‘Invasion of the Saucer Men’ (1957)
The ultimate B.E.M.s When my generation of movie buffs were teenagers — this was pre-Internet, pre-tablet, pre-DVD, and pre-VHS — we would devour the weekly […]
Sci-fi
‘Battle of the Worlds’ (1961)
Claude Rains … in space! ‘Battle of the Worlds’ The Film Detective $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 84 minutes plus special features Not rated By Mark […]
‘Brain From Planet Arous’ (1957)
Campy but creepy ‘The Brain From Planet Arous’ The Film Detective $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 71 minutes plus special features Not rated By Mark Voger, […]
Joyce Meadows: Sci-fi heroine
‘The Brain’ and I By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Fans of vintage science fiction films are […]
‘Monster From Green Hell’ (1958)
Pass the wasp repellent ‘Monster From Green Hell: Special Edition’ The Film Detective $24.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 71 minutes plus special features Not rated By […]
‘Flight to Mars’ (1951)
High heels and microskirts ‘Flight to Mars’ (1951) The Film Detective $24.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 72 minutes plus special features Not rated By Mark Voger, […]
‘The Mole People’ (1956)
Underground cinema We 1960s monster freaks have always thought of “The Mole People” as a monster movie. But is it, really? From the distance of […]
‘It Conquered the World’ (1956)
Attack of the cucumber! Roger Corman was workin’ the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” vibe here. Goin’ for some paranoia. “It Conquered the World” is […]
‘Invisible Invaders’ (1959)
Romero was taking notes Edward L. Cahn‘s hokey, disjointed horror/sci-fi hybrid is one of those “People of Earth!” movies that were everywhere in the ’50s. […]
‘War of the Satellites’ (1958)
What hath Sputnik wrought? The first thing you must know about “War of the Satellites” is that it was a response to Russia’s launch of […]
‘Day the World Ended’ (1956)
Apocalypse then Was Roger Corman trying to trick moviegoers into thinking this was a sequel or re-release of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”? If […]
‘The Brain Eaters’ (1958)
Nelson, VeSota’s big chance Ed Nelson — billed in “The Brain Eaters” as Edwin Nelson — had what it takes to be a leading man […]
‘Not of This Earth’ (1957)
The eyes have it Half the fun in watching Roger Corman‘s series of shoestring-budget sci-fi films of the 1950s is to spot the ways Corman […]
Dick Miller (1928-2019)
Prince Sirki claims ‘Bucket of Blood’ star “I had come out from New York as a writer. After bumming around for a while and not […]
Mexico’s ‘Invisible Man’ (1958)
by Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ I love, love, love the Mexi-horror flicks made by Azteca Films in […]
In search of ‘Invasion Siniestra’
Some day, my dream will come true: To again watch “Invasion Siniestra,” the (very) last film of Boris Karloff, filmed in 1968 and released in […]
‘La nave de los monstruos’ (1960)
Las mujeres sexualmente atractivas y monstruos feos. ¿Qué más necesita? By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ In the […]
‘Creation of the Humanoids’ (1962)
Beware! The hot chick you’re dating may be a robot By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ “You must see […]