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Jim reflects on a 1961 cult classic "Big Gorilla" film from Producer Herman Cohen and Director John Lemont -  Konga," starring Michael Gough, Margo Johns, Claire Gordon, Jess Conrad, Austin Trevor, Jack Watson and George Pastell. A research botanist's experiments with exotic plants he found in Africa result in disastrous consequences. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast D...

Jim takes a look at a sci-fi film celebrating its 40th anniversary and one that has had a major impact on him over the years - "Twilight Zone The Movie," starring Vic Morrow, Scatman Caruthers, Bill Quinn, Kathleen Quinlan, Patricia Barry, William Schallert, Kevin McCarthy, Dick Miller, John Lithgow, Dan Ackroyd and Albert Brooks. This homage to the classic TV show highlights some of Rod Serling's...

Jim discusses a classic horror film from Amicus Productions directed by Roy Ward Baker - "And Now The Screaming Starts," starring Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Ian Ogilvy, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom and Douglas Gamley. A newly married couple experience strange happenings, including murder, at the groom's family estate. Is a legendary curse at work? Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!,...

Jim discusses a little known Hammer Film from 1961 - "These Are The Damned" a.k.a. "The Damned," directed by Joseph Losey and starring Macdonald Carey, Shirley Ann Field, Oliver Reed, Viveca Lindfors and Alexander Knox. An American tourist crosses paths with a young woman while on vacation which irks her brother who is the leader of a motorcycle gang. All this leads to a secret military project th...

Jim discusses a classic horror film from 1941 - "Invisible Ghost," starring Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, Clarence Muse, John McGuire, Betty Compson and Terry Walker. There is something strange happening at the home of Dr. Charles Kessler (Lugosi) involving several murders. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Jim reflects on a legendary 1977 Sci-Fi from Director Steven Spielberg - "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind," starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillion Bob Balaban, Francois Truffaut and Cary Guffy. The film mesmerized audiences upon its initial release and financially saved Columbia Pictures. Find out more about this incredible film on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Ded...

Jim discusses a 1980 sci-fi based on a classic UFO legend - "Hangar 18," starring Gary Collins, Darren McGavin, James Hampton, Robert Vaughn, Joseph Campanella, Pamela Bellwood and Phillip Abbott. A satellite launched by the Space Shuttle, crashes into a UFO, forcing it to land on the desert. Two astronauts are blamed for the accident and attempt to find out what the government is hiding. Find out...

Jim discusses a little gem from 1960 considered the first film produced by Amicus - "City Of The Dead" or "Horror Hotel," starring Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Venetia Stevens, Tom Naylor, Betta St. John, Valentine Dyall and Ann Beach. A college student (Stevens) goes to the site of a 17th century witch burning and discovers a horrific secret. Find out more on this episode of MO...

Jim reflects on a 1954 Sci-Fi that had a large impact on him as a young Monster Kid. The film was the 2nd entry into Ivan Tors' O.S.I. Trilogy -"Riders To The Stars," starring Richard Carlson (who also directed), William Lundigan, Martha Hyer, Herbert Marshall, Robert Karnes, James Best and King Donovan. Four men are chosen to pilot a spacecraft and attempt to capture a meteor for study. Find out...

Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a 7th Anniversary Celebration of the podcast with a rousing discussion of William Friedkin's 1973 Horror Classic, "The Exorcist," based on the bestseller by William Peter Blatty and starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn and Jack MacGowan. The film caused quite a stir following its Christmas release. F...

Jim discusses another classic from Hammer Films, 1970's "Scars Of Dracula," starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews, Wendy Hamilton, Michael Gwyn, Patrick Troughton, Michael Ripper and directed by Roy Ward Baker. A young man goes missing. A young couple searching for the man find themselves crossing paths with a recently resurrected Count Dracula. Find out mor...

Jim reflects back on his first viewing of a low-budget Sci-Fi Classic from 1983 - "The Deadly Spawn," starring Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter, Jean Tafler, Kathy Tighe, James Brewster and Elizabeth Marner-Brooks. Douglas McKeown's directorial debut caught audiences by surprise 40 years ago leading to a solid cult following over the years. Find out more on this episode...

