The evil supernatural cult leader in the legendarily bad movie Manos: the Hands of Fate. And its sequels.

Our contributor Ethan continues his 1950s movie giant monster series.

This time it’s the giant Mexican scorpions in 1957 monster mash The Black Scorpion. As animated by Ray Harryhausen.

These cheapo monsters featured in 1959 monster mash/horror movie Attack of the Killer Shrews. They’re ravening wolf-sized rodents with a virulent venomous bite.

Our contributor Ethan continues profiling old movie giant monsters.

The dinosaur-like and eponymous Gorgo is from a 1961 monster mash set in the British Isles.

The first half of our full character profile for Herbie the Love Bug — Disney’s sapient, super-powered VW Beetle — covers the older material.

The giant radioactive octopus in 1955 monster movie It Came From Beneath The Sea.

Harryhausen stop-motion alien monster in 1957 movie 20 Million Miles To Earth.

A notable 1953 giant movie monster, whose main daddies are Ray Bradbury and Ray Harryhausen.

Amphibious giant dinosaur.

The scariest giant space chicken ever, possibly. From terribad 1957 giant monster movie The Giant Claw.