The Blob
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses… From TMDB
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60 of 134 · most liked firstShare a horror movie crush from your past! Shawnee Smith as Meg Penny in ‘The Blob’ (1988) 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →🎬 68 years ago today (September 10, 1958), "The Blob" premiered in US theatres! Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., the film stars Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Stephen Chase & John Benson. BEWARE OF THE BLOB!!! #Horror #TheBlob #16mmInferno
neutral · AI labelView post →A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) concludes my mini Chuck Russell marathon. This film ties with The Blob as my favorite from the director/writer
positive · AI labelView post →#Shocktober The Blob (1988) - on 35mm one of my all time faves on the big screen, what a treat. This movie really has everything - great dialogue, characters, effects, gore, action. And of course Shawnee Smith, whom … my god the crush I had on her in this movie as a kid. She’s such a badass.
positive · AI labelView post →Halloween Movie-a-thon Day 8 Night of The Living Dead (1990) and The Blob (1988)
neutral · AI labelView post →31 days of spooky things I like day 6: The Blob (1988) is probably the single best remake of a horror film in existence. It's better than the original in every way, and also scared the bejesus out of me as a child. It's still deeply uncomfortable even up to this day, the special effects are amazing
positive · AI labelView post →Share a SCARY Movie Title that begins with the letter “B” 🎥 B is for… ‘THE BLOB’ (1988) 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →My biggest issue with The Blob is its pacing. It pads the runtime a little too much for a film that is an ideal 82 minutes long. I can now say I much prefer the 1988 remake. Movie 058/100 #100HorrorMoviesIn02Days #Filmsky #Horrorsky #MutantFam
neutral · AI labelView post →4.5/5. I think in a world where The Thing didn't exist, The Blob would be the best horror remake. It joins the rare company of The Thing and The Fly in the "remakes that are MUCH better than the originals" too. A practical effects masterpiece, The Blob is just a damn fine film & is 100% recommended
positive · AI labelView post →For the anniversary of THE BLOB (released OTD in 1988), when I was in a movie poster store in Paris in 1994 I loved the film so much I had to buy a copy of the poster for LE BLOB. 😁
positive · AI labelView post →61 DAYS OF HORROR continues with tonight's movie: Chuck Russell's THE BLOB (1988), starring Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Robert Axelrod, Joe Seneca, Del Close and Candy Clark.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's just me and Little One at home tonight so I'm planning on a Double Feature once she's asleep. The Blob (1958) + The Blob (1988) #FilmSky #HorrorSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Just tried the demo for Rolla. Katamari meets Tony Hawk meets The Blob (as in the movie, not de blob). Seems like it could be repetitive but if it’s not priced too high I could overlook that.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching The Blob (1989) — why did nobody tell me how hard this movie goes!?
positive · AI labelView post →The movie The Blob (1958 version), shown on afternoon TV to six or seven year old me. I ran from the room in tears. Also, at the same time, Astroboy, when he stole Goliath's head, and the robot when on a rampage searching for it.
neutral · AI labelView post →544/—‘The Blob’ The original with McQueen is a no-nonsense alien invasion film, with the alien being an ever-expanding ‘blob’ of space goo that consumes people. Steve and his gal try to convince the town it’s real until the blob attacks the theater, removing any doubts #Horror365Challenge #MutantFam
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight, freshly back from a fundraising event at the local wild animal rescue we visit and volunteer at (so I can befriend opossums), the spooky film is a known winner: The Blob, an 80s remake of the drive-in creature feature classic!
