The Monster of Piedras Blancas

Name: The Monster of Piedras Blancas
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1959-04-22
Duration: 71 min
Cast: Frank Arvidson, Wayne Berwick, Les Tremayne, Don Sullivan, Joseph La Cava

HE PREYS ON HUMAN FLESH!

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Release Date

4/22/1959

Runtime

71 mins

Genres

Science Fiction Horror

Overview

An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric fish-man by feeding it scraps and fish. One day he misses the feeding and all hell breaks loose.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$29,000

Revenue

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A creeping creature feature set in claustrophobic isolation where the monster is cared for by a lonely keeper whose dark secret threatens to unravel. It's economical '50s horror, tense but never frantic, building dread from the simple premise that one missed feeding could destroy everything.