Review of The Magnetic Monster (1953) by Christopher B — 29 Mar 2018

A rather ludicrous premise is carried off remarkably well by the cast & crew in this Ivan Tors production. Though I would characterize this as a horror/fantasy film, not proper sci-fi. Specifically, the danger in this film is from being bombarded with alpha particles (helium nucleus stripped of electrons).

Alpha cannot penetrate a single sheet of paper, not even skin! It travels a few millimeters and literally ceases to exist as it hasn't the energy to go further. It is only a danger in ingested in quantity.