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.
In a continuing salute to the Holidays, Jim discusses a beloved classic from Director Joe Dante and Produced by Steven Speilberg – 1984’s “Gremlins,” starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Judge Reinhold, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Keye Luke, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Edward Anderson,
Jim reflects on a Feel-Good Sci-Fi Classic from 1984, “The Last Starfighter,” starring Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Dan O’Herlihy Norman Shaw, Kay E. Kuter, Barbara Bosson, Chris Hebert and Vernon Washington. Directed by Nick Castle (Halloween and Halloween II), the film follows a young dreamer who ends
Jim looks at a 1932 Bela Lugosi Horror Classic from Halperin Productions – “White Zombie,” Starring Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorne, Robert W. Frazier, John Harron, Brandon Hurst, George Burr Macannan and Clarence Muse. A Haitian plantation owner sets hi sights on a young woman and has her turned into
Mark Maddox joins Jim for a rousing discussion of the 1959 Inoshiro Honda Sci-Fi Classic “Battle In Outer Space,” starring Ryo Ikebe, Kyoko Kenzai, Minoru Takada, Koreva Senda, Len Stanford, Harold Conway, and Hisaya Ito. Aliens establish a base on the Moon and attack the Earth. All he countries band
Jim reflects on a Roger Corman classic from 1958 – “Teenage Caveman,” starring Robert Vaughn, Darah Marshall, Leslie Bradley, Frank De Kova,June Jocelyn, Jonathan Haze,Beach Dickerson, Ed Nelson and Robert Shayne. In a land of dinosaurs, a young primitive man questions his clan’s laws and seeks to explore the “forbidden
Jim and Clay wrap up MA’s Halloween season with a look at John Landis’ 1981 classic – “An American Werewolf In London,” starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter, Brian Glover, John Woodvine, Frank Oz and Don McKillup. Two young men run afoul of a legendary creature while hiking through
Jim looks back on the sequel to Hammer’s “Dracula Has Risen From The Grave,” – “Taste The Blood Of Dracula, ” starring Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Ralph Bates, Linda Hayden, Anthony Higgins, Peter Sallis, John Carson, Isla Blair, Martin Jarvis, Gwen Watford Roy Kinnear and Michael Ripper. Three wealthy London
Clay Sayre joins Jim in a rousing Halloween discussion of the 1981 Werewolf Classic “The Howling,” starring Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, Patrick Macnee, Elizabeth Brooks, Robert Picardo, Slim Pickens, Dennis Dugan, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Kenneth Tobey, and directed by Joe Dante. A series of murders leads a
Jim takes an emotional look at a classic British TV series and pays tribute to the life and career of Diana Rigg. “The Avengers” ran on American TV from 1961-1969 and created a very large and loyal cult following. The adventure/Sci-Fi was at one time the top-rated imported show on
Jim discusses a unique Sci-Fi cult film from Director John Frankenheimer – 1966’s “Seconds,” starring Rock Hudson, John Randolph, Jeff Corey, Salome Jems, Richard Anderson, Will Geer, Murray Hamilton and Frances Reid. A middle-aged banker is given the opportunity to clean the slate of his life and start over. But,
Jim discusses a cult classic from 1958- Edward L. Cahn’s “Curse Of The facelss Man,” starring Richard Anderson, Elaine edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten, Felix Locher,Gar Moore, Jan Arvan and written by Jerome Bixby. An ancient gladiator who was killed in Pompey during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in
Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a rollicking discussion of the Edward D. Wood Jr. cult classic “Bride Of The Monster,” starring Bela Lugosi, Tony McCoy, Loretta King, Tor Johnson, Harvey B Dunn, Don Nagle, Dolores Fuller and Billy Bendict. Lugosi plays a mad scientist seeking to create
