The Thing That Couldn't Die
Seen it?1958 | 69 min | Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
A 400 year old disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body.
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 powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Will Cowan
- William ReynoldsGordon Hawthorne
- Carolyn KearneyJessica Burns
- Jeffrey StoneHank Huston
- Andra MartinLinda Madison
- Peggy ConverseFlavia McIntyre
- Robin HughesGideon Drew
- Charles HorvathMike
- James AndersonBoyd Abercrombie
- Forrest LewisJulian Ash
- Thomas Browne HenryGalleon Capt. Fletcher (uncredited)