Saturday, October 27, 2012

Fiend Without a Face (1958)

MGM
Directed by Arthur Crabtree
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Criterion Collection)

An Air Force base in remote Canada starts experiencing strange deaths in which the bodies are missing their brains and spinal cords. The locals blame atomic radiation but the base commander suspects a doctor with a history of research in thought materialization. When more deaths occur, he confronts the doctor who confesses his experimentation has unleashed the invisible creatures. Invisible, that is, until a nuclear power generator goes out of control. The brains are then seen lounging in the trees and crawling on the ground, suddenly flying at the head and neck of its victims. They are easily killed, and make a gurgling sound while gushing blood, but have numbers on their side when they take over a house filled with Air Force brass and local notables. It's up to the base commander to save the day by destroying the power station. Stop motion animation of the brains by the team of Ruppel and Nordhoff is a highlight.

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