[6] In this hilariously dated morality play about the perils of marijuana use, Russ Tamblyn (West Side Story, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) plays the smart-ass new kid at school, losing no time offending the faculty while trying to climb to the top of the drug dealing hierarchy. Along the way he flirts with a teacher (Jan Sterling), avoids the incestuous overtures of his aunt …
[6] Richard Carlson (Creature from the Black Lagoon) stars as an amateur astronomer who sees a spaceship crash in the Arizona desert. He tries to tell the community about it, but no one believes him — especially after the crater walls fall in, burying the ship from sight. His girlfriend (Barbara Rush) becomes a believer after one of the aliens makes a frightening appearance on …
[8] Pools of water are often used as symbols of our collective subconscious. Since Creature from the Black Lagoon is about a humanoid creature who emerges from the depths to kidnap a beautiful woman, you might then say the Creature is a symbol for male sexual desire. And then you might have a B-movie monster I can really sink my teeth into. Sure, it’s just …
[10] This terrifying tale of emasculation is my favorite sci-fi/horror flick from the atomic age. Grant Williams stars as Scott Carey, a man who gets caught in a strange mist while boating with his wife. Afterwards, he notices his clothes don’t fit quite like they used to. His wife assures him everything is fine, that he just needs to eat more. A few days later, …
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