MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim and Mark discuss a 1962 Sci-Fi Classic from Sidney Pink, "Journey To The Seventh Planet," starring John Agar, Carl Ottosen, Greta Thyssen, Ann Smymer and Ove Sprogøe. A mission by the U.N. Space Force to Uranus reveals the presence of a powerful being capable of delving into each man's mind and creating his biggest desire or fear. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"  

Going solo, Jim discusses a film he considers an underrated classic from 1957, "The Vampire," starring John Beal, Kenneth Tobey, Collen Gray, Lydia Reed, Dabs Greer and James Griffith. A small-town doctor mistakenly takes an experimental drug that turns him into a maniacal killer. A series of deaths in the small community seem to point in his direction. Find out more on this week's episode of "Mon...

It's "Rag-A-Rama tie and Jim and Mark have picked a Corman Classic from 1959, "Beast From Haunted Cave," starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Richard Sinatra, Wally Campo, Sheila Noonan and Linne Ahlstand. A group of bumbling crooks, led by Wolff, travel to South Dakota for a big heist. But, something strange stands in their way. It's Crime and Monster on this Rag-A-Rama edition of "Monster Attac...

Jim And Mark discuss a popular Kaiju film from 1965, "Gamera, The Giant Monster," starring Eiji Funakoshi, Michiko Sugata, Yoshiro Uchida, Harumi Kiritachi and Yoshiro Kitahara. Military forces from Japan battle a flying, fire-breathing monster after it is awakened in the Arctic by a nuclear explosion. Nothing seems to stop the creature from destroying Japan. Find out more on this episode of "Mons...

Jim and Mark take a look at 1967's "Night Of The Big Heat,| also released as "Island Of The Burning Damned," starring Christopher Lee, Jane Merrow, Peter Cushing, Patrick Allen, Sarah Lawson and William Lucas. While London is freezing, a small island off the coast is suffering from record heat ... and something strange, possibly alien, is killing everything and everyone off. Find out more on this...

Jim and Mark kick off 2021 with a look at a 1967 Kaiju Classic from Ishiro Honda, "King Kong Escapes," starring Rhoades Reason, Linda Jo Miller, Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Hideyo Amamoto and Haruo Nakajima. A evil scientist wanting to take over the world kidnaps Kong when his giant Kong robot is unable to dig for Element X. The U.N. gets involved and the action begins. Join us for our first episode...

It's the last podcast of 2020 and Jim, Mark and Clay have selected Bert I. Gordon's "The Food Of The Gods" from 1976, starring Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ida Lupino, Belinda Balaski and Ralph Meeker. A strange substance causes the wildlife on a remote island to grow out of control threatening a small band of people. Will they survive or be eaten? Find out on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim and Mark visit a Classic Christmas release from 40 years ago, "Flash Gordon," starring Sam J. Jones, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Topol, Melody Anderson, Brian Blessed and Ornella Muti. A modern look at the classic Alex Raymond comic strip, Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov go to the planet Mongo stop the evil Ming from destroying Earth. Find out more about this sci-fi gem on this week's Christmas...

James Lechner joins Jim and Mark to discuss a cult classic from 1961, "Reptilicus," Starring Carl Ottsen, Dirch Passer, Svend, Viltrofd, Ashbjorn Andersen, Povl Woldike, Ann Smymer, Mimi Heinrich,Ole Wisbog and Bodil Miller. A prehistoric dinosaur threatens all of Scandanavia after regenerating from a tail fragment. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim and Mark discuss a film that many consider to be the first definitive "Ghost Story" on screen, 1944's "The Uninvited," starring Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Gail Russell, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Donald Crisp and Alan Napier. A brother and sister purchase a large house on the English coast that reportedly holds a dark and evil secret. Find out more about this gem on this week's episode of "Monster...

Jim and Mark discuss the second adaptation of Gaston Leroux's classic novel, "Phantom of the Opera," starring Claude Rains, Susanna Foster, Nelson Eddy, Edgar Barrier and Jane Farrar. An veteran violinist secretly helps a rising soprano in the Paris Opera House, when things go awry and lead to a series of mysterious murders. Find out more about this beloved classic on this week's episode of "Monst...

James Lechner joins Jim and Mark for a discussion of 1958's classic Japanese Monster Movie, "Varan The Unbelievable," starring Kozo Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda and Koreya Senda. The guys will also talk about the Americanized version starring Myron Healy. Join us for a spirited discussion on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim and Mark stray a little off the traditional path to pay tribute to the life and career of Sean Connery in  this special edition, which includes a review of what many consider the definitive James Bond film, 1964's "Goldfinger," starring Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe, Harold Sakata, Shirley Eaton, Bernard Lee and Cec Linder. Join us for a loving tribute to a remarkable actor in this...

