Aug 18, 2024

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at The Lost World (1925) the first screen adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel, and learn how Willis O'Brien brought dinosaurs to life in this silent blockbuster.

Aug 4, 2024

In  this episode we witness the birth of stop motion monster magic with Willis O'Brien, look at early dinosaur fantasies The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) and Along the Moonbeam Trail (1920), and find the very first true kaiju movie in a most unlikely place! 

Jul 21, 2024

In this chapter we discover assorted monsters from lost worlds created Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and encounter the first dinosaurs on the big screen! 

Jul 7, 2024

In this chapter we meet the earliest examples of dinosaurs, colossal beasts, and giant mutant monsters in fiction!

May 12, 2024

In this chapter we explore the discovery of prehistoric megafauna and dinosaurs and the wave of dinomania in popular culture that followed. We investigate the dubious but highly influential report of a surviving pterodactyl, and find the first kaiju in fiction courtesy of Mr Jules Verne!