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Blob
With a gelatinous - or, less frequently, sludgy - consistency, these roving blobs generally hail from outer space, although there's no lack of cases in which they're the result of human action (e.g., heinous biochemical experimentation, unforeseen consequences of industrial pollution, reckless handling of mutagenic substances, etc.).
In a broader sense, this Tag also includes films in which individuals stricken by some disgusting degenerative process eventually transform into amorphous monstrosities with disturbing enzymatic properties.
Examples
- Cinema/Television: "X the Unknown" (Leslie Norman, 1956), "Caltiki, the Immortal Monster" (Riccardo Freda, 1959), "Child's Play" (Val Guest, 1984).
- Literature (fiction): "The Quatermass Experiment" (Nigel Kneale, 1959); "The Clone" (Theodore L. Thomas, Kate Wilhelm, 1965); "The Blob that Ate Everyone" (R.L. Stine, 1997).
The table below includes only the films we’ve already reviewed, filtered by the current Tag. We know many important titles are still missing: they’ll come in time. Some features are reserved for our Patreon supporters.
| Title | Directors | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caltiki, the Immortal Monster | Riccardo Freda | 1959 | 6 |
| Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell | Hajime Sato | 1968 | 5.5 |
| Quatermass 2 | Val Guest | 1957 | 6.5 |
| Slither | James Gunn | 2006 | 6 |
| The Blob | Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. | 1958 | 4.5 |
| The Blob | Chuck Russell | 1988 | 6.5 |
| The Green Slime | Katsuhiko Taguchi, Kinji Fukasaku | 1968 | 5 |
| The Quatermass Xperiment | Val Guest | 1955 | 7.5 |
| Time Walker | Tom Kennedy | 1982 | 3 |
| X the Unknown | Joseph Losey, Leslie Norman | 1956 | 6.5 |