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Fiend without a Face (1958)

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This sci-fi horror cult classic is based in and around a U.S. long-range radar installation in the Canadian wilderness, where soldiers and civilians alike are being struck dead by an unseen force. At first, the base commander believes these murders may have been the work of spies operating out of the woods -- a theory supported by unexplained fluctuations in power output from the base's nuclear plant. Because of the proximity of this reactor, residents of the nearby town begin to suspect the

Jan 30, 2001

MGM

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All Critics (14) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (4) | DVD (15)

As far as mad scientist byproducts go, they're a juggernaut.

October 15, 2011 Full Review Source: Suite101.com | Comment
Suite101.com

A cinematic bad trip of the highest order.

April 12, 2010 Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | Comment
SFX Magazine

And honestly, how much animus should any percipient genre enthusiast ever direct at a movie bearing the tagline, 'Invisible monsters suck out your brains!'?

May 31, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDJournal.com | Comment
DVDJournal.com

Pior do que o roteiro, só mesmo os efeitos visuais. E as atuações. E a direção. E...

September 8, 2005 Comment
Cinema em Cena

Way above average 50s sci-fi with great monsters.

January 8, 2003 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

a well-crafted and generally suspenseful genre flick that has held up surprisingly well

February 27, 2001 Comment
Q Network Film Desk

Falls into the wave of horror productions that presented atomic radiation as the new boogeyman of the postwar era

January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment
rec.arts.movies.reviews

This is just another mutant B-flick that is missing most of its brain.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comments (4)
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Audience Reviews for Fiend without a Face

I walked into Fiend Without a Face somewhat cold. I halfway expected a plot involving evil brains of some sort, and I got exactly that. I'm not like most people in that I try not to read as much as I can about what a film is going to be about before I see it. Walking in cold gives me the most honest reaction, without

December 24, 2011
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Tim Salmons

Super Reviewer

My friends, since you're weary, and need change of pace, I present to you all: Fiend Without a Face. I was just a young kid, up late at night, when brains that were glowing flew into my sight. The rads caused the problem, as the science will show, and the characters decisions are foolish we know. But a good gun

July 20, 2010
Rostron2
Mark K

Super Reviewer

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