Posts by Ken Begg

I've opined before that I prefer Bert I Gordon's Earth vs the Spider to the more generally respected Universal's Tarantula.This scene right here is a good example. While Jack Arnold's Tarantula lurks in the desert for the whole film, this one comes into town and wreaks havoc there. I like the cave dwelling of…

I don't really have another monster for today, so how about this fun poster for Wednesday's Oily Maniac. Man, he looks like The Heap. Notice the mix of monsters and sex. Roger Corman would have approved. Have a great weekend, everyone!

If you're looking for a Shaw Brother's double feature for yesterday's Oily Maniac, well, it's not on Amazon Prime for free like that one, but you can rent Mighty Peking Man for $3. It's certainly got $3 worth of crazy.

Gamera mentioned Oily Maniac the other day, which from this still looks like the proto-Toxic Avenger. I was only vaguely aware of it, as I've seen it recommended in my Amazon Prime queue. However, now seeing that it is a Shaw Brothers film from 1976--all practical effects--makes me really want to watch it. Thanks,…

I don't think I had even ever heard of this one. It's Animal from 2014. I saw a clip on YouTube, and who knows how good it is. But...I'm pretty sure from what I saw the monster was actually a guy in a suit, and that's pretty great. I wouldn't be surprised if they…

Oops, I have to either put more thought into this the night before, or get up earlier. Anyway, no plans, so back to Super Inframan. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

One thing I forgot about the recent T-Fest is that we watched one major ships vs giant monster scene from Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Serpent. Said serpent, as seen here, was based on a manta ray. Thus it joins that one really fun episode of Ultra Q, 1935's Devil Monster, and…

I didn't have anything queued up for today, but hey, you can't go wrong with one of the many, many wonderful monsters from Super Inframan. I'm always going to love the crab guy the best, though.