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.
Jim takes a look at a sci-fi film celebrating its 40th anniversary and one that has had a major impact on him over the years – “Twilight Zone The Movie,” starring Vic Morrow, Scatman Caruthers, Bill Quinn, Kathleen Quinlan, Patricia Barry, William Schallert, Kevin McCarthy, Dick Miller, John Lithgow, Dan
Jim discusses a classic horror film from Amicus Productions directed by Roy Ward Baker – “And Now The Screaming Starts,” starring Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Ian Ogilvy, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom and Douglas Gamley. A newly married couple experience strange happenings, including murder, at the groom’s family estate. Is a
Jim discusses a little known Hammer Film from 1961 – “These Are The Damned” a.k.a. “The Damned,” directed by Joseph Losey and starring Macdonald Carey, Shirley Ann Field, Oliver Reed, Viveca Lindfors and Alexander Knox. An American tourist crosses paths with a young woman while on vacation which irks her
Jim discusses a classic horror film from 1941 – “Invisible Ghost,” starring Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, Clarence Muse, John McGuire, Betty Compson and Terry Walker. There is something strange happening at the home of Dr. Charles Kessler (Lugosi) involving several murders. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER
Jim reflects on a legendary 1977 Sci-Fi from Director Steven Spielberg – “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind,” starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillion Bob Balaban, Francois Truffaut and Cary Guffy. The film mesmerized audiences upon its initial release and financially saved Columbia Pictures. Find out more about this
Jim discusses a 1980 sci-fi based on a classic UFO legend – “Hangar 18,” starring Gary Collins, Darren McGavin, James Hampton, Robert Vaughn, Joseph Campanella, Pamela Bellwood and Phillip Abbott. A satellite launched by the Space Shuttle, crashes into a UFO, forcing it to land on the desert. Two astronauts
Jim discusses a little gem from 1960 considered the first film produced by Amicus – “City Of The Dead” or “Horror Hotel,” starring Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Venetia Stevens, Tom Naylor, Betta St. John, Valentine Dyall and Ann Beach. A college student (Stevens) goes to the site of
Jim reflects on a 1954 Sci-Fi that had a large impact on him as a young Monster Kid. The film was the 2nd entry into Ivan Tors’ O.S.I. Trilogy -“Riders To The Stars,” starring Richard Carlson (who also directed), William Lundigan, Martha Hyer, Herbert Marshall, Robert Karnes, James Best and
Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a 7th Anniversary Celebration of the podcast with a rousing discussion of William Friedkin’s 1973 Horror Classic, “The Exorcist,” based on the bestseller by William Peter Blatty and starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty
Jim discusses another classic from Hammer Films, 1970’s “Scars Of Dracula,” starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews, Wendy Hamilton, Michael Gwyn, Patrick Troughton, Michael Ripper and directed by Roy Ward Baker. A young man goes missing. A young couple searching for the man find themselves crossing paths
Jim reflects back on his first viewing of a low-budget Sci-Fi Classic from 1983 – “The Deadly Spawn,” starring Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter, Jean Tafler, Kathy Tighe, James Brewster and Elizabeth Marner-Brooks. Douglas McKeown’s directorial debut caught audiences by surprise 40 years ago leading to a
Clay Sayre joins Jim for a fun look at a 1977 Made-For-TV horror film written by Joseph Stefano (“The Outer Limits”) – “Snowbeast,” starring Robert Logan, Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux, Clint Walker and Sylvia Sydney. Something is attacking guests at a Colorado ski resort during its Winter Festival. Is it
