Xenorama, the Podcast of Heroes and Monsters

In which X7 offers a surprise- a double feature of sorts, if you will! He reviews the, er, interesting, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman from 1958, and a special surprise cartoon after that! See how he messes with Texas then!

In which X7 reviews the great 1981 movie, Martial Club ! This is also known as Instructors of Death, which is more than a slightly misleading title. No one is killed at all in this movie. It is also refreshing to see Wang Lung-wei in a rather heroic role for a change. We love this pure martial arts movie!

In which X7 celebrates a late April Fool's Day with seven great comedy songs! In fact, the whole month of April will have some great comedy moments with reviews and such. We all look forward to see what things he will talk about! Why, we even think there are comedic dinosaur movies out there! Let's get ready to rock and roll... and LAUGH!

IN which X7 reviews not one, not two, but three great episodes of The Green Hornet! This time it is the middle episode that most people love, including our humble agent. The other two episodes are quite entertaining as well! Let's roll, Kato!

In which X7 does a redo of episode 33 (wow) when it was all about green dinosaurs, but this time, we get pictures and video and songs! Roy Chapman Andrews wrote three books about dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, and I may have to look into finding the second two. This is is an old friend, and you can tell by looking at the cover of the book itself. We can learn and play with dinosaurs toda...

In which X7 looks at a very fun and Academy Award winning Disney movie, Bedknobs and Broomsticks ! It is from 1971 , so don't expect an actual witch, but it sure had some influence on books and movies in the future, we will tell you what! It is a little long, but not as long as the movie! Keep these words handy- "Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee" as you never know when you may nee...

In which X7 reviews five more episodes of Kimba The White Lion, and looks at a few interesting items in the episodes. We think these are pretty good observations, but let us know in the comments! Go, White Lion!

In which X7 talks about one of the best Godzilla movies made, 1965/1970's Monster Zero ! Nope, he will never call this movie any other name. Be that as it may, it's a great movie, full of wonderful characters, top-notch effects. This print is also magnificent! Go, go Godzilla!

In which X7 reviews on on Angela Mao Ying's first kung fu movies, Lady Whirlwind (1972)! It is a pretty straightforward story, with a slight revenge plot twist. Lots of blood and action! It is a great Blu Ray release from Arrow video as well! Let's go!

In which X7 tries a new idea for Fridays- 7 songs from a specific recording. Let us know in the comments if you think the idea is sound! Today's LP is Destroyer, from KISS! Well, it is a double CD set, so we had quite the selection, rather than just the nine songs from the original LP! Let's rock and roll!

In which X7 looks at the first two-parter of the Green Hornet series! It is a good story, and finally starts highlighting Bruce Lee's one of a kind on US television in the 60s kung fu. Nothing else looked like that, not even the great fights on the Wild Wild West! Let's roll, Kato!

In which X7 talks reviews two books about the wonderful British television show, the Avengers . He also just remembered he did not discuss the story of how he met Mrs. Peel and Mr. Steed. Doh! Maybe next time. BE that as it may, the books are well worth having, since they are written thirty years apart. Avengers, Assemble!

In which X7 looks at the classic 1954 monster movie, The Creature from the Black Lagoon ! X7 has known these characters and movies most of his life, so they all seem like old friends. We think he may have already had several copies of all three Creature movies. The first one is the best, though. The Creature is quite the iconic monster, perhaps the most recognizable one from the 50s Universal cycl...

In which X7 celebrates the 7th episode featuring the original Kimba the White Lion series! This set features a thinly disguised two part episode, and a bunch of hippos. There are more to come, even! Be that as it may, lets dive in! There's a special surprise in the middle of the episode as well!

In which X7 talks about the fifth Godzilla movie, the most excellent Ghidrah The Three-Headed Monster ! Released in 1964, it was the first team-up and crossover of the three titanic monsters. The as yet uncrowned King Ghidorah (as he is known now) needed that much muscle to stop his rampage. It's great!

In which X7 reviews the wonderful and very philosophical martial arts movie Challenge of the Masters (1976)! This is a film that has made X7 change his views on it every time he watches it- meaning he likes it more each time! How about that? He is capable of change! The Righteous Man is Invincible!

In which X7 talks about seven more songs and we get to listen to him opine about all of them! He also drops some info (yes, we are hip) on the future of this segment on Fridays, so please leave us a comment if you have any ideas! Now let's get ready to rock and roll!

In which X7 takes a look at the 5th and 6th episodes of The Green Hornet ! These are two very exciting episodes, and they are finally giving Kato (Bruce Lee) a bit more fighting time. That had to be so cool to see actual kung fu back in 1966. It was cool to see in the 70s, we can attest to that! Let's roll, Kato!

In which X7 reviews, or rather shows us a bunch of great pictures from one of his favorite books from when he was a young agent- A Pictorial History of Sea Monsters (1971)! He has been reading it for a very long time now. It is pretty cool and a great time capsule of 1971 and before.

In which X7 reviews the 1960 adaptation of The Lost World , and doesn't hate it as much as he used to. The cast is good, and it could have been a great movie. Change a few things (and we bet you know what those are) and it would be very fondly remembered. Alas... it is a waste of a good cast.

In which X7 talks about these five excellent episode of Kimba The White Lion ! We get to see his favorite episode, which is rather terrifying even in the dubbed form. It features a strange enemy that only the Joker could or would love. Go, White Lion!

In which X7 reveals he was terrorized by a Disney movie as a wee agent. But find someone of a certain vintage who says Disney never scared them and we have found a liar! Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959, re-release 1972) was it for X7, but some folks had Bambi, Snow White or others. It is a thing! FInd out how this happened to our humble agent!

In which X7 reviews a movie about his chosen style of martial art, Choy Li Fut! Sure, that isn't the exact title of the film, but it is quite entertaining, if a completely fictional version of how the style got invented and spread to southern China. We quite enjoy it here, though the print presented leaves a bit to be desired. At least it has been preserved! "The Righteous Man is Invincib...

In which X7 steps outside of his comfort zone and actually performs three songs today on 7 Irish Song Friday! It is also Pi Day, but that is neither here nor there. These are fun songs that most people associate with the Emerald Isle, whether they are from Ireland or not. Slàinte mhath and POLICY!

In which X7 talks about the actual pilot episode of The Green Hornet and then episode 04. There are a lot of tells that episode 03 was the first to be filmed, so be sure to watch! Let's roll, Kato!