MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim revisits a childhood favorite with a look at 1969's "Eye Of The Cat," starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicut, Eleanor Parker, Jennifer Leak and Tim Henry. A man and woman conspire to murder the man's wealthy aunt and claim her fortune. But the man suffers from Ailurophobia and his aunt lives a large house full of cats. Find out more on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"    

Jim looks at a little Sci-Fi gem from 1964, Lippert Films' "The Earth Dies Screaming," starring Willard Parker, Dennis Price, Virginia Field, Thorley Walters and Vanda Godsell. A small group of people, who have survived an alien attack, try to find others who may also be alive. But can they escape and destroy the the invaders? Find out more on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim remembers a cult film from his childhood, 1958's "The Thing That Couldn't Die," starring William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Jeffrey Stone, Carolyn Kearney, Peggy Converse, Robin Hughes, James Anderson, Charles Horvath and Forrest Lewis. This atmospheric tale centers around a 16th century man cursed for devil worship. when his head is found buried on a large property, strange things begin to happe...

Jim opines on a fantasy/horror cult film from 1956, "The She Creature," starring Chester Morris, Tom Conway, Lance Fuller, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, Marla English, Ron Randall and Frank Jenks. Featuring a memorable creature costume from Paul Blaisdell and directed by Edward L Cahn, the film centers around a hypnotist who takes a young woman back to the beginning of creation. Find out more about...

Jim reflects on Hammer Films' last entry into the Frankenstein Saga with Jimmy Sangster's "The Horror Of Frankenstein (1970)," starring Ralph Bates, Veronica Carlson, Kate O'Mara, Dennis Price and David Prowse. Told in a black comedy vehicle, this re-telling of Hammer's earlier entry "The Curse Of Frankenstein" follows a brash, brilliant Victor Frankenstein pursuing his quest to create life. Find...

It was Four Years Ago that "Monster Attack!" first began podcasting. Jim is joined by regular co-host Mark Maddox for this occasion by looking at a cult classic from 1966, "Queen of Blood," starring John Saxon, Florence Marly, Judi Meredith, Dennis Hopper and Basil Rathbone. Using footage from a heralded Russian Sci-Fi film, Director Curtis Harrington weaves a tight,eerie drama centering around a...

The Wild West meets Monster Fare in this cult classic from Director William Beaudine, "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter," starring John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Cal Bolder, Jim Davis, Estella Rodriguez and Steven Geray. A legendary bandit crosses paths with two relatives of the infamous doctor, resulting in a free-for-all ride. Find out more as Jim reflects on this unique film on this week's e...

Jim reflects on a film he believes is one of Hammer Films' best from the 1960s - "The Devil Rides Out," starring Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene, Patrick Mower and directed by Terence Fisher. Based on a novel from Dennis Wheatley, centering on  the Duc de Richleau trying to save his best friend's son from the leader of a band of satanists. The film packed quite a wallop up...

Jim reflects on a 1961 film adapted from two classic Jules Verne novels, "Master Of The World," starring Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull, Mary Webster, David Frankham and Vito Scotti. Based on the story of an inventor obsessed with ending war and the desperate acts he employs to achieve his goals, "Master Of The World" finds four individuals, one a government operative, trying to save t...

As a Holiday Present for all of the listeners, Jim and Mark discuss a Christmas Classic from 1970, "Scrooge," starring Albert Finney, Kenneth More, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans and David Collings. This re-telling of the Dickens tale was made into a musical by director Ronald Neame. Even though it is not a Horror or Sci-Fi, it does have four memorable ghosts and a haunting. Come celebrate the season...

Jim reflects on a Sci-Fi film that has attained cult status over the years, 1951's "Red Planet Mars," starring Peter Graves, Andrea King, Herbert Berghof, Walter Sande and Morris Ankrum. A scientist claims to have communicated with Mars leading to tension between the two major powers. What impact will that knowledge have on mankind? It is all ahead in this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim and Mark Maddox discuss an adaption of a classic H.G. Wells novel, 1964's "First Men In The Moon," starring Edward Judd, Lionel Jeffries and Martha Hyer. A moon landing discovers that someone planted a Union Jack on the moon one hundred years earlier leading to a fantastic tale from a 97-year-old resident in an old-age home. It's a fun look at a sci-fi classic on this episode of "Monster Attac...

Jim looks at the third and final installment of "The Fly" franchise - 1965's "Curse of the Fly," starring Brian Donlevy, Carole Gray, George Baker, Yvette Rees and Burt Kwouk. The son and two grandsons of Andre Delambre have continued his experiments in teleportation with some questionable results. Throw in a whirlwind marriage resulting in a new face on the scene and the situation gets sticky. Fi...

