Invaders from Mars (1953)

The Martians are coming! Don't trust anyone! So it goes when a young boy descends into a nightmare of tentacled alien heads, mind-controlled parents, and Martians in green pajamas. And it's all shot in surreal, colorful imagery. Grab your telescopes, get in your tank, and cover your necks - we're digging into this seminal, yet underseen, sci-fi film that influenced the likes of Spielberg, Scorsese, Dante, Cameron, and more. Then, if that wasn't enough, Peter Lorre trims his lilacs on the Poverty Row Picture Show covering the John Carradine classic, Bluebeard (1944). What a time to be alive! Thanks for listening!

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We'll catch ya next time for Species (1995) - a very '90s flick about an alien-woman hybrid looking for a mate in Los Angeles. Things get... weird. Can't wait!

TRAILERS

• Invaders from Mars (1953); The War of the Worlds (1953); It Came from Outer Space (1953); Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956); The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951); The Amazing Colossal Man (1957); Invaders from Mars (1986)

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