The BEST episodes of Cinemassacre's Monster Madness season 8
Every episode of Cinemassacre's Monster Madness season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cinemassacre's Monster Madness season 8!
In the series James Rolfe, known for his role as Angry Video Game Nerd, reviews a horror movie in every single day of October.
#1 - Son of Kong (1933)
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/24/2014
Rushed out the same year as the original King Kong, this sequel holds up surprisingly well. Starring Robert Armstrong and featuring the same master effects artist Willis O’Brien.
#2 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 (1994)
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/2014
Today we look at the most absurd horror film to feature two actors to win academy awards, Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey.
#3 - Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1991-2000)
Season 8 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/29/2014
A nostalgic Nickelodean anthology TV series from our generation, about kids, the Midnight Society, who gather around a campfire and tell scary stories every week.
#4 - Death Proof (2007)
Season 8 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/27/2014
Quentin Tarantino’s most underrated and misunderstood film about a killer played by Kurt Russell who murders his victims with his car.
#5 - Stephen King’s IT (1990)
Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/25/2014
This 3 hour made-for-television movie was aired in two parts. Based on the Stephen King novel, it popularized the idea of the scary clown.
#6 - Bride of Chucky (1998)
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/23/2014
The “so bad it’s good” movie from my generation. The killer doll Chucky is back, and more funny and likable than ever. See our review for the original Child’s Play here.
#7 - Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/22/2014
Charles Laughton stars in this overlooked adaptation of Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells. Bela Lugosi stars in a minor role.
#8 - Tourist Trap (1979)
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/21/2014
An underrated horror flick about scary dummies and a masked killer with an inventive method of murder. Effective, but uneven. Has elements of Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
#9 - The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/16/2014
The original giant reptile from stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen. Pre-dates Godzilla by one year!
#10 - They Live (1988)
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/13/2014
Roddy Piper has to lay the smackdown on some alien scum, in this tribute to 50′s B-movies. The X-ray glasses were referenced in the NES game Bart Vs. The Space Mutants.
#11 - The Walking Dead (1936)
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/12/2014
Boris Karloff stars as a man brought back to life in a lab, very much like Frankenstein, in this typical horror chiller from the golden age.
#12 - The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/10/2014
It’s Hammer time! From Hammer Studios, comes the first in a horror trilogy about the Karnstein family, a vampire story even older than Dracula.
#13 - The Black Cat (1981)
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/9/2014
One of many “Black Cat” movies, based loosely on the Edgar Allan Poe story, from Italian horror director Lucio Fulci. This time, the cat is a killing machine!
#14 - Night of the Creeps (1986)
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/2014
An 80′s film that pays tribute to the 50′s. Alien slugs crawl into peoples’ heads and turn them into zombies.
#15 - Häxan (1922)
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2014
A creepy horror film from the silent era about devil worship and evil rituals, also known as “Witchcraft Through the Ages”.
#16 - Beetlejuice (1988)
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/2014
A non-perfect, but highly enjoyable stylized nightmarish film from Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton before he was Batman.
#17 - Night Gallery (1969-1973)
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/8/2014
Today we look at a TV series, Night Gallery. Rod Serling’s sub-par followup to The Twilight Zone.
#18 - Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
Season 8 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/31/2014
Monster Madness closes this year, with one of few movies to truly capture the real Halloween spirit!
#19 - Young Frankenstein (1974)
Season 8 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/30/2014
One of the great Mel Brooks comedy classics, starring Gene Wilder. A big tribute to Universal’s original Frankenstein trilogy, faithfully emulated in Black & White.
#20 - The Night Walker (1964)
Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/26/2014
An underrated thriller from William Castle about nightmares. Only available on VHS for unknown reasons.
#21 - Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/20/2014
A minor classic from the Universal catalogue, starring Bela Lugosi. Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story.
#22 - Insidious (2010)
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/19/2014
Today we look at a modern horror film about ghosts and possession. A young boy travels outside his body, leaving himself an open vessel for evil demons to enter.
#23 - Doctor X (1932)
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/18/2014
The first color horror film!
#24 - Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/17/2014
A highly stylized take on the classic tale, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves. Produced by FRED FUCHS.
#25 - Rodan (1956)
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/14/2014
Time to add some kaiju action in this year’s Monster Madness. We’ve already taken care of Godzilla. Now let’s talk about another important monster from Toho.