Jim revisits another favorite "Big Monster" movie from his childhood, the 1957 sci-fi favorite "The Monster The Challenged The World," starring Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried, Mimi Gibson, Casey Adams and Barbara Darrow. An earthquake near a remote naval base in the desert unleashes a group of large sea mollusks that terrorize the community and threaten the world. Can a solution be found before the creatures escape to the ocean? Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster Movies.
Mark Maddox and Clay Sayre join Jim for a rollicking look at the 1972 Cult Classic "Night Of The Lepus," starring Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, Paul Fix, Melanie Fullerton, Chris Morrell and Stanford Jolley. An attempt to control the population of bunny rabbits results in giant "killer" rabbits that besiege a small rural community. It's Man against Bunny on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK! the Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
Jim discusses a sci-fi disaster that ranks up there with some of the worst movies he has watched - 1972's "The Doomsday Machine," starring Grant Williams, Bobby Van, Ruta Lee, James Craig, Mala Powers, Denny Miller and Casey Kasem. A manned flight to Venus is doomed form the start as the Chinese set off a "Doomsday Machine" and destroy the Earth. And that's the good part. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
Jim revisits another "Big Bug" classic from Universal-International Pictures directed by Nathan Juran - "The Deadly Mantis," starring Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Paul Smith, Donald Randolph, Helen Jay and Bing Russell. A volcano eruption frees a prehistoric giant mantis frozen in the Arctic. The bug creates havoc on its way south toward warmer climates. Can mankind defend itself against such a vicious insect? Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Ol Monster Movies.
Mark Maddox joins Jim for a rousing discussion on a cult film from 1973directe4d by Nathan Juran - "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf," starring Kerwin Mathews, Elaine Devry, Scott Sealey, George Gaynes and Robert Wilkie. While spending a weekend in the mountains, a boy's father is bitten by a werewolf and becomes one. But, no one believes the boy's unbelievable tale. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
Jim revisits a classic Ray Harryhausen film and a favorite from his childhood - 1957's "20 Million Miles To Earth, " starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry and Arthur Space. An ill-fated mission to Venus brings back a lifeform that threatens Rome. It's a race against time to save mankind in this special effects-laden thriller. Fins out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
Jim discusses the European version of Mario Bava's 1963 horror classic, "Black Sabbath," starring Boris Karloff, Mark Damon Michele Mercier, Susy Andersen, Jacqueline Pierreux, Lidia Alfonsi and Milo Quesada. This uncut version differs from the American version Jim and many "monster kids" saw in the late 1960's. Join us we compare the two on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK! - The Podcast Dedicated T Old Monster Movies.
Jim looks back on a classic horror film from Tigon Productions - 1973's "The Creeping Flesh," starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, Duncan Lamont, Jenny Runacre, Michael Ripper, Kenneth J, Warren and George Benson. A scientist's exploration into a possible cure for evil results in tragic consequences. Find out more about this little gem from director Freddie Francis on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
Author Dacre Stoker (Dracula, The Undead, Dracul, The Lost Journal Of Bram Stoker) joins Jim and Mark Maddox for a round-table discussion of the 1922 silent film horror classic "Nosferatu," directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck, Greta Schroder, Gustav von Wangenheim and Alexander Granach. Based on Bram Stoker's classic novel, the story traces the arrival of Count Orlock in a small German village which results in several mysterious deaths. Find out more about this German Expressionist masterpiece on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster Movies.
Jim dedicates this episode to the memory of his Mom on this Mother's Day with remembrances of 1953's "The Neanderthal Man, " starring Robert Shayne, Joyce Terry, Richard Crane, Doris Merrick, Beverly Garland, Robert Long, Tandra Quinn, Lee Morgan and William Faucette. An obsessed scientist tries to prove Neanderthal Man was more intelligent than modern day man by creating a prehistoric man. Find out more on thios episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.