The 'Praying Mantis' is pretty scary at normal size. This one is 'A Thousand Tons of Horror! From A Million Years Ago. . . !' A model of the genre. Scientific and technological savvy save the world from catastrophe. Craig Stevens is the commander. William Hopper is the paleontologist. Alix Talton is the photojournalist. Directed by Nathan Juran and produced by William Alland. Martin Berkeley wrote the screenplay. Click for other version of poster