The Unearthly

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Jay W A typical grade z John Carradine mad doctor flick featuring Tor Johnson as, who else, Lobo. Tor mumbles this classic line to Carradine's unfortunate guests: "Time for go to bed" Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Not very entertaining. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Dr. Charles Conway (John Carradine) is experimenting with artificial glands to make people live longer, working with Lobo (Tor Johnson) and his assistant Dr. Sharon Gilchrist (Marilyn Buferd, a former Miss California). Those that get these glands think they're getting one surgery and get shuffled off for something else. One of those patients is Grace Thomas (Allsion Hayes, Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman; she died as a result of nutritional supplements, specifically a calcium supplement that had abnormal levels of lead), who is suffering from depression which means that she's due for some surgery that will help John Carradine live eternally. Originally called The House of Monsters, this was filmed over approximately five days and is the third movie in which Johnson played Lobo (Bride of the Monster and Night of the Ghoul would be the others). Director Boris Petroff, using the name Brooke Peters, also directed Anatomy of a Psycho. I've heard that the writer of this movie, Jane Mann, was Petroff's wife. I've also heard that its a pen name for Ed Wood. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The new MST3K Netflix original has been released and I decided to expose myself to some of the old episodes available for streaming on Hulu and Netflix (there is a different random selection on each platform). Whether it is Joel or Mike watching these awful movies with the bots I do not envy the torture they are put through. Their snarky comments add some entertainment value, but my ratings are based on the movie's quality itself and not the extra material broadcast from the satellite of love. In the vein of Ed Wood cheapy horror flicks. Tor Johnson is even present as a variation on his Lobo character, this time with a few speaking lines. Prolific John Carradine, who had always stayed busy working whether in A-level productions or Z-level genre pictures like this, is a mad scientist implanting glands. Carradine tries his best to be creepy with the poor material. The action scenes add no excitement. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A 50s schlock horror film about a mad scientist experimenting on his patients by injecting glands into their brain which causes mutation. There was nothing unearthly in the film. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review andy f If only. Very occasional moments of greatness and an hour of pointless chat. Some beautifully spooky scenes but they are all too few. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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