Janice Starlin is the head of a cosmetics firm whose profits are falling because she herself is visibly ageing. An answer to her prayers comes from mad scientist Dr Zinthrop ( |Michael Mark ) who claims to be able to reverse the ageing process using enzymes derived from wasps. When Janice overdoses on the serum she turns into a murderous wasp-like creature.
Susan Cabot ( as Janice Starlin )
Sex : No
Death : Falls to her death from a window
This was Susan's final film role. She was born Harriet Shapiro and raised in eight different foster homes. She was mainly seen in B Westerns. She was romantically linked to King Hussein of Jordan. Susan fell prey to mental health issues later in life and was eventually killed by her dwarf son Timothy Roman with a barbel. Roman had his own issues and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
Barboura Morris ( as Mary Denison )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Barbara was a class mate of Roger Corman's at the Stumptown stock company and became a regular in his pictures. She died of a stroke in 1975 aged 43 although she had also been battling cancer for some time.
Carolyn Hughes ( as Jean Carson )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Carolyn was a bit part actress with just a handful of credits down to the mid-sixties. She is best known as the first wife ( 1951-55 ) of George C Scott.
Lynn Cartwright ( as Maureen Reardon )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Lynn owed her long but un-starry career to her 50-year marriage to actor /writer Leo Gordon. Her last appearance was in 1992's A League Of Their Own. She never got over his death in 2000 and died suffering from dementia in 2004 aged 76.
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