Introduction Spawn is a 1997 American superhero horror film based on the comic book character of the same name. Directed and co-written by Mark A.Z. Dippé, the film stars Michael Jai White in the title role, and is one of the first films to feature an African American actor portraying a major comic book superhero.… Read More
Introduction Spawn is a fictional superhero appearing in a monthly comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics. Created by Todd McFarlane, the character first appeared in Spawn #1 (May 1992). The series has spin off several other comics, including Angela, Curse of the Spawn, Sam & Twitch, and the Japanese… Read More
Introduction The Thing from Another World, sometimes referred to as just The Thing, is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, directed by Christian Nyby, produced by Edward Lasker for Howard Hawks’ Winchester Pictures Corporation, and released by RKO Pictures. The film’s storyline concerns a US Air Force crew and scientists who find a crashed… Read More
Introduction Invaders from Mars is a 1986 American science fiction horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper from a screenplay by Dan O’Bannon and Don Jakoby. It is a remake of the 1953 film of the same name, and is a reworking of that film’s screenplay by Richard Blake from an original story by John Tucker… Read More
Introduction Invaders from Mars is a 1953 independently made American SuperCinecolour science fiction film directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Morris Ankrum, Leif Erickson, and Hillary Brooke. It was produced by Edward L. Alperson Jr. The film was distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. It was followed by… Read More
Introduction Plan 9 is a 2015 independent science fiction-comedy horror film. It serves as a parody, homage, and partial remake of the cult 1959 B-movie Plan 9 from Outer Space; widely considered one of the worst movies of all time. Outline Plan 9 is the story of Nilbog, a small town with a big story.… Read More
Introduction Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 American independent science-fiction horror film written, produced, directed, and edited by Ed Wood; starring Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson, and “Vampira” (Maila Nurmi); and narrated by Criswell. It was followed by a remake, Plan 9, in 2015. Outline Mourners are gathered around an old man… Read More
Introduction Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American comic science fiction film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay, which was based on the cult trading card series of the same name, was written by Jonathan Gems. Outline A spaceship is seen departing Earth and returning to Mars, where… Read More
Introduction This Island Earth is a 1955 American science fiction film from Universal-International, produced by William Alland, directed by Joseph M. Newman and Jack Arnold, that stars Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue and Rex Reason. It is based on the eponymous 1952 novel by Raymond F. Jones, which was originally published in the magazine Thrilling Wonder… Read More
Introduction Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers and Flying Saucers from Outer Space) is a 1956 American horror science fiction film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Fred F. Sears, that stars Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers was released as a… Read More
