It is perhaps because humans are the most dangerous predators on earth that they are so afraid of being hunted themselves. Nearly every culture makes some sort of bogeyman or ogre whose main goal is to capture and devour humans.… Continue Reading
In the late 90s, two series (more, really, but these two really were similar in a lot of special ways) based on raising battle monsters were going head to head in Japan and quickly, across the world. By the time… Continue Reading
The classic monsters of horror were established long ago. Vampires and werewolves we have seen over and over again in movies, while others like witches and mummies are mostly relegated to Halloween decorations. It’s rare that a new monster becomes… Continue Reading
Monster Hunter is one of my favorite series. It’s second only to Pokémon in sheer volume of monsters and focus on them, and unlike Pokémon, I actually still play the games. So when I saw there was going to be… Continue Reading
In 1954, something in a reptilian skin rampaged through Japan, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Nearly half a century later, a similar creature emerged in the USA. It looked quite similar, but under its skin, it wasn’t at… Continue Reading
When a movie begins with a real-world event, it is to be assumed that it has something to say about the real world. When I watched The Host, I had no idea that this was the case. The opening scene,… Continue Reading
When the first movie in the Dark Universe proved to be a box office curse, I wondered when we would next see Universal’s cast of monsters. I knew they would be placed back in the toybox for a few years,… Continue Reading
Oh boy. So, uh, I didn’t like Jurassic World very much. It had a lot of problems. But its sequel was something else. On the plus side, it does get away from being largely a repeat of the first movie… Continue Reading
Ugh. Jurassic World. I have a lot of things to say about Jurassic World, and not many of them are good. I won’t linger on it too much, but hey, this is the internet! You guys love negativity. I know… Continue Reading
Let’s make something clear. Jurassic Park is a monster movie, as are all its sequels. A monster movie, by my definition, is a movie where fantastical creatures are the main draw. A Godzilla movie is the greatest example of this.… Continue Reading