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The Strange World of Planet X (1957) is a British science fiction horror film, and a cautionary tale about science. It was also known as Cosmic Monsters, The Crawling Terror, The Cosmic Monster, and The Crawling Horror.

Plot

A monomanical scientist Dr. Laird (played by Alec Mongo) has invented ultra-sensitive magnetic fields, which begin to attract objects from space. Strange things begin happening, including a freak storm, and insects and spiders begin to mutate into giant monsters. An alien spaceship has appeared over London and begins to warn mankind against the dangers of this scientific experiment.

This low budget film was inspired by The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951). A theremin is also used in the musical soundtrack. On its original release it was not very popular, but it did however become somewhat of a cult favorite due to reruns on television. It also inspired the apocalyptic Invasion from Inner Earth (1974).

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