I haven’t missed very many three-guys-in-the-corner grade horror movies over the years, but I hadn’t seen that critter before. Nice one!
As a little kid, I saw that movie one afternoon while the parents were away.
Gave me nightmares for months.
To this day, anytime there’s new of some scientist drilling for something, I think of *that*.
A tiny piece of frozen monster came up on the drill bit....and then it *grew*.
{{{shudder}}}
Actually, one of the better monster flicks, imo. I remember watching it on the big screen over 50 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilicus
Danish miners Svend Viltorft dig up a section of a giant reptile’s tail from the frozen grounds in Lapland, where they are drilling. The section is flown to the Danish Aquarium in Copenhagen, where it is preserved in a cold room for scientific study. But due to careless mishandling, the room is left open and the section begins to thaw, only for scientists to find that it is starting to regenerate.
Professor Otto Martens, who is in charge of the Aquarium, dubs the reptilian species “Reptilicus” (upon a reporter’s suggestion) and compares its regeneration abilities to that of other animals like earthworms and starfish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=javwT9eyR9g