MONSTER ATTACK!

It's a cold episode of "Monster Attack!," a very cold episode as Jim climbs the Himalayas in search of Yeti examining Val Guest's classic 1957 Hammer film, "The Abominable Snowman." starring Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis and Wolfe Morris. An expedition seeking to prove the existence of a large legendary creature runs into trouble. It's man against beast on this wee...

Jim reflects on one of the most influential films from his childhood, Mario Bava's classic "Black Sabbath," starring Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Jacqueline Pierreux and Michele Mercier. Karloff introduces three tales of suspense and horror based on stories from Tolstoy and Checkov. Join us for this loving tribute to this memorable film from 1963 on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim breaks down a true cult classic from 1964 - Del Tenney's - "The Horror Of Party Beach," starring John Scott, Alice Lyon, Alan Laurel, Augustin Mayor, Eulabelle Moore and several residents of Stamford, Connecticut along with a local motorcycle club. What happens when you combine elements of a low-budget monster movie with a 60's teen beach movie? The result may surprise you. Find out more on th...

In this Special Episode of "Monster Attack!" Madeline Brumby (Silver Scream Spook Show) joins Jim for a discussion of the 1981 cult classic "Clash Of The Titans," starring Harry Hamlin, Judy Bowker, Laurence Oliver, Maggie Smith and Ursula Andress. Ray Harryhausen's amazing talent is on display in this adaptation of the legend of Perseus and Andromeda. Join us for this loving look at a true classi...

Jim reminisces about a film that introduced him to the legend of "The Golem" in 1967's "It!," starring Roddy McDowall. Jill Haworth, Paul Maxwell, Russell Napier and Ernest Clark. A mousy associate curator for a large London museum harnesses the power of the recently-discovered "Golem of Prague" in this fantastical adventure. As he slowly succumbs to the temptation of dominance over those he feels...

Jim pulls out another "Guilty Pleasure" from his youth with a look at Bert I. Gordon's 1958 cult classic, "Attack Of The Puppet People," starring John Agar, June Kenney, John Hoyt, Laurie Mitchell, Susan Gordon and Jean Moorhead. A lonely doll maker shrinks people to add to his "unique" collection.  For the victims, time begins to run out as the authorities begin to close in. Find out more on this...

 This week's podcast pays tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the historic July 20, 1969 moon landing with a look at 1968's "Countdown," starring Robert Duvall, James Caan, Joanna Moore Betty Buxley and directed by Robert Altman (his fiest feature film). A desperate mission calls for one astronaut to fly a Gemini spacecraft  to the moon, land and remain there for a year until another crew can pick...

Jim reflects on another "Guilty Pleasure" from his youth - the 1958 Cult Classic, "Queen Of Outer Space," starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Laurie Mitchell, Dave Willock, Patrick Waltz and Paul Birch. Four astronauts find themselves on the planet Venus, now inhabited by a race of beauty queens and swimsuit models. The evil Queen Yllana has plans to destroy the Earth, so the race is on. You mus...

Jim reflects on one of the first films he saw starring Bela Lugosi - 1940's "The Devil Bat,"directed by Jean Yarbrough and co-starring Dave O'Brien, Suzanne Kaaren, Donald Kerr and Yolande Donlan. Lugosi plays a mad scientist in this low-budget pot boiler, who takes revenge on the owners and family of those he feels wronged him. The murders have the police baffled until a big-city reporter (O'Brie...

Jim reflects on the second "Mummy" picture released among the four that followed the 1932 version of "The Mummy." "The Mummy's Tomb," starring Turhan Bey, Elyse Knox, John Hubbard, Dick Foran, George Zucco and Lon Chaney Jr, picks up 30 years after the events in "The Mummy's Hand." A high priest is sent to america to kill those who defiled the tomb of Princess Anaka. It's a killer mummy loose in M...

Madeline returns for a second straight episode and talks with Jim about Roger Corman's ultimate cult film 1960's "Little Shop Of Horrors," starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Jack Nicholson, Charles B. Griffith and Dick Miller. While discussing this classic film, they are also joined by a surprise guest. Find out more during this special episode of "Monster Attack!"

Madeline Brumby drops in to discuss the sequel to "The Creature From The Black Lagoon" with Jim - 1955's "Revenge Of The Creature," starring John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfiels, Nestor Paiva and Ricou Browning. The "Gill Man" is captured and brought back to a Florida marine park for study. When he breaks free and is on the loose, it's a scramble to protect the people. Have fun with Madeline and...

