Retro Trailer For The 1980 Sci-Fi Horror Film IT CAME WITHOUT WARNING with Jack Palance and Martin Landau

This weeks retro trailer is for the 1980 sci-fi horror film It Came Without Warning, directed by Greydon Clark, is a low-budget cult classic that delivers a mix of alien invasion with slasher sensibilities.

The story follows a group of unsuspecting teens who venture into the wilderness for a weekend getaway, only to be hunted by an alien creature that uses small, parasitic starfish-like organisms as its weapons.

These creatures latch onto victims, draining their life force in gruesome fashion. The alien itself remains mostly in the shadows, heightening the tension as the characters are picked off one by one.

As the survivors struggle to escape, they encounter grizzled locals, including characters played by Jack Palance and Martin Landau, who bring a paranoid edge to the film.

Palance’s role as a hardened hunter bent on destroying the alien adds a great pulp western flavor to the otherwise eerie atmosphere.

With its mix of sci-fi paranoia, horror violence, and campy performances, It Came Without Warning carved out a place as a cult favorite, influencing later alien-horror films like Predator with its premise of extraterrestrial creatures hunting humans in the wild.