Re: More Worst Horror Films -- The Music of Universal Horror and Drama Films

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Date Posted: 08:40:34 09/15/13 Sun
Author: Tim
Subject: Re: More Worst Horror Films
In reply to: DAN 's message, "More Worst Horror Films" on 19:42:06 09/12/13 Thu

Another fun list of bad flicks, Dan.

I agree that ZONTAR, THE THING FROM VENUS is the worst on your latest list of worst movies. It's an ultra low-budget remake of Roger Corman's IT CONQUERED THE WORLD. As bad as it is, ZONTAR used to show up on late night television a lot in the 1970s and 1980s. Director Larry Buchanan also did a remake of Corman's THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED called IN THE YEAR 2889. Earlier he remade INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN as THE EYE CREATURES, which made it onto Dan's first "worst" list.

DRACULA VS FRANKENSTEIN and MONSTER FROM THE SURF are both enjoyable to watch in a "movies so bad they are good" way. Of all the bad horror movies of the 1950s and 1960s I would still rate THE CREEPING TERROR as the absolute worst, although I have never seen the infamous MANOS, THE HANDS OF FATE.

DRACULA VS FRANKENSTEIN has an amazing cast, including J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney Jr, Jim Davis, Russ Tamblyn, Regina Carrol and, in a small role, Forrest J Ackerman. It is sad to see Chaney in such bad shape, unable to even speak at this point, but I would guess he wanted and needed the work. Director Al Adamson also made SATAN'S SADISTS and BLOOD OF DRACULA'S CASTLE. Regina Carrol eventually married Al Adamson and continued to appear in his films.

MONSTER FROM THE SURF is also known as THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER. Jon Hall was once a big star and appeared in movies like THE HURRICANE (1937) and THE INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE (1944). Hall both starred in and directed this 1965 Beach-Monster cheapie. The monster of the title makes its first appearance very early, within the first five minutes. It's a very cheesy looking creature, although as Dan said it turns out not to be a monster at all. Frank Sinatra Jr contributed some of the music. I don't remember this one ever turning up on late night television, although I could have overlooked it. I first saw it as THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER via the internet.

Tim

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