The theme some to the show that introduced me to many a monster:
These days, teenaged girls dream of romantic vampires, but teenaged boys have always been werewolves at heart.
I saw the dubbed versions of some on these on television in my youth. These days I'm inspired by the originals.
The classic Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman has had a barrio remake:
And everybody's favorite Latino monster has popped up in Brazilian production:
I know every time I post here I'm plugging somebody else's book...but sometimes one good monster deserves another. In this case, you might one day take a gander at James Morrow's "Shambling Towards Hiroshima." Because men in rubber suits and giant radioactive lizards need love too.
ReplyDeleteDifferent topic, I don't know if you're familiar with comics master Sergio Aragonés (Mad, Groo, etc.), but his new comic "Sergio Aragonés Funnies" has some really terrific autobiographical episodes.
Bobby
http://the-unpublishable.com
Keep the plugs coming, Bobby. It gives me and excuse for my own shameless self-promotion. I also like the spread the word, and get news on things like Morrow's story and Aragonés' new comics. That what this whole online thing is all about.
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