John Carpenter celebrates Godzilla with Masters of Monsters weekend
Director John Carpenter will host Shout Factory TV’s Masters of Monsters weekend, including four of his favorite Godzilla movies. Masters of Monsters will be available on several digital channels.
Celebrating Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot
TV show Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot kicked off October 11, 1967. Earth is invaded by alien terrorists, which have created an army of monsters to conquer Earth.
Godzilla vs American version ‘Zilla’ (Hollywood’s 1998 version)
In Godzilla: Final Wars, Earth is being attacked by giant monsters. Godzilla fights lots of monsters in this film—including the Hollywood approach from 1998’s Godzilla.
The B-Movie Monsters That Time Forgot
In Hollywood during the 1950s, monster movies pretty much turned away from the genre’s classic creations—there came new nightmares drawing from the Atomic Age.
Ultra Q: The Japanese X-Files Show That Preceded Ultraman
Ultra Q is an SF kaiju series made in the tradition of Toho’s many SF/horror films. The first of the long-running Ultra Series, the series was followed quickly by the more popular Ultraman.
Saturday Creature Features at Rosendale, NY
In Rosendale, NY, come see a series of classic (and wonderfully campy!) monster movies. Costumes will be encouraged, games will be played! Come by for the fun!
Flashback: Ultraman—Origin of Japan’s Greatest Hero
Making his debut in 1966, Ultraman is a giant superhero who fights giant monsters. Following the first series, a whole list of Ultra characters appeared in a whole bunch of other series.
King Kong: 13 Alternate Versions
The creature from 1933’s classic film has been borrowed, riffed, parodied, or outright stolen for a number of movies, comics, stage productions, and more.
Marvelous Videos: Yearning For a New Asian Huge Monster Movie?
There is a touch of suspense and dread in the beginning when the crew begins to be picked out one by one, and they all presume the killer is human.
Complete Gamera: Giant Monster Movies
Gamera is a giant monster, or kaiju, that appeared in a dozen Japanese films. Intended to compete with Godzilla, Gamera has become a Japanese icon in his own right…
Complete Rodan: Giant Monster Movies
The supersonic beast Rodan was unleashed on the world in 1956's RODAN. Following the events of the original film, Rodan reappeared in several Godzilla films, as both ally and enemy.
Happy Godzilla Day!
Toho International is celebrating Godzilla Day 2021, Nov. 3. This year’s month-long Godzilla celebrations include special screenings, merchandise, and the like.
Godzilla Monsters Ranked Weakest To Strongest [Video]
This video ranks the strongest of the kaiju to appear in the world’s longest running film series, including favorites Mothra, Rodan, King Kong, and many more.
200+ Monster Book Series
List of book series that feature monsters, magic, folklore, urban fantasy, science gone wrong, alien invasions, zombies, vampires, and the supernatural.
Flashback: King Kong (1933)
1933’s King Kong is known for its groundbreaking special effects—including stop-motion animation, matte painting, rear projection and miniatures—all done decades before CGI.
Did it Fight Godzilla, Gamera, or Kong?
These giant monsters sometimes save (sometimes destroy) cities. They also fought a lot of OTHER things. Can you match which monster fought what?
The GODZILLA Issue: Godzilla, Kong, and Gamera Movies, Games, Cartoons, More
Celebrating Toho's legendary kaiju, plus Godzilla’s enemies (like King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla) and Godzilla’s allies (like Kong, Mothra, and Rodan).
Complete Mothra: Giant Monster Movies
Mothra made her film debut in 1961's Mothra. One of Toho’s most popular monsters, Mothra is second only to Godzilla in her total number of film appearances.
Godzilla: Monster Music [Videos]
Starting with his first appearance in 1954, music has been a big part of the Godzilla experience. This post includes various pieces of music written for or in tribute of the King of the Monsters.