Xenorama, the Podcast of Heroes and Monsters

In which X7 remembers seeing the frightening It Conquered the World (1956) as a young agent. The Venusian was part of a dying race, and migrated to Earth to try to take over the world. It has the help of a bitter scientist, but in a bit of good fortune for our planet, Mr. Phelps ( Peter Graves) himself is there to stop them. Beulah is one of the most iconic of 50s monsters ever put to film, and it...

In which X7 reviews the first sound movie version of Perseus and Medusa , Perseus, The Invincible (1963). Richard Harrison stars as Perseus, and then there is a cast of thousands. It is a pretty fun adaptation, and seeing it in proper scope with a great 35mm print is wonderful. It is available on YouTube in both Italian with subtitles and an English dub! There isn't even a mention of Bubo in t...

In which X7 reviews the 15 episode of The Herculoids ! These are the first two segments that are sequels to previous episodes. Sta-Lak returns with mechanical doppelgangers of Zok, Igoo and Tundro. Then the Sky Pirates return! Both of these fearsome foes want to destroy the Herculoids. Be sure to listen for X7 using the wrong word completely. No, we are not going to tell you when. It is pretty fun...

In which X7 reviews the greatest Godzilla movie of all time, Godzilla vs. the Thing ! It isn't his favorite, but he does recognize what an accomplishment the film is. It is almost perfect and nearly flawless. And the Japanese version is pretty darn good as well! Why are newspaper editors so cantankerous? This is an answer X7 does not know. But he knows that Godzilla is the King of Monsters, an...

In which X7 reviews the 11th issue of What If , where the original Marvel Bullpen becomes the Fantastic Four. Thus, Stan, Jack, Flo and Sol spend at least two decades looking for the "S" People in order to be returned to normal people. Like the Bullpen was ever that normal! Be that as it may, this is a pretty fun issue, with a lot of humor in it. The art is great, which is redundant sinc...

In which X7 talks about seven awesome songs! He travels all over the globe in this episode, from Columbia to New York to England and Japan! Three of the songs are from movies, which is unlikely, but considering how many movie soundtracks X7 possesses, not inevitable. Snap! Lulada Club - check 'em out, but wear your dance shoes!

In which a possibly over-awesome X7 talks about the pretty intense, yet very soft episode Album . It is what we would call a "small" episode, in which the Sleestak try to trap the family for whatever is in that damn pit. Thanks to Rick, it doesn't work, but they do get close. The Sleestak must not be used to resistance, as they keep getting thwarted by humans. Rally ho!

In which X7 looks at the wonderful team-up movie Mazinga Z vs. Devilman (1972). Team-up movies can be difficult, and one way to help is keep them short! This one runs 43 minutes, so mission accomplished. X7 enjoys this non-canonical movie quite a bit, as he loves both characters. It is too bad these theatrical movies have not been released over here, since they are great fun. If nothing else, enjo...

In which X7 reviews the first live-action Timely/Marvel comic book adaptation, Captain America (1944). Marvel would not have another live-action superhero show up until Spider-Man starred in his Spidey Super Stories on The Electric Company in 1974. Now it seems like we cannot go a week without some superhero series showing up in any form of media. Be that as it may, this is an action-packed serial...

In which X7 reviews the 14th episode of the Herculoids . They defend the planet from two different invaders, and of course, they are successful. X7 puts over the writers and the animators, since they keep coming up with different ways to showcase the team. He does believe they do need a battle cry. See the poll for ideas!

In which X7 looks at one of the few Gamera movies he didn't see growing up, Return of the Giant Monsters (1967). Daiei hadn't quite got the formula right, but they were close. This movie has some great effects, but the script has a few too many plot points going on. Be that as it may, it's a definite step in the right direction! If you want to read some views on Svengoolie's airing...

