Jim reflects on a classic sci-fi film that made quite an impression on him as a kid - 1957's "The 27th Day," starring Gene Barry, Valerie French, Arnold Moss, George Voskovec and Stefan Schnabel. Five people are abducted by an alien and given a weapon that could either save or destroy the world. When the rest of the planet discovers their identity, it is a race to the finish to keep the world safe. Will mankind survive? Find out on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Nov 11, 2019•38 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Jim reflects on a memorable 1954 sci-fi film from Producer Ivan Tors, "GOG," starring Richard Egan, Constance Downing, Herbert Marshall, John Wengraf, Phillip Van Zandt and William Schallert (in his feature film debut). A security agent is sent to a secret underground research facility to investigate strange, fatal happenings. Is it sabotage? Find out on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Nov 04, 2019•40 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Jim takes a look at a William Castle classic from 1961 - Mr. Sardonicus, starring Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe and Oskar Homolka. In 1880 London, a brilliant young surgeon is called to the castle Sardonicus of Gorslava where he meets the Baron, who is suffering from a bizarre condition. But, the Baron and his aide, Krull have a dark secret. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Oct 28, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Jim reflects on one of his early childhood cult favorites - 1961's "Bloodlust!," starring Robert Reed, June Kenney, Wilton Graff, Walter Brooke, Lilyann Chauvin, Eugene Persson and Joan Lora. Based on the short story by Richard Connell, two young couples find themselves on a secluded island in the midst of a madman whose is hunting ... humans. Find out more about this grisly tale on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Oct 21, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Mark Maddox joins Jim for the podcast's first "Rag-o-Rama" feature in looking at 1971's "Dracula vs Frankenstein," starring Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Nash, Regina Carroll, Zandor Vorkov, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Davis and directed by Al Adamson. Count Dracula forces Dr. Frankenstein, who is living in a Venice Beach Scare House, to reanimate the Frankenstein Monster. Sound unbelievable. Wait! There's more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 38
In this Special Extended Episode of "Monster Attack!," Jim pays tribute to Horror Icon Sid Haig whose career spanned nearly six decades. Following this episode's review of 1967's cult classic "Spider Baby," starring Haig, Lon Chaney Jr., Beverly Washburn, Quinn Redeker and Jill Banner, Jim pulls an interview with Sid from 2014 on "Nerdvana Interviews" out of the P.E.N./ Projecti Radio vault....
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Jim looks at a thriller from 1960 - "The Leech Woman," starring Coleen Gray, Grant Williams, Phillip Terry, Gloria Talbott and John Van Dreelen. A research scientist talks his wife into joining him on an expedition into Africa to find a substance that reportedly will reverse the aging process. But there is a catch! There always is. Find out how things go south in a hurry on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Sep 30, 2019•36 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Jim examines a film that has developed quite a cult following in the last several decades, 1975's "The Legend Of The Werewolf," starring Peter Cushing, Hugh Griffith, Ron Moody, David Rintoul, Roy Castle and directed by Freddie Francis.An infant boy, raised by wolves, finds himself with a touring circus and eventually working for a zoo in Paris. When a series of strange murders occur, it draws the attention of a forensics doctor. Find out what happens on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Sep 23, 2019•34 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Jim looks at the sequel of "Gojira" - 1955's "Godzilla Raids Again," starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Setsuko Wakayama and directed by Motoyoshi Oda. A Godzilla-like creature returns and is met by yet another "monster" awakened by H-Bomb testing to terrorize Japan. How will the authorities fight an unbeatable monster ... or monsters? Find out on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Sep 16, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Madeline Brumby is back to talk with Jim about the third and final "Creature" film in the trilogy- "The Creature Walks Among Us," starring Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason,Leigh Snowden, Gregg Palmer and directed by John Sherwood. A scientist decides to convert the "Gill Man" to a land dwelling animal with disastrous results. Find out more on this look at one of Universal's most loved film franchises on this episode of "Monster Attack!...
Sep 09, 2019•39 min•Season 4Ep. 33
It's a cold episode of "Monster Attack!," a very cold episode as Jim climbs the Himalayas in search of Yeti examining Val Guest's classic 1957 Hammer film, "The Abominable Snowman." starring Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis and Wolfe Morris. An expedition seeking to prove the existence of a large legendary creature runs into trouble. It's man against beast on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!....
