So we watched Gamera vs Guiron for the Watch Party, which was clearly a slam dunk. It was the Japanese language version, which isn’t any issue for me, but also in widescreen… Read Article →

Looking for a quick, super cheapie ’50s monster flick on Amazon Prime? Well, there’s Man Beast. And hey, it’s only 67 minutes. On the other hand, it’s 67 Jerry Warren minutes. Amazon… Read Article →

Bill Jackson passed away the other day at the age of 86. That will be of import almost entirely to Chicago natives of a certain age–my age, to be exact. Back in… Read Article →

By the ’50s gorillas-as-monsters were in decline. Luckily, there was just enough time for Ed Wood Jr to write a script for one, Bride of the Beast. And why yes, that is… Read Article →

Aside from the pretty good Dan Curtis / Jack Palance Dracula telemovie, there was the 1977 BBC production, Count Dracula, starring Louis Jourdan. It’s comparatively faithful to the novel, but obviously short… Read Article →

I wouldn’t show Beastmaster for a Watch Party because a) it’s a bit too good (or rather, cheesy but not QUITE cheesy enough), and more important b) it’s too long, running about… Read Article →

Speaking of Amazon Prime (from Monday), I was worried for a while because they seemed to be dumping all their old schlock just when we started doing Watch Parties, leaving me to… Read Article →

At the opposite end of the spectrum from yesterday’s (presumably) low-budget practical effect driven monster movie, there was lots of theoretically cool cameos–he fights the Iron Giant!–in (which I completely forget) Steven… Read Article →