The Black Scorpion (1957)

88 min · Animalhorror, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

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Directors

Edward Ludwig

Cast

Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, Mario Navarro, Fanny Schiller, Carlos Múzquiz, Pascual García Peña, Pedro Galván, Arturo Martínez, Bob Johnson

The story

An earthquake strikes Mexico, resulting in the overnight birth of a new volcano. Geologists Dr. Hank Scott and Dr.

Catalogue themes and tags

Aggression By Animal, Assault, Attack by monsters, Monsters, Scorpion, Volcanic Eruption, Volcano, Wissenschaftlerin, Science Fiction, B-movie, Stop motion, Creature Film, Monster, Horror

Genres

Animalhorror, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

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