The Brain Eaters

The Brain Eaters is a 1958 independently made American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, produced by Ed Nelson (and Roger Corman, uncredited), and directed by Bruno VeSota. The film stars Nelson, Alan Jay Factor, and Joanna Lee and includes a brief appearance by Leonard Nimoy (name misspelled in film credits as "Leonard Nemoy"). The Brain Eaters was distributed by American International Pictures as a double feature with either Earth vs. the Spider or Terror from the Year 5000 in different markets. Plot In Riverdale, Illinois, a man carrying a lighted glass container bumps into a pedestrian. The container is broken, a fight ensues, and a hissing sound is heard. Returning home from announcing their engagement, Glenn Cameron and his fiancée, Elaine are distracted by a bright light. They stop to investigate in nearby woods and find three dead animals before coming upon a large spiral metal structure resembling a rocket nose cone. Two days later, in Washington, D.C., a flying saucer investigation committee reviews classified army footage of the object. The metal object stands 50 feet high and has a base diameter of 50 feet. The nature and origin of the object is unknown. Dr. Paul Kettering is the chief investigator. Also noted is the murder of several people in the nearby town. Sen. Walter K. Powers and his assistant Dan Walker fly to Riverdale to investigate and are met by Glenn Cameron, whose father, the mayor, is missing. The three drive to the object's location. Alice Summers, the mayor's secretary, assists Kettering by recording test results. The senator climbs scaffolding erected around the spiral cone to question Kettering and his assistant, Dr. Wyler. Kettering explains that the cone appears to be indestructible. Its interior is a complex maze of small, winding tunnels. They later learn that the mayor has returned to his office.