Tag: 1950s

The Spider (1958) – By Baron Craze

April 7, 2024
Film Reviews

In the mid-1950s the horror genre began to become influenced by science using radiation as a catalyst for gigantism namely film such as Godzilla [1954], Them! [1954], and Tarantula [1955] it is that film that heavily influenced, this movie, and American International Pictures (AIP) already having a firm hold on the teenage market, thanks to…

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Scared Stiff (1953) – By Baron Craze

August 13, 2023
Other Worldly Cinema

Often in the horror genre we find ourselves presented with films that are remakes or variations of a previous conceptual designs or tropes this movie is a little of “The Old Dark House [1932]” as well as a remake of The Ghost Breakers [1940] that starred Bob Hope however, to be fair this flick is…

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The Abominable Snowman (1957) – By Baron Craze

December 22, 2022
Film Reviews

The birth of Hammer Horror, formerly commenced in 1955, and while the studio was founded in November 1937, its most significant importance didn’t occur until the mid-50s, though most know of the gothic horror of reinventing the Universal Monsters. It started with Nigel Kneale’s television science fiction series The Quatermass Experiment directed by Val Guest,…

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) – By Baron Craze

February 28, 2021
Articles

I thoroughly enjoy anniversary article-reviews, allowing the time to dive deeper into a certain film, and this was one I had circled a long time ago; it serves as an interesting time in cinema, so much occurring in life at that time. In addition, the movie clearly has influence with countless filmmakers, exploring interesting themes…

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The Wasp Woman (1959) – By Baron Craze

July 31, 2020
Film Reviews

Without Roger Corman, it’s possible that the b-movie cinematic world would be the equivalent of a stationary bike, simply stuck in a rut, however those well aware of his contributions know of his vast gothic works, Pit and the Pendulum [1961], the numerous hats he wore on any given project, and showed the blueprint of…

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The Crawling Eye (1958) – By Baron Craze

April 30, 2020
Film Reviews

I figure this film needed to be discussed simply as I mentioned it in The Fog (1980) review, and realized that there’s a high percentage chance that many readers may never have heard of it, hence the time to revisit, as one might recall, John Carpenter stated it was one of a few concepts for…

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It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955) – By Baron Craze

February 29, 2020
Archived Reviews

  Robert Gordon directed a little more than the average creature feature from screenwriters George Worthing Yates and Hal Smith, because not only feature the talents of Ray Harryhausen’s special effects, but that it gives Faith Domergue’s role as an independent professor (more on this later). Yates truly understood the new dimension of horror with creatures…

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Godzilla (1954) – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2019
Articles

First, it is great pleasure I review this film, I thoroughly enjoy creature features and cryptozoology movies, but also one that incorporates part of real-life history into the backstory of the movie, and herein that World War II and the dreadful creation of the atomic bomb. I’ve mentioned before in other reviews the importance of…

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20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) – By Baron Craze

August 31, 2019
Archived Reviews

When one hears the name Ray Harryhausen they either say who’s that or know of his masterful special effects skills, honoring and respecting his contributions to cinema, especially in both the horror and sci-fi genres. A classic creation of his which features Ymir, the beast from Venus celebrates its 62nd  anniversary in the film 20…

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Them! (1954) – By Baron Craze

June 30, 2019
Articles

At the time of writing this article and review of  “Them!” it’s 65-years-old and highly likely some readers are unaware of the movie and its importance in the horror genre, furthermore many modern audiences will find the movie as a watered down b-movie antiquated with technical limitations. However, for the time of 1954, those constraints…

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