In which X7 talks about his history with tattoos, how he was "talked" into getting his first one, and some of the many artists that have worked with him on it. He was only ever going to get one tattoo, and failed miserably at that, thank all the gods! XenoBlog

In which X7 listens to seven various songs, and ends up talking about one of the biggest musical flops of all time. He has tried to watch the movie more than once, and cannot remember much about it. You'll know the movie, we could not resist using the poster. The music is great, though! Today there are a bunch of first time artists on the show, and it is a a lot of fun!

In which X7 reviews one of the best Land of the Lost episodes, " The Stranger ." We meet Enik, and the tone of the show changes completely. It is one of the best episodes and was written by Walter Koenig . There shouldn't be too much more to talk about, but by now, we know how X7 can monolog!

In which Xy reviews the classic 1940 The Mark of Zorro , and barely talks about Batman at all! It is a wonderful movie, even if there is precious little Zorro in it. Be that as it may, it has one of the best sword fights ever put to film in it, and that makes it worth the watch. Hopefully you can find the original black and white version, since that is how the director shot it. Z marks the spot! P...

In which X7 reviews the two Ultraman Zearth movies and does find some good things to say about them. Especially the second one. There are cameos a'plenty as well, and those are fun to spot. Both movies average out two about two hours of watching time, and were worth the price of the DVD. Comedy is difficult to do properly, we will tell you what!

In which X7 only imitates Dr. Evil two or three times while talking about the Laser Lancers, and doesn't do it at all when speaking of The Attack of the Faceless People. Tell us that Darkon doesn't resemble DC Comic's The Faceless Hunters , especially from the Brave and the Bold cartoon! We think they invaded the Super-HB-Verse way back in the 60s!

In which X7 relives his memories of Munster, Go Home! a film he saw in the theater several times as a wee agent. It is a fun movie, if very much of its time. The cast is what sets it apart, even though it was not that popular in the theaters originally. Sven did a great job, and the movie does have a lot of genuinely funny moments. But whatever happened to Eddie ? Click and find out!

In which X7 reviews Captain America II: Death Too Soon , the second live-action movie for our favorite patriotic hero. It is better than the first movie, but only by a bit. We don't hate it, but alas, as good a job as Reb Brown does, he just doesn't quite act like Cap. Maybe he could have been Major Glory? Be that as it may, it's not a bad movie overall, and Christopher Lee is always w...

In which X7 talks about seven songs, and how it sounds like Stevie Nicks sings one of them. The grouping all comes from the 70 and 80s this time. The Ramones make their first appearance in the list as well, so we already know it is gonna be a great listen!

In which X7 answers the age old question- how do you distract a hungry Tyrannosaurus rex from eating you, your family and friends? The answer is you Tag-Team it! Making the matter slightly more complicated is Alice, the Allosaurus fragilis who lives in The Lost City. Rick has to get Ta and Sa to help him rescue the kids, and Pakuni just don't understand. Or do they?

In which X7 takes a look at Captain America 1979. This pilot movie was the second time Cap was portrayed via live-action, and the results are mixed. It sure isn't horrible, but it isn't great either. Take a listen and see what you think! We will be on a bit of a Captain America kick, though not in the MCU proper for a bit longer. He will throw his mighty shield a few more times this month!

In which X7 reviews the classic monster movie from 1961, Gorgo ! This is a good movie, but we can't really call it one of the best giant monster movies of all time. Perhaps X7 was too old when he saw it for the first time. There is a lot to like here, though, and it is worth watching every five years or so. What do you all think?

In which X7 discovers two worthy opponents to the Herculoids! Queen Skorra is far more deadly than the rest, and would have been a great recurring foe, had there been more seasons. She put some thoughts in her plan to defeat our heroes. Amak is not as smart, but he did have a plan. We do get to hear X7 talk about a thagomizer , though!

In which X7 remembers the first time he saw The Angry Red Planet , and this most recent time he watched it. Thanks Sven! The movie is almost more memorable for the bat-spider-crab than the human cast, but they do a great job with what they are given. The story moves along well, and it is not dull. It kept a ten-year-old agent glued to the television set, I'll tell you what.