Welcome to Scifist, where we review every science fiction movie ever made, in chronological order.

  • The Brain from Planet Arous

    The Brain from Planet Arous

    An evil brain from outer space with designs of world domination takes over the mind of a nuclear scientist. Neatly directed 1957 indie no-budget effort starring John Agar. Very silly and lots of fun. 5/10 Read more

  • The Body Snatcher

    The Body Snatcher

    A mad scientists kills wrestlers and turns them into super-monsters. An up-and-coming wrestler agrees to act as bait for the killer, with disastrous results. The first Mexican luchador/monster mashup from 1957 may be the best. 6/10 Read more

  • The Invisibe Man vs. the Human Fly

    The Invisibe Man vs. the Human Fly

    Police and scientists turn invisible in order to catch a murderer who shrinks to the size of a fly. So-so special effects and a surprisingly tame script hamper this otherwise passable 1957 Japanese SF movie. 5/10 Read more

  • From Hell It Came

    From Hell It Came

    US scientists battle evil natives and a murderous tree stump on a South Pacific island. The killer tree is the saving grace of Dan Milner’s tedious, talky 1957 no-budget cult classic. 2/10 Read more

  • Cinco gallinas y el cielo

    Cinco gallinas y el cielo

    After accidentally eating experimentally enhanced chickens, residents of Buenos Aires start doing and saying exactly what they want. A pleasant little comedy from 1957, which falls short as a satire. 5/10 Read more

  • The Unknown Terror

    The Unknown Terror

    Three explorers search for a lost fiancé in West Indian caves inhabited by fungus monsters created by a mad scientist in Regal’s 1957 low-budget effort. Good visuals and an original idea, but the script is a mess. 4/10 Read more

Bela Lugosi Bert I. Gordon Boris Karloff Brigitte Helm Charles Gemora Crash Corrigan Curt Siodmak Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Eiji Tsuburaya Frankenstein Georges Melies George Worthing Yates George Zucco H.G. Wells Haruo Nakajima Invisible Man Irving Block Ishiro Honda Jack Arnold Jack Pierce Jack Rabin Jimmy Sangster John Carradine John P. Fulton Jules Verne Lionel Atwill Lon Chaney Jr. Mary Shelley Morris Ankrum Paul Blaisdell Paul Frees Richard Carlson Richard Denning Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Shayne Roger Corman Sam Katzman Segundo de Chomon Top Lists Top Silents Walter R. Booth Whit Bissell William Alland William Schallert Willis O'Brien