The Hideous Sun Demon


The Hideous Sun Demon sometimes billed as The Sun Demon, or in the UK as Blood on His Lips is a 1958 science fiction horror film written, directed, and produced by Robert Clarke, who also starred in the film. The film focuses on a scientist portrayed by Clarke who is exposed to a radioactive isotope and soon finds out that it comes with horrifying consequences.

Later, Gil is taken to the solarium to receive the suns healing rays, but while he naps, the suns rays metamorphose Gil into a scaled creature, horrifying the other patients. Seeing his own skin, Gil flees to the bathroom to confront his new appearance. Later, Stern explains Gils affliction to Lansing and Buckell Humans have evolved from a chain of living beings beginning with onecelled organisms that progressed into fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and finally humans. Stern assumes that the radiation poisoning has caused a reversal of evolution changing Gil into a prehistoric amphibian and that the catalyst for the regression is sunlight. Stern suggests that Gil can control his symptoms by staying in the dark and remaining in the hospital, but admits that the patient cannot be held against his will.Although Gil has resumed his normal appearance, he has become mentally unstable. Notifying Lansing of his resignation, Gil drives his convertible to his large manor in an isolated coastal region where he drinks himself into a stupor. After hours of aimlessly walking the grounds, Gil drives to a bar where he finds sultry piano player Trudy Osborne singing. Removing his sunglasses in the darkened bar, Gil meets Trudys eyes in a romantic glance, but he soon leaves and recklessly drives back to his house. ........

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