This is likely not the same as From Hell it Came. This is more probably the result of “I do actually like 50s monster movies, here’s an obscure one”.
This is sorta a bucking of the trend for 50s monster movies, and atypical in its execution. Sure, having the monster not in most the movie is common. But this movie is short the old guy character, is short the casual friendliness, is short the stuffy coffee drinking scenes. It’s just short overall really.
We hop right into it with scientist Gilbert getting exposed to some new type of radiation he's working on. He goes up to the roof and sits in the sun, soon enough he turns into the Hideous Sun Demon! He scares an old lady and runs off. Now he's hyper sensitive to the sun's rays. To console himself he goes to a bar and meets singer and performer Trudy, a woman who he hits it off with and now he's dragging her in too.
"Yes, with extra anchovies...it's his favorite topping."
The effects are decent, and there was a darker tone to this movie which was fun and different. The scientist thinks about suicide, he kills someone, and there's a noir element to it that matches well with this genre. Yet its still 50's as ever with schlocky monsters and a damsel in distress. An interesting blend and a unique one.
I opted to watch the Rifftrax version, which wasn't their best outing, but hey it's free. I give it a solid 3.
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