Tag: David Duncan

• Apemen/Neanderthals Mad scientist Monsters Prehistoric monsters

  

  Monster on the Campus

  The juices from a prehistoric fish turns a mild-mannered professor into a raging Neanderthal in Jack Arnold’s 1958 monster programmer. While a fairly entertaining low-budget romp, the film’s weak, contrived and repetitive script and sub-par special effects make it a low-point in Arnold’s career. 4/10

  October 20, 2025
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  The Black Scorpion

  Scientists battle giant prehistoric scorpions in Mexico in this 1957 Warner low-budget production. Willis O’Brien’s and Pete Peterson’s magnificent stop motion sequences balance out a poor and drawn-out script. 6/10

  February 21, 2024