Sep 02, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Jim reflects on one of the most influential films from his childhood, Mario Bava's classic "Black Sabbath," starring Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Jacqueline Pierreux and Michele Mercier. Karloff introduces three tales of suspense and horror based on stories from Tolstoy and Checkov. Join us for this loving tribute to this memorable film from 1963 on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Aug 26, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Jim breaks down a true cult classic from 1964 - Del Tenney's - "The Horror Of Party Beach," starring John Scott, Alice Lyon, Alan Laurel, Augustin Mayor, Eulabelle Moore and several residents of Stamford, Connecticut along with a local motorcycle club. What happens when you combine elements of a low-budget monster movie with a 60's teen beach movie? The result may surprise you. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Aug 19, 2019•41 min•Season 4Ep. 30
In this Special Episode of "Monster Attack!" Madeline Brumby (Silver Scream Spook Show) joins Jim for a discussion of the 1981 cult classic "Clash Of The Titans," starring Harry Hamlin, Judy Bowker, Laurence Oliver, Maggie Smith and Ursula Andress. Ray Harryhausen's amazing talent is on display in this adaptation of the legend of Perseus and Andromeda. Join us for this loving look at a true classic on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Aug 12, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Jim reminisces about a film that introduced him to the legend of "The Golem" in 1967's "It!," starring Roddy McDowall. Jill Haworth, Paul Maxwell, Russell Napier and Ernest Clark. A mousy associate curator for a large London museum harnesses the power of the recently-discovered "Golem of Prague" in this fantastical adventure. As he slowly succumbs to the temptation of dominance over those he feels wronged him, not only are his enemies at risk, but also the entire world. Find out more on this wee...
Aug 05, 2019•36 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Jim pulls out another "Guilty Pleasure" from his youth with a look at Bert I. Gordon's 1958 cult classic, "Attack Of The Puppet People," starring John Agar, June Kenney, John Hoyt, Laurie Mitchell, Susan Gordon and Jean Moorhead. A lonely doll maker shrinks people to add to his "unique" collection. For the victims, time begins to run out as the authorities begin to close in. Find out more on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jul 29, 2019•41 min•Season 4Ep. 27
This week's podcast pays tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the historic July 20, 1969 moon landing with a look at 1968's "Countdown," starring Robert Duvall, James Caan, Joanna Moore Betty Buxley and directed by Robert Altman (his fiest feature film). A desperate mission calls for one astronaut to fly a Gemini spacecraft to the moon, land and remain there for a year until another crew can pick him up in an attempt to beat the Russians. Check out this little known gem on this episode of "Monster...
Jul 22, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Jim reflects on another "Guilty Pleasure" from his youth - the 1958 Cult Classic, "Queen Of Outer Space," starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Laurie Mitchell, Dave Willock, Patrick Waltz and Paul Birch. Four astronauts find themselves on the planet Venus, now inhabited by a race of beauty queens and swimsuit models. The evil Queen Yllana has plans to destroy the Earth, so the race is on. You must check out this episode of "Monster Attack!" The fate of the planet depends on it....
Jul 15, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Jim reflects on one of the first films he saw starring Bela Lugosi - 1940's "The Devil Bat,"directed by Jean Yarbrough and co-starring Dave O'Brien, Suzanne Kaaren, Donald Kerr and Yolande Donlan. Lugosi plays a mad scientist in this low-budget pot boiler, who takes revenge on the owners and family of those he feels wronged him. The murders have the police baffled until a big-city reporter (O'Brien) comes on the scene. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jul 08, 2019•38 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Jim reflects on the second "Mummy" picture released among the four that followed the 1932 version of "The Mummy." "The Mummy's Tomb," starring Turhan Bey, Elyse Knox, John Hubbard, Dick Foran, George Zucco and Lon Chaney Jr, picks up 30 years after the events in "The Mummy's Hand." A high priest is sent to america to kill those who defiled the tomb of Princess Anaka. It's a killer mummy loose in Mapleton on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jul 01, 2019•41 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Madeline returns for a second straight episode and talks with Jim about Roger Corman's ultimate cult film 1960's "Little Shop Of Horrors," starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Jack Nicholson, Charles B. Griffith and Dick Miller. While discussing this classic film, they are also joined by a surprise guest. Find out more during this special episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jun 24, 2019•49 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Madeline Brumby drops in to discuss the sequel to "The Creature From The Black Lagoon" with Jim - 1955's "Revenge Of The Creature," starring John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfiels, Nestor Paiva and Ricou Browning. The "Gill Man" is captured and brought back to a Florida marine park for study. When he breaks free and is on the loose, it's a scramble to protect the people. Have fun with Madeline and Jim during this week's episode of "monster Attack!"...
