After introducing the concept in episode one,World of Giants (W.O.G.) starts having fun with it in episode two, “Time Bomb.” The adventure is more exciting and the stakes higher. While Bill (Arthur Franz) is out in the garage of his apartment building repairing Mel’s tiny chair in his briefcase, Mel (Marshall Thompson) races against time…

In the premiere episode of World of Giants (W.O.G.), “Special Agent,” we learn that while on a secret mission in the U.S.S.R., a rocket explosion during an experiment caused agent Mel Hunter (Marshall Thomson) to shrink to about six inches in height. It was essential to keep his condition classified, of course, because a man…

Had you asked me last night after I finished watching The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964), I would have said I was disappointed and that the movie was extremely slow-moving. Today, I can’t stop thinking about it and am about to march into the living room and watch it again! It has really gotten…

Over four years ago, I launched this 1970s TV-Movie series for the  TV Terror Guide with a film called Ritual of Evil (1970.) Today, I end the series with the film to which Ritual was a sequel: Fear No Evil (1969.) We’ve climbed up the decade (and beyond), then back down, adding some movies that…

Good anthologies save the best of their short stories for last. Of course, opinions differ, but for me, Night Gallery (1969) has the order wrong. That’s not to say the overall package is bad in any way. It’s just that Rod Serling gives us the scariest, most effective segment at the beginning. I’m going to…

While Daughter of the Mind aired on television in 1969, there’s no doubt it should be included in discussions about TV-movies of the 70s. First, we’re nitpicking if we exclude anything due to a few months’ difference in release dates. More importantly, it follows a template that many more will use into the next decade……

The great Edward G. Robinson was 77 years old when he made The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970), playing a man who was just turning 70. Age plays a big part in the movie, adding a layer of emotion to what’s already a gripping thriller. So compelling is Robinson’s performance that it’s one of…

Although I can’t remember where I’ve seen it before, the plot of The Face of Fear (1971), while a good one, is not original. Since the source material, the novel, “Sally,” by E.V. Cunningham (aka Howard Fast) was written in 1967, maybe this is just another in a long line of films based on the…

Dead Men Tell No Tales (1971) has a terrific, cinematic opening. In a stunning aerial shot, the camera travels over the sea and zooms in to a beautiful Spanish villa on the shore. Then, in what looks like the same shot, the camera pulls back out as we watch Larry Towers (Christopher George) run outside…

After an extended pre-opening credits sequence during which Dr. Golinski (Tom Bosley) tells Hyam Maish (Herschel Bernardi) he needs to slow down at the age of 73 and enjoy life, a lovely song plays. It was written and sung by Paul Williams, a coincidence since we discussed him recently on The Classic Horrors Club Podcast.…