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1958·Horror·1h 14m
7.0
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an elderly British scientist who lives near the base and conducts research in the field of mind over matter knows more than he is letting on..
Directed by Arthur Crabtree
small town
canada
monster
radiation
cemetery
u.s. air force
tomb
evil brain
nuclear power
mysterious death
woodlands
invisible monster
mind enhancement
atomic power plant
mental vampire

Cast

Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson
Major Jeff Cummings
Kynaston Reeves
Kynaston Reeves
Prof. R. E. Walgate
Kim Parker
Kim Parker
Barbara Griselle
Stanley Maxted
Stanley Maxted
Col. Butler
Terry Kilburn
Terry Kilburn
Capt. Al Chester
Peter Madden
Peter Madden
Dr. Bradley
Michael Balfour
Michael Balfour
Sgt. Kasper
Tom Watson
Tom Watson
Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Crew

Douglas Hickox
Douglas Hickox
Assistant Director

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John Lewis
John Lewis
Fiend Without a Face
Good thing to know that if we’re invaded by invisible brains that hop on their spinal cords, all we’ll need are sledgehammers and dynamite. 
The stop motion brains are pretty cool but they only show up in the last ten minutes.
Good thing to know that if we’re invaded by invisible brains that hop on their spinal cords, all we’ll need are sledgehammers and dynamite. 
The stop motion brains are pretty cool but they only show up in the last ten minutes.
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Lisbeth_sally
Lisbeth_sally
Fiend Without a Face
I had to watch this on my nintendo switch since my fuckass computer wouldnt turn on and i could barely focus due to the tiny screen. 
Will definitely have to rewatch
I had to watch this on my nintendo switch since my fuckass computer wouldnt turn on and i could barely focus due to the tiny screen. 
Will definitely have to rewatch
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CaptainPancakes
CaptainPancakes
Fiend Without a Face
Back when you’d pay a quarter to watch a 60 minutes of exposition and 20 minutes of prop brains getting squashed
Back when you’d pay a quarter to watch a 60 minutes of exposition and 20 minutes of prop brains getting squashed
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Devin Esser
Devin Esser
Fiend Without a Face
Criterion Collection Challenge #92

I watched the Blob last week and was very disappointed in how cheesy and just not great it was but this film was not that, it honestly was surprising at just how well it held up compared to the blob. Don't get me wrong Its is not a stunner by any means but it is also better than a serviceable horror flick.

80.4/100

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Criterion Collection Challenge #92

I watched the Blob last week and was very disappointed in how cheesy and just not great it was but this film was not that, it honestly was surprising at just how well it held up compared to the blob. Don't get me wrong Its is not a stunner by any means but it is also better than a serviceable horror flick.

80.4/100

My Lists that include Fiend Without a Face:The Criterion Collection ChallengeEvery Film I watched in February 2024 Ranked
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