From Hell It Came! (1957)

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AT LAST! I searched high and low for a link to this wonderfully bad movie, and now here it is in all its glory, albeit with French subtitles! This is a tale of murder and retribution in the South Sea islands...the young native prince Kimo is framed for the death of his father the Chief by the evil witch doctor Tano, the 'prime minister' Maranka and Kimo's own wife Korey, who is having it off with one or both of them. Before Kimo dies, he swears to return and avenge the wrongs done to him, and this he does...AS A TREE! Talk about Kimo-therapy! This murderous wooden stump (complete with a ludicrous 'face' on the front of his trunk)  lurches around the countryside chasing and killing the evildoers at a snails pace, while a bunch of white scientists try to figure out a way of capturing him. First they try to save it, then they try to kill it...bloody Yanks! However, one of them (the girl doctor obviously) looks great in a bikini, so bear with it. There is also an 'Australian' widow named Mrs. Kilgore, who seems to be played by a Dora Bryan impersonator. The tree is called TABANGA, and is apparently an evil spirit...he is also the least wooden actor in this astonishing production! Luckily for him, the natives are incapable of running or even walking briskly, thus affording him the chance to finish them off by squashing them against another tree or convenient boulder. Seems like I'm not the only one with a deadly trunk! The monster was designed by Paul Blaisdell, the same man who created 'Beulah' the Venusian cucumber alien in IT CONQUERED THE WORLD. Inside the Tabanga suit is professional wrestler Chester Hayes, who also plays the native Maku...I hope he got two paychecks for this. One of the finest crap movies ever, and well worth a look! More marvellous monster mayhem from Sneaky Elephant SOON!

WARNING! I nearly didn't include this movie as it takes a bit of commitment to actually get the link working, but as it is my VERY FAVOURITE MONSTER FILM OF ALL, here it is! Firstly, you will need the Div-X codec player in order to watch it. ON NO ACCOUNT must you download ANYTHING from the site showing the film itself. Instead, go to www.divx.com/ and download the viewer software and install it. Then, click on the link for the film and when it asks you to 'prove that you are human' click on the next link. You will then see the player screen. Click on the 'start' arrow and the film will begin. I repeat...DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY CODEC OR PLAYER from the movie site itself as those links are just crammed with trojans and spyware. Anyway. the genuine Div-X player is well worth having, as there are many great films using this format on various movie sites.

I hope you make the effort to watch and enjoy this wonderful film...it's the very epitome of the term HORROR, and that's just the ACTING!

Monsturd! (2003)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZqL2y67Eo

CRAP FILM ALERT! This astonishingly SMELLY motion picture concerns the evil DuTech Corporation that is developing chemical weapons for profit. One of the scientists dies in a bizarre laboratory accident, and her body is illegally DUMPED in the city drain system,where it mixes with human waste products. Meanwhile, the notorious serial killer Jack Schmidt escapes and goes on the RUN in Butte County where he takes refuge in the sewers. Guess what...he falls in the POO and becomes...MONSTURD! Now it's up to the cops to FLUSH him out and WIPE him from the face of the Earth. It's a BIG JOB but someone has to do it.The script isn't worth the TOILET PAPER it was written on, and the cast includes the directors, producers, their friends and families, in fact anyone who would work for next to nothing. As you will see, most of them have never acted before in their lives, and seem to be merely going through the MOTIONS for the camera. A typical Troma production, this has stupid jokes, amateur performances and the very lowest production values, but is still worth LOGGING on for. And no, I'm not PULLING YOUR CHAIN! More diamonds among the dung from Sneaky Elephant SOON!

The Twisted Nerve (1968)

http://stagevu.com/video/dmliumzixkeo

  Here's a typical 'swinging 60s' film, directed and produced by the Boulting brothers. Hywel Bennett is Martin, a disturbed young man who feigns mental illness in order to get into Hayley Mills' knickers. Posing as 'Georgie', he worms his way into her life but soon displays some strange tendencies. He also whistles the most annoying little tune... and gradually his sinister intentions are revealed! This film was criticised at the time of release for the way it portrayed Downs Syndrome. However, it's by no means the worst of its kind...and it has a certain flaky charm. More mental movies from Sneaky Elephant SOON!

