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Movie Memories of a Boomer Monster Kid: Matinees and Midnight TV - Page 6

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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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
202
Jack the Ripper (1959)
Jack the Ripper (1959)
203
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
204
On the Beach (1959)
On the Beach (1959)
205
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
206
Return of the Fly (1959)
Return of the Fly (1959)
207
The Alligator People (1959)
The Alligator People (1959)
208
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
209
The Mummy (1959)
The Mummy (1959)
210
The Tingler (1959)
The Tingler (1959)
211
The Wasp Woman (1959)
The Wasp Woman (1959)
212
12 to the Moon (1960)
12 to the Moon (1960)
213
13 Ghosts (1960)
13 Ghosts (1960)
214
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
215
Black Sunday (1960)
Black Sunday (1960)
216
Dinosaurus! (1960)
Dinosaurus! (1960)
217
House of Usher (1960)
House of Usher (1960)
218
Last Woman on Earth (1960)
Last Woman on Earth (1960)
219
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
220
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
221
The City of the Dead (1960)
The City of the Dead (1960)
222
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
223
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
224
The Lost World (1960)
The Lost World (1960)
225
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (1960)
226
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
227
Village of the Damned (1960)
Village of the Damned (1960)
228
Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961)
Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961)
229
Creature From the Haunted Sea (1961)
Creature From the Haunted Sea (1961)
230
Gorgo (1961)
Gorgo (1961)
231
Mothra (1961)
Mothra (1961)
232
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
233
Mysterious Island (1961)
Mysterious Island (1961)
234
Reptilicus (1961)
Reptilicus (1961)
235
Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1961)
Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1961)
236
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
237
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
238
The Phantom Planet (1961)
The Phantom Planet (1961)
239
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
240
Valley of the Dragons (1961)
Valley of the Dragons (1961)
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