positive · AI labelView post →Creeping and leaping and gliding and sliding to Time Shifters, is 1958s THE BLOB! #TheBlob #Podcasting #MovieReview #Horror #SciFi Leave any comments on the film below! youtu.be/J-heIT3L9Qg?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I forgot Steve McQueen starred in this classic. It’s on right now on Turner Classic Movie. #theblob #tcm #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →pick me a horror month movie to watch (there will only be one winner this time—other half of tonite's double feature is The Blob 1958 bc both my parents told me they love it, including my mom who avoids horror movies as much as possible, so i simply gotta see it)
neutral · AI labelView post →BRIEF COMMENT KWBA (Arizona 58) really botched this afternoon's listings. I tuned into their station by 2:00 PM, expecting to see the 1958 monster movie classic "The Blob", and I even began a recording of that to a DVD-R, but it turns out they're actually running the 1988 remake of that film.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Blob. The original 1958 movie to be specific. The thing that scared me most was how the blob could squeeze and ooze into any space, even tiny spaces, so it could suddenly pop up out of ANYWHERE. The tiniest crack, the tiniest space, the tiniest gap, it could be waiting to lunge out at you...
neutral · AI labelView post →Studios loved the script, but the problem was that no one would give him the money needed to greenlight THE BLOB with him as a director, which was non-negotiable for him, because he'd never made a film before...so he was desperate to direct ANY film just to prove he could MAKE a film.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Blob (1958) Dick Powell, who was the head of Four Star Productions, asked to see a rough cut of this film. This led to the casting of Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958). #TCMParty www.imdb.com/title/tt0051...
neutral · AI labelView post →www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju... Can't believe I missed this news in the last few days. Russell made some great movies and was yet another talent whose career was derailed by studios turning his films to shit. The man made The Blob, Dream Warriors and The Mask. You don't turn crap overnight.
neutral · AI labelView post →31 Days of Hell Day 11: Podcast Pick (from NOFS the guys who made the list) - The Blob (1988) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A lot more faithful to the original than I expected, ended up being a fun campy and extremely gross little movie, essentially mimicking old drive-in horror with The Thing-level effects!
positive · AI labelView post →If you remade the awful films you'd have to employ writers ( and brains) to improve on the film a la The Fly and The Blob- much cheaper to do an almost shot for shot slop leaving the soul out 100%
neutral · AI labelView post →From the movie The Blob. Closing line - cop says “At least we’ve got it stopped”.” Steve McQueen responds “As long as the Arctic stays cold.” Seems like an unintentional foreshadowing of a future sequel. 🤣
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah, I looked it up. It was the last film Chuck Russell directed before he passed. Still bummed about that. I adore his 1988 remake of The Blob...
positive · AI labelView post →TONIGHT, MOVIE NIGHT! We're watching: BEWARE THE BLOB (1972) Movie at 9PM, Pre-show at 8ish Eastern. cytu.be/r/timebandits
neutral · AI labelView post →He got the gig, and re-wrote Wes Craven's script with the help of writing partner Frank Darabont (who, of course, would go on to have his own successful directing career) and the film was quite successful under Russell's direction, which then opened the door to making THE BLOB.
neutral · AI labelView post →#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Day 13, Film 21 - The Blob (1958)
neutral · AI labelView post →@swelljoe Search/Follow #MonsterdonAlert for those details. Link options to the movie will usually appear with Monsterdon tag within 30-60 minutes or so before the movie. @podsothoth #Monsterdon #TheBlob
neutral · AI labelView post →THE BLOB 1988 MENTIONED I FUCKING LOVE THAT MOVIE
positive · AI labelView post →There were a lot of goopy movies in the 80s, I think in part because the kids loved Green Slime on Nickelodeon, and The Blob is maybe the goopiest movie of the era (The Stuff is also way up there) My 4th 1988 movie in 2 days! I've seen this one before and love it.
positive · AI labelView post →S Watches ?? Horror Movies In 31 Days Movie #17: The Blob (1988) A remake of the 1958 monster movie classic (which featured Steve McQueen as the oldest teenager ever and another very fun theme song) using the height of Late 1980s Practical Effects Slime Technology
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie. 1988's The Blob.
neutral · AI labelView post →I got to watch The Blob at the actual theater they used in the film where the blob invades it, it was a pretty cool experience
positive · AI labelView post →We're at The Blob stage of capitalism which is capitalism acting like The Blob from the 80s film The Blob, a remake of an earlier film also called The Blob from 1958 only this Blob eats other competitors unlike the flesh eating Blob Also there's an X-Men villain named The Blob who's just fat
neutral · AI labelView post →The Blob, Jaws, and absolutely any zombie movie to this day.
