JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH / 20th Century Fox - 1959 / Music by Bernard Herrmann

When posting up music and stills from classic monster movies, you have to include JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH!.. So, without further adieu... Theme, Pat + The Boys!

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Composer Bernard Herrmann did tons of great stuff... THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, VERTIGO, THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, PSYCHO, CAPE FEAR, THE BIRDS, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, TWISTED NERVE, IT'S ALIVE and much, much more!!!

We like Pat Boone here at The Dungeon, what a great guy besides a fantastic talent! He's just different!

Believe it or not, you have to go way up there to get to the center of the Earth!!.. WEIRD!!

And, what kind of a journey would it be without a hot lady like Arlene Dahl to make it more interesting! And, of course, that's James Mason with her there!

The action never ends! For a while, Pat gets separated from the others.

Then, the bad guy, Count Saknussem, shows up. He's been following at a safe distance, letting the others find the way for him. He has plans to capitalize on the success of the adventure and take the credit. Of course, the others must die!.. Whatta nice guy!

The good news is, later, he starts a rock slide and a big pile of boulders dump right down on his worthless skull!!

You find food, then, you become food!

They find an ocean to cross, but, get caught up in a whirlpool and barely make it out!.. A damn exciting scene!!

Oh, did I mention Gertrude the duck?.. She has made it all the way through every adventure so far with the help of her pal, Hans. Then, she wanders off for a minute, only to be viciously killed by the hungry Count!..

Arlene, making things 'more interesting'...

Eventually, they stumble upon this ancient city full of lost treasure.

But, you can't take treasure with you if you have to ride in a big rock dish being propelled by lava up through a vent in an active volcano!.. Seriously!!

I saw this movie as a kid when it came out, and, I didn't believe that anyone could ever survive an ordeal like that! Good old... Suspension of disbelief!!

THE CARPET OF HORROR (Der Teppich Des Grauens) - "Break Out The Vacuum Please" (1962)

Hey, it's Saturday night and that's always a good time for something Great!!!! Usually!! Except for tonight, of course, for in an ever far reaching effort to come up with every obscure title in the world, Tabonga obtained this movie for you, not without hardship, having almost lost a branch, at some third world flea market in Trinidad or Tobago from a vendor of some ill repute, I must admit, and I'm just not sure it was worth it! So, whatever, here you go, music from the worst possible print imaginable, it's "The Carpet Of Horror"!! We usually like to post these films with their original title, but for this one, we had to use "The Carpet Of Horror" because it is without a doubt, the worst crossover translation from another language title ever conceived!!!

This is the first guy to feel the amazing killer choking power of the poison rug, I mean "The Carpet Of Horror!"

Don't get religion of any sort or ilk involved or we're all doomed!!!

Oh, No, it's another hand in a glove from behind a curtain! AAAAAaaaaahhhhHHHHH!!!!!! I can't take it!!!!

The extra prolific and incredibly talented Italian composer, Maestro Francesco De Masi had a long and varied career in 'sword & sandal' and 'spaghetti western' films, and will be long remembered for his work in "Fistful Of Knuckles!" Yow!!! The Best title of all time or what??

It's funny, if you can find a watchable copy, it's really not a bad little film! With an outstanding score from Francesco, this film follows in the Dr. Mabuse genre with sick people doing weird horrible things to each other, this time, sneaking in and using the poison gas on the rug, mad killer variation, but with good music in the background!

THE EYE CREATURES - Baxter/Stein - "Crazy Kids" (1965)

Roll Film!!!! We've written just about all we can about "The Eye Creatures" already, and you can read more about the merry misadventures of Larry Buchanan and friends by following one of the links below:

The Eye Creatures - "When You Start Talking Turkey"

"The Eye Creatures - "Recycled Rock"

But one little bit we forgot to include is the ending where some very sleazelounge music competes with that oh so famous voice of the 31 year old John Ashley saying, "After all, we're just a couple of "Crazy Kids"!

THE LAND UNKNOWN / Universal International - 1957 / Music by Mancini, Roemheld, Salter + Stein

Finally we get to this great flick from 1957. Universal always superior!.. King of '50s US monster flicks, no doubt!!

But, funny thing! Universal music not big favorite here at Dungeon... Kinda dull when comparing with others. They use geniuses mostly for stock music? What gives?! Uncredited composers are Henry Mancini, Heinz Roemheld, Hans J. Salter + Herman Stein.

Shawn Smith get to go for ride in helicopter with Navy dude name Jock... in Antarctica!!

So, they flying along and it get foggy! Then, big stupid bird come along and smack into helicopter and have to make emergency landing in volcano!

Universal rules! Rex just got tummy sliced by helicopter blade!!

They run across this weird dude. He got lost in there before them, and, he want Shawn, bad!!

Creepy plant monster!

Awesome dinosaur!

Of course, everything work out at end. They fix helicopter and fly back to ship. Then, run out of gas and crash in ocean 2 second before landing!.. Sheesh!!

But, somehow, all worth it!

MOSURA TAI GOJIRA (Godzilla Vs. Mothra) - The Peanuts - "Mosura" (1964)

Last November we shared the theme from this great film, "Mosura tai Gojira!"

The ever present kitsch film authority Greg Goodsell was at least one person who wondered why The Peanuts were left behind! Alas, it was just a matter of time!

The natives of the island affected by nuclear tests were not happy campers, as we all should not be, considering the circumstances!

Do you happen to remember that bit about "beware of false idols?" The "Big shots" still don't get it!!!

So it's taken awhile, but here's a medley from Emi Ito and Yûmi Ito, also known as "The Peanuts" and it's all about getting Mosura, Mothra or whatever you want to call The Thing, all fired up and ready to go out and kick some butt in the name of oppressed peoples everywhere!

It might only be a moth, but, it's a really big moth!!!!

We like to refer to this as "The Godzilla Effect!" Very similar to terms of yesteryear like "Crapping In Your Pants!"

Just when you think Mothra is finished, Bam!! Metamorphosis!!!! Now you got to deal with the Ugly Twins!! Sorry Godzilla, now it's a tag team match, and you ain't got no partner!! Oh, Yeah, and they spit!!!