Schlock horror films were popular in 1950s America, including titles like The Blob, based on a real incident in Philadelphia where police found a 6-foot mound of purple goo. The story made national news and inspired a Hollywood film, first starring Steve McQueen in 1958 and then Kevin Dillon in 1988.
In the 1950s, in the early years of cinematic science fiction, schlock horror films entertained America, often in drive-in theaters. Titles ranged from I Married to Monster from Outer Space and Creature from the Black Lagoon to the iconic Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Blob. While the storylines were typically outlandish and often funny, The Blob was actually based on an incident that occurred in Philadelphia in the 1950s. Police officers reported seeing a parachute land. Upon investigation, they found a 6-foot mound of purple goo. Within half an hour, the “blob” had completely dissolved.
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The accounts are mixed, but police said the blob contained “strange crystals, which gave off a mist”. A policeman touched him and said he left an “odourless sticky residue” on his hand.
The story made national news, but no one took the incident very seriously. The FBI was called, but the Air Force declined to investigate.
The 1958 version of The Blob starred Steve McQueen in his film debut. In typical Hollywood fashion, the film was remade. The 1988 story of a deadly spot from space starred Kevin Dillon.
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