The Earth Dies Screaming
- Year: 1964
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
- Director: Terence Fisher
- Length: 62 min
Who… or what were they?
Film Synopsis
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) centers on a test pilot who discovers a nearly deserted English countryside after a mysterious attack leaves countless people dead. As he joins a handful of survivors, they uncover evidence of an alien invasion carried out by deadly robots and poisonous gas while searching for a way to stay alive. This British science fiction horror film blends post-apocalyptic suspense, alien invasion, and creature feature thrills as isolation, survival, and scientific menace shape a tense battle against an unseen enemy.
Critical Perspective
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In the end, The Earth Dies not with a scream but a whimper.
Mark Clark and Bryan Senn, Sixties Shockers: A Critical Filmography of Horror Cinema, 1960-1969 (McFarland, 2011)
The Earth Dies Screaming Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Kino BD-A/US 2016 | Signal One BD-B/UK 2018 | 20th Century Fox DVD-1/US/OOP 2007 |
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| Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith | |||
| Looking Back at “The Earth Dies Screaming” | |||
| Stills Gallery | |||
| Stills Gallery [Signal One] | |||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- 20th Century Fox’s “Midnite Movies - Double Feature” DVD also includes Chosen Survivors (1974).
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Collector’s guide
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Looking Back at “The Earth Dies Screaming” (12:16)
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith Signal One BD |
| Looking Back at “The Earth Dies Screaming” Signal One BD | |
| Stills Gallery Kino BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Signal One] Signal One BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Signal One BD |