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The Monolith Monsters

1957 · 77 min

A slow-creeping, black-and-white disaster where ordinary desert folk face an implacable, growing threat with earnest scientific resolve.

Tagline
Mammoth skyscrapers of stone thundering across the earth!
Overview
Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • science
  • nature
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
John Sherwood
Written by
Norman Jolley, Robert M. Fresco
Starring
Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne, Trevor Bardette, William Flaherty, Harry Jackson, Richard H. Cutting, Linda Scheley
Music
Henry Mancini, Herman Stein
Cinematography
Ellis W. Carter
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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