Exactly what the title says it is.
This is adapted from Monsters and Villains of the Movies and Literature by Gerrie McCall, Dragons: Fearsome Monsters from Myth and Fiction by Gerrie McCall, and Mythical Monsters by Chris McNab.
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BODY: The Blob's body is it's only feature. An alien life form in the shape of red jelly, it uses otherworldly instincts to sense the location of its prey. Its ability to expand is infinite. As long as there are victims to consume, the Blob will continue to grow.
A meteorite lands in a quiet American town. A red gel seeps out of a crack in the meteorite and proceeds to wreak havoc. This alien Blob is indestructible, ravenous, blood-colored mass that engulfs and dissolves its victims. It grows larger with each victim it consumes. Though physically similar to gelatin, it is a living creature- and one without a conscience. Its only motivation is to consume living flesh, growing fat on blood. It flows around obstacles and can squeeze under doors, ooze through vents, and seep through small cracks. Bullets, electricity, and fire have no effect on the Blob, and the man-eating goo seems unstoppable.
After rampaging through a movie theater and chasing the audience into the street, the Blob swallows an entire diner full of panicked patrons. A policeman shoots down electrical power lines, which falls on the creature, but they cannot stop the hungry mass. A teenager attempting to put out the fire with an extinguisher discovers that the Blob cannot tolerate cold. Freezing the Blob is the only way to stop it, so fire extinguishers from the school are used to immobilize the Blob in its tracks.
DID YOU KNOW? -Two teenagers flee from the Blob and hide in a cold meat locker at a market. The Blob begins begins to ooze under the door, but retreats and does not pursue them under the door.
-To prevent further damage, the frozen Blob is dropped in the Arctic, where it should remain frozen forever.
-The Blob was originally released in cinemas in 1958. A sequel entitled Beware! The Blob was released in 1972. In the sequel, the Blob is stopped when it is frozen at an ice-skating rink.
-BlobFest is held each year in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, one of the towns in which The Blob was filmed. Activities include a fire extinguisher parade, a scream contest, a re-enactment of the audience fleeing the movie theater, and a competition for the the best Blob-themed short film.
