FilmSci-Fi Horror Monster & Creature Survival

The Alien Factor1978

Name: The Alien Factor
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror, Monster & Creature, Survival
Released: 1978-05-12
Rating: 4.6

“Gripping Sci-Fi Terror From Beyond...”

Directed by Don Dohler

4.6

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 3.9TMDB 4.2

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Year

1978

Runtime

80 min

Box Office

Budget

$30,000

The premise

A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes on Earth near a small backwoods town. The specimens escape, and soon town folk start turning up mutilated.

Horror Vault's take

When a spacecraft carrying exotic alien creatures crashes in the woods outside a quiet rural town, the locals quickly discover they are no longer at the top of the food chain. Mysterious and gruesome deaths begin mounting as something — or several somethings — prowls the darkness beyond the treeline. A low-budget regional creature feature from 1978, The Alien Factor delivers scrappy, earnest monster mayhem with undeniable campy charm. Fans of drive-in era sci-fi horror will find plenty to enjoy in its backwoods atmosphere and practical creature work.

Content: Creature Violence, Mutilation Imagery, Graphic Injuries