This film is not to be confused with "The Hypnotic Eye," "The Crawling Hand," or "The Creeping Terror," all of which stink.
Forrest Tucker investigates strange goings-on in a Swiss town. A cloud has descended around a mountain, and anyone who goes up the mountain tends to end up dead and decapitated. Seems a similar thing happened in the Andes some time back, so Tucker wants answers. Janet Munro and Jennifer Jayne play sisters who have a mind-reading act; Munro's ability turns out to be real, as she can "sense" what is going on in the cloud. This puts her in jeopardy, because the things in the cloud are aware of her ability and want to knock her off.
There are some very eerie scenes in this film, with fog, strange noises, and people under the control of the monsters. Also, several heads get removed offscreen. But once the monsters actually appear, the movie goes into the dumper. The monsters are apparently giant scungilli Cyclops. Along with normal tentacles, they seem to have a long thin one, kind of like linguini, which they like to wrap around the actors necks.
In the climax, the cast is holed up in an observatory atop the mountain. A United Nations jet saves the day, and fries the calamari.
At 84 minutes, the running time is just about right. However, this film could have been greatly improved by not showing the monsters at all. Personally, I would have liked to have seen more of Jennifer Jayne.
Forrest Tucker investigates strange goings-on in a Swiss town. A cloud has descended around a mountain, and anyone who goes up the mountain tends to end up dead and decapitated. Seems a similar thing happened in the Andes some time back, so Tucker wants answers. Janet Munro and Jennifer Jayne play sisters who have a mind-reading act; Munro's ability turns out to be real, as she can "sense" what is going on in the cloud. This puts her in jeopardy, because the things in the cloud are aware of her ability and want to knock her off.
There are some very eerie scenes in this film, with fog, strange noises, and people under the control of the monsters. Also, several heads get removed offscreen. But once the monsters actually appear, the movie goes into the dumper. The monsters are apparently giant scungilli Cyclops. Along with normal tentacles, they seem to have a long thin one, kind of like linguini, which they like to wrap around the actors necks.
In the climax, the cast is holed up in an observatory atop the mountain. A United Nations jet saves the day, and fries the calamari.
At 84 minutes, the running time is just about right. However, this film could have been greatly improved by not showing the monsters at all. Personally, I would have liked to have seen more of Jennifer Jayne.