Science Fiction Double Feature: Planet of the Vampires (1965), It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)

The first Alien movie brought axle-grease and body horror to sci-fi cinema back in 1979. Audiences were dazzled by Ridley’s Scott’s seemingly unprecedented vision. But there were fans and sci-fi savvy critics who scored plenty of nerd points by pointing out similarities to a couple of fondly remembered B pictures from previous decades.

Terrore nello spazio (Terror in Space, 1965) was released in the US by AIP as Planet of the Vampires.

‘Planet of the Body Snatchers’ would have been more accurate, ...