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Earth vs. the Spider (1958)
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Bert I. Gordon actor: Ed Kemmer / June Kenney …
other title: La vendetta del ragno nero / Die Rache der schwarzen Spinne …
Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.
Watched
July 6, 2026
For what it is, it wasn't too bad!

I watched it *before* the #Monsterdon watch party because of the World Cup match.
Kaiju BertIGordon 1950s USA Spider
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Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day
★ 6.9 19 ratings
Roland Emmerich actor: Will Smith / Bill Pullman …
other title: Dia da Independência / Dia de la independencia
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
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Jaws (1975)
Jaws
★ 8.0 48 ratings
Steven Spielberg actor: Roy Scheider / Robert Shaw …
other title: Lo squalo / Dødens gab …
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
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To Be or Not to Be (1942)
To Be or Not to Be
★ 8.7 16 ratings
Ernst Lubitsch actor: Carole Lombard / Jack Benny …
other title: Vogliamo vivere! / At Være eller Ikke At Være …
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
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Past Perfect (1996)
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Jonathan Heap actor: Eric Roberts / Laurie Holden …
other title: Todesschwadron aus der Zukunft
In this Seattle-set police thriller, a police detective tries to bring a band of adolescent arms dealers to justice. He manages to capture one, but he is under-age and cannot be prosecuted as an adult. Meanwhile someone is quietly slaughtering the youth's gang mates, leaving the police detective to try to save him from the same fate.
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The Giant Claw (1957)
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Fred F. Sears actor: Jeff Morrow / Mara Corday …
other title: Il mostro dei cieli / O Ataque Vem do Polo …
Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.
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Class of 1984 (1982)
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Mark L. Lester actor: Perry King / Tim Van Patten …
other title: Os Donos do Amanhã / Classe 1984 …
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
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Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
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Anthony Hickox actor: Zach Galligan / Monika Schnarre …
other title: Waxwork 2 - Bentornati al museo delle cere / Spaceshift …
The survivors of the first Waxwork must use a portal through time to defeat the evil that has followed them and turned their lives upside down.
Watched
June 1, 2026
Riffs on multiple films & genres, veering from slapstick to homage. Gets bogged down for too long in mediaeval fantasy before picking up pace again. Somehow managed to get a ream of cameos ranging from Bruce Campbell to John Ireland.

Closes with a hiphop theme, as was de rigeur for early 90s Hollywood, but this one's a banger from the L.A. Posse. Suck it, hataz!

Watched in #MonsterMiru watch party after #Monsterdon on Mastodon.
Horror 1990s Comedy Parody HorrorSciFi
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Seedpeople (1992)
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Peter Manoogian actor: Sam Hennings / Andrea Roth …
other title: Seedpeople: Alla Radice del Male / Sway …
The citizens of Comet Valley are being taken over by seeds from an alien plant that has taken root there. A sheriff investigates the strange goings-on.
Watched
June 1, 2026
Low quality clone of Invasion of the Body Snatchers set in 90s Denim Valley, brought to you by Charles Band & Full Moon Pictures.

Watched in #Monsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
Horror FullMoon 1990s Monsterdon SciFi
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Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Terrore nello spazio
Mario Bava actor: Barry Sullivan / Norma Bengell …
other title: Terrore nello spazio / Planet der Vampire …
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
Watched
June 1, 2026
Spooky & gorgeous. No, not me; the film, silly!

And I can see why people say it was an influence on Alien (1979).

Watched in the #ReMonsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
SciFi ReMonsterdon WatchParty HorrorSciFi USA
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Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)
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Fredric Hobbs actor: Christopher Brooks / Stuart Lancaster …
A mutant sheep is on the move near a ranch in the American West.
Watched
May 18, 2026
A monster that is not a god & only did one thing. The film was more about a property deal than the monster.

Watched in #ReMonsterdon watch party on Mastodon
ReMonsterdon WatchParty Horror USA 1970s
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Silver Bullet (1985)
Silver Bullet
Daniel Attias actor: Gary Busey / Everett McGill …
other title: 银色子弹 / 狼魔 …
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…
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One Eight Seven (1997)
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Kevin Reynolds actor: Samuel L. Jackson / John Heard …
other title: Codice omicidio 187 / 187 …
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).
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Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
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H.B. Halicki actor: H.B. Halicki / Marion Busia …
other title: Rollercar - Sessanta secondi e vai! / Væk På 60 Sekunder …
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed "Eleanor", in Long Beach, he is unaware that his boss has tipped off the police after a business dispute.