Taking people’s natural fear of snakes, as most people tend to be afraid of them, and multiplying it exponentially, Anaconda aims to scare the living daylights out of viewers and would have […]
Snakes On a Boat! – Anaconda (1997)
Should Have Stayed Down Below – Up From the Depths (1979)
Up From the Depths is not a good film. It is about as far away from the definition of good as you can get. Yet, the film is so bad and so […]
So Many to Choose From – The Loves of Hercules (1960)
In all of history, there is rarely a creature more fearsome than the dreaded Hydra, except perhaps in this film as due to the practical effects, the Hydra is quite laughable. At […]
Do Not Fall Into the Grasp of… – The Giant Claw (1957)
More than anything else, this movie is known for its incredibly bad special effects, the creation of a creature so bad that even Roger Corman would turn away in shame. When you […]
It Was a Time… – When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Sometimes a studio will stumble upon the right combination of elements to create a film that many, if not all, will find enjoyable and that is just what Hammer did when they […]
Dance the Night Away in the… – Village of the Giants (1965)
By 1965 there was one question that perplexed movie-goers to no end and that was what would happen if there was a film that crossed The Nutty Professor with themes of exploitation […]
Trapped in the… – Valley of the Dragons (1961)
Though cinema was not exactly new in 1961, it was not any cheaper either and a way to keep costs down was to either recycle footage from various sources or to film […]
Last Dance – The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
In the last outing of this year’s month-ish long look at giant creatures, War of the Gargantuas, the sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World is the picture of choice. It was thankfully […]
Not So Much – Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
If you are a fan of watching sheer insanity, then this movie is for you. What you get is literally everything that Toho could think of and then even more. It is […]
A Worthy Successor – Gamera the Brave (2006)
If you should happen to read the synopsis of this movie it is hard to be excited for it, especially after seeing what has come before, specifically the Heisei trilogy of films […]
The Telltale Mind 