Interview On Godzilla Locations

Above, the Wako Department store in Ginza in 2001.

by Armand Vaquer

I just completed an email interview with Craig Norris of the University of Tasmania (Australia) on the subject of Godzilla locations.

As you may recall, Mr. Norris and a colleague ordered copies of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan to assist them on their Godzilla research while in Japan this month.

Here is one of the questions, and answer, from the interview:

1. Is there a hierarchy of Godzilla locations? Eg: if you only had two or three locations you could visit what would they be and why?

I don't know if there's a "hierarchy" of Godzilla locations, but there are some that could be considered "iconic" locations. The first I would say would be The Wako Department store in Ginza, Tokyo. That's the building with the clock tower that gets demolished when it gonged the hour in Godzilla's presence. The second one I'd consider "iconic" would be the Kachidoki Bridge on the Sumida River that gets toppled over. Both were from the 1954 movie. The third one would be a toss-up between Osaka Castle in "Godzilla Raids Again" (1955) or the Atami Castle in "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962). Those four would be the top of my "must-see" list. I've visited each and think those are most important as they are a mixture of modern Japan and traditional Japan.

Above, the Kachidoki Bridge at the Sumida River in 2005.

I could have also added the National Diet Building, but I thought the Wako Dept. Store building and Kachidoki Bridge left a bigger impression, at least with me.

It will be interesting to see the finished results of their research.

"The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan" In Tokyo

"The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan" In Tokyo

by Armand Vaquer

As I had mentioned earlier this month, two university professors from Australia ordered copies of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan to assist them on their Godzilla research while in Japan.

One of them, Craig Norris, sent this photo of himself at the Godzilla statue in Hibiya, Tokyo:



This is the message Craig sent along with the photo:

Hi Armand,

Sorry for the delay - waiting for some nice weather over here. Please
find attached a photo of my Godzilla tourism in Tokyo. Please feel
free to use it on your website.

Regards,

Craig Norris

Hot Off The Press! Page 77 Of Todd Tennant's "Godzilla 1994" Online Comic

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Todd Tennant
From: Godzilla 2012

Last week I posted some great new artwork from Todd Tennant's "Godzilla 94" online comic, based on Tristar's unused script by Rossio and Elliott, and the fans here, and over at the Facebook group, went gaga.

I mean, they really liked it! Both Todd and I were swamped with e-mails and posts filled with appreciation and praise, along with others wanting to know more about the project.

Todd was more than a little thankful.

Thanks to all the positive response, he has opted to bless us with the newest page from "Godzilla 94", electing to have it premiere here, even before it is added to the "Godzilla 94" website.

If you recall, I mentioned that there was a possibility that Blue Water Comics may be able to publish Todd's "G94" work in graphic novel form. Though I am sworn to secrecy at this point, I will mention that there are 'things' happening on that front, but I can't be specific.

Just keep hoping and praying that things work out. Todd appreciates all the support!

See Also: New 'Godzlla 94' Art From Todd Tennant - Is There A Graphic Novel On The Way?

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Yohei Miyawaki Pays Homage To Astro-Boy, Kimba, And Toho's Classic Sci Fi With "Great Space Monster Darkmatton"

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Sources: Yohei Miyawaki / Avery Guerra

The influences for Japanese film maker Yohei Miyawaki's animated short, "Great Space Monster Darkmatton" should be very obvious to anyone who has even a very limited knowledge of that nations widely varying pop-culture.

With "Darkmatton", Miyawki is paying a very honourable homage to the work of pioneer Japanese animaters, Osamu Tezuka and Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who's creations, "Kimba the White Lion", "Astro Boy" (Tezuka) and "Tetsujin 28-gō" (Yokoyama) have enjoyed a huge following, not only in the island nation, but worldwide, for decades.

Miyawki's tribute doesn't end there, as the film acts as an homage to the work of master Japanese film makers Ishiro Honda Tomoyuki Tanaka and Eiji Tsuburaya, who's fantasy and monster films, most notably, "Godzilla", "Rodan" and "Mothra", have become synonymous with innovative film craftsmanship and special effects.

Miyawaki , a 23-year-old student at Tokyo's Tama Art University, created the short as a way to experiment with different animation techniques and create his own giant monster film. Though the young film maker had been a fan of the giant monster and anime genres since he was small, he didn't want to create something cliche, opting to steer clear of monstrous reptiles, insects and scantily clad females with swords.

