Monsters & Creatures Horror Movies of the 1950s
Monster movies bring beasts, creatures and shape-shifters out of the dark. Atomic-age monsters and Hammer's first color gothics drove a new wave of horror. Standouts from the 1950s include Godzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Godzilla (1954)
Rated 7.6 on TMDB
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr.
See where it’s streamingGodzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'.
See where it’s streamingInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
See where it’s streamingGodzilla Raids Again (1955)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus.
See where it’s streamingCreature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study.
See where it’s streamingDracula (1958)
Rated 7.2 on TMDB
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr.
See where it’s streamingThem! (1954)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who…
See where it’s streamingThe Blob (1958)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
See where it’s streamingPlan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
Rated 4.2 on TMDB
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife, and dies the day after she is buried.
See where it’s streamingThe Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
See where it’s streamingIt Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.
See where it’s streamingThe Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
See where it’s streamingRodan (1956)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines.
See where it’s streamingRevenge of the Creature (1955)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
See where it’s streamingInvaders from Mars (1953)
Rated 5.9 on TMDB
A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
See where it’s streamingTarantula (1955)
Rated 6.5 on TMDB
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop.
See where it’s streamingThe Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.
See where it’s streamingThis Island Earth (1955)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
See where it’s streamingGigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
See where it’s streamingCurse of the Undead (1959)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
A mysterious epidemic has struck an Old West frontier town and young girls are falling deathly ill.
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