MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim channels his inner child with a favorite from his early years watching monster movies with this review of 1960's "Dinosaurus!," starring Ward Ramsey, Kristina Hanson and Paul Lakather. A construction crew working on a remote island uncovers two dinosaurs and a caveman. When a freak lightning storm awakens the three, things get "prehistoric." Find out what happens on this 90th episode of Monste...

Jim examines a 1943 Universal classic that he initially did not like as a kid, but learned to appreciate recently - "Son of Dracula," starring Lon Chaney Jr, Louise Albritton, Robert Page and Evelyn Ankers. A mysterious Count Alucard visits a woman at her family's Louisiana plantation and strange things begin happening. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack."

Jim looks at another one of the life-defining movies from his childhood in "From Earth To The Moon," based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. In 1868, a successful business convinces his peers that they can all send someone to the moon and return them in a book that shows surprising insight into the events that would occur during the 20th century. Find out more on this episode of Monster A...

Man is under attack by "The Birds" in this 1963 classic from Director Alfred Hitchcock - starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright and Suzanne Pleshette. This film is one  that has played well during the 54 years of its existence and Jim digs into the whys and wherefores of its longevity on this episode of "Monster Attack."

It's one of Jim's favorite Hammer Sci-Fi films as he recounts the impact "Five Million Years To Earth" (1967) had on his wanting to eb a filmmaker. The movie, which stars Andrew Keir, James Donald, Julian Glover and Barbara Shelley was directed by Roy Ward Baker and was the third of the popular "Quatermass" films. This "cerebral" film is the subject of Episode 86 of "Monster Attack."

It's another Universal Classic as Jim looks at James Whale's 1935 follow-up to "Frankenstein" - "Bride Of Frankenstein," starring Boris karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa lanchester, Valerie Hobson and Dwight Frye. Victor Frankenstein is having second thoughts about his quest, when Dr. Pretorius shows up with an offer he can't refuse. Find out what happens on this episode of "Monster Atta...

Madeline Brumby is with us again as we look at Roger Corman's classic black comedy, "A,Bucket Of Blood," starring Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Ed Nelson and Burt Convy. The role of Walter Paisley was a career-defining role for Miller, a favorite of monster Attack. Join us for this loving look at a memorable film on the eve of the Monsterama Convention in Atlanta on this episode of "Monster Attack...

Jim examines the 1933 classic "Island Of Lost Souls," starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Kathleen Burke, Leila Hyams and Bela Lugosi. Dr. Moreau is conducting some questionable experiments on an uncharted island that requires animals of all species. And what about the "House of Pain?" Find out on this episode of Monster Attack.

It's a tale about a "real monster" as Jim takes a look at Mervyn LeRoy's 1956 classic, "The Bad Seed," starring Patty McCormick, Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Henry Jones, Jesse white and Paul Fix. Could 8-yr-old Rhoda really be responsible for the deaths of her school mate and two others? Find out on this week's episode of "monster Attack."

It's man's first trip to the Moon - George Pal style - in this 1950 sci-fi favorite, "Destination Moon," starring John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers and Dick Wesson. In spite of attempts from a scared government to stop their launch, a group of industrialists build and launch a rocket ship towards our nearest celestial body. It's the adventure of the ages on this episode of "Monster Attack."

In celebration of our 80th episode, Jim reaches into the Universal vault for 1942's classic monster flick, "The Wolfman," starring Lon Chaney Jr., in a career-defining role, Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Bellamy, Bela Lugosi, Patric Knowles and Maria Ouspenskaya. Larry Talbot is bitten by a werewolf and is cursed to roam the moors every full moon. It's all ahead on this episode of "Monster At...

Jim takes a look at another childhood favorite featuring the skills and talents of Vincent Price in 1953's "House Of Wax," co-starring Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Frank Lovejoy and Charles Bronson. A mad sculptor finds a unique way of making his wax figures seem amazingly lifelike. What could possibly be his secret? It is all ahead on this episode of Monster Attack.

