31 Days of Horror 2024 Day 08 I Married a Monster from Outer Space

 

TITLE-I married a Monster from Outer Space

SOURCE-Bootleg DVD-R from Layne619 Video Entertainment

First off shout out to CodyLL.Look over to the right and there  is a link to his blog. He is also doing 31 days of Horror and this year his theme is Universal Horror.

I can't remember where I first heard of this movie. Might have been one of the Crestwood House books or one of the other many many many horror/sci fi movie books aimed at kids.Really shocked none of these books show up often now with how ever-present they were when I was a kid. But  I know when I saw an image of the alien from this film I had to see the movie. But back then there was no streaming,no Cinemageddon hell there wasn't even say Youtube where you could at least go see the trailer or maybe find a vhs rip with Greek subtitles.Which is why it wasn't until the early 90s and when SCIFI channel started that I got a chance to see this cult horror/scifi classic.

It was airing late late one weeknight. I should have been in bed,having to be up at 730am for high school the next day.But nope was sitting there with my earphones plugged into my TV. Cause while I was told "you goto bed whenever you want. just be up in the morning for school" I knew that really meant "i'm not going to force you to turn off the light and lay there in the dark form 10pm till whenever you fall asleep. But also dont stay up all night watching movies." So gotta havee the earphones in so Mom didn't hear the TV. Loved the movie and wished I had set my VCR to record it. Just so I could watch it again. 

The plot isn' t nothing super original. Newly wed bride starts to notice her husband acting odd. And One night when lightning flashes she sees that his human form is a disguise and he is this hideous alien. Who to me always looked one  of the giant monsters from Inhumanoids. She started to do some investigating and we learn most of the married men in this smallish town have been taken over by evil aliens.The Aliens are mating with the Earth women to help keep their race from dying off. 

See a plot that was in I bet 100 pulps and old ass sci fi comics. It is the look and way this film was shot and sounds that makes it stand out. Thee look of the Aliens is unique for the time. Looking both creepy as hell but also toy-riffic.Reminder look and see if anyone has made action figures out of the alien from this movie.

Since seeing this over 30 years ago on Sci Fi Channel I wanted a copy. Never saw the VHS for sale or rent. Hell never seen the DVD for sale. Then last year CodyLL ,nice dude go read his blog,offered me this DVD-r I told him yes I wanted it. Sure it isn't a film I will watch every year. But it is one I don't think is legally streaming on any service. And a one I will want to see every few years.

I Married a Monster from Outer Space gets a B.