The Brain Eaters
Crawling, Slimy Things, Terror-Bent on Destroying the World!
1958 | 61m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Bruno VeSota |
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| Writer: | Gordon Urquhart |
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| A huge, alien structure resembling an inverted cone, appears in the woods outside a small rural town. Sent from Washington to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, a team of investigators discovers that intelligent parasites from inside the "cone" can attach themselves to humans' nervous systems and control their minds, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to seven people who have thus far been able to avoid possession by these creatures from parts unknown. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 1958 |
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| Director: | Bruno VeSota |
| Writer: | Gordon Urquhart |
| Genres: | Horror, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | small town, invasion, mind control, possession, woods, laboratory, creature, scientist, parasite, high-tension current, subterranean, u.s. senator, plagiarized book, scaffolding, dreamlike, cone, glowing jars, abandoned cabin, dead animals, carboniferous |
| Production Companies | American International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ed Nelson | Dr. Paul Kettering |
| Joanna Lee | Alice Summers |
| Cornelius Keefe | Senator Walter K. Powers |
| Alan Jay Factor | Glenn Cameron |
| Jody Fair | Elaine Cameron |
| David Hughes | Dr. Wyler |
| Robert Ball | Dan Walker |
| Phil Posner | Sheriff |
| Orville Sherman | Mayor Cameron |
| Henry Randolph | Telegrapher |
| Hampton Fancher | Zombie (uncredited) |
| Leonard Nimoy | Professor Cole |
| Doug Banks | Doctor |
| Saul Bronson | Prof. Helsingman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Urquhart | Screenplay |
| Lawrence Raimond | Director of Photography |
| Carlo Lodato | Editor |
| Burt Shonberg | Art Direction |
| Alan Trumble | Makeup Artist |
| F. Amos Powell | Production Manager |
| Mike Murphy | Assistant Director |
| Bruno VeSota | Director |
| James Fullerton | Sound |
| Tom Jonson | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stanley Bickman | Associate Producer |
| Ed Nelson | Producer |
| Roger Corman | Executive Producer |
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