MONSTER ATTACK! is a podcast dedicated to old “Monster Movies,” the ones we all grew up with and fell in love with.
These are the films that opened up a new world of scary creatures, sci-fi wonders and frightening tales of the supernatural. Former radio personality Jim Adams re-visits a time when radioactive dinosaurs threatened Tokyo, werewolves terrorized the population at large and mad scientists conducted hideous experiments in large mansions.
X The Unknown (Revisited)| Episode 340
Jim Revisits a classic 1957 Sci-Fi from Hammer, “X The Unknown,” starring Dean Jagger, Leo McKern, Edward Chapman, William Lucas, Marianne Brauns and Ian MacNaughtor. A creature from beneath the Earth’s crust and highly radioactive threatens mankind in its quest for food. Find out about Jim’s first taste of Hammer
Jim Adams August 15, 2022
This Island Earth (Revisited)| Episode 339
Jim revisits one of his favorite sci-fi movies from the mid 1950’s, “This Island Earth,” starring Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Faith Domergue, Lance Fuller, Russell Johnson and Douglas Spencer. Several scientists are recruited by the mysterious “Exeter” to work on positive uses of nuclear energy. But, something is not quite
Jim Adams August 8, 2022
The Land Unknown (Revisited)| Episode 338
Jim revisits a favorite Dinosaur film form his childhood, 1957’s “The Land Unknown,” starring Jock Mahoney, Shirley Patterson, William Reynolds, Phil Harvey, Henry Brandon, Douglas Kennedy and Tim Smyth. An expedition in Antarctica finds four people n a land that has been untouched for millions of years. Can they escape
Jim Adams August 1, 2022
Monolith Monsters (revisited)| Episode 337
Jim revisits a classic Universal Sci-Fi from 1957, “Monolith Monsters,” starring Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne, Linda Scheley and Trevor Bardette. Following a meteor strike near a small town in the desert, residents begin dying in a mysterious way. A government geologists races against time to stop the threat.
Jim Adams July 25, 2022
The Monster That Challenged The World (Revisited)| Episode 336
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
Jim Adams July 18, 2022
The Doomsday Machine | Episode 334
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
Jim Adams July 4, 2022
The Deadly Mantis (Revisited) | Episode 333
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
Jim Adams June 27, 2022
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | Episode 332
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 Adams June 20, 2022
20 Million Miles To Earth (Revisited) | Episode 331
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 Adams June 13, 2022
The Three Faces Of Fear | Episode 330
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 Adams June 6, 2022
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