Jim reflects on the very first "monster movie" he saw - 1959's "The Giant Behemoth," starring Gene Evans, Andre Morell, Jack MacGowran and Leigh Madison and directed by Eugene Lourie. A classic big monster film about a radioactive dinosaur that attacks London. Scientists scramble to find an answer to this enormous threat. This stroll down memory lane is all ahead in this week's episode of "monster...

Jim takes a look at Hammer Films' third entry in its vampire series with 1963's "The Kiss of the Vampire," starring Clifford Evans, Edwardf de Souza, Jennifer Daniel and Noel Willman. The film received quite a makeover for its American television release as "The Kiss Of Evil." A young newlywed couple finds themselves stranded in a mountainous region of Bavaria near a town keeping a deadly secret -...

Jim reflects on the first feature film adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel, "1984," starring Edmund O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Michael Redgrave and Donald Pleasence. In the near future following a devastating nuclear war, a totalitarian state, overseen by a mysterious figure known only as "Big Brother," has arisen. Winston Smith, a lowly clerk commits high treason when he falls in love. This 1...

This week's film was suggested by one of our listeners. Featuring Arthur Franz, Kathleen Crowley and Robert Brown, this 1958 Sci-Fi/Jungle Adventure film was influenced by the launching of Sputnik in 1957. The story deals with a woman and two explorers who are looking for the woman's husband in the jungles of Mexico where an American satellite has crashed. Find out more about this cult favorite on...

Mark Maddox and Jim discuss the last "Frankenstein" film made in the 1950's - 1958's "Frank enstein's Daughter," starring Sandra Knight, John Ashley, John Zaremba, Donald Murphy, Harold Lloyd Jr and Sally Tood. A mad scientist in an LA suburb conducts experiments on an unassuming girl with horrific results. Find out all the dirty details on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim examines a low-budget monster movie that has gained a large cult following the last several years with 1966's "The Navy vs The Night Monsters," starring Mamie Van Doren, Anthony Eisley, Billy Gray, Walter Sande, Edward Faulkner and Bobby Van. Foliage samples from "Operation Deep Freeze" in Antarctica create havoc on an isolated island serving as a military research station. It's Man against Na...

Jim revisits a childhood sci-fi with 1958's "The Strange World of Planet X," aka "Cosmic Monsters," Forrest Tucker,Gaby Andre', Martin Benson, Alex Mango and Wyndham Goldie. A scientist's quest to harness a powerful magnetic force unleashes a horror on a nearby village and could result in the extinction of mankind. And a strange man could hold the key to man's survival. Find out what happens on th...

Jim reflects on the third Frankenstein entry in Hammer Horror film history with 1964's "The Evil Of Frankenstein," starring Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont, Katy Wild and Kiwi Kingston. The doctor returns to his chateau only to find it ransacked. He also discovers something else ... The Creature. And the fun begins. Featuring a Hypnotist with ulterior motives that complicates a tens...

Mark Maddox drops by to talk about one fo Jim's "Guilty Pleasures," 1963's "The Slime People," starring Robert Hutton, Les Tremayne, Robert Burton, Susan Hart, Judee Martin and William Boyce. The world is threatened by a race of slime creatures who live underground. How will man survive? This is an episode that will keep the censors busy as well. Tune in for this entertaining episode of "Monster A...

Jim talks about a "Guilty Pleasure" from his "Monster Movie Matinee" days - AIP's 1958 cult classic "Terror From The Year 5000," directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr. and starring Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, Salome Jens, Robert Downs and John Stratton. An experiment in communicating with future beings unleashes a hideous creature on a small island in Florida. Is this a look into Man's future? Find out...

Mark Maddox joins Jim for a discussion on a Dan Curtis TV classic, 1968's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde," starring Jack Palance, Denholm Elliot, Billie Whitelaw, Leo Genn and Torin Thatcher. Many fans consider this production to be the definitive adaptation of Stevenson's classic novel. Find out what Jim and Mark think about this gem on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim examines a Hammer film classic from 1966, "Dracula Prince Of Darkness," starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Frances Matthews. Andrew Keir, Susan Farmer, Charles Tingwell, Thorley Waters and Philip Lathem. This is the sequel to Hammer's first entree in their Dracula series ("Horror Of Dracula") and Lee's second appearance as the Count. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim examines a Japanese cult classic from 1963 - "Matango; a.k.a. Attack of the Mushroom People," starring Kumi Mizuno, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Sahara and directed by Ishiro Honda. A group of people on a luxury cruise find themselves stranded on a remote island without food ... except for some suspicious mushrooms. To eat or not to eat. That is the question on this epis...