Indeed, Darkmatton, is a unique creation consisting of pure dark matter, which makes it impervious to man-made weapons.

Here is the films synopsis:

An orbiting international space station is mysteriously destroyed. The army asks Dr Kawanaka, an expert in astronomy, to undertake an investigation to ascertain the cause. The doctor tries to find the cause, under the scrutiny of the army. Suddenly a black globe appears in the sky over Tokyo and Dr Kawanaka recognises it as the cause of the ISS’s destruction. “That is Great Space Monster Darkmatton!” he declares. Military action proves futile. The doctor develops the ultimate weapon [see below] — the end result of his previous own research — uses it to confront the monster. The future of humanity hangs in the balance!

At this point, "Great Space Monster Darkmatton" is entirely in Japanese, but Miyawaki is presently working on an international version, with English subtitles for consumption by western viewers.

Thanks to Miyawaki, and our very own Avery Guerra, we have a plethora of media for "Great Space Monster Darkmatton", including the entire short, in three parts, a trailer, production stills and concept artwork!

Fred Olen Ray Jumps Into The Bigfoot Movie Craze With "Sasquatch vs Chupacabra"

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Sources: Fred Olen Ray / Avery Guerra

Okay, enough with the Bigfoot movies!

Do you know how many Bigfoot related horror movies are in production right now? Six....well seven, including this one, that I can think of.

Let's recap. There's "Savage", "The Bloody Rage of Bigfoot", "Trailer Park Geocachers Meet Bigfoot", "The Shrieking", "The Legend of Grassman", and "Boggy Creek".

Now the dynamic film making duo of Fred and Kimberly Ray are joining the frey with "Sasquatch vs Chupacabra", which, surprisingly, is a monster-on-monster battle film no one else thought of first.

If there are two types of 'trendy' films in the independent horror movie biz these days, they are "Bigfoot" movies, and "versus" movies, and the Ray's have figured out how to combine them both together in one neat little package.

Two of cryptozoology's greatest stars, going at it toe-to-toe.

Like I said before, I'm surprised somebody hadn't come up with the idea a long time ago?

So far, there isn't any news on a cast or plot, but Ray promises to keep us updated.

I would like to take this time to announce my very own line of films, before anyone else thinks of them, "Yeti vs The Loch Ness Monster", "Champ vs Ogopogo" and "Skunk Ape of the Bermuda Triangle."

I'm planning on getting right to those after I'm finished with "The Jersey Devil x Mothman x Yowie: Tokyo S.O.S.", which Isn't as much a horror film as a romantic comedy.

See Also: New Toy Tuesday! A Sexy Princess, Ash, Bigfoot, The Mummy And The Starship Enterprise / Two New Clips From Jordan Blum's Bigfoot Horror, 'Savage' / 'Savage' To Premiere At Horrorfind Weekend In Maryland / The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot - Preview Clips, Nasty Church Letters And Sequel News / The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot - Behind The Scenes Shots / The Brand-New Teaser Trailer For Brian Jaynes 'Boggy Creek' / “The Legend of Boggy Creek” Director Charles B. Pierce Dead At Age 71 / And Yet....More Photos From 'The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot' / Cryptozoological Crazyness - Bigfoot An Escaped Slave - Possibly Has Bone In It's Penis / Vancouver Sasquatch Photo The Real Deal Or Publicity Stunt? / Virginia Bigfoot Sightings On The Rise? / Its Werewolves vs Bigfoot In Clint Romag's 'Revenge Of The Werewolves' / A Curious Bigfoot Caught On A Thermal Camera In North Carolina / The Meyer Brothers Turn "The Legend Of Grassman" Into A Feature Film / The Monster Mash - Giant Crabs, Zebra Girls, And Yes.....Another Bigfoot Movie / Giant Fossilized Human Tracks In The Paluxy Riverbed Prove The Existance Of Bigfoot? / New Evidence Of The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot / Bigfoot Photos From Bulgaria, Really From Burbank / Albino Bigfoot Caught Sneaking Around Pennsylvania? / Did The 'Real' Bigfoot Make His Big Screen Debut In "Great North?" / MOMO - Bigfoot Crossed With The Headless Horseman / Here Comes The First Monster Sighting of 2010 - The Maine Tree Creature / Bigfoot Caught On Trap Camera In Minnesota......Maybe? / Was Bigfoot Caught On Tape In Pennsylvania? / James Baack Overcomes All Hurdles To Complete 'The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot' / Tom Biscardi Brings A Film Crew To West Virginia To Find Bigfoot / Another Reason To Not Wander Around In The Woods At Night - Wes Sullivan's 'Nightbeasts' / Hunting For Monsters And Other Unexplained Mysteries In My Own Backyard / 'Savage' To Premiere At Horrorfind Weekend In Maryland / The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot - Two Hot Girls On A Motorcycle / A Close Encounter With Bigfoot - Highway 180 - Arizona

