THE ASTOR REVIEW

Brain-sucking aliens from the centre of the earth invade Riverdale, Illinois, and begin turning the locals into mindless zombies. Can intrepid scientist Paul Kitteridge put a stop to their evil plan? This wonderfully bad 50’s sci-fi has aliens that look like fluffy slippers (with pipe-cleaners for antennae) and are lorded over by Leonard Nimoy in a Santa Claus costume! Awful performances abound with Lee (soon to find immortality in Plan 9 From Outer Space) proving just as vacant after her brains are sucked out as she was before. Presented with live commentary by Cinema Fiasco whose brains haven’t been sucked out but you sometimes have to wonder. GW

IMDB SYNOPSIS

Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth. Sent to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, Senator Walter Powers discovers that parasites from the center of the earth have infiltrated the town, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to Powers and a small group of free individuals.