Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)

Curse of the Faceless Man: Directed by Edward L. Cahn. With Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten. A stone-encrusted body is unearthed at Pompeii, and people left alone with it keep dying of crushed skulls…

“u0026quot;The Curse of the Faceless Manu0026quot; is a rather inconsequential yet enjoyable horror film from the 1950s. It stars Richard Anderson of u0026quot;The Six Million Dollar Manu0026quot; fame.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story begins with a body and a box of jewels being found in the ruins of Pompeii. This isnu0026#39;t that unusual. But the body itself is silly because it looks exactly like the ones they have on display there…but those are actually plaster casts of the bodies which had long disintegrated. Inexplicably, this is supposed to be an entire person….and looks exactly like one of the casts. However, it holds a secret…itu0026#39;s not quite dead! And, it has a murderous appetite if anyone comes between it and his beloved…much like in the old classic horror film u0026quot;The Mummyu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo is it any good? Well, I must say that the costume looked really good. As far as the plot and dialog go, they are, of course, quite silly. But many folks (like me) like schlocky old 50s horror pictures…and itu0026#39;s well worth seeing and reasonably entertaining. Far from perfect, and with needless narration, itu0026#39;s worth seeing if you like this sort of nonsense.”