Rick Baker Archives - MOVIES & MANIA

SCHLOCK John Landis’ comedy horror – free on Tubi and YouTube

‘A love stranger than King Kong’ Schlock is a 1973 released American comedy horror film, written, directed by and starring John Landis (Burke & Hare; Innocent Blood; Michael Jackson’s Thriller; An American …

THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN Review and free on YouTube

‘A new peak in horror’ The Incredible Melting Man is a 1977 science fiction horror film about an astronaut whose body begins to melt after he is exposed to radiation …

KING COHEN Reviews of Larry Cohen documentary – free online

King Cohen is a 2017 American documentary film written and directed by Steve Mitchell about writer, producer, director, creator and all-around maverick, Larry Cohen (It’s Alive; God Told Me To, Q: The …

OCTAMAN Classic so-bad-it’s-good monster movie – free on Plex, Roku, Tubi and YouTube

Octaman is a 1971 American sci-fi horror film about researchers terrorised by a strange mutation of man and octopus. Written and directed by Harry Essex (co-writer of The Creature from …

THE THING WITH TWO HEADS Reviews of trash classic

‘They transplanted a white bigot’s head onto a soul brother’s body! The Thing with Two Heads is a 1972 science fiction comedy horror film directed by Lee Frost from a …

Going Ape! – A Short History of Who’s Inside the Gorilla Suit – article

Though it goes without saying that King Kong continues to hold the crown as the reigning monarch of the great apes in film, spare a thought to consider the long parade …

Paul Blaisdell – Artist, sculptor and actor

Paul Blaisdell was an American artist, sculptor and actor, best known for his special effects creations for some of the early Science Fiction creature features made by Roger Corman. Despite …

IT’S ALIVE (1974) Reviews and overview

‘Save your screams until you see its face’ It’s Alive is a 1974 American horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen (God Told Me To, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff). In the movie, …