GODZILLA King of the Monsters / Toho - 1956 / Music by Akira Ifukube

Well, there's not much to add to what's already been written about GODZILLA, King of the Monsters, so, why try?! We do have lots of awesome stills, though!!

We just did another movie with music by Akira Ifukube this week, so, we'll just keep that streak going with another great soundclip from Eegah!! He's included a very funny little segment, so, get ready for THE KING OF THE MONSTERS!!!

The story starts in the present, as Raymond Burr (Steve Martin, a reporter) lies injured in a makeshift hospital in Japan.

Steve rethinks the whole experience in flashback from the beginning, with the unusual weather him and his Japanese military buddie got caught in.

Then, him and a scientific team go to the island where they say GODZILLA attacked a village, and, it seems fairly plausible when you add it all up!

And, yep, there he is!!

Can you say... phenonema?

Soon thereafter, GODZILLA turns up in Japan, having the same freaky effect on the city as those atomic bombs from only 9 years earlier!!!

Nuf' said?!

Freaky, freaky, freaky!!

Here's the real hero, Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, creator of the 'oxygen destroyer!'

Bring in the Sabre Jets with their missiles!

The oxygen destroyer must be used against the terrifying monster while it rests in the depths of the ocean...

A totally sad ending, the doctor takes his own life over a love he can never have, but, then, was the only one who could save the world from... GODZILLA!! At least until a few years later when Big G came back!!

Tune in next Sunday for SON OF GODZILLA!

THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF - Benjamin Frankel - "Who Said Life Was Fair?" (1961)

When we first started this blog, we hadn't planned on using very many Hammer flicks, because, let's face it, the eras that most Hammer films were shot in, don't really lend themselves to rockin' or swingin' elements! But, we have re-discovered that it's pretty hard to say 'Horror' or 'Terror' musically without getting pretty weird, and weird is something we have always enjoyed around here, which brings us around to tonight's feature, and a real classic, lovin' that howl from "The Cursed Werewolf!" Too bad the soundclip is no longer available!!

"Curse Of The Werewolf" is about a raging concept that has been going on since time immemorial, the battle between the rich and the poor, and how both sides always get screwed in the end in one way or another!! This is the pompous ass behind the whole thing, a wonderfrul actor by the name of Anthony Dawson, who does a horribly dispicable job as The Marques Siniestro! It's his wedding day, and he doesn't really like being disturbed!! The Marquis' blushing bride, The Marquesa, is played by Josephine Llewellyn in the second of the only two roles she ever took on. Maybe the pressure of having four L's in her name was just too much, or maybe it was just the goose!!

Enter a nameless beggar looking for a handout, played by Richard Wordsworth, who disrupts the party just enuf to piss off the Marquis, who then proceeds to throw him into jail forever! Check out The Marquis' Dawg Pound!!

Mr. Beggar ain't lookin' that swell after a many years in the hole!

And one day, the little servant girl, played by Yvonne Romain, who has been feeding him for years, once again, pisses off The Marquis, and gets tossed into the cell with Mr. Beggar! You'd a thought he would have had mercy on her since she's the only one who has ever cared about him at all, but No, he's just an animal now, and sexually ravages her! Now, how exactly that combination of DNA creates a werewolf offspring is up for debate, but that is what happens!

The Marquis keeps busy like all guys in charge, and now spends all his time making these very serious decisions!!

Have or have not, payback is a bitch!

The servant girl got away, had a baby boy, and dies. The boy gets adopted, grows up farily normal and turns into Leon Corledo, portrayed by, the one, and only, Oliver Reed!

Martin Mathews as Jose Amadayo, is Leon's new friend and co-worker!!! Jose is quite the horny cut-up!!!

Jose convinces Leon to go out with him, and have a good time dancing and drinking at a nice respectable place!! Hey, donde esta Sancho Lopez??

But Leon doesn't seem to enjoy dancing as much as his father did!!

Oliver Reed is one of many heroes we've got here in The Dungeon, and "The Curse Of The Werewolf" is one of the many reasons why!!

Makeup artist extraordinaire Roy Ashton is the man to thank for how cool Oliver looks as the wolfman. Roy did the makeup on so many Hammer films, it will make your head spin, because, Roy was The Guy!!!

The composer for the music used in "Curse Of The Werewolf" was Mr. Benjamin Frankel, a brilliant man who we haven't had a chance to talk about before, because he didn't do much work on horror films, but who had been working on music in the movies since 1934!!!!

GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS - André Brummer (aka Henri Price) - "Livin' In The Past Ain't So Bad, When You Think About It!" (1973)

We're gonna blame this one on our pal Prof. Grewbeard over at Magic Carpet Burn, because without him I might have gone through life without ever seeing this film, and while that might have been a good thing, it's too late now, and I have to share!! The title says it all, or nothing, depending on your point of view!!! it's the "Godmonster of Indian Flats!"

They just don't make Nevada like this anymore!!

These were actually the Big Money machines!!

The Primadonna in Reno wasn't exciting enough, so they decide to move the party to a more happening location!!!

Once again we bow down to the Maestro André Brummer, aka Henri Price, aka Henry Price, the man behind the music of Arch Hall and Ray Dennis Steckler Dungeon classics like "Eegah!!!" and "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo," who never fails to come up with some good stuff, no matter what the odds!!

I'm serious, I swear to The Godmonster, do not tell anybody, but I used to own a button front red flannel shirt just like that, and me and Tabonga used to share it!!! No crap!!

So it's like an old western town kinda like "Westworld" without the robots, where they punk this city slicker dude who came to buy up all the mining rights!

You killed my dog, Dawg!!

There's a mad scientist living outside of town who has an assistant named Mariposa! I think if I was paying attention correctly, when they said Mariposa's name for like the 367th time, that's what created the monster! At least I know it drove me insane!!!

You can thank God that producer, writer, and monster designer Fredric Hobbs only ever designed one, because, really, I know there's a sheep in there somewhere, but why's it so dumpy, and what's up with the one long leg? At least, for the most part they don't focus, or keep the camera on it for a very long shot! I do gotta say, it sure does look like it would smell mighty funky, kind of like "The Heap!"

Hey, did any of you kids invite a big stinky sheep lookin attacked by wolves and regurgitated as a giant hairball monster to the picnic?? C'mon kids!!!