IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS! Havoc! Chaos! Destruction! Can IT Be Stopped? Out of primordial depths to destroy the world!
“It Came from Beneath the Sea” (1955) is a classic science fiction film that exemplifies the 1950s fascination with giant monster movies. Directed by Robert Gordon and produced by Charles H. Schneer, the film is notable for its innovative special effects by Ray Harryhausen, whose work in stop-motion animation became legendary in the genre. The film’s plot revolves around a giant octopus, awakened and mutated by radiation from hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific Ocean.
I watched the 1955 Universal International movie, Cult of the Cobra on Svengoolie. Six American Air Force officers are exploring an Asian Bazaar before shipping home, post World War II. They meet a snake charmer and convince him to sneak them into a secret ritual of Lamians (worshipers of women who can change into serpents). During the ceremony, they are exposed and the high priest pronounces a death curse on them. The movie is directed by Francis D. Lyon (The Great Locomotive Chase, Destination Inner Space, Castle of Evil, The Girl Who Knew Too Much)