Monsterpalooza: Meeting David Hedison

Above, Armand with David Hedison.

Monsterpalooza: Meeting David Hedison

by Armand Vaquer

A year ago, I did an email interview with actor David Hedison for G-FAN magazine. I worked out the arrangement with author Diane Kachmar.

In the interview, I covered different movie genres that Hedison appeared in. Most notably, The Lost World, James Bond epics Live and Let Die and License To Kill, the television series Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea and, most importantly, The Fly.

Above, David Hedison as Capt. Lee Crane in "Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea."

Yesterday, I attended the second annual Monsterpalooza show. Besides seeing the show, I had one goal I wanted to accomplish: meeting David Hedison.

When I got to Hedison's table, he was gone. I found out later that he had gone to a neighboring hotel for what he thought would be a "five-minute interview" that turned out to be over an hour long. He was a little annoyed at the time it took and some of the questions that were asked of him. But he laughed it off.

I caught up with him in the foyer of the Marriott's Convention Center and introduced myself. We headed off to his table and chatted about the G-FAN interview. He asked if everyone liked it and I told him that I received a lot of compliments on it.

It is amazing that this white-haired and white-bearded gentleman was Andre Delambre, Lee Crane and Felix Leiter, each of which had jet-black hair. But the voice was unmistakable. That was definitely the voice of David Hedison! Although in his early 80s, his voice did not sound like a voice of an old man's. He had a steady stride and still had a lot of hustle in him!

At his table, I did pick up a copy of Kachmar's book The Fly At Fifty.

Above, "The Fly At Fifty."

Luckily for me, David Hedison had three copies of the book left. After he autographed the book, I asked him for the price. He said $40.00. After he said that, I hesitated a second because, minutes before, I donated a dollar for photographing a display in the room and it just dawned on me. That left me exactly $39.00 in cash in my pocket.

Above, the autograph.

He laughed and asked, "Were you surprised at $40.00?" I told him, "Oh no, I've been to a lot of conventions before. Would you take a check?" He said yes. (It would've been no problem anyway, as the convention center has an ATM machine.) I figured it would be around $40 anyway as the price on the book is $21.95 (that's an odd amount) and celebrities charge $10-20 for autographs. This reminds me, I should ask the bank for the original check (they just give print-outs of cleared checks these days) after it clears, so I can have two Hedison autographs.

After I handed him my check, he laughed, "Who do I contact if this bounces?" I reassured him that there's no chance of that (my mom left me with some money after she died in January plus The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan is doing well). After this, we posed for a photo in front of a life-size figure of him as The Fly.

Mission accomplished! I got to meet David Hedison.

To reach David Hedison's website, go here.

New Toy Tuesday! A Sexy Princess, Ash, Bigfoot, The Mummy And The Starship Enterprise

Source: Entertainment Earth

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See Also: New Toy Tuesday! Classic Star Trek vs Classic Doctor Who, A Slave Girl & The Creature! / New Toy Tuesday! Gremlins, Marvel Meets Anime, Death Never Looked So Good! & More / New Toy Tuesday! - The Creature, The Wolfman, Lovecraft Dragons And More!

More Monsterpalooza Photos

Photos by Armand Vaquer

This year's Monsterpalooza in Burbank was loaded up to the Gill Man's gills of things to see. There were hundreds of displays for attendees to enjoy.

Here's some examples:

Above, Elsa Lanchester as the "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935).

Above, Al (David) Hedison as "The Fly" (1958).

Above, Boris Karloff as Ardath Bey from "The Mummy" (1932) in the Museum.

Above, Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. The figure appears to be of Lugosi circa 1948 for "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein."

