Mark Maddox drops by to talk about one fo Jim's "Guilty Pleasures," 1963's "The Slime People," starring Robert Hutton, Les Tremayne, Robert Burton, Susan Hart, Judee Martin and William Boyce. The world is threatened by a race of slime creatures who live underground. How will man survive? This is an episode that will keep the censors busy as well. Tune in for this entertaining episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim talks about a "Guilty Pleasure" from his "Monster Movie Matinee" days - AIP's 1958 cult classic "Terror From The Year 5000," directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr. and starring Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, Salome Jens, Robert Downs and John Stratton. An experiment in communicating with future beings unleashes a hideous creature on a small island in Florida. Is this a look into Man's future? Find out on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Mark Maddox joins Jim for a discussion on a Dan Curtis TV classic, 1968's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde," starring Jack Palance, Denholm Elliot, Billie Whitelaw, Leo Genn and Torin Thatcher. Many fans consider this production to be the definitive adaptation of Stevenson's classic novel. Find out what Jim and Mark think about this gem on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim examines a Hammer film classic from 1966, "Dracula Prince Of Darkness," starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Frances Matthews. Andrew Keir, Susan Farmer, Charles Tingwell, Thorley Waters and Philip Lathem. This is the sequel to Hammer's first entree in their Dracula series ("Horror Of Dracula") and Lee's second appearance as the Count. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim examines a Japanese cult classic from 1963 - "Matango; a.k.a. Attack of the Mushroom People," starring Kumi Mizuno, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Sahara and directed by Ishiro Honda. A group of people on a luxury cruise find themselves stranded on a remote island without food ... except for some suspicious mushrooms. To eat or not to eat. That is the question on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Madeline Brumby joins Jim in a discussion about 1931's classic tale of Good vs Evil, "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde," adapted from the book by Robert Louis Stevenson and starring Fredrick March, Miriam Hopkins, Ruth Hobart, Holmes Herbert and Edgar Norton. March won the Best actor Oscar for his portrayal of a man of science who explores man's darker side in an experiment that goes horribly wrong. It is a classic tale of a man opening the proverbial "Pandora's Box" on this week's episode of "Monster Atta...
Jim travels to 1962 to examine a film that started slow, but developed a huge cult following, Herk Harvey's classic psychological thriller, "Carnival of Souls," starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sydney Berger, Art Ellison and Stan Levitt. A young woman survives a horrific car accident and is haunted by the ghoulish figure of a man. Is he real or is he a figment of her imagination? Find out on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
This episode is dedicated to the memory of the legendary Dick Miller, a veteran of more than 180 films who passed away Jan 30th. Dick appeared in this week's film, "The Undead" (1957), directed by Roger Corman and starring Pamela Duncan, Richard Garland, Allison Hayes, Val Dufour, Billy Barty and Richard Devon. An experiment studying the possibility of past lives creates a frightening and dangerous scenario. Find out more about this cult classic on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim takes a look at a cult film that made quite an impression on his generation with 1958's "The Screaming Skull," starring John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway, Toni Johnson and Alex Nichol (who also directed). Newlyweds return to the home of the husband where his first wife died in a mysterious accident. Is her spirit haunting the estate and what does the childlike gardener know? Find out on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim talks about another favorite from his childhood and a film starring one of his idols, 1954's "The Mad Magician," starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Patrick O'Neal, Eva Gabor, John Emery and Donald Randolph. Don Gallico is a genius inventor of illusions who has his dream dashed by the man he works for. Revenge is on the menu for this classic. Find out more on this episode of "monster Attack!"...
Jim talks about a favorite for AIP fans, 1958's "How To Make A Monster, starring Robert H. Harris, Paul Brinegar, Gary Clarke, Gary Conway, Morris Ankrum, John Ashley, Thomas Henry Browne and Robert Shayne. The story centers around a celebrated makeup artist working on the set of a horror film finding out his career is being terminated by the studio's new owners. Suddenly strange deaths begin occurring. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
It is the First Episode of the 4th Season and Mark Maddox stops by to ring it in with 1939's classic "Son Of Frankenstein," starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson and Donnie Dunagan. Wolf Frankenstein returns to his father's old home and laboratory and finds the monster still lives. Will the temptation of continuing his father's work consume him? Find out on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
"Monster Attack!" celebrates its 3rd Anniversary with a visit from Mark Maddox. Jim and Mark examine a ground-breaking motion picture that re-defined Film Horror. With unique set design and camera angles, "Frankenstein" opened up a new genre of film for many fans of cinema. Join us for this tribute to James Whale's classic work and relish in performances by Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clark, Dwight Frye and Edward Sloan on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
For the podcast's last episode of Season Three, Jim looks at the first film to feature a manned expedition into outer space with Kurt Neumann's memorable Sci-Fi classic, "Rocketship X-M," starring Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, Noah Beery Jr., John Emery and Hugh O'Brian. Things go amiss during man's first flight to the Moon, leaving the crew in an extremely precarious position. Find out more on this episode on "Monster Attack!"...
