It Came From Beneath the Sea (Octopus horror films)
[Prof. Carter pulls an octopus from an aquarium tank]
Prof. John Carter:
Here, gentlemen, is your villain.
Naval Asst. Sec. Robert David Chase:
It would take an enormous number of those to disable a Navy submarine.
Prof. Lesleyl Joyce:
Or just one of enormous size, Mr. Chase.
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.
Joseph Conrad
We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.
H. P. Lovecraft
I cannot think of the deep sea without shuddering at the nameless things that may at this very moment be crawling and floundering on its slimy bed, worshipping their ancient stone idols and carving their own detestable likenesses on submarine obelisks of water-soaked granite. I dream of a day when they may rise above the billows to drag down in their reeking talons the remnants of puny, war-exhausted mankind—of a day when the land shall sink, and the dark ocean floor shall ascend amidst universal pandemonium.
H. P. Lovecraft, "Dagon"
+ Also includes Squid, Crab, Beach horror, Lighthouse horror, Ghost Ship, Island, & Sea Monsters horror films
Prof. John Carter:
Here, gentlemen, is your villain.
Naval Asst. Sec. Robert David Chase:
It would take an enormous number of those to disable a Navy submarine.
Prof. Lesleyl Joyce:
Or just one of enormous size, Mr. Chase.
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.
Joseph Conrad
We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.
H. P. Lovecraft
I cannot think of the deep sea without shuddering at the nameless things that may at this very moment be crawling and floundering on its slimy bed, worshipping their ancient stone idols and carving their own detestable likenesses on submarine obelisks of water-soaked granite. I dream of a day when they may rise above the billows to drag down in their reeking talons the remnants of puny, war-exhausted mankind—of a day when the land shall sink, and the dark ocean floor shall ascend amidst universal pandemonium.
H. P. Lovecraft, "Dagon"
+ Also includes Squid, Crab, Beach horror, Lighthouse horror, Ghost Ship, Island, & Sea Monsters horror films
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- DirectorStanley SheffStarsDeborah ForemanS.D. NemethAnthony HickoxA movie mogul in search of a tax shelter screens a space parody about a young woman, a mad scientist and a space monster.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsVictoria VetriRobin HawdonPatrick AllenSanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.
- DirectorFranklin AdreonStarsPhyllis CoatesMyron HealeyArthur SpaceJean Evans of an international wildlife foundation has made herself at home in Africa as the elephant-riding, vine-swinging, miniskirted 'Panther Girl.' On safari to film animals, Jean encounters something really wild; a giant crayfish monster (created by greedy scientist Morgan who, with his henchmen, hopes to scare everyone out of the district, then secretly mine diamonds). Jungle perils aplenty stand between Jean (an active, competent heroine) and her hunter friend Larry and their goal of tracing the 'claw monster' to its source.Episode 1: Claw Monster
- DirectorsCurtis HarringtonPavel KlushantsevStarsBasil RathboneFaith DomergueMarc ShannonIn 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella.
