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Author:  Future_Man [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:06 am ]
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I found this screen image today. Does anyone know what this is from? I can totally see Martin Ontiveros doing something like this.

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Author:  skylar [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:48 am ]
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I don't have a definite title or anything, but it appears to me to be from an old film (I'm guessing probably 20's or earlier), most likely a Russian, German, or possibly Scandinavian fairy tale film.

Where did you find the image? That might help in the search.
Author:  KJB [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:13 pm ]
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It looks kind of like something Georges Melies would have done. Not sure if it's actually his, though.
Author:  Future_Man [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:22 pm ]
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skylar wrote:
Where did you find the image? That might help in the search.


A friend sent it to me knowing I like strange monsters. Incidentally, that was the email subject title: strange monster. :lol:
Author:  nitty [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:03 pm ]
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I forgot the name but its from a silent film.They would show a clip of that scene back in the day whenever they showed monster film docs.
Author:  Rich [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:48 pm ]
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Damn thats a cool image !
Author:  Biff [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:48 pm ]
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KJB wrote:
It looks kind of like something Georges Melies would have done. Not sure if it's actually his, though.


I think you are correct
Author:  Dean [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:55 pm ]
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À La Conquête Du Pôle (Conquest of the Pole) - 1912 - Georges Méliès, director. (France)

You can see several stills from the film here.

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Author:  DYBBUKIM [ Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:00 pm ]
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So that is where it it from. Good work tracking that down, Dean!

Mighty fine Monster.
Author:  Future_Man [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:13 am ]
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Damn!!!! Great find!!! Hows about this one?
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Author:  ted kopper [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:33 am ]
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Future_Man wrote:
I found this screen image today. Does anyone know what this is from? I can totally see Martin Ontiveros doing something like this.

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Creepy. Reminds me of a T9G Yumenoko
Author:  REdYOdA [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:40 am ]
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Conquest of the Pole.
:lol:


...sorry.
Author:  skylar [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:57 am ]
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Future_Man wrote:
Damn!!!! Great find!!! Hows about this one?
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that's the She Creature

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050957/
Author:  Future_Man [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:14 am ]
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Awesome, skylar! Thanks!!
Author:  Dean [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:01 am ]
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Future_Man where are you finding these photos? Various places or any one in particular?

I remembered the Méliès giant abominable snowman thing from a movie monster book I had when I was a kid. I don't think I've seen the She Creature before, but the movie posters are awesome.

Cool thread. Anyone have any more unidentified monsters?
Author:  Future_Man [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:10 am ]
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Dean wrote:
Future_Man where are you finding these photos? Various places or any one in particular?

Nope, no one place in partic. I get lots of photos sent to me from people who either think they are 'funny' (as fodder for my blog) or 'strange' (as I am).
Author:  Future_Man [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Strange Monster
I think this is Gosura (sp?), but not sure.
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Author:  Dean [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:50 am ]
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Future_Man wrote:
I think this is Gosura (sp?), but not sure.
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Yeah, I saw the possible name at the Monster Brains blog. Whatever it's called, it's from Captain Ultra Ep. 13 ... video clip here.

Awesome family photo. 8)
Author:  Greasebat [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:31 pm ]
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the She Creature made an appearance way back in the early 80's here, by the awesome artist Thomas Scott.....Image
Author:  August [ Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:44 pm ]
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Future_Man wrote:
I think this is Gosura (sp?), but not sure.
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The creature's name is ゴースラ. It's a play on the English word "Ghost", and the official English name is "Ghosler."
Author:  Future_Man [ Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:16 pm ]
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What is the creature in the upper right corner?
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Author:  vintagevinyl [ Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:09 pm ]
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finally saw this movie recently after years of seeing this in famous monsters
of filmland when i was a kid .BTW pretty sure this was the insperation for the
evil dead movie .
Author:  August [ Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:34 pm ]
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Future_Man wrote:
What is the creature in the upper right corner?
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Seems to be a variation of the Mitsume Kozo or Three-Eyed Priest, but is much older than those usually depicted. If I could see larger text, or the page you retrieved the image from, I could identify it better.
Author:  skylar [ Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:49 pm ]
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here are some of my favorites:

the hideous sun demon

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the fishmen from Destination Innerspace

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and of course, the Venusian from It Conquered the World

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Author:  August [ Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:07 pm ]
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The Venusian Cucumber from IT CONQUERED THE WORLD (which was later remade as ZONTAR: THING FROM VENUS) was nicknamed "Beulah" by its creator, monster maker Paul Blaisdell, who made a lot of monsters for AIP, including the aforementioned She Creature. Blaisdell also played most of his monsters as well!
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