Zontar, the Thing from Venus (1966)

http://retrovision.tv/freevideo/zontar-the-thing-from-venus-1966

  AIEEEEEE! It's ZONTAR, the big rubber bat from Venus! This is a terrible remake of the dreadful It Conquered the World, and features John Agar (he made LOADS of crap movies like this one) once more sweating to save Mankind. The monster is truly awful (although he is easily the best actor in this tale), and insists on trying to enslave the human race from his hideout in a cave. He causes terrible problems with his sinister shenanigans, and Dr. Taylor (Agar) has his work cut out trying to foil the flaky fruit-bat's dastardly scheme. I really feel sorry for the poor bugger in the 'alien' costume, after all he was never going to be asked for his autograph by even the most desperate film fan. This was made for American tv and it shows! A definite 0/10 for this one, what a classic! More Sneaky Elephant movie recommendations soon!

The Brain from Planet Arous (1951)

http://retrovision.tv/freevideo/brain-from-planet-arous-the-1951


  IT'S THAT MAN AGAIN! Even before grappling with the mighty ZONTAR, THE THING FROM VENUS, John Agar was sweating buckets against GOR, the Brain from Planet Arous. This is a classic crap movie, and the monster will make you hoot with laughter.....a huge brain with glowing eyes, dangling on a length of fishing line! The plot is simple enough...Gor crashes his light bulb into Mystery Mountain, and hides out in a tunnel. Agar and his pal detect Gor's radiation from 30 miles away (!!!?) and decide to investigate, whereupon Agar gets 'possessed' by the brain. He then has a session with his girlfriend and starts making unreasonable demands of the United Nations. Another brain comes after him and takes over a dog, which leads to further complications. The sweat patches on Agar's shirt come and go seemingly at random, and the acting and special effects are truly dire. The funniest thing you will see for a long time to come! More icky aliens and manky monsters from Sneaky Elephant SOON!

Invaders from Mars (1953)

http://retrovision.tv/freevideo/invaders-from-mars-1953

  This is a classic, a real gem. It concerns a young boy, played by Jimmy Hunt, who realises that something strange is happening to the grownups...his father, for instance, played by Leif Erickson (Big John Cannon in The High Chaparral), who comes home with an alien love-bite on his neck. Meanwhile, huge green Teletubbies with clarinets hobble about in underground caverns. And just wait until you see their leader! 'When I asked for a little head....' HAHAHAHAHA! More from Sneaky Elephant's UFO collection soon!

Quatermass 2 (1955)

http://www.videosurf.com/video/retrovision-media-presents-quatermass-2-episode-1-66657988

  OOOOO! The original BBC series! I wasn't even born when this was originally shown, but I found the paperback screenplay in a bookshop as a kid and never forgot it (well I'm an elephant). This is longer overall than the Hammer feature film starring Brian Donlevy,being more of a forerunner to Dr Who and having that old BBC 'style' to it.Look out for several familiar faces, including Hugh Griffith (the horse loving Sheikh in Ben Hur),Wilfred 'Old Man Steptoe' Brambell and a very young Melvyn Hayes, yes Gloria from It Aint Half Hot Mum! Turn out the lights and get ready for a nice creepy evening in with the Professor, played in dashing style by John Robinson...how English can you get?Trivia items: This tv series and the Hammer feature film have 2 things in common-they were both filmed at the Shell Haven oil refinery in Essex, and the part of McLeod was played by John Rae in both productions. There must have been a shortage of Scots actors at the time! This story and the first Quatermass tale were the scariest things that had ever been seen on British tv at the time,so scary in fact that questions were asked in Parliament about the suitability of such horrors being allowed into our homes!Wonderful stuff! More from Sneaky Elephant's movie alerts soon!