Mark Maddox joins us for our 200th Episode as we look at a classic Universal film from 1932, "The Mummy," starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan and Arthur Byron. Ten years after the discovery of an ancient Egyptian tomb, strange things begin to happen in a small mid-western town. is it a curse? Find out on this special episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim takes a look at a classic Roger Corman-produced film from 1958, "The Brain Eaters," starring Ed Nelson (who also produced), Joanna Lee, Cornelius Keefe, Alan Jay Factor, Jody Fair and Leonard Nimoy. Strange deaths begin occurring in a small town around the time a unusual object is found in a remote area. What's the connection? Find out in this episode of "Monster Attack!" 

Jim reflects on a classic sci-fi film that made quite an impression on him as a kid - 1957's "The 27th Day," starring Gene Barry, Valerie French, Arnold Moss, George Voskovec and Stefan Schnabel. Five people are abducted by an alien and given a weapon that could either save or destroy the world. When the rest of the planet discovers their identity, it is a race to the finish to keep the world safe...

Jim reflects on a memorable 1954 sci-fi film from Producer Ivan Tors, "GOG," starring Richard Egan, Constance Downing, Herbert Marshall, John Wengraf, Phillip Van Zandt and William Schallert (in his feature film debut). A security agent is sent to a secret underground research facility to investigate strange, fatal happenings. Is it sabotage? Find out on this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim takes a look at a William Castle classic from 1961 - Mr. Sardonicus, starring Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe and Oskar Homolka. In 1880 London, a brilliant young surgeon is called to the castle Sardonicus of Gorslava where he meets the Baron, who is suffering from a bizarre condition. But, the Baron and his aide, Krull have a dark secret. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attac...

Jim reflects on one of his early childhood cult favorites - 1961's "Bloodlust!," starring Robert Reed, June Kenney, Wilton Graff, Walter Brooke, Lilyann Chauvin, Eugene Persson and Joan Lora. Based on the short story by Richard Connell, two young couples find themselves on a secluded island in the midst of a madman whose is hunting ... humans. Find out more about this grisly tale on this week's ep...

Mark Maddox joins Jim for the podcast's first "Rag-o-Rama" feature in looking at 1971's "Dracula vs Frankenstein," starring Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Nash, Regina Carroll, Zandor Vorkov, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Davis and directed by Al Adamson. Count Dracula forces Dr. Frankenstein, who is living in a Venice Beach Scare House, to reanimate the Frankenstein Monster. Sound unbelievable. Wait! There's more...

In this Special Extended Episode of "Monster Attack!," Jim pays tribute to Horror Icon Sid Haig whose career spanned nearly six decades. Following this episode's review of 1967's cult classic "Spider Baby," starring Haig, Lon Chaney Jr., Beverly Washburn, Quinn Redeker and Jill Banner, Jim pulls an interview with Sid from 2014 on "Nerdvana Interviews" out of the P.E.N./ Projecti Radio vault. 

Jim looks at a thriller from 1960 - "The Leech Woman," starring Coleen Gray, Grant Williams, Phillip Terry, Gloria Talbott and John Van Dreelen. A research scientist  talks his wife into joining him on an expedition into Africa to find a substance that reportedly will reverse the aging process. But there is a catch! There always is. Find out how things go south in a hurry on this episode of "Monst...

Jim examines a film that has developed quite a cult following in the last several decades, 1975's "The Legend Of The Werewolf," starring Peter Cushing, Hugh Griffith, Ron Moody, David Rintoul, Roy Castle and directed by Freddie Francis. An infant boy, raised by wolves, finds himself with a touring circus and eventually working for a zoo in Paris. When a series of strange murders occur, it draws th...

Jim looks at the sequel of "Gojira" - 1955's "Godzilla Raids Again," starring Hiroshi Koizumi, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Setsuko Wakayama and directed by Motoyoshi Oda. A Godzilla-like creature returns and is met by yet another "monster" awakened by H-Bomb testing to terrorize Japan. How will the authorities fight an unbeatable monster ... or monsters? Find out on this episode of "Monster At...

Madeline Brumby is back to talk with Jim about the third and final "Creature" film in the trilogy- "The Creature Walks Among Us," starring Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason,Leigh Snowden, Gregg Palmer and directed by John Sherwood. A scientist decides to convert the "Gill Man" to a land dwelling animal with disastrous results. Find out more on this look at one of Universal's most loved film franchises on th...