Quatermass II (1957, Dir. Val Guest)

Government secrecy, alien contamination, and quiet panic — this British gem paved the way for Invasion of the Body Snatchers and X-Files paranoia decades later.
Professor Quatermass discovers a sinister industrial complex that’s not what it seems — and the creeping dread builds until it bursts.
Low budget, high tension, and brilliantly British. Proof that good sci-fi doesn’t need special effects, just imagination and unease.

Rating: 5 / 5