Category: Atomic Age
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Day the World Ended (1955)
Day the World Ended (1955), the fourth film directed by Roger Corman and his first genre film, has some clever ideas and, for the low budgets and resourcefulness we know he’d continue utilizing throughout his career, is not bad. Neither is it necessarily good, though. I’d call it “average,” certainly not the best he’d later…
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The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
You’d think I would learn by now. With its reputation (and a 3.5 IMDb rating), The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955) has always been at the bottom of my watch list. When Cathy Downs was nominated for a 2019 Monster Rally Retro Award (http://tinyurl.com/rallies2019) on Monster Kid Radio, I decided I needed to watch it…
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Varan (1958)
aka Daikaiju Baran There may be a reason that Varan doesn’t guest star in a Godzilla movie until 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars, and even then, it’s via stock footage. The movie in which he stars, Daikaiju Baran (1958), is definitely a weak link in Toho’s chain of giant monster classics. Arriving fifth (after Gojira, 1954;…
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The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
Written by Mortimer Braus and Jack Pollexfen Directed by Seymour Friedman Starring Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Alexander Knox Released October 31, 1951 RT 78 min. Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) For everything I liked about The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951), there was something I didn’t like. Being literal, or keeping a list of…
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The Mole People (1956)
Written by Laszlo Gorog Directed by Virgil W. Vogel Starring John Agar, Cynthia Patrick, Hugh Beaumont, Alan Napier, Nestor Paiva, Phil Chambers Released November 21, 1956 (Los Angeles) RT 77 min. Home Video Shout Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Shame on me for waiting ## years to see The Mole People (1956)!…
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The Werewolf (1956)
Written by Robert E. Kent, James B. Gordon Directed by Fred F. Sears Starring Don Megowan, Joyce Holden, Eleanore Tanin, Kim Charney, Harry Lauter, S. John Launer, George Lynn, Steven Ritch Released June 13, 1956 RT 79 min. Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) In The Encyclopedia of…
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Santa Claus (1959)
Written by Adolfo Torres Portillo and Rene Cardona Directed by Rene Cardona Starring Jose Elias Moreno, Jose Luis Aguirre ‘Trotsky’ Released November 26, 1959 (Mexico) RT 94 min. Home Video VCI Entertainment (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) “Away up in the heavens, far out in space, in a beautiful golden crystal palace right above…
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Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Jerome Bixby Directed by Edward L. Cahn Starring Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten, Joseph Garland Moore Jr., Felix Locher, Jan Arvan, Bob Bryant Released August, 1958 RT 67 min. Home Video Kino Lorber (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT…
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The Killer Shrews (1959)
Next off my list of unwatched movies… Written by Jay Simms Directed by Ray Kellogg Starring James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, Gordon McLendon, Baruch Lumet, Judge Henry Dupree, Alfredo de Soto Released June 25, 1959 (Dallas, TX) RT 69 min. Home Video Public Domain Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT The reputation…
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The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)
First off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by H. Haile Chace Directed by Irvin Berwick Starring Les Tremayne, Forrest Lewis, John Harmon Released April 22, 1959 (Los Angeles) RT 71 min. Home Video Olive Films (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT I had never heard of The Monster of…
Classic Horrors Club 