In this mid-fifties cautionary tale akin to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, made the same year, Lee Van Cleef takes it upon himself to be a radio contact for intelligent life from outer space with the goal of liberating humans from tiresome habits like thinking and feeling. Roger Corman makes cheapness a virtue and from the hollowness of a desert military setting creates a genuinely eerie atmosphere. It's fun from start to finish, with low-flying batlike mini-monsters (It's minions), and great dialog including some neo-Shakespearean oratory from the likes of Peter Graves. As for It-self, the Venusian has been variously described as "one of the most ridiculous looking monsters on record-part inverted cone, part cucumber with crablike arms and a mouth like a chainsaw"; "carrot shaped"; or "a pointed hat with arms, horns, and lots of teeth." We've seen it, but we're not telling.