Is Alien Terror scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alien Terror violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alien Terror easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Alien Terror end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Alien Terror

Name: Alien Terror
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1971
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 3.6
Cast: Boris Karloff, Enrique Guzmán, Christa Linder, Maura Monti, Yerye Beirute

Directed by José Luis González de León, Juan Ibáñez, Jack Hill

Produced by Azteca Films, Filmica Vergara S.A.

197190 min3.6 / 10

A pulpy 1970s sci-fi horror hybrid that blends alien invasion paranoia with a possessed serial killer subplot, set in a pseudo-Victorian scientific milieu.

Near the end of the 19th century, Prof. John Mayer and his assistant, the scientist Dr. Isabel Reed, accidentally invent a powerful ray. An alien travels to Earth to destroy the machine since it would be a threat to the universe. He initially possesses the mind of Thomas, a sex maniac and serial killer, to get close to Mayer during the demonstration of the machine to scientists and the military. Mayer's niece, Laura, meets an acquaintance of her uncle, the chemist Dr. Paul Rosten, and Mayer invites him to join the research. When Thomas gets close to Mayer, the alien also possesses his mind in order to destroy the device and his notes. Meanwhile, Thomas is not able to control his murderous impulses and attacks several women with a straight razor.

Clusters

Man-Made Monsters Space & Alien Movies Monster Movies

Genres

Horror Science Fiction

Keywords

Mad Scientist Alien Invasion Parasite

Questions people ask

Is Alien Terror scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Alien Terror violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Alien Terror easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Alien Terror end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Alien Terror sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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