MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim discusses a classic Poe adaptation from Roger Corman - 1962's "The Premature Burial," starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Alan Napier, John Dierkes and Dick Miller. A man haunted by the fear of being buried alive causes concern among his family, friends and newlywed wife. But something is amiss. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster...

On this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old Monster Movies, Jim discusses 1962's "The Brain," starring Peter van Eyck, Anne Heywood, Bernard Lee, Jack MacGowran and Cecil Parker. This adaptation of Curt Siodmak's "Donovan's Brain" was the directorial debut for Freddie Francis and opened the door for his directing future Hammer films. It's all ahead on this week's episode.

Jim revisits a film that made quite an impression on him when he was ne years old, 1962's "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," Jason Evers, Virginia Leith, Adele Lamont, Leslie Daniel and Eddie Carmel. This film has attained an incredible cult following during the last 60 years. Find out more about this cult classic on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim reflects on his first viewing of the Directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, 1972's "Silent Running," starring Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Cheryl Sparks, Steven Brown, Larry Whisenhunt and the vices of Roy Engel and Joseph Campanella. The was released 50 years ago without any marketing and has developed a loyal cult following by word of mouth. Found out more a...

Madeline Brumby is back as she and Jim discuss an interesting Kaiju film from 1971, "Godzilla vs Hedorah," starring Akira Yamanouchi, Toshie Komura, Hiroyuki Kawase, Toshio Shiba, Keiko Mari and Yoshio Yoshida. The film, directed by Yoshimitu Banno,, takes the Godzilla saga in a different direction that emphasizes man's destruction of planet Earth through pollution. A monster born of toxic sludge,...

Jim revisits his experience with a Cult Sci-Fi Classic from 1965 "Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster," starring James Karen, Nancy Marshall, Lou Cutell, Marilyn Hanold, David Kerman, Robert Reilly and Bruce Glover. After Mars is rendered uninhabitable by an atomic war, a small band of Martians comes to Earth seeking "breeding stock." Standing in their way is an astronaut/cyborg named "Frank." Fi...

Jim examines a sci-fi classic from 1958, "Fiend Without A Face," starring Marshall Thompson, Kim Parker, Terry Kilburn, Kynaston Reeves and Stanley Maxton. A scientist on an air base in Canada experiments with the materialization of thought waves, but a series of strange events leads an Air Force officer to a horrifying discovery. It's all ahead on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim revisits the very first "Vampire' film he ever saw and takes an emotional trip down memory lane with "Dracula," starring Bela Lugosi, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Helen Chandler, Davis Manners and Herbert Bunston. This was the film that launched Universal Films as the king of horror just four years after the introduction of talking pictures. Find out how this masterpiece influenced a very yo...

Jim travels down memory to reflect on a film that helped him through a difficult time, 1969's "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed," starring Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Simon Ward, Freddie Jones, Thorley Walters and Geoffrey Bayldon. The Baron is at it again blackmailing a young couple into helping him continue his research. Find out how this film was a source of strength for Jim on this episode...

Jim reflects on the 1984 sequel to "2001 A Space Odyssey," "2010 The Year We Make Contact," starring Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea, Douglas Rain, Dana Elcar, Madolyn Smith Osborne, James McEachin, Mary Jo Deschanel and Elya Baskin. A joint mission between the Russia and The USA seeks to find out what happened to the crew of the Discovery nine years earlier. Fin...

Jim reflects on a low-budget Sci-Fi from 1968 directed by Nicholas Webster("Santa Claus Conquers The Martians") - "Mission Mars," starring Darren McGavin, Nick Adams, George De Vries, Heather Hewitt, Shirley Parker, Michael, DeBeausset and Bill Kelly. The U.S.'s first manned Mars landing encounters a strange creature that leads to a deadly conclusion. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTAC...

Jim celebrates MONSTER ATTACK!'s 6th Anniversary with a visit from Mark Maddox and a look at a timeless Sci-Fi classic from Walt Disney Studios, 1954's "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea," starring James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre and Carleton Young. This adaptation of the Jules Verne novel has stood the test of time for five decades. Join us for this extended episode of MONSTER ATTAC...

Jim examines a classic sci-fi horror from 1961, "Dr. Blood's Coffin," starring Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, Ian Hunter, Kenneth J. Warren and Gerald Lawson. A young doctor returns home to a small village in Cornwall as strange disappearances occur. As time goes on a dark and sinister secret is revealed. Find out more on this week's episode of MONSTER ATTACK! 