Above, some heads.

More photos to come!

A Monsterous Bikini Girl Photo Bonanza

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Sources: Terence Muncy / Avery Guerra

Just about every heterosexual male around the globe has heard of the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue". One hundred plus pages of filled with photographs of some of the worlds most beautiful women, dressed in next to nothing, sometimes in their 'birthday suites', photographed against some of the most exotic locations around the globe. Page after page of sun drenched flesh, each photo an erotic fantasy come to life. Pure feminine beauty and sexuality right there in front of you.

This article has nothing to do with any of that.

Well, not in a pure sense anyway. Think of this as a swimsuit issue that one might find on the nightstand of Gomez Addams or possibly Uncle Creepy.

True, all the curves are in the right place. But, unless you like mutant women. These kissers may be more likely to provoke nightmares instead of tropic day-dream fantasies.

Under all this make-up, if you can imagine it, are a fine collection of truly sexy young ladies. I have had the pleasure of talking to actress Melanie Robel on several occasions, and she is rather stunning.

No, I'm afraid this is Director Terence Muncy's idea of a candid photo shoot.....or should I say, a horror movie. In "Bikini Monsters", his latest movie, this is what happens to a group of young lovelies who cross paths with a 'mad scientist' who wants to turn them into mermaids.

Why would any guy want a chick with a fish tail? I mean really, with a tail instead of legs how could you.....um.......do the horizontal mamba?

My God! What kind of a sick, twisted, "Troy McClure" are we talking about here?

Here the film's synopsis:

In a laboratory somewhere along the coast of Florida a scientist is working feverishly on a grisly experiment. Known by the local transients only as the "Beach Bum" he is trying to create his vision of ultimate beauty, a mermaid. But test after test end up in failure, leaving behind a series of mutated abominations. Still, the experiment continues.

At a nearby beach the mutilated body of a man turns up, his female companion, missing. Detective Elizabeth Wayne heads up an investigation to find the killer, her only leads being the body of the murdered man, a single witness so drunkenly asleep that he claims to have neither heard nor observed anything, and a group of strange looking scales found at the scene.

Here is the trailer for "Bikini Monsters" plus some behind-the-scenes shots and promotional posters of "Dr Fishloves" mutated creations.......in sexy swimwear!:

See Also: It's Bikini Monster Girls Gone Wild! / Bikini Monsters - Posters, Behind The Scenes And Make Up Tests Oh My

Two New Clips From Jordan Blum's Bigfoot Horror, 'Savage'

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Avery Guerra

Oh, what the heck? Let's just make today, "Bigfoot Movie Monday"!

It has been several months since I last talked about film maker Jordan Blum's Bigfoot horror movie "Savage". In fact you would have to go all the way back to September of last year since we last got any work on what looks to be a really good Sasquatch-gone-wild movie.

Today, I have a couple of clips, one, the second trailer from the film, and two, the opening title sequence.

Both, I have to say, are very impressive looking. In fact, I would venture to say, that out of all the Bigfoot movies in production right now, "Savage" looks the most polished. Now that doesn't take anything away from James Baack's "Bloody Rage of Bigfoot" or Tyler Meyer's, "The Legend of Grassman." That film looks really good too, and Baack's film has witches that kiss each other. Also good.

"Savage" is just a bigger budget film, that looks a little more main-stream. That could be good, or bad, depending on your taste in movies.

A bigger budget means bigger names and "Savage" stars veteran television and movie actor, Marty Kove (The Karate Kid, 2 & 3), Tony Becker (Little House on the Prairie), renowned fantastic films star, Lisa Wilcox (Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Star Trek: The Next Generation), soap opera star, Anna Enger and small screen actor, Shane Callahan (Dawson's Creek).

Here's the plot:

A blazing forest fire rips its way through Bear Mountain National Park. As the firefighters try to contain it, the animals are being forced out of their habitat including a beast that was better left undiscovered. Now several firefighters are missing or found mutilated.

When word about the fire spreads, Dale, a scientist dedicated to proving the existence of Bigfoot, hires Jack, a local Bigfoot hunting legend, to help him track the beast. Dale wishes to provide proof of the beast’s existence, Jack wants to find it for revenge. Owen, a park ranger, begins poking around searching for poachers who might be interested in taking pop shots at the fleeing wildlife. He stumbles across Richard and Gabrielle, two petty criminals who are on the run from the law. Owen soon discovers that this simple arrest is anything but routine when he encounters the Bigfoot.

