Previews: The Brood and Gigantis The Fire Monster

I'm looking forward to this weekend's features. The first one I haven't seen and the second I'm looking forward to watching again.

1979 saw the release of "The Brood". It stars Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, and Art Hindle. I guess she gives birth to some mutant kids and they act of her negative thoughts. They share a psychic bond. And it all sounds creepy! Sounds like it should be a good one. Here's the trailer...



Gigantis The Fire Monster is the American names for Godzilla Raids Again. This is considered the second in the Godzilla series and came out in 1955. Godzilla dukes it out with Anguirus is his first monster on monster tussle! The original plans were were to take all the monster footage and throw out out all of the Japanese actors and make a new movie called The Volcano Monsters. This didn't happen and the American suits decided to change the name to Gigantis to fool the audience into thinking they were seeing a new monster. We knew better....silly corporate movie people! Here's a short collection of trailers for the movie:

This Weekend's (5/9) Creature Double Feature Drive-In Movies!

Greetings Ghoulies! Hope you were able to get out and enjoy the nice weather this past weekend! I did and had time to sink my teeth into our vampire features. Really enjoyed Near Dark and Dracula vs. Frankenstein was fun but tough to watch poor Lon Cheney.

Judging from the posters to my right here, they went crazy with the red! Two more great features for the weekend!

First up Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar fend off "The Brood"! When Samantha gives birth to mutated children, what secrets do they hold? Can they be stopped?

Then, rising once more from Tokyo Bay, Godzi....Urrrr...Gigantis The Fire Monster! Confused? I'll explain all tomorrow with the sneak peeks. Just know some giant monsters are tearing up Japan so it can't be that bad!

See you tomorrow! Till then, Watch the skies!

Tarantula and Godzilla reviews

Greetings Groovy Ghoulies!

What a weekend for giant monsters! Still trying to wash the radiation off! Oh well, what's the worst that could happen?

Tarantula was alot of fun to watch again. The movie slowly builds to this giant Spider tearing up a house and attempting to wreck havok on the town. It stars John Agar and I am beginning to think he starred in every monster movie from the 40s and 50s. I'm sure he'll be showing up again. He always looks like he's having fun but not over acting it. The special effects for this are cool, as they used a real spider for most of the scenes. They grew it to epic proportions, and they blend it well into the sets. And yes, Leo G. Carroll's transpormation still scares me. I want to give special thanks to David for pointing out young Clint Eastwood as the fighter pilot towards the end. He does what Clint does best, kick ass! If you like giant monsters, check it out!

We journeyed to Tokyo to check in on Godzilla, King of The Monsters for the 2nd feature. This movie seems like it was made with such care. It almost seems like a smart monster movie or Kaiju as the Japanese call these movies. I think these use a blend of man in suit, stop animation, and puppetry to make Godzilla come alive. I love the shots of him rising out of Tokyo bay. I wonder if they knew what they were starting? Godzilla has always been my favorite and I also hoped he would be one of the features every weekend. I do feel sorry for Big G at the end when the oxygen destroyer is released. A sad end to the first adventure. Was I the only one rooting for him? Nah, couldn't have been.

The government is coming to spray down the drive-in now, but we'll be back tomorrow with two new features. Till then, watch the skies!

Godzilla, King of The Monsters!

No giant monster made a bigger impact on my childhood growing up then the big G himself, Godzilla. I love all of the toho classics, and this was the one that started it all.

Growing up, I had no clue that Raymond Burr was added to Godzilla for the American Release. I just thought it was cool having a big giant lizard tearing up Tokyo. This may not be my favorite entry in the film series, something like 28 movies now, but it keeps moving throughout.

I'll tell you more about my Godzilla love in my review. So, here's the trailer and I'll save you a spot up near the screen Saturday Night. Till then, watch the skies!

This Weekend's (3/14) Creature Double Feature Drive-In movies!

Good evening my Groovy Ghoulies! It seems the atomic bomb testing area we built the old drive-in on has awakened strange creatures for this weekened's features.

This is a true Creature Double Feature going back to the days I remember watching on Saturday afternoons. This one will be a real treat.

First up, Leo G. Carroll and John Agar will face atomic experiments gone wrong when "Tarantula" takes to the hills!

And then, from the seas off the coast of Japan, Raymond Burr will report on the arrival of "Godzilla, King of The Monsters!"

I owe so much of my love for giant monsters to these two films, especially the second. So, go find a radiation suit, and I'll warm up the projector and see you all Saturday night for these Creature Double Features! Till tomorrow, watch the skies!