Category Archives: Science fiction

Destination Moon (1950)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by lyzmadness

“We are not the only ones who know that the moon can be reached. We are not the only ones planning to go there. The race is on—and we had better win it!” Director: Irving Pichel Starring: John Archer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, Alford “Rip” Van Ronkel, Chesley Bonestell, Cold War, Dick Wesson, Erin O’Brien-Moore, Irving Pichel, James O'Hanlon, John Archer, Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction, space travel, Ted Warde, the moon, Tom Powers, Warner Anderson, Woody Woodpecker | 7 Comments

Rocketship X-M (1950)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by lyzmadness

“Tonight you are invited here to witness an important event. You are all familiar with our previous work in sending robot missiles into space. That phase is at an end. Tonight we will launch the first manned spaceship, the RXM: … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, aliens, Dalton Trumbo, Hugh O’Brian, John Emery, Kurt Neumann, Lloyd Bridges, Mars, Morris Ankrum, Noah Beery Jr, Orville H. Hampton, Osa Massen, science fiction, space travel, the bomb | 6 Comments

Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1931)

Posted on May 11, 2018 by lyzmadness

“Free! Free at last!” Director: Rouben Mamoulian Starring: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Halliwell Hobbes, Holmes Herbert, Edgar Norton Screenplay: Samuel Hofferstein and Percy Heath, based upon the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson Synopsis: Dr … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1930s, dual personality, Edgar Norton, Fredric March, Halliwell Hobbes, Holmes Herbert, mad science, Miriam Hopkins, Paramount, Percy Heath, repression, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rose Hobart, Rouben Mamoulian, Samuel Hofferstein, science fiction, sex | 8 Comments

The Mysterious Island (1929)

Posted on March 30, 2018 by lyzmadness

“A world that has never known the sun – or warmth – or light. We may even reach the lower depths—and see the people of the abyss!” Director: Lucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur (uncredited), Benjamin Christensen (uncredited) Starring: Lionel Barrymore, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1920s, adventure, Benjamin Christensen, Gibson Gowland, Harry Gribbon, Jacqueline Gadsden, Jules Verne, Lionel Barrymore, Lloyd Hughes, Lucien Hubbard, Maurice Tourneur, MGM, Montagu Love, part-talkie, science fiction, silent, Snitz Edwards, underwater kingdom | 8 Comments

The Green Slime (1968)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by lyzmadness

“These creatures could be developing in any part of the station where a drop of this substance can reach any kind of energy!” Director: Fukasaku Kinji Starring: Robert Horton, Richard Jaeckel, Luciana Paluzzi, Bud Widom, Ted Gunther, Robert Dunham, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1960s, Bud Widom, Charles Sinclair, co-production, David Yorston, Fukasaku Kinji, Ivan Reiner, Japanese, Kathy Horan, Linda Miller, Luciana Paluzzi, monster, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Dunham, Robert Horton, Roundtable, rubber suits, science fiction, space, Ted Gunther, Tom Rowe, Walter Manley, William Finger | 29 Comments

The Blob (1958)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by lyzmadness

“Would you believe me if I told you there was something inside that rock we found tonight? – something that could wipe out this whole town?” Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr and Russell S. Doughten Jr (uncredited) Starring: Steve … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, alien, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Elbert Smith, George Karas, Hugh Graham, independent film, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr, Irvine H. Millgate, Jack H. Harris, John Benson, Kay Linaker, Keith Almoney, Lee Payton, monster, Olin Howlin, Roundtable, Russell S. Doughten Jr, science fiction, Stephen Chase, Steve McQueen, teenagers, Theodore Simonson | 28 Comments

The Flying Saucer (1950)

Posted on June 16, 2017 by lyzmadness

“It appears it was designed for one purpose – to carry the atomic bomb! Now, the first country that learns the secret of the flying saucer will control the skies of the world…” Director: Mikel Conrad Starring: Mikel Conrad, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, Cold War, Denver Pyle, Earle R. Lyon, flying saucer, Frank Darien, George Baxter, Hantz von Teuffen, Howard Irving Young, Lester Sharpe, Mikel Conrad, Pat Garrison, Roy Engel, Russell Hicks, science fiction, Virginia Hewitt | 12 Comments

The Creeping Flesh (1973)

Posted on June 2, 2017 by lyzmadness

“Do you believe in Evil, Doctor? I do not mean Evil as it is commonly understood. I mean Evil as a living organism; as a plague, a disease, which infects humanity…” Director: Freddie Francis Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1970s, Catherine Finn, Christopher Lee, evil, Freddie Francis, George Benson, Horror, insanity, Jenny Runacre, Jonathan Rumbold, Kenneth J. Warren, Lorna Heilbron, mad science, Michael Ripper, Peter Cushing, Peter Spencely, Robert Swann, Roundtable, science fiction, sex, Victorian | 25 Comments

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

Posted on May 15, 2017 by lyzmadness

“Listen to what I have to say: as you seek this—creature—remember that you act in the name of mankind, and act humbly; for man is near to forfeiting his right to lead the world…” [aka The Abominable Snowman Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, Arnold Marlé, Forrest Tucker, Hammer, Maureen Connell, Michael Brill, Nigel Kneale, Peter Cushing, Richard Wattis, Robert Brown, Roundtable, science fiction, Val Guest, Wolfe Morris, Yeti | 18 Comments

Project X (1968)

Posted on February 28, 2017 by lyzmadness

“We were waiting for you, Hagan. You’re a living, breathing bomb of death—set to go off in fourteen days…” Director: William Castle Starring: Henry Jones, Christopher George, Harold Gould, Phillip Pine, Monte Markham, Lee Delano, Ivan Bonar, Robert Cleaves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1960s, brain-in-a-jar, cautionary tale, Christopher George, Edmund Morris, Greta Baldwin, Hanna-Barbera, Harold Gould, Henry Jones, Ivan Bonar, Keye Luke, L. P. Davies, Lee Delano, mad science, mind manipulation, Monte Markham, Phillip Pine, Robert Cleaves, Roundtable, science fiction, Sheila Bartold, the future, William Castle | 21 Comments

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Category Archives: Science fiction

Destination Moon (1950)

Rocketship X-M (1950)

Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1931)

The Mysterious Island (1929)

The Green Slime (1968)

The Blob (1958)

The Flying Saucer (1950)

The Creeping Flesh (1973)

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

Project X (1968)

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