As the creature tears a path through the forest destroying everything and everyone it comes in contact with, Owen must race home to rescue his pregnant wife who stands in the beast’s deadly path and restore order to the park.

Roll the clips:





See Also: 'Savage' To Premiere At Horrorfind Weekend In Maryland / The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot - Preview Clips, Nasty Church Letters And Sequel News / The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot - Behind The Scenes Shots / The Brand-New Teaser Trailer For Brian Jaynes 'Boggy Creek' / “The Legend of Boggy Creek” Director Charles B. Pierce Dead At Age 71 / And Yet....More Photos From 'The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot' / Cryptozoological Crazyness - Bigfoot An Escaped Slave - Possibly Has Bone In It's Penis / Vancouver Sasquatch Photo The Real Deal Or Publicity Stunt? / Virginia Bigfoot Sightings On The Rise? / Its Werewolves vs Bigfoot In Clint Romag's 'Revenge Of The Werewolves' / A Curious Bigfoot Caught On A Thermal Camera In North Carolina / The Meyer Brothers Turn "The Legend Of Grassman" Into A Feature Film / The Monster Mash - Giant Crabs, Zebra Girls, And Yes.....Another Bigfoot Movie / Giant Fossilized Human Tracks In The Paluxy Riverbed Prove The Existance Of Bigfoot? / New Evidence Of The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot / Bigfoot Photos From Bulgaria, Really From Burbank / Albino Bigfoot Caught Sneaking Around Pennsylvania? / Did The 'Real' Bigfoot Make His Big Screen Debut In "Great North?" / MOMO - Bigfoot Crossed With The Headless Horseman / Here Comes The First Monster Sighting of 2010 - The Maine Tree Creature / Bigfoot Caught On Trap Camera In Minnesota......Maybe? / Was Bigfoot Caught On Tape In Pennsylvania? / James Baack Overcomes All Hurdles To Complete 'The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot' / Tom Biscardi Brings A Film Crew To West Virginia To Find Bigfoot / Another Reason To Not Wander Around In The Woods At Night - Wes Sullivan's 'Nightbeasts' / Hunting For Monsters And Other Unexplained Mysteries In My Own Backyard / 'Savage' To Premiere At Horrorfind Weekend In Maryland / The Bloody Rage Of Bigfoot - Two Hot Girls On A Motorcycle / Baack's Hardcore Bigfoot Babes....With Guns! / A Close Encounter With Bigfoot - Highway 180 - Arizona

A Visit To Monsterpalooza 2010

Above, Frankenstein's monster greets visitors to Monsterpalooza.

A Visit To Monsterpalooza 2010

by Armand Vaquer

The second annual Monsterpalooza show in Burbank appears to be as successful as last year's inaugural event.

Above, a vintage Godzilla toy on display.

No sooner than when I entered the show this morning at the Burbank Marriott Hotel and Convention center I was approached by the show's producer, Eliot Brodsky. We chatted for a little while about me possibly doing a discussion presentation on Japan monster movie locations next year. He said that kaiju historian August Ragone had to cancel his appearance and presentation at this weekend's show.

Above, Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man in the Monsterpalooza Museum.

Like last year's show, Monsterpalooza had plenty of cool monster displays throughout the convention center. I was told by Godzilla model kit dealer John Tucky that Saturday's show "got pretty wild."

Above, William Schallert reunited with one of his co-stars.

It was great to see scream-queen actress Michelle Bauer and veteran actor William Schallert (The Man From Planet X, The Patty Duke Show). The highlight for me was meeting actor David Hedison (Live and Let Die, License To Kill, Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea, The Fly). I interviewed Hedison last year for G-FAN magazine.

We talked for a while and I picked up a copy of The Fly At Fifty (that David autographed).

Above, David Hedison and I in front of a life-sized figure of him as "The Fly."

Above, not even death could keep Forrest J. Ackerman away from Monsterpalooza. Actually, this isn't Ackerman's skull, but it was animated and spoke with Ackerman's recorded voice.

As I was leaving the show, I noticed that the convention center was really beginning to fill up. If you haven't gone to a Monsterpalooza, do yourself a favor and go to next year's show.

More photos from Monsterpalooza are here.