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The Land Unknown (1957) WikiData IMDb TMDB Skybridge
The Land Unknown
director: Virgil W. Vogel actor: Jock Mahoney / Shirley Patterson …
other title: Prigionieri dell'Antartide / No Mundo dos Monstros Pré-Históricos …
Navy Commander Alan Roberts is assigned to lead an expedition to Little America in Antarctica to investigate reports of a mysterious warm water inland lake discovered a decade earlier. His helicopter and its small party, including reporter Maggie Hathaway, is forced down into a volcanic crater by a fierce storm. They find themselves trapped in a lush tropical environment that has survived from prehistoric times.
Sept. 12, 2026 watched
Boring and slow. Bad T. Rex costume.

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Swamp Thing (1982) IMDb TMDB
Swamp Thing
5.8 (5 ratings) director: Wes Craven actor: Louis Jourdan / Adrienne Barbeau …
other title: Il mostro della palude / Perigo no Pântano …
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.
Aug. 25, 2025 watched
Slow. Tries for sappy Lou Ferrigno sad Hulk vibes.

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Idle Hands (1999) IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Idle Hands
director: Rodman Flender actor: Devon Sawa / Seth Green …
other title: Giovani diavoli / Ivrige hænder …
Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all.
Sept. 5, 2026 watched
Really fun mix of Sam Rami-esque horror slapstick and a horny teen movie. Great special effects. An amusing premise.

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The Time of Their Lives (1946) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Time of Their Lives
director: Charles Barton actor: Bud Abbott / Lou Costello …
other title: Se ci sei batti due colpi / Deux Nigauds dans le manoir hanté …
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
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The Mummy's Hand (1940) IMDb TMDB
The Mummy's Hand
director: Christy Cabanne actor: Dick Foran / Peggy Moran …
other title: La Main de la Momie / La mano de la momia …
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.
Aug. 26, 2026 watched
Slapstick with slow plot

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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill
director: William Castle actor: Vincent Price / Carol Ohmart …
other title: La casa dei fantasmi / Spøgelseshuset …
Eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren and his 4th wife, Annabelle, have invited 5 people to the house on Haunted Hill for a "haunted House" party. Whoever will stay in the house for one night will earn ten thousand dollars each. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.
July 1, 2026 watched
Campy and fun. None of the scares are actually scary but it’s really about the campfire spooky story vibe.
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The Car (1977) IMDb TMDB Skybridge
The Car
director: Elliot Silverstein actor: James Brolin / Kathleen Lloyd …
other title: La macchina nera / Bilen …
The film is set in the fictional Utah community of Santa Ynez, which is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town's Sheriff, it becomes the job of Captain Wade Parent to stop the murderous driver.
June 30, 2026 watched
A few fun scenes but mostly boring made-for-tv looking schlock.
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Destroy All Monsters (1968) WikiData IMDb TMDB
怪獣総進撃
director: Ishirō Honda actor: Akira Kubo / Jun Tazaki …
other title: Gli eredi di King Kong / Frankenstein und die Monster aus dem All …
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
June 29, 2026 watched
Fun, but drags in the middle
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Dinoshark (2010) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dinoshark
director: Kevin O'Neill actor: Eric Balfour / Aarón Díaz …
other title: Bloody Waters : Eaux Sanglantes
A baby dinoshark evolves into a ferocious predatory adult, terrorising tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
May 23, 2026 watched
Every part of this movie is in a “be the worst” contest. Terrible script, terrible acting, terrible editing.
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First Men in the Moon (1964) WikiData IMDb TMDB
First Men in the Moon
director: Nathan Juran actor: Edward Judd / Martha Hyer …
other title: Base Luna chiama Terra / Første mand på månen …
The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, but are shocked when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.
May 22, 2026 watched
A bit slow. One of my least favorite Harryhausen flicks.
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Parents (1989) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Parents
director: Bob Balaban actor: Randy Quaid / Mary Beth Hurt …
other title: Pranzo misterioso / Pfui Teufel, Daddy ist ein Kannibale …
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London
director: John Landis actor: David Naughton / Jenny Agutter …
other title: Un lupo mannaro americano a Londra / En amerikansk varulv i London …
American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.
April 29, 2026 watched
Great makeup and practical effects. Good dark comedy.
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The War of the Worlds (1953) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The War of the Worlds
director: Byron Haskin actor: Gene Barry / Ann Robinson …
other title: La guerra dei mondi / Klodernes kamp …
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
March 5, 2026 watched
Not a lot that stands out. Reminds me of every other 50s/60s alien invasion movie.
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Dracula (1931)
Dracula
7.5 (8 ratings) director: Tod Browning actor: Bela Lugosi / Helen Chandler …
other title: Drácula
British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together and Dracula, a secret vampire, begins preying on London socialites.
Feb. 23, 2026 watched
Watched the version with the Universal stock horror music soundtrack. The soundtrack helps the film so much!
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War of the Colossal Beast (1958) WikiData IMDb TMDB
War of the Colossal Beast
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Sally Fraser / Roger Pace …
other title: Gigant des Grauens / Le retour de l'homme colosse …
Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very angry.
Feb. 23, 2026 watched
The colossal beast just kinda mopes around. The army seems to have no sense of urgency. Never has a colossal beast been more mundane.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) IMDb TMDB Douban Bangumi
キングコング対ゴジラ
director: Ishirō Honda actor: Tadao Takashima / Kenji Sahara …
other title: Il trionfo di King Kong / Die Rückkehr des King Kong …
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Jan. 25, 2026 watched
Without the slo-mo kaiju, it's obvious that they're just sad, middle-aged men in bad suits.
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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
director: Seth Holt / Michael Carreras actor: Valerie Leon / Andrew Keir …
other title: Exorcismus - Cleo, la dea dell'amore / O Túmulo de Sangue …
Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying incidents, powerless against the forces of darkness, directed by Corbeck, that are taking possession of her body and soul to fulfill the ancient prophesy that Queen Tara will be resurrected to continue her reign of unspeakable evil.
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Duel (1971)
Duel
7.5 (6 ratings) director: Steven Spielberg actor: Dennis Weaver / Jacqueline Scott …
other title: Duellen / Um Assassino Pelas Costas …
Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
Dec. 16, 2025 watched
Feels like a B-movie
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Devil Doll (1964) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Devil Doll
director: Lindsay Shonteff actor: Bryant Haliday / William Sylvester …
other title: Il mostro e le vergini / La Poupée diabolique …
An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.
Dec. 13, 2025 watched
A shame that the second half of the film is soooo slow, because the first half was great. I loved how the Hugo act was so uncomfortable and cringy. It was like watching two old married people fighting. There was a real bitterness in how they insult each other.
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