Jim talks about a little known Sci-Fi gem from 1954, "Target Earth," starring Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey, Richard Reeves and Whit Bissell. Four people try to stay alive after an army of robots from Venus leave the city of Chicago completely deserted. How will they survive? And how will mankind defeat this extraterrestrial threat? Find out on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim reflects on one of the ultimate cult classic films - Phil Tucker's signature film "Robot Monster," starring George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royale, John Mylong, Gregory Moffett, Pamela Paulson and John Barrows as "Ro-Man. Only eight people have survived an attack form the moon-based Ro-Mans. Will mankind survive? Find out all the answers on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim looks at the film that inspired "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea," with 1959's "The Atomic Submarine," starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Sid Melton and Bob Steele. Something is causing a series of nautical disasters at the North Pole. It is up to the crew of the Tigershark to solve the mystery, which may be "not of this world." It's all ahead on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
A Roger Corman cult classic from 1957 is in Jim's spotlight this week with "Attack Of The Crab Monsters," starring Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson, Mel Welles and Charles B. Griffith (who also wrote the screenplay). A group of nuclear researchers are trapped on a remote island, hunted by creatures mutated by recent Hydrogen Bomb tests. Whop survives this deadly onslaught. Find out on this week's episode of"Monster Attack!"...
It is our 150th Episode and for this one Jim is joined by Mark Maddox for a very special tribute to the 40th Anniversary of "Superman." The episode is dedicated to the memories of Special Effects Supervisor Les Bowie and star Christopher Reeve. Join Jim and Mark on a discussion of the incredible impact this film had on a monster movie and comic book-loving generation and how it set the table for the success of future movies in the genre....
Jim reflects on a film that is generally acknowledged to be the first movie to cover the end of the world by nuclear holocaust with Arch Oboler's 1951 classic "FIVE," staring William Phipps, Susan Douglas, Charles Lampkin, James Anderson and Earl Lee. In this bleak, lonely world world, only five remain after the bombs fall. A poignant discussion leads the way on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim examines a film that has caught some criticism, but is a cult favorite among many - 1958's "The Crawling Eye," starring Forrest Tucker, Janet Munro, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne, Stewart Saunders and Warren Mitchell. Strange deaths in Switzerland draw the attention of UN investigator Alan Brooks (Tucker) leading to a startling discovery Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim reflects on one of his favorite Japanese monster movies with Inshiro Honda's 1959 cult classic, "The H-Man," starring Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Harata and Jenji Sahara. A police detective investigating a bizarre case of missing persons discovers a terrifying threat to humanity which has links to recent H-Bomb tests in the Pacific. It's all ahead in the this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Mark Maddox joins us for a discussion on the first of four classic Italian sci-fi movies from Director Antonio Margheriti - "The Wild Wild Planet" (1966), starring Tony Russel. Lisa Gastoni, Franco Nero and Massimo Serato. The crew of the "Gamma One" space station discovers strange dealings involving missing people, men in black and a bizarre planet. It's all ahead on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim examines a film he considers one of the best directed by Jack Arnold - 1957's "The Incredible Shrinking Man," written by Richard Matheson and starring Grant Williams Randy Stuart, Paul Langton, William Schallert, April Kent and Billy Curtis. A man exposed to a radioactive fog begins shrinking. How he deals with this unique and frightening situation is the subject of this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Mark Maddox joins Jim for a look at the films that represented Halloween movies for them throughout the years. Re-visit the offerings of Monster Movie Matinee and Chiller Theater as well as holiday screenings in local theaters. Come take a journey down memory lane with Jim and Mark on this special episode. And ... Happy Halloween from those of us at "Monster Attack!"...
Jim examines the film that started Hammer Films' incredible body of work in the Horror genre - 1957's "The Curse Of Frankenstein," starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart. Written by Jimmy Sangster and directed by Terence Fisher, this adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic was a huge hit for the young production company. Take the journey with us on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
This classic "Brain in a Tank" film from 1953 goes under Jim's microscope on this episode of "Monster Attack!" It's "Donovan's Brain," based on a story by Curt Siodmak and starring Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Reagan (yes, that Nancy Reagan) and Steve Brodie. A determined scientist keeps the brain of a ruthless businessman alive, but slowly becomes its pawn....
Jim examines the first American treatment of the legend of the Abominable Snowman with W.Lee Wilder's "The Snow Creature (1954)," starring Paul Langton, William Phipps, Teru Shimada and Lock Martin as "The Yeti." An expedition into the Himalayas results in the capture of the elusive "snow creature," and becomes a race against time when it gets loose in Los Angeles. A cult classic lies ahead on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jim examines a quirky sci-fi/horror feature from 1957 -Charles Marquis Warren's "The Unknown Terror," starring John Howard, Mala Powers, May Wynn and Paul Richards. While searching for a woman's missing brother in a remote jungle area, three people find a mad scientist who is involved in human experimentation near the legendary entrance to Purgatory. Follow the expedition on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
It's a cult favorite among Monster Movie fans, 1959's "4 D Man," starring Robert Lansing, Lee Meriweather, James Congdon, Robert Strauss and Patty Duke. A scientist develops the ability to pass through any substance, but at a terrific cost. The drama builds to a final confrontation pitting brother against brother. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
