Since the Pre-50s Classic Horror Films thread seemed to be doing so well, I thought we'd have another to include all of the 50s' strangeness as well as the classic Hammer studio oevre and things produced by directors like Mario Bava, Roger Corman, Jesus Franco and the like.
At least Moose thought it was a good idea, so if no one else shows up, I'll blame it on him...LOL.
First up: a couple of late 50s films, both involving creatures released from the Earth by tectonic movement;
TCM showed this last Saturday (you know...Rapture Day...LOL);
Tim Holt must have been channelling Joe Friday for this one. The monster actually didn't look half-bad considering the times and the budget. I just remember as a kid seeing this that I wished that they'd got Ray Harryhausen involved.
This scene does not appear in the movie...It's a still shot used as reference for the poster illustration.
Spielberg did not invent "Children in Peril".
And then there's this one that I watched in its entirety on YouTube today. I have not seen this film since I was about ten years old. Its basically an Italian version of The Blob with Mayan mythology, a little bit of voodoo and without the teen angst. Allegedly, Mario Bava (one of Tarrentino's heroes) was 'allowed' by the 'nominal' director to direct most of the film (uncredited, of course).
The Italians were not as squeamish about viscera back then.
At least Moose thought it was a good idea, so if no one else shows up, I'll blame it on him...LOL.
First up: a couple of late 50s films, both involving creatures released from the Earth by tectonic movement;
TCM showed this last Saturday (you know...Rapture Day...LOL);
Tim Holt must have been channelling Joe Friday for this one. The monster actually didn't look half-bad considering the times and the budget. I just remember as a kid seeing this that I wished that they'd got Ray Harryhausen involved.
This scene does not appear in the movie...It's a still shot used as reference for the poster illustration.
Spielberg did not invent "Children in Peril".
And then there's this one that I watched in its entirety on YouTube today. I have not seen this film since I was about ten years old. Its basically an Italian version of The Blob with Mayan mythology, a little bit of voodoo and without the teen angst. Allegedly, Mario Bava (one of Tarrentino's heroes) was 'allowed' by the 'nominal' director to direct most of the film (uncredited, of course).
The Italians were not as squeamish about viscera back then.
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