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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jim reflects on a popular television show that greatly influenced him early in life – “The Adventures Of Superman,” starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Noel Neil, Jack Larson, John Hamilton and Robert Shayne. From 1952 to 1957, the show was staple for thousands of youngsters and adults as t showcased
Jim reflects on a film he first saw during his first year of college – 1972’s “Asylum,” starring Peter Cushing, Barbara Parkins Richard Todd, Barry Morse, Britt Ekland, Charlotte Rampling, and Patrick Magee. A young psychologists seeking work inn an asylum for the criminally insane, must determine which of the
Jim reflects on an indie vampire film from 1972 that became a favorite of his, “Deathmaster,” starring Robert Quarry, Bull Ewing, Brenda Dickson and John Fiedler. Quarry (“Count Yorga, Vampire”) once again plays a worldly vampire- this time a guru to a group of impressionistic kids – who sets his
Jim discusses a classic Poe adaptation from Roger Corman – 1962’s “The Premature Burial,” starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Alan Napier, John Dierkes and Dick Miller. A man haunted by the fear of being buried alive causes concern among his family, friends and newlywed wife. But something is
On this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster Movies, Jim discusses 1962’s “The Brain,” starring Peter van Eyck, Anne Heywood, Bernard Lee, Jack MacGowran and Cecil Parker. This adaptation of Curt Siodmak’s “Donovan’s Brain” was the directorial debut for Freddie Francis and opened the door for