Jun 17, 2019•48 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Jim reflects on the very first "monster movie" he saw - 1959's "The Giant Behemoth," starring Gene Evans, Andre Morell, Jack MacGowran and Leigh Madison and directed by Eugene Lourie. A classic big monster film about a radioactive dinosaur that attacks London. Scientists scramble to find an answer to this enormous threat. This stroll down memory lane is all ahead in this week's episode of "monster Attack!"...
Jun 10, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Jim takes a look at Hammer Films' third entry in its vampire series with 1963's "The Kiss of the Vampire," starring Clifford Evans, Edwardf de Souza, Jennifer Daniel and Noel Willman. The film received quite a makeover for its American television release as "The Kiss Of Evil." A young newlywed couple finds themselves stranded in a mountainous region of Bavaria near a town keeping a deadly secret - a vampiric cult led by a mysterious doctor. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Jun 03, 2019•42 min
Jim reflects on the first feature film adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel, "1984," starring Edmund O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Michael Redgrave and Donald Pleasence. In the near future following a devastating nuclear war, a totalitarian state, overseen by a mysterious figure known only as "Big Brother," has arisen. Winston Smith, a lowly clerk commits high treason when he falls in love.This 1956 gem presents a powerful commentary on the value of freedoms taken for granted. It's all ahead on ...
May 27, 2019•39 min•Season 4Ep. 18
This week's film was suggested by one of our listeners. Featuring Arthur Franz, Kathleen Crowley and Robert Brown, this 1958 Sci-Fi/Jungle Adventure film was influenced by the launching of Sputnik in 1957. The story deals with a woman and two explorers who are looking for the woman's husband in the jungles of Mexico where an American satellite has crashed. Find out more about this cult favorite on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
May 20, 2019•35 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Mark Maddox and Jim discuss the last "Frankenstein" film made in the 1950's - 1958's "Frank enstein's Daughter," starring Sandra Knight, John Ashley, John Zaremba, Donald Murphy, Harold Lloyd Jr and Sally Tood. A mad scientist in an LA suburb conducts experiments on an unassuming girl with horrific results. Find out all the dirty details on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
May 13, 2019•57 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Jim examines a low-budget monster movie that has gained a large cult following the last several years with 1966's "The Navy vs The Night Monsters," starring Mamie Van Doren, Anthony Eisley, Billy Gray, Walter Sande, Edward Faulkner and Bobby Van. Foliage samples from "Operation Deep Freeze" in Antarctica create havoc on an isolated island serving as a military research station. It's Man against Nature on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"...
May 06, 2019•38 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Jim revisits a childhood sci-fi with 1958's "The Strange World of Planet X," aka "Cosmic Monsters," Forrest Tucker,Gaby Andre', Martin Benson, Alex Mango and Wyndham Goldie. A scientist's quest to harness a powerful magnetic force unleashes a horror on a nearby village and could result in the extinction of mankind. And a strange man could hold the key to man's survival. Find out what happens on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Apr 29, 2019•40 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Jim reflects on the third Frankenstein entry in Hammer Horror film history with 1964's "The Evil Of Frankenstein," starring Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont, Katy Wild and Kiwi Kingston. The doctor returns to his chateau only to find it ransacked. He also discovers something else ... The Creature. And the fun begins. Featuring a Hypnotist with ulterior motives that complicates a tense situation, it's all ahead on this episode of "Monster Attack!"...
Apr 22, 2019•38 min•Season 4Ep. 13
