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Movie Memories of a Boomer Monster Kid: Matinees and Midnight TV - Page 4

In 1958, when I was 7, two things happened: 1) Universal released its classic horror movies to television as "Shock Theater", and 2) James Warren and Forrest J. Ackerman launched the magazine "Famous Monsters of Filmland". A whole generation went monster mad and became what David J. Skal called"The Monster Kids". We would check the listings for local theaters and drive-ins, comb through the TV Guide looking for old classics, and faithfully tune in to "Shock" Theater", "Chiller Theater", and Zacherle. Anything horror or Sci-Fi based we just ate up. A few movies were great; most were not, and a couple were absolutely terrible. It didn't matter; at age 11, everything seemed cool, and at age 17 they were all make out movies anyway. I have ended this list at 1969 - The moon landing made fact more compelling, and I graduated high school and went off to college. Saturday matinees and drive-in summers, like most of these films, became things of the past.
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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
122
It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
123
King Dinosaur (1955)
King Dinosaur (1955)
124
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
125
Tarantula (1955)
Tarantula (1955)
126
The Beast With a Million Eyes (1955)
The Beast With a Million Eyes (1955)
127
The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955)
The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955)
128
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
129
This Island Earth (1955)
This Island Earth (1955)
130
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
131
Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)
Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)
132
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
133
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
134
It Conquered the World (1956)
It Conquered the World (1956)
135
Rodan (1956)
Rodan (1956)
136
The Black Sleep (1956)
The Black Sleep (1956)
137
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
138
The Gamma People (1956)
The Gamma People (1956)
139
The Mole People (1956)
The Mole People (1956)
140
The She-Creature (1956)
The She-Creature (1956)
141
World Without End (1956)
World Without End (1956)
142
X: The Unknown (1956)
X: The Unknown (1956)
143
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
144
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
145
Beginning of the End (1957)
Beginning of the End (1957)
146
From Hell It Came (1957)
From Hell It Came (1957)
147
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
148
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
149
Kronos (1957)
Kronos (1957)
150
Night of the Demon (1957)
Night of the Demon (1957)
151
Not of This Earth (1957)
Not of This Earth (1957)
152
Quatermass II (1957)
Quatermass II (1957)
153
The 27th Day (1957)
The 27th Day (1957)
154
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
155
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
156
The Black Scorpion (1957)
The Black Scorpion (1957)
157
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
158
The Cyclops (1957)
The Cyclops (1957)
159
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
160
The Giant Claw (1957)
The Giant Claw (1957)
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