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The Manster
An American in Japan is injected with a serum that turns him into a two-headed monster. This US 1959 cult classic filmed in Japan is the first movie featuring a man with two heads. Atmospherically filmed and with fun special effects, it fails to deliver on its social subtext. 5/10 Read more
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The Wasp Woman
The ageing CEO of a cosmetics company uses an untested wasp serum to rejuvenate herself. Although lauded for its feminist subtext and Susan Cabot’s performance, this 1959 effort suffers from a flat script and is not one of Roger Corman’s best. 4/10 Read more
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil
A black man and a white woman seem to be the only survivors of a nuclear apocalypse. This 1959 cult classic starring Harry Belafonte explores racial tensions against a sci-fi backdrop. It is as well known for its stunning footage of an empty New York as it is for bungling its thematic core in a… Read more
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The Killer Shrews
Scientists grow vicious shrews the size of coonhounds on a mysterious island. Gordon McLendon’s 1959 low-budget cult classic has a cliché-ridden, casully racist and talky script, but it’s straightforward, competently filmed and manages to entertain. 4/10 Read more
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The Giant Gila Monster
Good-mannered teens in a small Texas town fix up their hot rods and chase a giant lizard with the help of a friendly sheriff in this legendary 1959 howler. Despite its saccharine and meandering script and lazy special effects, it’s professionally made and has a certain charm. 3/10 Read more
Bela Lugosi Boris Karloff Brigitte Helm Charles Gemora Crash Corrigan Curt Siodmak Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Eiji Tsuburaya Frankenstein Georges Melies George Worthing Yates George Zucco H.G. Wells Haruo Nakajima Invisible Man Irving Block Ishiro Honda Jack Arnold Jack Pierce Jack Rabin Jimmy Sangster John Carradine John P. Fulton Jules Verne Lionel Atwill Lon Chaney Jr. Mary Shelley Morris Ankrum Paul Blaisdell Paul Frees Richard Carlson Richard Denning Robert Lippert Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Shayne Roger Corman Sam Katzman Segundo de Chomon Top Lists Top Silents Walter R. Booth Whit Bissell William Alland William Schallert Willis O'Brien
