IT! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) - 16 WEIRD Facts About The Movie That Inspired Alien!

IT! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) - 16 WEIRD Facts About The Movie That Inspired Alien!

Before Alien terrified audiences in 1979, there was It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) — the forgotten black-and-white film that invented space horror. Claustrophobic corridors, flickering lights, and a monster hiding in the vents — this low-budget gem quietly redefined science fiction and inspired decades of deep-space nightmares.

In this video, we uncover 16 weird, true, and chilling facts about It! The Terror from Beyond Space — from the suffocating creature suit that nearly killed its actor to the scrappy production that shot an entire film in under two weeks. Discover how a recycled submarine set, a burned-out stuntman, and a shoestring budget accidentally birthed the blueprint for Alien, The Thing, and every “trapped with a monster” movie that followed.

🚀 What You’ll Learn:

How It! became the uncredited inspiration for Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979)

The real story behind Ray “Crash” Corrigan’s terrifying rubber suit

Why the film’s two-week shoot gave it its raw, authentic tension

The eerie link between its spaceship set and real submarine parts

How this movie predicted modern astronaut gear years before NASA

The abandoned 1990s remake that never escaped Hollywood orbit

🎬 If you love classic sci-fi, 1950s monster movies, or the origins of space horror, this is a must-watch. Dive into the film that bridged the atomic age and the space race — proving that the scariest part of exploration isn’t what’s out there… it’s what you bring back.

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