due to the latter company's pending demise, and the film was distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Critical reception Variety wrote that the film was "a highly imaginative and fanciful [melodrama]....There's little letup in the action, and suspense angles are kept constantly to the forefront". In the UK the Daily Telegraph said it was "good, grisly fun" and "a welcomed change from interplanetary yarns" was the verdict of Films and Filming. See also The Blob References External links 1956 films 1950s science fiction horror films 1950s monster movies British science fiction horror films British monster movies Films directed by Leslie Norman Films scored by James Bernard Films set in Scotland Films shot at Bray Studios Hammer Film Productions horror films Films with screenplays by Jimmy Sangster 1950s English-language films 1950s British films British black-and-white films