Clay Sayre joins Jim for a fun look at a 1977 Made-For-TV horror film written by Joseph Stefano ("The Outer Limits") - "Snowbeast," starring Robert Logan, Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux, Clint Walker and Sylvia Sydney. Something is attacking guests at a Colorado ski resort during its Winter Festival. Is it a bear on a rampage or something worse. Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast...

Jim looks at a sci-fi favorite from 1976 - Edgar Rice Burrough's "At The Earth's Core," starring Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro, Cy Grant, Sean Lynch, Godfrey James and Bobby Parr. A mid 19th century expedition lands a scientist and a mining magnate into a world located 500 miles beneath the Earth;s surface. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Ol...

Jim takes an emotional look at a controversial British film from 1984 - "Threads," written by Barry Hines, directed by Mick Jackson and starring Karen Meagher. Offering a view of the aftermath of an all-out nuclear exchange, the film shocked audiences with its graphic brutality and documentary style. Find out more about a film Jim refers to as one of the most terrifying movies he ever saw on this...

Jim hops aboard a train for a ride on 1972's "Horor Express," starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Alberto De Mendoza, Faith Clift and Silvia Tortosa. Passengers aboard the Trans-Siberian Express are mysteriously dying and an ancient artifact is missing. Could there be a connection? Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Jim tales a somewhat humorous look at a cult sci-fi from 1954- W. Lee Wilder's "Killers From Space," starring Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, James Seay, Frank Gerstle, Steve Pendleton, John Frederick and Ben Welden. A nuclear physicist (Graves) is abducted by aliens and told of their plan to conquer the Earth ... but, no one believes him. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcas...

Jim discusses a 1962 Sci-Fi classic from former silent film/child star Wesley Barry - "The Creation Of The Humanoids," starring Don Megowen, Erica Elliot, Frances McCann, Don Doolittle and Dudley Manlove. In a futuristic, post-apocalyptic society, man has become dependent on robots and automation leading to ears of a hostile takeover. Find out more about this little known classic on this week's ep...

Jim remembers a sci-fi cult classic from 1960,"Beyond The Time barrier," starring Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins, Arianne Ulmer, Vladimir Sokoloff, Red Morgan and Ken Knox. A test pilot takes a rocket plane on a flight that ends up 64 years into the future which has the survivors of a devastating plague. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies...

Jim reflects back on a 1975 horror film that has developed quite a cult following over the years, "Race With The Devil," starring Warren Oates, Peter Fonda, Loretta Switt, Lara Parker and R.G. Armstrong. Two couples on a camping vacation witness the murder of a young woman during a satanic ceremony. It is a race against time - and the Devil - as they try to get help. Find out more on this episode...

Clay Sayre joins Jim for a rollicking discussion of a classic 1972 TV Movie, "Moon Of The Wolf," starring David Janssen, Bradford Dillman, Barbara Rush, John Bernadino, Geoffrey Lewis and Royal Dano. A series of murders baffles a small Louisiana town sheriff (Janssen) and everyone seems to be suspect. But is the murderer a man or beast? Find out on thi8s episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Ded...

Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a lively discussion of the Universal 1941 classic, 'The Wolfman," starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Maria Ouspenskaya, Ralph Bellamy and Patric Knowles. For more than seven decades this film has been considered by many to be the definitive werewolf film and Chaney's signature work. There's more ahead on this episode of...

Jim revisits one of the most iconic Sci-Fi movies from 1953, George Pal's "War of the Worlds," starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornwaite, Lewis Martin, Sandro Giglio, Bill Phipps and Paul Frees. This take on the H.G. Wells classic has been a favorite of Monster Kids for 7 decades. Hear more on this week's episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movi...

Jim reflects on a 1967 classic from Hammer Films and the fourth in its Frankenstein Franchise - "Frankenstein Created Woman," starring Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, Robert Morris, Barry Warren, Duncan Lamont, Alan MacNaughtan, Peter Blythe and Derek Fowlds.  The Baron is back with a new experiment involving capturing a person's soul. When a young couple gets involved, strange thin...

MONSTER ATTACK! returns following a lengthy break with a look at the 1968 Kaiju Classic "Destroy All Monsters," Starring Akira Kubo, Yukko Kobayashi, Kyoko Ai, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya and directed by Ishiro Honda. ark Maddox joins Jim for a rousing discussion on this monster fest as well as a look at future shows. Join us for this special episode of MONSTER AATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To O...