in close-up". In a retrospective review, AllMovie film critic Hal Erickson wrote, "Manster is a favorite among campy horror aficionados and for good reason as it is both unintentionally funny and genuinely creepy...Wait till you see the climax, with the hero battling himself on the edge of a live volcano". Footnotes References External links Manster informational site at B-Movie Central (includes images and detailed character descriptions) 1959 horror films American science fiction horror films American black-and-white films Fictional mutants Mad scientist films American monster movies Films directed by George Breakston Films produced by George Breakston Films set in Japan Films shot in Japan 1950s English-language films 1950s monster movies Films directed by Kenneth G. Crane Japan in non-Japanese culture