
It! The Terror from Beyond Space(1958)
The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.


“Monsters Walk the Earth in Ravishing Rampage of Clawing Fury! Could It Happen? See and Decide for Yourself!”
After a herd of reindeer are mysteriously found dead following a meteor crash in a remote part of Lapland in northern Sweden, soldiers and a geologist are called out to investigate.

Barbara Wilson
Diane Wilson

Sten Gester
Erik Engström

Robert Burton
Dr. Frederick Wilson

Bengt Blomgren
Col. Robert Bottiger

Åke Grönberg
Dr. Henrik

John Carradine
Narrator (US Re-Edit)

Gösta Prüzelius
Dr. Walter Ullman

Brita Borg
Singer (uncredited)

Doreen Denning
Anna (uncredited)

Ittla Frodi
Girlfriend in Volvo (uncredited)
Terror in the Midnight Sun is a science fiction, thriller, drama, horror film released in 1959 exploring themes of monster, lapland, giant monster, alien, reindeer, snow. Directed by Virgil W. Vogel, it stars Barbara Wilson, Sten Gester, Robert Burton. After a herd of reindeer are mysteriously found dead following a meteor crash in a remote part of Lapland in northern Sweden, soldiers and a geologist are called out to investigate.
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