Vampires of the Abyss....


...or Eggplants of Outer Space.

Either one of these titles would have made as much sense as Zombies of the Stratosphere.

There were no zombies and the stratosphere had nothing to do with the story.

It wouldn't have mattered so much, but even the story was left a lot to be desired. Most of this serial was recycled footage from other serials. Most of chapter 1 was from Dick Tracy Returns. Then they replayed it all again in chapter 10. Just 2 of many examples. A perfect example why serials went the way of the dinosaur.

The fact that the lead "hero" is about as dumb as they come, and gets knocked out when the wind shifts, is just the icing on the cake. A rather tasteless cake.

One of the rare times I was actually disappointed with a serial.....

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