Jim discussed a little -known sci-fi Time Travel flick from 1965, "The Yesterday machine," starring Tim Holt, James Britton, Ann Pellegrino, Bill Thurman, Linda Jenkins and Jack Herman. A Nazi scientist has completed a time machine and wants to bring Hitler back to the 1960s to start a new Fourth Reich. But, a police detective and reporter stand in his way. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER...

Clay Sayre and Jim take a look, Rag-A-Rama Style, at a classic stink bomb from 1971, "Zaat," directed by Don Barton and starring Marshall Grauer, Sanna Ringhauer, Gerald Cruse, Nancy LienArchie Valliere and Wade Popwell as the Creature. A mad scientist turns himself into a walking, killer catfish near the Everglades in Florida enacting revenge on those who scoffed his theories. Find out more on th...

Clay Sayre joins Jim for a discussion about a classic Eco-Horror film from 1979, "Prophecy," starring Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Richard Dysart, Armand Assante, Victoria Racimo and George Clutesi. An investigator for the EPA and his wife travel to the wilds of Maine to check out strange happenings involving a paper mill. The company blames Native-American protestors. But, something more siniste...

Jim reflects on a memorable Sci-Fi film from his high school years, 1970's "Colossus: The Forbin Project," starring Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert, Georg Sanford Brown, Dolph Sweet and Marion Ross. A super computer developed to handle all of the country's defenses decides on a different course for the U.S. Find out more about this predecessor to "The Terminator" and "...

Jim reflects on a film that his Dad got a kick out of because of its title, 1965's "Two On A Guillotine," starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero, Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, John Hoyt and Billy Curtis. The daughter of a famous magician, who has vowed to return from the dead, has to spend seven days in his mansion to inherit his estate. But something does not add up. Find out more on th...

Jim examines Disney's first foray into producing a film intended for adults, 1979's "The Black Hole," starring Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Anthony Perkins Yvette Mimieux, Joseph Bottoms, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowell and Slim Pickens. A space exploration crew encounters a ship that has been missing for 20 years and its brilliant captain. But, he is hiding a dark secret that threatens them...

Clay Sayre joins Jim for a discussion about a film that started as a student project and expanded into a cult classic - 1970's "Equinox," starring Edward Connell, Frank Bonner, Barbara Hewitt, Robin Christopher, Jack Woods and Fritz Leiber. Featuring the talents of Dennis Muren and Jim Danforth, the film established itself as a drive-in favorite and midnight film. Four people looking for a profess...

Jim goes under the Big Top to discuss a cult classic from 1960, "Circus Of Horrors," starring Anton Driffing, Donald Pleasence, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur, Jane Hylton, Kenneth Griffith, Jack Gwillum and John Merivale. A plastic surgeon wanted by the police hides out in a rag-tag circus that he turns into a popular attraction. But, for the performers there is a cost. Find out more on this week'...

Jim discusses a film he was drawn to because of the short story it was based on, 1968's "Charly," starring Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Ruth white, Barney Martin and Dick Van Patten. Robertson won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a mentally challenged man who volunteers for an experiment that changes his life. But, there are risks. Find out more about this accl...

Jim reflects on a film he first saw at the age of ten, 1959's "Horrors Of The Black Museum," starring Michael Gough, Graham Currow, June Cunningham, Shirley Anne Field, Geoffrey Keene and John Warwick. A horror writer known for incredibly violent crime books holds a dark secret. As Scotland Yard searches for a serial killer, the writer becomes more prominent. Find out more about this cult classic...

Jim presents a heartfelt look at a film that greatly influenced his life when he first saw it in 1968, Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey," starring Gary Lockwood, Keir Dullea, Douglas Rain and William Sylvester. Authored by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, the film has been one of the most discussed Science Fiction films of the last century and continues to spawn discussion among sci-fi fans. J...

Madeline Brumby joins Jim for Monster Attack!'s annual Halloween show and a look at one of the films that influenced the TV show "Bewitched," 1958's "Bell Book And Candle," starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, Jack Lemmon, Elsa Lanchester, Hermione Gingold and Howard McNear. A NYC publisher meets and falls for a beautiful woman, who just happens to be a witch... only he does not know t...