Island Of Terror (1966) - Clip: The Monster
Why Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange recommends it
Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange answerers link it as visual evidence when identifying half-remembered old monster movies, since the clip shows the silicate creatures.
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What it is
A 2.5 minute clip from the 1966 British horror film Island of Terror, uploaded by Scream Factory's channel. It shows the film's bone-dissolving, tentacled silicate monsters in action. The film stars Peter Cushing and was directed by Terence Fisher.
What people said
Cites the guest · 2017-11 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What is this 50's or 60's "alien invasion" movie”
"Island of Terror"(1966)? They weren't aliens but the creatures looked alien. They were created by a scientist and they were legless and had a protruding tentacle, below is a clip featuring one of the creatures. There is a scene where the creatures, called 'silicates', feed on some cattle that have been injected with something which is deadly to these creatures, so that they can be killed.
Cites Ziggy · 2019-10 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Movie from 70's or earlier about a genetically created organism that almost took over an island”
Could this be 1966's Island of Terror [LINK] starring Peter Cushing? Here's a clip on YouTube [this video] which has a creature being attacked with an axe before splitting into two creatures. The axe attack starts at about 1:15 in the video. The creatures are called "silicates" in the film and look very much as you described. Your plot description also matches pretty close to Wikipedia's plot summary. You said: A creature was created in a lab (I think by accident). Wikipedia confirms this: ...in his quest to cure cancer, Phillips may have accidentally created a new lifeform from the silicon atom. You also said ...the hero stated something to the effect of, "Thank goodness this happened on this is
Cites E.Z. Hart · 2021-05 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Old black & white movie with an ostrich-like monster”
I wonder if you're remembering the silicates from Island of Terror ? [LINK] Details which fit the description: With the long tentacle up front they look vaguely ostrich-like, with a "shell" body. They do kill with a touch (injecting a bone-dissolving enzyme, according to the Universal Monsters wiki [LINK] ). What doesn't fit: The monsters in the film don't have legs. Every version of this I've seen is in color, not black-and-white. I don't know if the original was b&w. A clip of the monsters in action [this video]