Fiend Without a Face – ABC Film Challenge – Horror – F – Fiend Without a Face – Movie Review
Director: Arthur Crabtree
Writer: Herbert J Leder, Amelia Reynolds Long (Screenplay)
Cast
- Marshall Thompson (It! The Terror from Beyond Space)
- Terry Kilburn (Lolita)
- Michael Balfour (Batman)
- Gil Winfield (The Depraved)
- Kim Parker (Stock Car)
Plot: A scientist’s thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.
Runtime: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Fiend Without a Face starts when a man is found dead on the outskirts of a military best. Major Cummings (Thompson) looks to start an investigation of the death by meeting his sister Barbara (Parker). Once the investigation happens, more people end up getting killed, with nightmarish injuries.
As Major Cummings continues his search for answers, the creature starts causing more problems. Nobody is ready for what they are facing and now they must defeat the enemy they are not prepared for.
Verdict on Fiend Without a Face
Fiend Without a Face is a sci-fi horror movie that follows the side effects of an experiment gone wrong. It follows a military major to try and figure out what has been happening. However, he isn’t prepared for what was to come next.
This fits in perfectly with the era of fear the 1950s created. The mix of understanding radiation and atomic power. It creates a creature that could bring massive fear to the world and one of our creations. For the era it fits in with most of the monster movies and we can have a lot of fun with it.
Final Thoughts – Fiend Without a Face is one that fits with the era perfectly.