as part of a boxed set called The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection, which features four additional Universal feature films: The Incredible Shrinking Man, Monster on the Campus, The Mole People, and Tarantula. In June 2019, Shout Factory released the film on Blu-ray. The disc includes an audio commentary track by Tom Weaver and David Schecter. References in other films Scenes from The Monolith Monsters appear briefly in John Carpenter's 1988 science fiction action thriller They Live, and in Roland Emmerich's 1996 science fiction movie Independence Day. See also List of American films of 1957 The Crystal Horde by John Taine The Crystal World by J. G. Ballard: the Earth element novel in Ballard's elemental apocalypse tetralogy, in which crystallizing jungles grow to transform the world. References Notes Bibliography Strick, Philip. Science Fiction Movies. London: Octopus Books Limited, 1976. . Warren, Bill. Keep Watching The Skies Vol I: 1950–1957. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1982. . External links Movie review at Rotten Tomatoes Review of The Monolith Monsters 1957 films 1957 horror films 1950s monster movies 1950s science fiction films 1950s science fiction horror films American monster movies American horror films Universal Pictures films Films set in California 1950s English-language films 1950s American films