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Harryhausen Unleashes Prehistoric Perils from the "Valley of Gwangi"- Tonight!

This week on Svengoolie- since summertime always seems to bring along some insect pests to ruin the fun, it seems like the perfect time to bring back the man-eating mantis menace that defrosts and creates a one-bug infestation-featuring an actor we know very well from a certain classic legal drama- it’s the chilling case of "The Deadly Mantis!"

Like so many of these 1950s films, this one starts out with a sort of documentary, utilizing plenty of stock footage, to set up the story (and maybe give it a feeling of scientific credibility?) We hear the narrator present the fact that “for every action, there is a reaction”-and, as proof, we first see a volcano erupting in the...

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From Doll-Maker to BIG Trouble-Maker-It's "Attack of the Puppet People"-Tonight!

Posted on July 2, 2022

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Posted on June 25, 2022

Join the Expedition to a Dangerous World- It's the Classic "Forbidden Planet" Tonight!

Posted on June 18, 2022

43 YEARS for Svengoolie!

Posted on June 16, 2022

Lights! Camera! Karloff! Television Mixes with Terror in "Frankenstein 1970"- Tonight!

Posted on June 11, 2022

June Rocks On with a Meteoric Menace- the "Monolith Monsters" -Tonight!

Posted on June 4, 2022

Vincent Price's Birthday Month Concludes with a Visit to the "House on Haunted Hill"!

Posted on May 28, 2022

You Can't Keep a Bad Man Down- so "Dr. Phibes Rises Again"- Tonight!

Posted on May 21, 2022