Jim reflects back on a sci-fi favorite of his from the mid-1960s, "Robinson Crusoe On Mars," starring Paul Mantee, Vic Lundin, Adam West and The Woolly Monkey. Directed Byron Haskin, this modern re-telling of Daniel Defoe's classic tale centers around an astronaut marooned on Mars. It's a struggle for food, water and oxygen as well as the rigors of complete isolation. Find out more about this litt...

Jim and Mark examine a 1941 mad scientist tale from Columbia Pictures, "The Devil Commands," starring Boris Karloff. Amanda Duff, Richard Fiske, Anne Revere and Kenneth MacDonald. A scientist (Karloff) tries to communicate with his recently deceased wife by zeroing in on her brain waves using a machine of his design. But at what cost? Find out more on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"

Mark Maddox joins Jim for a special Halloween Episode of the podcast, 1953's "War Of The Worlds," starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornwaite and Lewis Martin. This George Pal produced epic was one of the definitive sci-fi films of its time, featuring brilliant special effects and a contemporary take on the H.G. Wells classic. Join us as we wish everyone a Happy Halloween on...

Celebrating the Halloween season, Jim and Madeline revisit an all-time classic, Universal's "The Wolfman" starring Lon Chaney Jr, Evelyn Ankers, Claude Raines, Bela Lugosi, Patric Knowles, Maria Ouspenskaya and Ralph Bellamy. The tragic story of Lawrence Talbott is told in this atmospheric thriller that set the stage for four more appearances on screen. Join us in paying tribute to this masterpiec...

Jim and Madeline kick off the Halloween Season with a gem from 1942, "I Married A Witch," starring Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Cecil Kellaway, Robert Benchley and Susan Hayward. Although not technically a "Monster Movie," this fantastical tale is our Halloween gift to you. A man's life becomes very complicated when he crosses paths with two witches from his ancestor's past. Find out more on this...

Jim examines an AIP cult classic from 1957, "Blood Of Dracula," starring Sandra Harrison, Gail Ganley, Louise Lewis, Heather Ames, Mary Adams, Malcolm Atterbury and Paul Maxwell. AIP had produced a Teenage Werewolf and a Teenage Frankenstein film, so why not add a Teenage Vampire film to the mix? A young girl is sent to a private school where she crosses paths with an obsessed researcher. Find out...

It's Production Time and Jim is in the middle of a major move, so he and Mark sit down and talk about the TV Horror Hosts that played a significant influence on their early lives. These are the shows that helped the two develop a love for all things "Monster." Join us for this autobiographical episode - "Live From Motel 6 - of "Monster Attack!"

In Part One of our tribute to the life and career of Diana Rigg, Jim and Mark discuss a cult classic from 1973, "Theatre Of Blood," starring Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Robert Morley, Harry Andrews, Jack Hawkins and Coral Browne. An actor, believed to be dead, returns to enact revenge on his fiercest critics with a touch of Shakespeare thrown in for good measure. Find out more on this s...

Jim discusses a little known 1965 sci-fi thriller from Great Britain that has gained a cult following in recent years, "Invasion," starring Edward Judd, Yoko Tani, Valerie Gearon, Barrie Ingham, Glyn Houston, Lyndon Brook, Ann Castle and Ric Young. An alien spacecraft sets down near a remote hospital. One of its occupants is struck by a car, taken there and strange things begin happening. Find out...

Madeline Brumby and Jim discuss a Hammer film that has achieved a large cult following since 1974, Brian Clemens' "Captain Kronos Vampire Killer," starring Caroline Munro, Horst Janson, Shane Briant, John Cater, John Carlson, Lois Dane, Ian Hendry and Wanda Ventham. A swashbuckling vampire hunter is summoned to a small village experiencing the deaths of several young women, Found out more on this...

Jim examines a little known nuclear war drama from 1962, "This Is Not A Test," starring Seamon Glass, Thayer Roberts, Aubrey Martin, Mary Morlas, Michael Greene, Alan Austin, Carloe Kent, Norman Winston,Ron Starr and Don Spruance. A tough-minded Deputy stops several people on a rural country highway in the mountains in the wake of a possible nuclear attack. Tempers flare; temperatures rise and the...

Jim goes solo this week as he revisits a film that had a pronounced effect on him in his childhood, 1956's "The Werewolf," starring Don Megowan, Joyce Holden, Harry Lauter, Eleanore Tanin, Ken Christy, S. John Launer, George Lynn and Steven Ritch (in the title role). A small NW town is plagued by a series of strange attacks that could be the result of a man or an animal. Find out more about this c...