neutral · AI labelView post →The scene at the end of Gremlins 1 where Stripe starts melting. The practical effects of that still ever so mildly freak me out, they're effective. I don't do well with melting practical effects still lol (looks at The Blob 1988...I am pretty much AFRAID of that movie lmao)
neutral · AI labelView post →The old movie "The Blob," when it was aired in the 1960s on TV.
neutral · AI labelView post →The first 15 minutes of the movie The Blob.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched The Blob (1958) and rated it 2.5 stars on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/splend/film/the-blob/ #FilmSky Post made with @letterboxdposter.finiteui.com
neutral · AI labelView post →I wonder if it was the horror film “the Blob” that you saw? It gave me nightmares as a child.
neutral · AI labelView post →OTEV is The Blob, a riff on the 1958 horror film that involved an alien blob arriving on earth via meteor. #bbsky #bb28
neutral · AI labelView post →Right. I have a new list manager to help, so that will keep things moving well. I'm actually only on film 61, but forgot where I was and thought I was on this film. So, after Alligator, I'm bouncing back to The Blob which is 61. The 1988 version, to be clear.
neutral · AI labelView post →TCM Summer Under the Stars - AUG 8 STEVE McQUEEN 11 movies 2 notable collaborations w John Sturges: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, THE GREAT ESCAPE Also: THE CINCINNATI KID and BULLITT; in both McQueen delivers first-rate performances And the 'cult horror classic' THE BLOB #TCMParty #movies #film #TCM
neutral · AI labelView post →What do you think of 1958's THE BLOB? Is it the classic sci-fi/horror film that it is considered, or is it just an aggrandized B-movie? #Podcast #ClassicMovie #Horror #TheBlob #SteveMcQueen
neutral · AI labelView post →It could have been a 'comedy horror film' if they had only added one word to the title, "Bob, The Blob."
neutral · AI labelView post →Chuck Russell Had Passed Away On This Date July 22nd 2026 At The Age Of 74 Charles Russell (May 9, 1952 – July 22, 2026) Was An American Film Director, Screenwriter, And Producer. He Is Best Known For Directing The Films A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988), The Mask
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m thrilled to be a guest on the "Mashley at the Movies" podcast talking about THE BLOB (1958) and the importance of watching classic films with context. https://www.mashleymovies.com/2023/10/criterion-blob.html #TCMParty #FilmMastodon #TheBlob
neutral · AI labelView post →74. Movie: The Blob (1988) Damm what an amazing fucking movie. Next to John Carpenter's The Thing this has some of the best practical effects I've ever seen. Absolute fantastic film recommend it for Halloween
positive · AI labelView post →This would work well because Del Close who played Meeker was in Beware! The Blob! So someone from the previous movie filling the same role works well.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Melt Movie" is a whole sub-genre about people melting, of which The Blob is ... closely related, though arguably still separate (see also: The Stuff).
neutral · AI labelView post →1.The original idea was to do a movie like the Blob & coming from the sea it would have been closer to Joseph Payne Brennan's short story Slime that inspired The Blob- the success of the Beast From 20,000 Fathoms & Godzilla however mad the producers change direction, although there are still scenes
neutral · AI labelView post →Podcast officially launches with THE WAILING and THE BLOB VS THE STUFF later this month, but there's a taster here. Apple podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id68... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4IXD...
neutral · AI labelView post →Imo, The Blob is the real star of this film, not #SteveMcQueen. #TheBlob #TCMParty #CreepyCinema
positive · AI labelView post →The Blob (1988) As someone who never watched this or the original, this shit rules. I was not expecting something that sounds like a cheesy B-tier movie to have this much body horror, let alone action. Another great remake I recommend
positive · AI labelView post →Thursday, October 8th: 1 AM Central - "Eyes Of A Stranger" (1981 horror film). 3:30 PM Central - "Spartacus" (1960). Stanley Kubrick. 9:15 PM Central - "Lifeboat" (1944). Another Hitchcock film. 11:15 PM Central - "The Blob" (1958) Steve mufuggin McQueen!
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