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Fright Night (1985) TMDB IMDb
Fright Night
director: Tom Holland actor: Chris Sarandon / William Ragsdale …
other title: Ammazzavampiri / Gysertimen …
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
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Forbidden Planet (1956) TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban
Forbidden Planet
8.4 (5 ratings) director: Fred M. Wilcox actor: Walter Pidgeon / Anne Francis …
other title: Il pianeta proibito / Kampen på dødskloden …
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
May 26, 2025 watched
https://peertube.wtf/w/ehQReF6uWnXNmCLZwsEhV3

I thought it would be cheesy, but it actually maintained a great atmosphere of suspense, thanks not only to the interesting story and wonderful cast, but also to the still spooky fully-electronic score.

Saw it 4 May 2025, rewatched as my first #Monsterdon #WatchParty on Mastodon

My Raygun Gothic post:
https://piefed.social/post/723522
1950s AnneFrancis Horror LeslieNielsen Monsterdon
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Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
ゴジラ ファイナルウォーズ
director: Ryuhei Kitamura actor: Masahiro Matsuoka / Rei Kikukawa …
other title: Gojira - Final Wars / Godzilla: Final wars …
Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.
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Clash of the Titans (1981) TMDB Douban IMDb
Clash of the Titans
director: Desmond Davis actor: Harry Hamlin / Judi Bowker …
other title: Scontro di titani / Titanernes Kamp …
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.
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Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
director: Robert Gaffney actor: Marilyn Hanold / James Karen …
other title: Frankenstein contre le monstre de l'espace / Frankenstein contra el monstruo del espacio …
When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new breeding stock. Landing in Puerto Rico, they shoot down a NASA space capsule manned by an android. With his electronic brain damaged, the android terrorizes the island while the Martians raid beaches and pool parties
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Maximum Overdrive (1986) TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Maximum Overdrive
director: Stephen King actor: Emilio Estevez / Pat Hingle …
other title: Brivido / Rhea M - Es begann ohne Warnung …
When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.
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Vampire Circus (1972) TMDB WikiData IMDb
Vampire Circus
director: Robert Young actor: Adrienne Corri / Thorley Walters …
other title: La regina dei vampiri / O Circo do Vampiro …
After a spate of murders, the villagers of Schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, Count Mitterhouse. Fifteen years later the Circus of Nights appeared in the plague-ridden village and its performers include Mitterhouse's mistress, children and cousins. They have come to Schtettel to fulfil the Count's last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction on those who participated in his impaling. The children of Schtettel become the targets for a brutal and devastating revenge as the Vampire Circus rehearses for its most deadly performance.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) TMDB NeoDB KevGa-NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.2 (6 ratings) director: Jack Arnold actor: Richard Carlson / Julie Adams …
other title: Il mostro della laguna nera / Uhyret fra den sorte lagune …
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
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The Food of the Gods (1976) TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Food of the Gods
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Marjoe Gortner / Pamela Franklin …
other title: Il cibo degli dei / A Praga dos Deuses …
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
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The Angry Red Planet (1959) IMDb NeoDB WikiData TMDB
The Angry Red Planet
director: Ib Melchior actor: Gerald Mohr / Naura Hayden …
other title: Marte Distruggerà la Terra! / Den vrede planet …
The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?
Sept. 22, 2025 watched
A movie that, like a great artist, steals from others (The Blob, Godzilla, Forbidden Planet etc). But great art, it ain't.

Watched in #Monsterdon #WatchParty on Mastodon
1950s Mars Monsterdon RaygunGothic SciFi
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The Raven (1963) TMDB IMDb
The Raven
director: Roger Corman actor: Vincent Price / Peter Lorre …
other title: I maghi del terrore / Ravnen …
A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.
Aug. 4, 2025 watched
Roger Corman takes an Edgar Allen Poe horror poem with three classic horror actors... and turns it into a comedy?

Neither scary nor (intentionally) funny. Looks impressive at times, though.

Watched as party of #Monsterdon #WatchParty on Mastodon.
BorisKarloff Monsterdon PeterLorre VincentPrice WatchParty
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) IMDb TMDB WikiData
ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ大怪獣総進撃
director: Shusuke Kaneko actor: Chiharu Niiyama / Ryudo Uzaki …
other title: Godzilla, Mothra e King Ghidorah - Assalto di mostri giganti / Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack …
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.
Aug. 11, 2025 watched
Great final battle... and then another final battle... and then another... and another... and another!

Seen in #Monsterdon #WatchParty
2000s Godzilla Japan Kaiju KingGhidorah
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The Man from Planet X (1951) TMDB IMDb
The Man from Planet X
director: Edgar G. Ulmer actor: Robert Clarke / Margaret Field …
other title: L'uomo dal pianeta X / Der Mann von Planet X …
While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
director: 杰克·阿诺德 actor: 理查德·加尔森 / 朱莉·亚当斯 …
other title: 黑湖妖潭 / 黑湖妖谭 …
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
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Swamp Thing (1982) TMDB IMDb
Swamp Thing
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.