The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

A shot from the 1963 movie

Ray Harryhausen’s Masterpiece ‘Jason and the Argonauts’ Turns 60

From the towering bronze statue Talos to the skeleton army and more, this Greek myth-inspired tale is still a thrilling classic thanks to Harryhausen’s visual effects, and it is also a great companion piece to the master’s similarly themed, and final, film: 1981’s Clash of the Titans.
black-and-white still image from the 1953 monster movie

‘The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms’: The First Giant Monster Movie of the Atomic Age

The legendary creature feature starring Ray Harryhausen’s brilliantly animated ‘Rhedosaurus’ became an inspiration of other subsequent classics of the genre, including Them! and Godzilla.
scene from the black-and-white 1954 sci-fi movie

‘Them!’ Was the First & Best of the ’50s ‘Big Bug’ Movies

This classic about desert ants turned into giant monsters by A-bomb testing is a cut above the other ‘big bug’ creature features that followed, in both its atmosphere and execution.