Sunday, June 30, 2024

Hand of Death (1962)

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:  Hand of Death (also known as Five Fingers of Death) is a low-budget 1962 American horror film directed by Gene Nelson, and written and produced by Eugene Ling.[1] The film stars John Agar, Paula Raymond, Stephen Dunne and Roy Gordon. The narrative follows a scientist who develops a military nerve gas. After accidentally exposing himself to it, he not only turns into a grotesque monster, but anyone who touches him dies. The scientist goes on the run but is killed by police before a curative serum can be tried on him.

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Revenge of the Fire Monster

 

I watched War of the Monsters last night, the best version of Gamera vs. Barugon.  From Wiki- Gamera vs. Barugon (大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン, Daikaijū kettō: Gamera tai Barugon, lit.'Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon') is a 1966 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii. Produced by Daiei Film, it is the second entry in the Gamera franchise, and stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, and Yūzō Hayakawa, with Teruo Aragaki as Gamera. In the film, Gamera returns to Earth to battle a reptilian monster born out of an opal brought to Japan by greedy entrepreneurs.

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Belgium Godzilla vs the Thing


 As we gear up for Xenorama's celebration of the 60th anniversary of Godzilla vs. the Thing, we have found and been provided to us many posters and stills from all around the world.  Some are based on the Japanese poster and some are based on AIP's US poster.  Some are a weird combination of both, like this one from some unknown country.  We do not recognize the language, at least at this point in time.  It is not German, that's for sure.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

HOTW- Superboy (the original)

 

From Wiki- From the character's first published story in 1944 until 1992, the title Superboy was applied to versions of the adventures of Superman (Kal-El) as a boy, teenager or young adult. The primary settings for the stories were the fictional town of Smallville, the 30th Century (where Superboy featured in time travel adventures with the Legion of Super-Heroes) and universities attended by Clark Kent.  Back to me:  Since 1992 there have been about a billion other characters with this name, and none have been quite as fun as the original  I have no idea if Krypto exists, though movies have been made about him, as well as cartoons, but none are as fun as the original, either.

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Sven- The Leech Woman (1960(

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:  The Leech Woman is a 1960 black-and-white American horror film directed by Edward Dein, produced by Joseph Gershenon, and starring Coleen Gray, Grant Williams, Gloria Talbott and Phillip Terry. The plot follows a middle-aged American woman, desperate to be young again, who uses an ancient, secret African potion to regain her lost youth and beauty. The potion works, but only temporarily, requiring repeated usage.  Produced in 1959, Leech Woman's US theatrical release from Universal-International was as a double feature with The Brides of Dracula.

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Master Killer/The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

 

From Wiki- A young student named Liu Yude is drawn by his activist teacher into the local rebellion against the Manchu government. The government officials, headed by the brutal General Tien Ta, however, quickly discover and suppress the uprising, liquidating the school and killing the students' friends and family members. Yude decides to seek vengeance and liberation for the people, and heads for the Shaolin temple to learn kung fu. Wounded by Manchu henchmen during an escape, Yude reaches the temple and seeks sanctuary. Initially the monks reject him, since he is an outsider, but the chief abbot has mercy on the young man and lets him stay. One year later, Yude - now known as San Te - begins his martial arts training in the temple's 35 chambers, in each of which the temple's novices are trained in one aspect of the kung fu fighting arts.