The Mad Magician | Episode 534

Jim looks at a classic cult film from 1986 - "Critters," written and directed by Stephen Herek and starring Dee Wallace, M Emmett Walsh, Billy Bush, Scott Grimes, Nadie van der Velde, Don Keith Opper, Lin Shaye, Billy Zane, Ethan Phillips, and Terrence Mann. Alien prisoners that resemble Tribbles with teeth escape incarceration on an asteroid, steal a spaceship and head toward Earth. With two reckless bounty hunters chasing them, death and destruction soon follow. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!. The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Mark Maddux joins Jim for a rousing discussion of Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of a classic Stephen King horror novel -"The Shining," starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, and Tony Burt. The story centers around a former school teacher who accepts a job as caretaker for a prestigous hotel located in a remote part of the Colorado mountains while it is closed for winter. He and his family experience strange goings-on almost immediately, which leads to a shocking conclusion. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To old Monster Movies.

Jim looks back on a classic Hammer Horror Film from 1966 - "The Witches" aka "The Devil's Own," starring Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McGowen, Ann Bell, Ingrid Boulting, John Collin. Michele Doltrice, Gwen Frangcon-Davies, Duncan Lamont, Martin Stephens, directed by Cyril Franklin and written by Nigel Kneale. A woman recovering from nervous collapse becomes the new teacher in a small English village. But, this is a village that holds a dark secret. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!m The Podcast dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Jim reflects on his first viewing of a classic 1972 Sci-Fi - "Slaughterhouse-Five," based on the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, directed by George Roy Hill and starring Michael Sacks, Valerie Perrine, Rob Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Holly Near, Perry Ling, Kevin Conway, Sorrell Brooke, and John Dehner. Billy Pilgrim is a mild-mannered man who is "unstuck in time" and facing incredible life experiences while under the watchful eyes of some curious extraterrestrials. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Actress Hannah Fierman ("V/H/S," "Siren") joins Jim for a look at a unique Itallian Horror Film Genre that began back in the 1960's -"Giallo." Hannah talks about her favorite director, Dario Argento ("Opera," "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,"Suspiria") while Jim reflects back on his experiences with Mario Bava (Black Sabbath," "Blood & Black Lace") . It is a round table look at a sometime misunderstood art form on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Jim reflects on the movie that launched a popular 1979 television series -"Buck Rogers In The 25th Century," starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'ConnorPamela Hensley, Henry Silva, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc, HB Haggerty, Joseph Wiseman, and Howard F Flynn. Based on  classic Sci-Fi novel, an astronaut is frozen in space for 500 years and awakes to find Earth a much different place than the planet he left. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a special episode celebrating the 20th Anniversary fo The Silver Scream Spook Show with a discussion of the 1957 Cult Classic "Plan 9 From Outer Space," Directed by Edward d. Wood Jr and starring Bela Lugosi, Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Duke Moore, Tom Keene, Carl Anthony, Tor Johnson, Dudley Manlove, Joanna Lee, John Breckinridge, Norma McCarty, Maila Nurmi, Tom Mason, and Criswell. This cult classic has been entertaining folks for nearly 70 years and continues to be am extremely popular Mdnight Movie. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Jim revisits a favorite thriller from his childhood - 1954's "The Mad Magician," directed by John Brahm and starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery, Donald Randolph, Lenita Lane, Patrick O'Neal, and Jay Novello. Hoping to cash in on Price's success the year before with "House Of Wax," Columbia Pictures scripted this tale of a turn-of-the century illusionist seeking revenge on the man who stole his dreams .. and his wife. It's an atmospheric gem with a little Grand Guignol on the side. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Jim revisits a classic Jack Arnold Monster Movie that not only taught him about an extinct fish, but also provided him with inspiration for a Halloween costume. It's 1958's "Monster On The Campus," starring Arthur Franz, Joanna Moore, Judson Pratt, Nancy Walters, Troy Donahue, Phil Harvey, Helen Westcott, Alexander Lockwood, Ross Elliot, and Whit Bissell. A college professor looking into the secrets of primitive man opens a "Pandora's Box" with disastrous consequences. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

Jim talks about a Classic Sci-Fi Horror Sequel from Director Larry Cohen - 1978's "It Lives Again," (aka "Its Alive 2") starring Frederic Forest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P. Ryan, John Marley, Andrew Duggan, Eddie Constantine, and James Dixon. Made as the econd film in Cohen's "It's Alive" Trilogy, the film centers around another couple who find themselves embroiled in the birth of a mutant baby. The government is ready to dispose of any mutant babies following the disaster of the first mutant birth four years ago. Complicating matters is an independent organization striving to save the infants. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.