---
title: 'The Unknown Terror (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Marquis Warren'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 77
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-unknown-terror-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051137/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Unknown Terror (1957)

1957 · 77 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Unknown Terror is a 1957 American horror science fiction film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul Richards and May Wynn. It was produced by Robert Stabler. The narrative follows a group of explorers who, while searching for a missing man, come across the "Cave of the Dead", filled with parasitic fungi and inhabited by foamy, fungus-covered monster men. The film was released theatrically in the US on August 12, 1957 on a double bill with Back from the Dead.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Marquis Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-marquis-warren)
- **Producer:** [Charles Marquis Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-marquis-warren)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raoul Kraushaar](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-kraushaar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph F. Biroc](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-f-biroc)

## Cast

- [John Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-howard)

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