"Can you see me, now? Can you see me, now?" No, it's not some guy with a cell phone. It's Universal's 1933 classic, "The Invisible Man," starring Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart and directed by James Whale. A scientist slowly descends into madness after discovering a formula that turns him invisible. It's all ahead on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Two down on their luck archaeologists try to unravel the mystery of Princess Ananka, but get in the way of Kharis, the legendary royal who was buried alive. It's the 1940 favorite, "The Mummy's Hand," starring Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, Peggy Moran, George Zucco, Tom Tyler and Cecil Kellaway. The Epyptian hills of Southern California never looked so good on this episode of Monster Attack.

It's a monster from the planet Venus loose in Rome, Italy features in this 1957 sci-fi classic, starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Bart Braverman and Thomas Browne Henry. and the amazing work of Ray Harryhausen. Ymir on the loose! Ymir on the loose on this episode of Monster Attack!

It's a little bit of horror and a little bit of "Teen Angst' as Jim examines the 1957 culyt classic "I was A Teenage Frankenstein," starring Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton and Gary Conway. The descendant of the original Baron Frankenstein picks up where Grandpa left off and creates a living human being - but with terrible consequences. Oh the Humanity! On this episode of Monster Attac...

Madeline Brumby is back to help Jim look at the ultimate monster movie cult classic from the 50's - 1958's "The Blob," starring Steve McQueen and Anita Corsaut. An amorphous entity from a meteorite goes on a rampage killing and eating people at will. A group of teenagers are the town's and maybe mankind's only hope. Will the disbelieving adults listen to them? Find out on this episode of Monster A...

It's a very special episode that Jim dedicates to the memory of his Dad, who introduced him to Monster Movies, as he examines this 1967 British thriller, starring Dana Andrews. A Nazi scientist is tasked with reanimating several Nazi officials who were frozen at the end of WWII in an attempt to resurrect the Third Reich. But, something goes horribly wrong. Don't be left out in the cold. Check out...

It's Monstrous! It's Challenging! It's "The Monster That Challenged The World" (1957), starring Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton and Hans Conried. Jim explores this MGM offering concerning large prehistoric sea mollusks that threaten the residents living on the coast of the Salton Sea in Southern California. Will man prevail or will the Earth succumb to the giant snails? It's all ahead on this episode of M...

It's a vivid trip down memory lane as Jim talks about a cult film that left an indelible image with him - 1962's "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," starring Jason Evers, Virginia Leith and Leslie Daniel. An ambitious young doctor explores new medical techniques and tries to save the life of his finance, which results in horrific consequences. It's all ahead on this episode of Monster Attack.

The title says it all. 1968's cult classic "The Green Slime," starring Robert Horton, Richard Jaeckel and Luciana Paluzzi is in the spotlight. This entertaining sci-fi follows the exploits of astronauts attempting to stop an alien life form from overtaking their space station and possibly the world. Follow the fun on this week's episode of "Monster Attack."

It's another "Big Bug" picture as Jim looks at 1957's classic monster flick, "The Deadly mantis," starring Craig Stevens, William Hopper and Alix Talton. An enormous Praying Mantis is revived following a geothermal event just north of the Antarctic circle putting mankind at risk. Can the authorities come to the rescue in time? Find out on this episode of Monster Attack.

A scientist in the wilds of the Louisiana bayou concocts a treatment that could revolutionize healing and medicine as we know it ... but, with terrible side effects in this 1959 cult classic "The Alligator People, starring Beverly Garland, George Macready and Lon Chaney, Jr. It's another one of Jim;'s childhood favorites on this episode of Monster Attack.

It's invisible aliens wanting to destroy mankind in this 1959 "Guilty Pleasure," starring John Carradine, John Agar, Jean Byron, Phillip Tonge and Robert Hutton. Jim examines one his boyhood favorites -"Invisible Invaders." Has the Earth become a threat to another race of beings because of recent advances in atomic power? Find out how mankind fights this ultimate threat on Episode 66 of Monster At...

Jim goes back to 1959 to look at a tale about a long-dead evil Spanish Conquistador who terrorizes a small Northern California town in "Giant From The Unknown," starring Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, Morris Ankrum, Bob Steele and Buddy Baer. Does the ground in the hills of California cause things, including people, to be in a state of suspended animation for more than 500 years? Find out on this episod...