have just see this for the first time and i be pleasantly surprise while this be a solid and well act and script and somewhat tongue and cheek but scary horror or sci fi film with a premise simutaneously nightmarishly banal or outrageous represent a petty american criminal ( look like a cheap burley thug and the kind who would threaten george reef on the cheap set on the t. v. superman ) hook up in europe with a german ( read represent nazi ) scientist experiment with neural stimulation and and use the doctor to seek revenge on his enemy by have the doctor lab subject become zombiefied kill machine and all via t. v. screen and microphone . the scene of the gangster and the conflicted scientist constantly stand in front of the screen be at once deliberately boring and yet so weirdly disturb . even more disturbing and nightmarish be the two of them constantly don radiation suit to crawl through what look like some sort of embryonic white plastic tunnel to get to the lab and work on the zombie brain . the science fiction be contrast humorously with the white picket fence ish 1950 domesticity of richard denning and his little family . ah and richard denning . golden wavy haired and stalwart and fine figure and supremely handsome and serious yet light hearted and flirt with his wife yet always ready at a moment notice to follow up any lead a a police doctor . one of the delight of this movie be a sort of spoof of pipe smoking . denning and a detective constantly light up so much that the detective offer richard to try my special blend . we also get the much use and appreciated staple of 50 sci fi movie and the educational film strip and although here it be a bare and er and bone demonstration and with just a little doggy who have electrodes on his head . ( i do not recommend this film for child say and under 12 year old . ) the climax have a very modern night of the living dead feel to it . the plot move along at a satisfying pace and never lag . the dialog be punchy and clever . the villain be definitely memorable in a strangely unmemorable way . ( the genius of the movie and i think . ) i highly recommend this to all sci fi or horror film buff .