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Send a rocket out farther than they have ever gone before. The rocket returns with the astronaut in an uncontrolled descent that ends in a crash. He appears to be dead and his body is returned to the base. Here it is determined that his body is not deteriorating as it should yet there are no signs of life. Turns out he has been impregnated (?) by an alien who hitched a ride down to earth. The alien tries to come across as peaceful but it turns out it is not. It seems impervious to regular weapons such as guns but susceptible to fire. Chasing it and the pilot to a cave the scientists and party learn about the alien's intentions for earth. The astronaut also learns this and stabs himself, the scientists use Molotov cocktails and flare guns to finally destroy the alien and at least temporarily save earth.

Astronaut Major John Corcoran (a solid performance by Michael Emmet) dies while returning to earth from his space mission. His body is recovered by the military. However, Corcoran comes back to life and terrorizes the military base. It turns out to be a bizarre plan from aliens to invade our planet. Director Bernard L. Kowalski, working from a compact script by Mark Varno, relates the entertainingly pulpy story at a steady pace, develops a reasonable amount of tension, and effectively creates and sustains a grimly serious tone. Moreover, this film is acted with admirable sincerity by the competent cast, with especially sturdy work by Ed Nelson as the stalwart Dave Randall, John Baer as the no-nonsense Steve Dunlap, Angela Greene as the distraught Dr. Julie Benson, Georgianna Carter as the fetching Donna Bixby, and Tyler McVey as the puzzled Dr. Alex Wyman. The primitive (not so) special effects possess a certain crude charm (the extraterrestrial monster resembles a mottled humanoid parrot!). In addition, there's a sprinkling of mild gore, the terse 62 minute running time ensures that this picture never gets dull or overstays its welcome, and the premise of Corcoran having alien parasites growing inside his body neatly prefigures "Alien." John M. Nickolaus Jr.'s stark black and white cinematography does the trick while Alexander Laszlo's robust score hits the rousing shivery spot. An immensely fun B-movie quickie.

As I read reviews of old sci/fi-monster movies on IMDb, I am consistently sickened by the vapid, surface assessment of the movie's worth by a HUGE percentage of people. Many times these low-budget efforts have powerful statements to make if you look deep enough. For those of you that enjoy trying to figure out what kind of message a movie is communicating, please read on.Night of the Blood Beast was made in 1958, and it needs to be viewed in that CONTEXT. This was a time when America was still reeling from McCarthyism and communists were everywhere. During this era, there was no greater threat! So, in that CONTEXT, I offer the following: The babies growing inside the astronaut represent communism. If we accept communism/the monster for even just a minute and listen to it, it can grow and fester inside all of us. After gestation, communism/alien babies will hatch and destroy our way of life. Communsim/aliens will take over, and there will be no turning back. The monster is the voice of communism. He/she's the one that planted the seeds in the astronaut the same way that the seductive message of communism planted the seeds of a socialist paradise into the minds of weak, susceptible, and naive Americans. Accept their offer and all is lost! Everything we hold dear will vanish because our open mindedness will allow these seeds to germinate and take root. And like a weed that takes root, it is almost impossible to eradicate once it has done so. It must be stopped now!!! What's worse, this monster from outer space or communist rule!?!Actually, I should've written "What's worse, this movie or the coterie of pathetic pseudo-snobs that consistently fall all over each other trying to trash a movie based on childish and superficial assessments of that movie's value!?!" Yes, I mean you Michael Elliott, bensonmum2, classicsoncall, and Hitchcoc. You're all pathetic losers that need mental help. Why even watch and write about a movie like this if you're going to judge it by today's standards? You people need to get out more and enjoy REALITY. It's pretty sad when a casual IMDb user like me starts to recognize and remember these loser's names after a while because they write THOUSANDS of superficial, lame reviews. Get a life!

Considering that the crew appear to have constructed the prop space capsule out of a septic tank, this is a decent little el cheapo scifi flick.A film buff with the slightest knowledge of the major auteurs goes into a B/W 1958 Roger Corman scifi film with a certain set of expectations. Within such parameters, this is a surprisingly well-made film, tense, moody, interesting, and moving along a pace that corresponds well with the plausibility factor. While none of the acting is spectacular, it is all competent and sometimes impressive. The script is surprisingly intelligent, especially considering the title. The title, however corny it may be, works well in this film due the portions of the plot dealing with the death and resurrection of an astronaut. There is a small bit of FX and monster make up in this film; you will be thankful to find out that it does not clash with the septic tank space capsule.Overall, this is an honest, well-constructed little drive-in type scifi/horror film that does the job it was designed for and more. It makes more sense, and is more satisfying than watching all the episodes of the new version of 'V.'