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  1. The first three chapters of The Phantom Creeps were riffed in season two of Mystery Science Theater 3000, in the episodes Jungle Goddess, Rocket Attack U.S.A., and Ring of Terror. Footage from the serial was used in the 1982 video for Automaton by the Canadian band United State .

  2. May 16, 2014 · The Phantom Creeps begins quite strongly, individualizing its central villain and giving him a memorably dramatic “origin” in the serial’s first two chapters. However, its narrative becomes much more ordinary in Chapter Three, in which the three-way struggle for control of the meteorite fragment begins; this struggle sidetracks Zorka’s ...

  3. The Phantom Creeps is a 1939 12-chapter science fiction horror serial starring Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Doctor Zorka, who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

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    Chapter One: "The Menacing Power"

    1. appears in Episode #203 - Jungle Goddess The evil Dr. Zorka, having discovered the secrets of suspended animation and invisibility, is plotting to rule the world. Zorka has developed a mechanical spider which will destroy whoever holds an electrically charged wafer. He refuses to turn the invention over to the U.S. government and is determined to sell it to whichever country is the highest bidder. Zorka's former colleague, Dr. Mallory, believes Zorka is guilty of treason. Mallory contacts...

    Chapter Two: "Death Stalks the Highways"

    1. appears in Episode #205 - Rocket Attack U.S.A. Dr. Zorka continues to elude the authorities, using his invisibility belt and deadly mechanical spider. Military intelligence agent Bob West fights and overcomes Dr. Zorka’s assistant Monk. Bob then pursues an automobile into the hills, believing it is driven by someone who has learned Zorka’s secrets. Jean, the reporter, accompanies Bob as he searches the abandoned car. Bob discovers a strange disk, which the invisible Zorka has planted in th...

    Chapter Three: "Crashing Timbers"

    1. appears in Episode #206 - Ring of Terror Dr. Zorka desperately tries to guard a meteor fragment from which he derives his destructive powers. Dr. Mallory invents the “neometer,” an instrument he believes will detect the presence of Zorka’s meteorite. Government agents Bob West and Jim Daly, armed with the neometer, capture Zorka's assistant Monk while he is trying to escape with a heavy case. While taking Monk to headquarters, Bob attempts to open the insulated case. The case contains the...

    Bela Lugosi also portrayed Dr. Lorenz in The Corpse Vanishes and Dr. Eric Vornoff in Bride of the Monster.
    Robert Kent also portrayed Benson in Radar Secret Service.
    Roy Barcroft also portrayed Retik in Radar Men from the Moon.
    Lane Chandler (henchman with Rankin) also portrayed Darius in Undersea Kingdom.
  4. An eccentric scientist (Bela Lugosi), inventing weapons that threaten the world, is pursued by foreign spies, a military intelligence officer, and a reporter. The inventions include an eight-foot-tall robot and an invisibility belt. June 1, 2024.

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  5. Sep 28, 2018 · The Phantom Creeps is a 1949 American suspense/thriller/sci-fi film. It was originally produced as a 12-part serial in 1939 which was later re-edited in one 73-minute feature film. It was produced by Universal Pictures.

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  7. The Phantom Creeps is 1939 Sci-Fi Horror 12-chapter Film Serial directed by Ford Beebe and Saul A Goodkind. It involves a military officer ( Robert Kent ) going after a rogue scientist ( Bela Lugosi ), who is determined to use his personal stock of Applied Phlebotinum and Mad Science to get revenge on his enemies and enrich himself.

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