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Die, Monster, Die!

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Scientist Stephen Reinhart (Nick Adams) travels to a small town where he plans to visit his fiancée Susan Witley (Suzan Farmer) and meet her parents. Oddly, when he arrives, the townspeople are unfriendly. At Susan's parents' estate, her father, Nahum (Boris Karloff), is acting suspiciously and her mother, Letitia (Freda Jackson), is hidden away in a bedroom. When Stephen and Susan begin investigating the strange behavior in town, they realize that a radioactive meteor is to blame.
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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 07/25/2024
3/5
…one of the better Lovecraft adaptations…lands somewhere between traditional horror and that new fangled sci-fi… Go to Full Review
Paul Mount Starburst 07/11/2024
3/5
Nearly scuppered by a bland performance by troubled star Nick Adams, the film is lifted enormously by both Karloff as Nahum and Freda Jackson as the disfigured Letitia, who give the story a much-needed sense of urgency and dramatic dynamism. Go to Full Review
J.C. Maçek III PopMatters 01/28/2014
6/10
This creature feature, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, might have been more amazing had the makers not taken such pains to borrow from Edgar Allan Poe. Go to Full Review
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat 01/20/2014
2/4
It's debatable whether the three acts of Die, Monster, Die! fit together well, but there's no doubt they collectively add up to one deliriously goofy B-movie. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/09/2007
B-
Because of the presence of Boris Karloff it has its enjoyable moments. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/04/2005
3/5
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Elvis D 10/24/2023 Die, Monster, Die! es una película de terror y ciencia ficción de esas muy decentes de la época. Es otra de las grandes obras protagonizadas por Boris Karloft, quien tiene un gran nivel de fama en el cine de terror. La única falla que la película tiene es ser una adaptación de uno de los relatos de Lovecraft, ya que se distancia de su fuente original. Tomando en cuenta el presupuesto de aquel entonces, no era del todo posible replicar la visión de Lovecraft, pero la película ofrece una premisa interesante. Hasta los efectos especiales son un deleite para las películas de este tipo. No es una adaptación destacable de Lovecraft, pero como película es bastante aceptable y otro clásico fascinante. Mi calificación para esta película es un 8/10. See more Dean W 09/25/2023 Love this movie. It has all the tropes of classic horror and the atmosphere is what sells it. The sets, the actors the music and sound and yes the effects though they are not the greatest evoke a doomed quality that was intended. See more Stu B 03/08/2023 An intriguing premise--a young American travels to England to hook up with his fiancee and meet her reclusive mom and spooky dad at their enormous countryside estate--is quickly sabotaged by an uneventful script, mostly lame acting, and a bizarre, sci-fi finale that is completely at odds with the promising horror flick vibe that preceded it. Nick Adams displays little range as the boyfriend and Suzan Farmer lacks dimension as the girl; only Boris Karloff as the father, in one of the final performances of his long career, offers a performance worth watching. The real question is why the filmmakers abandoned the eerie creepiness of the early scenes--scary townsfolk, a big, mysterious house, and the sense that SOMETHING sinister is going on, even if we don't quite know what it is yet--only to introduce, in blink-and-you'll-miss-it fashion, a handful of ultra-low budget special effects at the very last minute. If only "Die Monster, Die" was as exciting--hell, even as comically cheesy--as its title. Not recommended. See more 04/08/2022 Lots of walking up and down stairs ,through buildings,open and closed doors,over bridges,foggy spaces etc.Sometimes very bright candles are needed but a few moments later they are not necessary.Other reviewers have said much about the stars etc.Remember there are several monsters but not a "Die Monster Die" one.This film is not what it appears to be and has had several titles ,not worth much attention. See more william d @acsdoug 01/11/2021 Below average 1960s horror film fare. See more 03/30/2018 A rather wild and emotional creature feature with the always enjoyable Karloff in the leading role. Though the faceless creatures are poorly done, this is otherwise a film with excellent sets, cast, and is well edited. The really wild thing is that in a very small way this film gets radiation exposure correct - in that germinating seeds are more robust when grown in soil which is rich in radioactive isotopes. In fact both plant & animal cells become sluggish to the point of death if isolated from natural background radiation... nuclear energy enables our very lives in that respect! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Scientist Stephen Reinhart (Nick Adams) travels to a small town where he plans to visit his fiancée Susan Witley (Suzan Farmer) and meet her parents. Oddly, when he arrives, the townspeople are unfriendly. At Susan's parents' estate, her father, Nahum (Boris Karloff), is acting suspiciously and her mother, Letitia (Freda Jackson), is hidden away in a bedroom. When Stephen and Susan begin investigating the strange behavior in town, they realize that a radioactive meteor is to blame.
Director
Daniel Haller
Producer
Louis M. Heyward, Pat Green
Screenwriter
Jerry Sohl
Distributor
American International Pictures
Production Co
Alta Vista Productions
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 1965, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 18m
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