The Deadly Mantis

Year: 1957

Runtime: 79 mins

Language: English

Director: Nathan Juran

Science FictionHorrorMonsters aliens sci-fi and the apocalypseSci-fi monster and dinosaur adventuresSci-fi horror creatures and aliens

After centuries frozen in Arctic ice, a gigantic prehistoric praying mantis is freed and immediately stalks the U.S. military outposts of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line. The relentless creature then moves south, devouring everything in its path and spreading panic.

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