Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)
Middling attempt to create a rival to Godzilla, which was successful enough to spawn a whole franchise. This is not great however!
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Reviewing the best (and worst) of horror, sci-fi and fantasy since 2000
Apr 1
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Godzilla battles the giant crustacean Ebirah and a terrorist organisation called the Red Bamboo in one of the series' weakest films.
Aug 10, 2023
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
America is under attack by a giant octopus in this plodding outing featuring special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Aug 3, 2022
Tarantula (1955)
Giant spider terrorises Arizona in one of the earlier, and better, examples of the 50s atomic monster movie cycle.
Jul 31, 2022
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
50s big bug movie about a giant preying mantis is one from the dying days of the genre and it shows.
May 22, 2022
The Giant Claw (1957)
The pinnacle of B-movie terrible, The Giant Claw sees a huge extraterrestrial bird arrive on Earth and start smashing stuff up.
May 22, 2022
The Black Scorpion (1957)
Giant scorpions are on the loose in Mexico in another 50s sci-fi monster movie.
May 19, 2022
Monster from Green Hell (1957)
Late entry into the 50s atomic monster cycle and this time its giant wasps in Africa which are causing all of the problems.
May 17, 2022
Beginning of the End (1957)
America gets attacked by copious amounts of grasshopper stock footage in Beginning of the End.
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