Well we had the movie monsters of the 1950s, now it's time for the 1960s. And what a hard choice it was, as there are so many beauties to choose from. But for better of worse, hopefully worse, here is my favourite three. Can't wait to here what you guys think should be on the list!
#1. The Beast good old Tor Johnson in the awesomely awful The Beast Of Yucca Flats (1961).
 | I love Tor Johnson, and The Beast Of Yucca Flats gave him starring role as the central monster come Russian scientist, rather than as a side-kick monster, or as Lobo!Tor pulls out all the stops and acts for all his two-dimensional worth, as both beast and scientist. All those years of acting school pay off in this one movie. Just for the dying scene alone, as the little rabbit nuzzles the dying Tor, he grabs it "gently" in his huge hand just before drawing his final breath. It's a scene that brings a tear to the eye. |
#2. Egon, The Human Jellyfish, or bloke in wet-suit with big bag on his head in Sting Of Death (1965).
| Now a bloke in a wet-suit with "seaweed" hanging off it, and a big inflatable bag on his head?! What's not to like? Apparently the actor playing the giant human jellyfish in Sting Of Death couldn't breath inside the sealed bag they put over his head. Go figure!!! So the staggering around he did wasn't acting, it was due to lack of oxygen. Added to this his army of paint filled freeze bags, floating menacingly on the water, and you have one of the most cut-price and brilliantly ridiculous movie monsters of all time, not just the 1960s. |  |
#3. The legendary walking pile of carpets from The Creeping Terror (1964).
| No wait! The monster from The Creeping Terror may have the edge of cut-price movie monsters. It's so bad, so impossible to make out and even describe... I chose to show an image of a stockinged pair of legs being eaten by the monster, than the actual monster itself. And that's why the monster from Creeping Terror made the list, not just because it's a walking or shuffling pile of old rags, carpets and vacuum tubing, but because it eats stockinged or bikini clad ladies. This monster has taste, even if it has no personal fashion sense. |
