I have to admit, it's been a while since I've watched Universal's 1956 sci-fi/adventure/horror film, THE MOLE PEOPLE. Call me crazy, but as I remember, I really enjoyed it and for some reason it reminded me a little in it's type of setting, plot pacing and element of adventure of THE MUMMY'S HAND. Lots of critics and fans have disagreed on its merits, though, and it even earned a run through the ringer on MST3K. Okay, let's just call it fun, then?
Today I present THE MOLE PEOPLE from the Crestwood House Movie Monsters series, adapted from the screenplay by Garret Fort and published by MCA in 1985. If the name Garret Fort looks familiar, you may remember him as the script writer for Universal's FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, DRACULA'S DAUGHTER and MGM'S THE DEVIL-DOLL, written with Guy "The Werewolf of Paris" Endore and Erich "Sunset Boulevard" von Stroheim (!) and directed by Tod Browning.
Carl R. Green is noted for authoring quite a number of books for young people, sometimes delving into outré topics like mysticism, UFO's and fortune-telling (try to get away with that these days on the bookmobile!). Green was coauthor with William R. Sanford, another prolific author of YA books. Together they published 86 books together during their collaboration. And just so parents wouldn't get all twisted up about their kiddies reading a monster book, the editor is again Prof. Howard Schroeder, specialist in elementary education to calm their frayed nerves.
TOMORROW: The exciting conclusion!
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