Not since the beginning of time has the world beheld terror like this! Centuries of passion pent up in his savage heart! Terrifying monster ravages mankind!
And so reads the tagline for Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon. Released in 1954, Creature from the Black Lagoon was, like all the Universal monster movies, a special effects triumph.
There is no first mate aboard a pirate ship. Instead, the role of second in command falls to the quartermaster. He is the crew’s spokesman, their trustee, and no decision made by the captain comes to fruition without the quartermaster’s approval. He maintains order in the ranks, deals out punishment for infractions, and is always the first pirate to board a merchant or treasure ship.
The wampa is a yeti-like hairy creature that inhabits the icy planet of Hoth (the sixth planet of the Hoth System). It appears in the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back (1980), attacking Luke Skywalker and his tauntaun mount, dragging them back to his cave. Of course, Luke escapes, dismembering the poor hungry wampa in the process.
I’m in the process of setting up a Monster Toy Forum, which is now open for registration.
The site is in a rudimentary form but is functioning and I’ll be able to whip it into shape quite quickly. I figured the DinoToyForum and AnimalToyForum communities can gather there while we wait for those sites to be restored.
During the Golden Age of Piracy from the 1650s to the 1730s, merchant and treasure ships from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean were terrorized by the likes of Henry “Long Ben” Every, John “Calico Jack” Rackham, Edward “Blackbeard” Teach, and Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts among others.
Review and photos by bigjay, edited by MonsterToyBlog.
Who’s that lurching towards the city with a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound? What’s that pulling those high-tension wires down? Why, it can only be everyone’s favorite fire-spewing reptile whose name starts with G – Gamera!
Gamera! He’s really neat!
In Greek mythology, Areion is an immortal horse that is typically regarded as the offspring of Poseidon and Demeter, conceived when Demeter turned into a horse to outrun Poseidon and he then also turned into a horse. He is first mentioned in Homer’s Iliad where he is described as the “swift horse of Adrastus, that was of heavenly stock.
The stone dragon is one of the largest residents of the Stone Kingdom of Eldrador. Unlike most other dragons, it lacks wings, but it is certainly no less formidable a fighter.
The stone dragon measures about 18 cm long and 12.5 cm high. It is posed in a ready stance with its feet planted, its head raised tall, and its tail curled.
Today I’m finally sharing one of the crown jewels of my collection, monster or otherwise, the Alien Queen by McFarlane Toys, part of the Movie Maniacs line. I’ve been planning on reviewing this one since the blog was launched but had it packed away so that young eyes wouldn’t be disturbed by its horrifying tableau.
Woe to those unlucky to encounter the lava dragon. For it is perhaps the most feared and powerful denizen of the Lava Kingdom of Eldrador, a hulking, pitiless, and cruel tyrant that relishes wreaking havoc and destruction.
The lava dragon was one of the very first toys in the Eldrador Creatures line, and it remains one of the biggest.
Gigan first appeared in 1972’s Godzilla vs. Gigan. He is originally an extraterrestrial cyborg monster used by the M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens to invade Earth, but his backstory changes a bit depending on the media he is being featured in. Gigan’s abilities include a jet pack for flight, a circular saw on his chest, and hooked blades for hands.
Anguirus is a kaiju that’s supposed to be a giant Ankylosaurus and has the distinction of being Godzilla’s first adversary, appearing in the first Godzilla sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). According to that film, Anguirus had been laying dormant since the Cretaceous and was awakened by nuclear bomb testing.
