“When I was a kid, this was the movie monster I wanted to be.”

“Chaney Jr. may appear to have had a bad run-in with a hair dryer, but he’s still the definitive villain as tragic hero.”

“…expertly crafted, wildly imaginative and deeply, deeply disturbing.”

“What distinguishes Plan 9 from the other contenders for worst film of all time is the movie’s brazen sense of confidence.”

“How much you appreciate the film will largely depend on how effective you feel its big revelation is.”

“Alarming, both for the way it allows its antihero to fully fall into madness and for the violence that this fall involves.”

“…impeccably crafted in its all-important fright scenes.”

“…a B picture on a massive budget.”

“…above all a movie about spaces, and how few things are more frightening than not knowing which way to go.”

“…a blatant allegory in which drug addiction stands in for demonic possession (and vice versa).”