Our Detour series is going galactic this month with Mario Bava’s gloriously atmospheric “terror in space” tour de force!
Two spacecraft land on a deserted mist-enshrouded planet after intercepting a distress call from the far reaches of space. Is it a desperate cry for help…or something far more sinister? The investigation leads the crew members to clash with a horde of disembodied, soul-snatching aliens with a diabolical plan beyond their worst nightmares!
Bava’s magnificent sole science-fiction film is a clear influence on movies like “Alien”, with its eerie tone and unique visual style, plus endlessly fun elements like swirling fog, monolith gravestones, and a giant skeleton!
How could you not want to check this out?!
