Why We Love Movie Monsters

"There is nothing wrong with your television set ", the Voice said, "do not attempt to adjust it in any way". Such was our introduction to another world of monsters, aliens, and experiments gone wrong. ... ...Our old b&w TV brought us not only to The Outer Limits , but to corny "B" movies, Japanese giant monster movies, and a few classics now & then (not to mention The Addams Family and The Munsters like, every night). Thus were my brothers and I hooked for life! What a treat it was to pick up the latest copy of Famous Monsters of Filmland and learn behind-the-scenes secrets of movie magic! KING KONG! Godzilla! Dracula! The Hunchback of Notre Dame! The Creature from the Black Lagoon! Attack of the Giant Crab Monsters! The Crawling Eye! How cool was that?!

     Monsters come in all shapes and sizes: they may be animals, plants, bugs, birds, fish, humans, aliens, spirits, machines, or any combination thereof! Hamlet said, "There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio." Intuitively we know there are things out there no one knows or understands, and something inside us wants to catch a glimpse of what lies just beyond "our philosophy"!

Hence our fascination with monsters, and monster movies!

    In this blog we remember our favorite monsters, dinosaurs, robots, aliens, villains, & the like. The coolest, the creepiest, the wildest, the weirdest, the scariest, the sexiest! What works and what doesn't. Memorable scenes, scenes we wish we could forget! So come along, and bring your friends: we're just getting started! : )

Matt da Rat