Posts Tagged: Monster of the Day

I noticed Hulu has a movie called Love and Monsters, and apparently it has a lot of giant monsters. So that’s cool. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3700 (May 6, 2025) Monster… Read Article →

Well, if you’ve got to go….. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3696 (Apr 28, 2025) Not Monster of the Day #15 (Apr 24, 2025) Monster of the Day #3695 (Apr 22, 2025)… Read Article →

The Japanese poster departments of the time seemed to think, “If the movie’s for kids, make the poster look like it was designed by eight-year olds. Composition, bah!” I guess Space Gyaos… Read Article →

Space Gyaos and Guiron are great (and the brain-eating space ladies, of course), but the film wouldn’t work as well as it does without Gamera being at the top of his game…. Read Article →

I always have thought simple designs are the most popular. Gyaos is basically a bat-like pterodactyl (with the bat features presumably meant to set him apart from Rodan), and I think the… Read Article →

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 →