Posts Tagged: Monster of the Day

I have to admit, I don’t remember much about this one. Were there (stock footage) dinosaurs in it, or is this a really out there interpretation of the Night of the Blood… Read Article →

Warning: Poster may only be 92% accurate as to scale of film. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3696 (Apr 28, 2025) Not Monster of the Day #15 (Apr 24, 2025) Monster of… Read Article →

One thing I’ve noticed is that although movie posters for cheapie monster movies are notorious for exaggerating the monsters to make them look more amazing, AIP didn’t bother with that for Paul… Read Article →

Man, posters used to be nice. At least when you got a Corman film there was payoff. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3686 (Feb 28, 2025) Monster of the Day #3685 (Feb… Read Article →

I couldn’t find a foreign poster for this, but hey, the American poster was very nice. I’d say it’s better than the film, but again, Corman films are deceptively good. Sure, if… Read Article →

Last night I checked off another Ghibli film, having seen The Secret World of Arrietty in a theater. Oddly, it’s based on English author’s Mary Norton’s 1952 book The Borrowers, about very… Read Article →

Roger Corman left the director’s chair after the WWI aerial warfare flick Von Richthofen and Brown in 1971. Starting New World Pictures, he segued into producing full time, figuring he could make… Read Article →

As Corman’s Poe series started to wane (if not artistically), his use of monsters was nearly over. Most of the Poe films didn’t feature monsters per se. The Masque of Red Death,… Read Article →

1963. Roger Corman, despite working on (comparatively) bigger movies, still directed five films that year. Only one (The Young Racers) wasn’t a horror film, The Raven, The Terror, The Man With the… Read Article →