MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim and Mark reflect on an 85-yearold sci-fi classic, "The Invisible Ray," starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake and Frank Lawton. The discovery of "Radium X" in Africa results in to two different approaches for its use, leading to paranoia and murder. What happens next is revealed in this week's episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim and Mark discuss a film that many considered a huge "dud" when it came out in 1986, "King Kong Lives," starring Linda Hamilton, Brian Kerwin, Peter Elliot, Peter Michael Goetz and John Ashton. Will this episode be a full-on "Rag-A-Rama" or not? That is the question on this week's "Monster Attack!"

Jim discusses his favorite film from director Edward D. Wood Jr., 1955's "Bride of the Monster," starring Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy, Loretta King, Paul Marco, Don Nagle, Dolores Fuller and Harvey B. Dunn. This film - the only film by Wood to make a profit - has become a true cult film for many fans. Find out all that went into making this classic on this week's episode of "Monster Attac...

Mark Maddox joins Jim for a discussion on a 1964 drive-in film that has achieved cult status the last 56 years, "The Flesh Eaters," starring Martin Kosleck, Byron Sanders, Barbara Wilkin and Rita Morley. A pilot and his two passengers are forced to land on a island where they find a German research scientists and creatures that eat human flesh. Things get pretty dicey as the critters get hungrier....

Jim discusses a Made-For-TV film that has developed quite a cult following - 1972's "Gargoyles," starring Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Bernie Casey, Scott Glenn and Grayson Hall. A scientist and his daughter discover the existence of the title creatures in a small town in New Mexico. A confrontation with the leader of the nest results in a surprising revelation. Find out more on this episode of "M...

Jim creeps back to 1975 to discuss a classic William Castle production, "BUG," starring Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Patty McCormack, Alan Fudge and Jesse Vint. A small California town is invaded by fire-producing cockroaches following a massive earthquake. A local professor takes an interest in the critters and all Hell breaks loose. Join us for this episode on "Monster Attack!"

Madeline Brumby joins Jim for another look at an influential Sci-Fi film from 1956 "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers," starring Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones, Larry Gates, Richard Deacon and Whit Bissell. Considered one of the greatest Science Fiction movies of all time, this gem is celebrating its 65th Anniversary and is still entertaining audiences. Join us for a second...

Jim goes solo for this Rag-O-Rama episode of the podcast featuring 1957's "From Hell It Came," starring Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins, Gregg Palmer, John McNamara and Baynes Barron. A South Pacific island curse results in a Tree Monster that kills out of revenge, leaving a team of American researchers baffled. Find out more on this Rag-O-Rama edition of "Monster Attack!"

Jim and Mark discuss a supernatural entry from the summer of 1977, "The Car," starring James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, Ronny Cox, R.G. Armstrong, John Marley and Kim Richards. Residents of a small desert town are terrorized by a strange car that hunts them down like prey. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Jim and Mark celebrate five years of "Monster Attack! with a very special film that changed the face of Sci-Fi films, 1956's "Forbidden Planet," starring Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman, Jack Kelly and Richard Anderson.  A rescue mission to a distant planet uncovers a mystery that threatens the entire crew. Find out more on this episode of "Monster Attac...

Jim and Mark discuss one of the first Eco-Horror films ever made, 1972's "Frogs," starring Ray Milland, Sam Elliot, Joan Van Ark, Adam Roarke, Nicholas Cortland and David Gilliam. A dysfunctional family gets together for their grandfather's birthday that turns into an ecological disaster. Find out more on this episode of "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...