Ultimate King Kong of Skull Island – action figure
Ultimate King Kong of Skull Island is the latest action figure to be announced by Mezco Toyz. “King Kong, the ruler of Skull Island who terrorized 1930’s New York is …
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Ready Player One: the numerous horror and monster references
Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction adventure film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, based on Cline’s 2011 novel of the same name. The movie contains a vast …
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Skull Island: The Birth of Kong – comic book, 2017
Skull Island: The Birth of Kong is a 2017 monthly comic book written by Arvid Nelson with artwork by Zid. The comic serves as both a prequel and sequel to the …
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Modern Monsters – magazine, USA, 1966
Modern Monsters is a 1966 American magazine that ran for just four issues (the first issue was named Modern Monster). It was published by Prestige Publications and edited by Jim Matthews, …
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Amok: King of Legend – novel
Amok: King of Legend is a 1976 British fantasy novel written by Ken Follett, using the pseudonym Bernard L. Ross. These days, Ken Follett is a successful thriller writer, but …
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Hunting Humans: The Influence of The Most Dangerous Game – article
“A terrible thought crept like a snake into my mind – hunting was beginning to bore me.” Like calamitous oceanic buses, two shipwrecks have left Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrae) and …
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70s Monster Memories – book
70s Monster Memories is a 2015 British book from the writers of We Belong Dead magazine. The 400 page full colour soft back book contains over seventy chapters covering nearly every aspect of 1970s horror …
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King Kong – USA, 1933 – overview and reviews
King Kong is a 1933 American fantasy monster/adventure film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack for RKO. The screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth …
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Comics from Hell: The Horror Films That Spawned Comics – article
Perhaps even more abundant than the ever-popular trend of adapting comic books into films, particularly Marvel’s ever expanding universe, is the very opposite, transposing popular characters from film onto the …
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Noble Johnson – actor
Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978) was an African-American actor and film producer. He was one of the first black actors in Hollywood to achieve any meaningful level of fame and successfully …
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Rick Baker – makeup artist
Richard A. “Rick” Baker – born December 8th 1950 in Binghamton, New York – is an American special makeup effects artist known for his creature effects. As a teen, Baker …
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King Kong vs. Godzilla – Japan, 1962 – reviews
‘The most colossal conflict the screen has ever known’ King Kong vs. Godzilla is a 1962 Japanese science fiction Kaiju feature film produced by Toho Studios. Directed by Ishirō Honda with visual effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, the …
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Creature Features: The Game of Horror! – board game, 1975
Creature Features is a board game released in the United States in 1975 by Research Games, Inc. Based around the format used by Monopoly, the game replaces streets and property …
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‘Dracula’s Revenge’ – episode of animated TV series Spider-Woman
Dracula’s Revenge is an episode of the US animated TV series Spider-Woman. It was first aired on US television on November 23rd 1979. Spider-Woman is a Marvel Comics character originally created …
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Mad Monster Party? – USA, 1967 – reviews
Mad Monster Party? is a 1967 American animated comedy film directed by Jules Bass and written by Mad Magazine creator Harvey Kurtzman. It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for Embassy Pictures. Although promoted …
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King Kong – USA, 2005 – reviews
King Kong is a 2005 monster movie and a remake of the 1933 film of the same name. Directed, co-written and produced by Peter Jackson (The Lovely Bones; The Frighteners; Braindead; Bad Taste), the film stars Naomi Watts as …
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King Kong – 1976 board game
To tie-in with the release of Dino de Laurentiis’ unloved 1976 remake of King Kong, all expense was spared to release as much as possible to try to recoup some …
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Aurora Movie Monsters – model kits
The Aurora Plastics Corporation is an American toy and hobby manufacturing and marketing company founded in 1950. It is known primarily for its production of plastic model kits in the …
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