I don't know of any other movie made in the 1950s where you see decapitated heads.
shareHow right you are. I vividly recall watching this movie on Saturday afternoon TV in the early 1970s, and it was the first time any of us kids ever saw a severed head in a film, I'm fairly sure. Take a look at that scene today where the monster is holding the man's decapitated head and it still looks like an impressive prop!
share"The Thing That Couldn't Die" is the main other one I can think of. It also has an execution beheading. I found both of these movies pretty creepy as a seven year old in 1963. Of course, they seem less shocking now, I still think both are VERY entertaining, I have watchable copies of both but would quickly snap up any official releases.
These may not be as well known (popular?) as many 50's monster flicks but I personally feel they're interesting enough to warrant a decent Blu-ray release.
"These may not be as well known (popular?) as many 50's monster flicks but I personally feel they're interesting enough to warrant a decent Blu-ray release."
I agree. Many obscure movies have been released on Blu-ray.
I was surprised that the filmmakers went as far as to kill both a little girl and a dog. This movie had a real take-no-prisoners attitude to it.
I've been chasing grace/ But grace ain't easy to find
I was surprised by that as well. I thought the decapitated head was going to be some kind of a prank, a red herring, but such was not the case.
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