The Trollenberg Terror is one of my most favorite horror films. Essential the story of these giant eyes with tentacles in clouds from space trying to take over the world, this movie has been been treasure since I first saw it. I've seen it now at least fifty times and it always makes me stop when I run across it on TV. MonsterHD was running it earlier tonight on cable and I found I was really watching it for the first time. I think it was because of the big screen TV and seeing it unchopped up with commercials or in a print thats scratchy and well worn. What struck me was the fact that allowing that the premise is silly, as most horror films are, that once you got past that once you got into the film its genuinely taught and suspenseful. Its a horror film that doesn't really let up and stays true to its internal logic. Its a really good ripping yarn, not an excuse to just show monsters. the movie has somehow improved in my eyes, which I didn't think was possible.
Review of The Crawling Eye
