The Alien Factor (1978)

A story about rubber suit aliens, bad acting, Maryland accents, and a tiny police station. Listen in as me and returning guest, Kenny, set this interplanetary zoological disaster film under or microscopes. Written and directed by Maryland’s greatest unknown talent Don Dohler (Blood Massacre, Galaxy Invader, Nightbeast), the Bloody Pit of Horror called the film both “extremely cheap-looking, amateurishly acted, poorly edited and filled with continuity errors” but also said it was “a fun and charming no budget creature feature." Video Religion said "the movie is a significant example of no-budget filmmaking, not because it does an excellent job of hiding its shortcomings, but because it goes all out with what it does have.” That really sums up Don’s work. Might not have had much, but he swung for the fences with what he did. It tells the story of a small Maryland town that sees an alien spaceship crash. The occupants, a trio of deadly alien specimens, escape and begin to terrorize the town. Hope is found when a stranger shows up in town claiming to have tracked the crash. He hunts the aliens down and starts to gain the trust of those around him, but he too harbors a secret… The film is currently available on Amazon Prime Video, DVD, and Blu-Ray.