Beast from Haunted Cave

This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (March 2018)

Beast from Haunted Cave
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Monte Hellman
Written by	Charles B. Griffith
Produced by	Gene Corman
Starring	Michael Forest Sheila Noonan Frank Wolff
Cinematography	Andrew M. Costikyan
Edited by	Anthony Carras
Music by	Alexander Laszlo
Production companies	Filmgroup Northern Pictures
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	July 5, 1959 (1959-07-05)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$33,000[1]

Beast from Haunted Cave is a 1959 horror/heist film directed by Monte Hellman and starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff and Richard Sinatra. It was produced by Gene Corman, Roger Corman's brother. Filmed in South Dakota at the same time as Ski Troop Attack, it tells the story of bank robbers fleeing in the snow who run afoul of a giant spider-like monster that feeds on humans. The film was released as a double feature with The Wasp Woman (1959).

The movie began an association between Roger Corman and Monte Hellman that lasted for fifteen years. Hellman would work on several of Corman's films and he would finance several movies that Hellman would direct.^[1]