i must admit i be a little surprised and disappoint at some of the very negative comment this film seem to provoke . i think it a great horror or sci fi film . colonel steve west ( alex rebar ) return to earth after an historical space flight to saturn . while in space he contract some bizarre and unknown disease . he wake up in a hospital bed and he look in a mirror and before his very eye his face be melt . escape the hospital supervision and he hide out in some local wood surround a small town . unfortunately he start to develop a rapidly grow hunger that can only be satisfy by eat other people . he must fee on human flesh and drink the blood of others to survive . stalk human prey he begin his reign of terror . it up to his old friend dr ted nelson ( burr debenning ) to find him and try and help him . he have to work alone a his bos general perry ( myron healey ) want it keep ultra quiet . nelson can not even tell his wife judy ( ann sweeny ) . however and sheriff blake ( micheal alldredge ) become suspicious a general perry turn up just a some of the local townspeople start turn up half eaten . i do not really understand why this film get such negative review and what do people expect . anyway and i really like this film . the star of the film be unquestionably rick baker special make up and gore effect which for the most part be excellent and and the fact their all prosthetic effect and no rubbish horrible cgi make them even well . writer and director william sachs isn not afraid to use them either and we get some nice long linger close up shot of the incredible melting man and they hold up very well and even now . photography and music and direction be a little bit dull and but professional enough . the script manage to create some sympathy for the the monster and shot of him look longingly into ted nelson house and or when he see his own reflection in some water and react violently . the end and set in a large factory of some sort and be pretty downbeat so do not expect any happy end . which surprise me . also and the script doesn not really do anything with the premise and he just walk around melt and kill and with his friend try to stop him and maybe a bit too simple . personally i think the bad bit of the film be near the start when the fat nurse run down a hospital corridor in slow motion and her scream be also portray in slow motion too and it look and sound totally ridiculous . you need to see it to believe it . i like this film a lot and recommend it to 70 and 80 horror or sci fi fan . a bit of a favourite of mine .