Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)

Written and Directed by Cy Roth

Tagline: "Out of This World SHOCK SENSATION!"

Run Time: 80 min

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Earth vs The Spider (1958)

Written and Directed by Bert I. Gordon

Tagline: " Bullets…won’t kill it! Flames…can’t burn it! Nothing…can stop it!"

Run Time: 73 min

Bert does it again. The king of ‘rip-offs’ and bad special effects has treated us to another film featuring, well, bad special effects and a movie that […]

Devil Girl From Mars (1954)

Directed by David MacDonald

Written by James Eastwood

Tagline: "Invasion from outer space!"

Run Time: 77 min

One of the hazards of reviewing a "bad" movie is the all too real danger of winding up liking it; a type of cinematic "Stockholm Syndrome". When I first […]

The Deadly Mantis (1957)

Directed by Nathan Juran

Screenplay by Martin Berkeley

Tagline: "This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!"

Run Time: 79 min

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The Day The Earth Froze (1959)

Directed by Risto Orko and Aleksandr Ptushko

Written by Vaino Kaukonen

Run Time: 67 min

Yes…finally, a Scandinavian picture.

Our film begins with a nice wad of narration:

"Throughout history people have listened to the story teller. Men who could fashion myths and fairy tales and make them live for […]

Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)

Directed by Arthur Hilton

Written by Roy Hamilton

Tagline: "Love starved Moon-maidens on the prowl!"

Run Time: 64 min

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Bride of the Monster (1955)

Written and directed by Ed Wood Jr.

Tagline: "More horrifying than ‘Dracula’ – ‘Frankenstein’"

Run Time: 68 min

Other titles: "Bride of the Atom "

I would like to say from the start that I am an Ed Wood apologist. I think he is great. […]

The Brain From Planet Arous (1957)

Directed by Nathan Juran

Written by Ray Buffum

Run Time: 70 min

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The Black Scorpion (1957)

Directed by Edward Ludwig

Written by Robert Blees

Tagline: "The management reserves the right to put up the lights any time the audience becomes too emotionally disturbed. We urge you not to panic or bolt from your seats."

Run Time: 88 min

Another […]

Beginning of the End (1957)

Directed by Bert I. Gordon

Written by Fred Freiberger

Tagline: "New thrills! New shocks! New terror!"

Run Time: 76 min

The 1950’s were indeed a dangerous time for us poor humans. Never before had we be subjected to so many attacks by giant critters: insects […]