"Every horror you've seen on the screen grows pale beside the horror of..." 11 October 1957 Horror, Sci-Fi 88 mins
Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.
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Richard Denning as Hank Scott
Mara Corday as Teresa Alvarez
Carlos Rivas as Artur Ramos
Mario Navarro as Juanito
Carlos Múzquiz as Dr. Velazco
Pascual García Peña as José de la Cruz
Fanny Schiller as Florentina
Arturo Martínez as Major Cosio
Pedro Galván as Father Delgado
José Chávez as Train conductor (uncredited)
Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Victor Steven (uncredited)
Roberto Contreras as Chumacho (uncredited)
Quintín Bulnes as Lineman killed on pole (uncredited)
Isabel Vázquez as Villager (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez as Villager (uncredited)
Bob Johnson as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Yawitz Story
David Duncan Screenplay
Robert Blees Screenplay
Edward Ludwig Director
Willis H. O'Brien Visual Effects
Pete Peterson Animation
Frank Melford Producer
Wah Chang Creature Design
Jack Dietz Producer
Willis H. O'Brien Special Effects Supervisor
Lionel Lindon Director of Photography
Edward Fitzgerald Art Direction
Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer
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Denmark 26 January 1959
Finland 14 March 1958
United Kingdom 23 February 1959
Israel 16 November 1958
Japan 15 January 1958
Mexico 16 April 1958
Sweden 01 December 1958
United States 11 October 1957
Uruguay 11 May 1959
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Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City. Celebrate 100 Years of ...
A volcanic explosion releases an army of gigantic man-eating scorpions. Now the fate of mankind rests on the shoulders of Hank Scott (1950s monster movie ...
Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.
This is a fun retro trailer I did a few years ago for a cheesy movie about giant scorpions!
Tagline: DON'T BE ASHAMED TO SCREAM - IT HELPS TO RELIEVE THE TENSION. For all you vintage horror geeks; That giant worm with the octopus-like ...
Tagline: DON'T BE ASHAMED TO SCREAM - IT HELPS TO RELIEVE THE TENSION. For all you vintage horror geeks; That giant worm with the octopus-like ...
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