Not many giant monster movies feel essentially perfect, but classics like Jaws, King Kong (1933), and the original Godzilla might well be.

Classic sci-fi movies produced many famous monsters, but only a few have truly stood the test of time. Often pushing boundaries onscreen, the sci-fi genre has long been a playground for filmmakers to ...

Monster movies that are also Westerns are rare, but not unheard of, as the likes of Nope, From Dusk till Dawn, and The White ...

I hated horror as a kid. Growing up, I didn’t have anyone to introduce me to old black and white films, either. And the only time I saw movies released before I was born was when local TV channels ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Universal Monsters movies are the films that helped build the framework of horror, and despite ...

But they weren’t all winners. In fact, quite a few ’50s monster movies were extremely rough around the edges. But, of those lesser films, some of them continue to hold a compulsively watchable charm.

The Beale Street Monster Club celebrates classic Hollywood horror movies and monsters. The club holds free monthly screenings and discussions at the historic A. Schwab store on Beale Street.