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2 unusual facts about The Magnetic Monster


The Magnetic Monster

It is the first episode in Ivan Tors' Office of Scientific Investigation (OSI) trilogy, followed by Riders to the Stars and Gog (film).

The Magnetic Monster marked Carlson's initial foray into sci-fi and horror and he would follow it with several better known titles that would forever associate him with that genre: It Came from Outer Space (1953), The Maze (1953), Riders to the Stars (1954), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), and such TV series as Thriller and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.


Richard Carlson

He appeared in a number of horror and science fiction films, including three 3-D films: The Maze (1953) and the classics It Came from Outer Space (1953) with Barbara Rush, Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) with Julia Adams, and The Magnetic Monster.


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