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Monster on the Campus

Name: Monster on the Campus
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1958-10-15
Cast: Arthur Franz, Joanna Moore, Judson Pratt, Troy Donahue, Nancy Walters

1958 | 77 min | Horror, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Great for armchair detectives and anyone who grew up on fantasy maps. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Sits nicely alongside Creature from the Black Lagoon or Clayface. A proper quest, with a world big enough to get lost in.
The mood: Scary.
The pace: Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 17 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off: Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.

A college paleontology professor acquires a newly discovered specimen of a coelacanth, but while examining it, he is accidentally exposed to its blood, and finds himself periodically turning into a murderous Neanderthal man.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jack Arnold

Arthur FranzDonald Blake
Joanna MooreMadeline Howard
Judson PrattLt. Mike Stevens
Troy DonahueJimmy Flanders
Nancy WaltersSylvia Lockwood
Helen WestcottNurse Molly Riordan
Ross ElliottSgt. Eddie Daniels
Alexander LockwoodProf. Gilbert Howard
Whit BissellDr. Oliver Cole
Richard H. CuttingTom Edwards - Forest Ranger