MONSTER ATTACK!

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.