blaisdell came up with this creepy flying Umbrella Monster in NOT OF THIS EARTH! I totally remember seeing this flick at the theater, loved it a lot!

In ENEMY FROM SPACE from 1957, Quatermass is back to deal with these giant blobs from the Moon, here to take over the world by brute force!

When I saw ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN in 1958, I thought the giant dude from space looked kinda stupid with his gladiator gear and all, what the Hell!!

In THE BLOB from 1958, a meteorite comes to Earth with a deadly cargo inside! I swear, this movie gave me nightmares for years after seeing it in 1958 when I was only 10 years old!!

More great creatures appeared in I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE from 1958, truly freaky looking things to thrill the kids!

 When I saw THE FLAME BARRIER in 1958 it creeped me out but good! This title is a little hard to find, it's all about a multiplying blob that catches a ride back to Earth on a satellite and ends up in a jungle cave. Love this one!!

NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST from 1958 had these little ALIEN style baby critters inside poor Michael Emmet after he's impregnated by The Beast... Weird!

In THE SPACE CHILDREN from 1958, this space blob comes to Earth to prevent the military from testing their deadly rockets! Saw this one at the time too.

Here's a creepy scene from SPACE MASTER X-7 from 1958, never noticed that hand in the blob before, my copy of the movie is fairly blurry.

Love THE CRAWLING EYE from 1958, the creatures are extra creepy! Just watched this flick again a few days ago.

THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE from 1959 is one of my favorite movies, everything about it is great, including the cyclops monster's lair!

The INVISIBLE INVADERS from 1959 were creatures reused from IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE that inhabit human bodies to conquer the world. They were exposed when our heroes construct a sonic sound gun.

Eddie made the cut with PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE from 1959, big ol' Tor and Vampira get reanimated by our space pals to keep nosy humans away from their saucer near the cemetery.

In TERROR IN THE MIDNIGHT SUN from 1959, the aliens release this huge furry monster to cause a pile of trouble as it roams through the snowy landscape.

We will end with TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE from 1959, This flick has some of the worst effects with its giant lobster monsters... Holy crap, just horrible!! The MST version is a hoot!

Wow, whatta cool list it is... Hope you enjoyed the ride, I did!!!

ALIEN MOVIE SPACECRAFT OF THE FIFTIES

Last Monday I posted the MOVIE SPACESHIPS OF THE FIFTIES, so, today I'm doing the ALIEN MOVIE SPACECRAFT OF THE FIFTIES! I have to admit, the Alien ships don't compare with those of Earth in coolness...

First up is THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL from 1951, another movie they played a lot on TV in the fifties. The Saucer and Gort were great, but, it comes across as a drama, which I hate.

THE MAN FROM PLANET X also came out in 1951, starring Dungeon Hero, Robert Clarke. The spaceship is just plain weird, I mean, how would you even describe the danged thing?

I absolutely love THE THING from 1951, it pushed all my precious sci-fi horror buttons! This is all you get to see of the saucer, frozen there in Arctic ice...

When I saw INVADERS FROM MARS from 1953 on TV in the fifties, it always freaked me out, a lot! Here's the nice Martian Saucer landing in the sand dunes outside David's house. Check out the British version when you get the chance!

Also from 1953, Universal's IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE kicked royal ass! Here's a classic shot of the alien spacecraft as it lies at the bottom of a ravine, covered in rocks and dirt.

PHANTOM FROM SPACE from 1953 remains one of my favorite fifties flicks, the special effects were above average for the time. The spaceship though, is nothing to write home about.

George Pal's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS in 1953 is a freakin' terrific movie, it delivers all the goods! And, the Martian war machines are probably the finest creations of the fifties, wow!

DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS came to Earth in 1954, love that title! Her saucer totally reminds me of the tops I had when I was a little monster.

KILLERS FROM SPACE from 1954 is another bad movie that I love, it's just fun to watch. Here, the aliens show Peter their space stations on a flat screen televiewer.

Also from 1954 came GOG, at the end of the movie, the mysterious alien spacecraft is revealed and is destroyed by missiles and jets.

In STRANGER FROM VENUS from 1954, he's picked up by these strange saucers. Another movie with too much drama, in other words, BOR-RING!!

Even though BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES from 1955 is a really weak flick, I have a bond with it. There's the Beast's spaceship blasting off into space.

Universal's THIS ISLAND EARTH from 1955 had this stylized saucer. For some reason, the saucer has an older look to it and is not one of my favorite designs. But, it's pretty cool.

Harryhausen's EARTH vs. THE FLYING SAUCERS hit the screen in 1956. The saucers were tasty morsels but also mighty war machines from another world!

In 1957, they reuse the saucer from EARTH vs. THE FLYING SAUCERS in THE 27th DAY, another movie with too much drama for my taste.

Another movie I love is INVASION OF THE SAUCER-MEN from 1957, Blaidell's BEMs are all time classics. He also made the gleaming saucer that lands in the woods.

Wow, I saw KRONOS at the theater in 1957 and it was a real thrill, it was so unique! It also had this beautiful saucer with Kronos inside that crashes into the ocean off the Mexican shoreline.

Here's the orb spacecraft that brought us THE ASTOUNDING SHE-MONSTER in 1957. Robert Clarke watches the craft crash into the forest there.

Toho brought us THE MYSTERIANS in 1957, the saucers have bright colors, unlike the majority of other alien spacecraft.

In THE STRANGE WORLD OF PLANET X aka COSMIC MONSTERS from 1957, the human looking alien leaves Earth in this WTF! saucer! I mean, damn, it looks like a freakin' kid's toy!!

And, let's remember those little ships from QUATERMASS 2 aka ENEMY FROM SPACE from 1957, with those slimy alien life forms in them, dropped onto Earth from a large asteroid always hidden in the shadow of the planet.

The alien invader in ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN from 1958 had this big round ball of a spacecraft, saw this one at the time too, it was wild 'n' weird!

The saucer was well secluded in the woods in I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE from 1958. But at the end, they show a multitude of saucers leaving Earth. The monsters were awesome, loved the smokey mist that took the human bodies away and the monster faces flashing on the human transplants!

My dad took me to see THE LOST MISSILE in 1958, it was a great film for a 10 year old kid to absorb when it came out. The Missile was a menace from Hell.

ATOMIC SUBMARINE from 1959 is one of my very favorite fifties movies! The cyclops monster was great, and, the saucer was pretty damn creepy as it moved through the Arctic ocean!

In BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE from 1959, the alien saucers accompany the mother ship. The battle in space is a ton of fun!

John Carradine was THE COSMIC MAN in 1959, that little floating metal ball there is his means of transportation through the dimensions of space!

INVISIBLE INVADERS from 1959 had invisible spaceships, well, until John used his sonic gun to expose and destroy them!

Even though Ed Wood's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE from 1959 is totally schlock, this mother ship is one of my very favorite saucers from the fifties. What a classic design!

Then, there's this spacecraft in TERROR IN THE MIDNIGHT SUN from 1959. Looks like pretty much a rip off of the ship in IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE with snow replacing the dirt!

And, let's not forget TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE from 1959, a wild little flick that has flesh dissolving ray guns and that weird earth boring spaceship!

There we have it, a list of the Alien Spacecraft of the fifties, check in Wednesday with more fun stuff, from... THE DUNGEON!!