32. The Astounding She-Monster (1957) [62 minutes]
The opening narration is definitely the worst I've ever heard. Edward D. Wood, Jr. was an unofficial "consultant" on the film. Man, this one is bad (only 8 minutes in as I type this). Bad.

33. The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955) [80 minutes]
Well, you get to see the creature just 57 seconds in. Released 2 years after the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

34. Stranger from Venus (1954) [74 minutes]
Human looking alien gets screwed over by humans, but sacrifices himself for humanity.

35. Fiend without a Face (1958) [74 minutes]
I guess one way to keep costs down is to have invisible creatures for 3/4 of the film (mental vampire brains, no less). Well done use of stop-motion photography. Bonus: one guy finds it fitting to keep 9 loaded rifles on the back seat of his car ... you know, just in case.

36. The Giant Gila Monster (1959) [74 minutes]
The primary problem with movies like this is that they're one-sided mysteries. The audience is shown exactly what's going on, but it takes the "heroes" an hour to figure out what's going on and how to deal with it.

37. Menace from Outer Space (1956) [75 minutes]
There's this girl dressed like Supergirl and a boy dressed like Kato ... so, this is the future? It’s bad ... it sets the bar to cliché, but for an hour and a quarter, it flew by.

38. The Lost Missile (1958) [70 minutes]
Off the bat, decent visual effects. Definitely a higher budget than most, but that didn't stop them from using stock footage most liberally - like half the film. (38 minute area is insane in that regard!) Plus, these endings are all just so abrupt.

39. Project Moon Base (1958) [63 minutes]
More like a spy thriller ... from the future! Where we still use rotary phones and telegrams! Interestingly, the Colonel, being a female, gets to show off her chest in what cannot be perceived as proper military attire. And the General threatens to spank her in his soundproof office. Disappointing, corny flick. (but progressive with a female president).

40. The Brain Eaters (1958) [60 minutes]
These creatures aren't from space - they're from deep within the Earth from 200 million years ago! Most of the plot remains confusing, while clearly depicted events are needlessly narrated.

41. Not of This Earth (1957) [70 minutes]
Weird, slow-paced movie about vampire aliens, kinda sorta.

42. The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) [71 minutes]
The film was produced by Jack Kevan, who had supervised the manufacture of the Creature suit at Universal-International, and created the Piedras Blancas monster costume. Kevan employed several of his former Universal associates on the picture including soundman Joe Lapis and prop master Eddie Keys.

43. Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) [62 minutes]
Another entry in a long line of atomically mutated monsters. Not necessarily bad, but by no means good.

44. Target Earth (1954) [74 minutes]
Survival horror ... NotLD with robot invaders.

45. Destination Moon (1950) [89 minutes]
A golden age trifecta: big budget, in color, and about an hour and a half long. (Bonus Woody Woodpecker cartoon, to boot!) Its private industry, not the US government that launches the first astronauts to the moon - at great financial risk. Kinda an alagory for the independently produced film itself. Not that bad, I suppose. However, only 2 women are ever shown, and both just for mere seconds.

46. Prehistoric Women (1950) [73 minutes]
Surprisingly also in color. BUT OH MAH GAWD HORRIBLE. Hated this movie 10 minutes in. I can't see why this would be considered science fiction. It’s more akin to  "Savage Woman" or "Jungle Girl" comic books of the era, done almost in a National Geographic style. Seems like mild sexploitation and has at least one laugh-out-loud moment involving a fight with a panther. Continually narrated. Just awful.

47. Lost Continent (1951) [83 minutes]
A Jurassic world on top of a remote mountain (where everything tints green). Not good. 

48. The Man from Planet X (1951) [70 minutes]
Unremarkable alien invasion story with just one silly looking alien.

49. The Thing from Another World (1951) [107 minutes]
Not what I expected, but not bad. In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Additionally, Time magazine named The Thing from Another World "the greatest 1950s sci-fi movie." Adapted (more faithfully) in 1982 by John Carpenter.

50. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) [79 minutes]
First glimpse of the Creature about a half hour in. Although this was on television constantly when I was growing up, I don't find it anything special. Last of the Universal "Golden Age" monsters.

51. Revenge of the Creature (1955) [81 minutes]
It's King Kong, but with a fish monster. Featuring the acting debut of an uncredited Clint Eastwood (for less than a minute). Also kills off leading character an hour in. 1st and 2nd Creature films close on the same (exact) shot.

52. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) [78 minutes]
The final installment in the "Creature" franchise from Universal, this one has a science vs nature approach. Makes the Creature really sympathetic and sad.

53. Teenage Monster (1958) [65 minutes]
Another flick that starts with the premise that what you're about to watch is most likely bullshit. Kid gets hit by a meteorite and becomes a retarded permanent werewolf with anger issues. So bad it’s bad. I really hate these abrupt endings!

54. The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) [80 minutes]
Predates Attack of the 50 foot woman by a year. Attack of the horrible rear projection. One of the worst/funniest executed endings ever.

55. The Magnetic Monster (1953) [75 minutes]
Tremendously boring. Crawling pace and no action. Also, the monster is a radioactive isotope. And also is not a monster.

56. Monster on the Campus (1959) [76 minutes]
Another wolfman-type story. For 1959, it looks like it was made in 1950.

57. Bride of the Monster (1955) [68 minutes]
Bela Lugosi's last speaking role in a feature film. Produced, directed and co-written by Edward D. Wood, Jr. Shameful Legosi went out on this note. (This is where the octopus scene in the "Ed Wood" film comes from.) I really dug Harvey B. Dunn's performance, though. Seriously.

58. Night of the Ghouls (1958) [69 minutes]
"Dr. Acula". I already love it. No, not really. Badly acted, poorly shot, and silly, to boot. Supposed to be a sequel to Bride of the Monster (1955), but only the presence of Tor Johnson and Kelton (the cop) tie them together.

59. Phantom from Space (1953) [72 minutes]
God damn it! Right off it starts with stock footage and narration. Slow, generic ‘crashed alien’ story. One kind of good effect at the end.

60. Monster from Green Hell (1957) [73 minutes]
Interesting use of compositing and stock footage. Get to see the “monster” less than 8 minutes in, so there’s that. Pretty epic in some cases. Overall, it’s a “walkumentary” … watch them walk, and walk, and walk for over half the film. The problem just kind of solves itself, totally eliminating all of the human drama.

61. Earth vs. the Spider (1958) [73 minutes]
See a guy’s face spraying blood within the first 2 ½ minutes! Trippy/cool matte painted cave interiors, though. But why is the spider screaming? Ugh!

62. Beginning of the End (1957) [61 minutes]
Giant radioactive grasshoppers. What more can I say?