Monster of the Day

Chad R wasn't available for the Watch Party, since he was attending a pro midget wrestling event. Presumably one of the participants turned out to be a small werewolf or vampire. I had a few options set up, and oddly Chad seemed interested in the (probably) most awful one. So I put that aside…

I have a feeling I might have used this before, but c'mon. That's just fab. See you (I hope) at the Discord Watch Party tonight! If you wish to watch something stupid this weekend, I will be of aid in the endeavor.

I used to work in a library, and I can confirm this sort of thing happens all the time. Although usually it's just homeless people.Happy Friday Eve, everyone. Discord Watch Party tomorrow.

Oh, the monster isn't the robot. The gas prices are. This is happening in California.

Kitty!The first Discord Watch Party of 2026 will be held the Friday. Wheee!

I doubt this is a surprise to anyone. First, its absence the rest of the week has been obvious. Second, I've stated several times over the years that this is my all-time favorite Ray Harryhausen sequence--which is saying something. Man, that crab is great. This is surely because Mr. Harryhausen used a real crab…

Beckoning Chasm mentioned this the other day, it's the post-apocalyptic Love and Monsters (2021). This is the good CGI I was referring to earlier. Considering how bad the CGI in films made by Disney and Warner's for hundreds of millions of dollars can occasionally be, the level CGI here is pretty impressive. Admittedly, a…

Happy New Year's everyone! God bless you all.God also bless mad geniuses like Paul Blaisdell and whoever built that giant crab prop seen yesterday. I'm sorry, I know, CGI can be authentically great. But I will never, ever love a CGI monster as I love stuff like this.

I wanted to find a still from Port Sinister, a very obscure cheapie treasure hunting movie from 1953. At one point as the characters are exploring a cave they are assaulted by a doberman-sized crab (puppet). Sadly, the film--which honestly isn't very good--is all but lost. I've seen one print of it, and it's…

I'm sure at least some of you are aware of Brett Piper, low budget director and special effects maven. More to the point, Piper is someone who (like all of us) loves stop-motion effects. Particularly in the mid 2000-teens he made a series of very cheap shot on video films featuring what I assume…