Jim discusses a 1954 Sci-Fi film that was not readily available in the U.S. for many years, "Stranger From Venus" aka "The Venusian," starring Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond and Cyril Luckman. A strange man appears at a small inn with a dire warning for its residents concerning man's use of nuclear power. It's a race against the clock to save the Earth on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Oct 17, 2022•45 min•Season 7Ep. 34
Jim takes another look at a classic 1957 Monster Movie that set in motion a series of "Teen Exploitation horror films - "I Was A Teenage Werewolf," starring Michael Landon, Whit Bissell, Yvonne Lime, Barney Phillips, Malcom Atterbury, Joseph Mell and Guy Williams. A mad scientist uses a troubled teen to advance his theory with devastating results. Find out more about this cult classic on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Oct 10, 2022•42 min•Season 7Ep. 33
Mark Maddox joins Jim for an in-depth discussion of Sidney Lumet's critically acclaimed opus from 1964 "Fail Safe," starring Don O'Herlihy, Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Larry Hagman, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver, William Hansen and Sorrell Brooke. A series of accidents causing a USAF bomber wing to head into Russia to drop its nuclear payload. It's an intense race against time on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 7Ep. 32
Jim revisits another favorite from his childhood by reflecting on 1957's "The Thing That Couldn't Die," starring William Reynolds, Carolyn Kearney, Andra Martin, Peggy Converse, Jeffrey Stone, James Anderson, Carl Horvath and Robin Hughes. The head of a man accused of witchcraft in the 16th century is found and wrecks havoc on a small ranch in California. Find out more about this classic on this episode of "MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Sep 26, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 31
Jim revisits his favorite "Brain" movie from his early days as a "Monster Kid," 1957's" The Brain From Planet Arous," starring John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller, Thomas Browne Henry and Ken Terrell. An alien brain inhabits the body of renowned nuclear physicist with plans to conquer the people of Earth. Find out why this film won the heart of a young Monster Movie fan on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Sep 19, 2022•45 min•Season 7Ep. 30
Jim revisits a classic 1957 Sci-fi from Bert I. Gordon, "The Amazing Colossal Man," starring Glen Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, Larry Thor, James Seay and Russ Bender. After surviving a plutonium blast, a man begins to grow at an incredible rate. Can doctors cure him before he becomes a threat to humanity/ Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Sep 12, 2022•42 min•Season 7Ep. 29
Jim revisits one of his favorite Sci-Fi/Monster movies growing up - 1957's "The Incredible Shrinking Man," starring Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, Raymond Bailey, William Schallert and Orangey The Cat. Scott Carey is exposed to a strange mist that causes him to shrink. How does a shrinking man survive in a large world? Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Sep 05, 2022•42 min
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 on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Aug 15, 2022•40 min•Season 7Ep. 27
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 right. Find out more about this cult classic on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Aug 08, 2022•50 min
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 in time? Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK! , the Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Aug 01, 2022•44 min•Season 7Ep. 25
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. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies....
Jul 25, 2022•48 min•Season 7Ep. 24
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 ded...
Jul 18, 2022•48 min•Season 7Ep. 23
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....
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 7Ep. 22
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....
Jul 04, 2022•47 min•Season 7Ep. 21
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 O...
Jun 27, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 20
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....
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 19
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....
Jun 13, 2022•46 min•Season 7Ep. 18
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....
Jun 06, 2022•45 min•Season 7Ep. 17
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....
May 23, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 16
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 ...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 16
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....
May 09, 2022•44 min•Season 7Ep. 15
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 the story of the last survivor of the planet Krypton. It's a trip down Memory Lane on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster Movies....
May 02, 2022•50 min•Season 7Ep. 14
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 patients he meets is actually the director of the hospital. Find out more about this anthology offering from Amicus on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster...
Apr 25, 2022•42 min•Season 7Ep. 13
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 sights on starting a commune of the undead. Find out more about this little-known gem on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster Movies....
Apr 18, 2022•49 min•Season 7Ep. 12
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 amiss. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster Movies....
Apr 11, 2022•48 min•Season 7Ep. 11
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 his directing future Hammer films. It's all ahead on this week's episode....
Apr 04, 2022•45 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Jim revisits a film that made quite an impression on him when he was ne years old, 1962's "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," Jason Evers, Virginia Leith, Adele Lamont, Leslie Daniel and Eddie Carmel. This film has attained an incredible cult following during the last 60 years. Find out more about this cult classic on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!...
Mar 28, 2022•51 min
Jim reflects on his first viewing of the Directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, 1972's "Silent Running," starring Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Cheryl Sparks, Steven Brown, Larry Whisenhunt and the vices of Roy Engel and Joseph Campanella. The was released 50 years ago without any marketing and has developed a loyal cult following by word of mouth. Found out more about this unique Sci-Fi on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!...
Mar 21, 2022•49 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Madeline Brumby is back as she and Jim discuss an interesting Kaiju film from 1971, "Godzilla vs Hedorah," starring Akira Yamanouchi, Toshie Komura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshio Shiba, Keiko Mari and Yoshio Yoshida. The film, directed by Yoshimitu Banno,, takes the Godzilla saga in a different direction that emphasizes man's destruction of planet Earth through pollution. A monster born of toxic sludge, fumes and garbage threatens mankind. Will Godzilla be man's savior? Find out on this episode of MON...
Mar 14, 2022•50 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Jim revisits his experience with a Cult Sci-Fi Classic from 1965 "Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster," starring James Karen, Nancy Marshall, Lou Cutell, Marilyn Hanold, David Kerman, Robert Reilly and Bruce Glover. After Mars is rendered uninhabitable by an atomic war, a small band of Martians comes to Earth seeking "breeding stock." Standing in their way is an astronaut/cyborg named "Frank." Fins out more about this classic on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Mons...
Mar 07, 2022•53 min•Season 7Ep. 6
