CHOSEN SURVIVORS (1974)

  This one starts off as an end-of-the-world disaster flick then a bunch of killer bats show up turning it into an killer animals gone wild movie and then they throw a big twist right in the middle which I won't spoil. While there's probably not much rewatchability to this I did enjoy it on my initial viewing. One thing that has to piss off most viewers is that star Jackie Cooper(yes the same guy who was little Jackie on THE LITTLE RASCALS) plays a really reprehensible character who gets away with some horrible acts, including rape at one point, and never really gets much of any comeuppance. This is a pretty good reflection on reality though so I'll give it points for that.  

   Filmed in Mexico(where apparently bat-lives are cheap), so here's the Mexican poster!:

 

Double feature horror show with British flick THE FREAKMAKER under it's alternate title:

THE H-MAN (1958)

  I've heard this referred to as the Japanese version of THE BLOB and while the H-Man(actually H-Men since there are more than one) does turn into a very Blob-like creature at points it's not really the most accurate description. It's also got a big gangster movie vibe going on with police searching for a missing criminal that takes up a lot of the runtime.  Still it's a pretty interesting and unique 50s monster flick from the director of the original GODZILLA.

THE FLYING SERPENT (1946)

 I dig that 1980s monster movie Q:THE WINGED SERPENT so I always wanted to check out this way older flick based on the same Aztec god-monster. In comparison this was a pretty big disappointment and even in comparison to other 40s monster flicks this one is no great shakes. For one thing the titular creature here is not very big. A monster that's just a bird that's a bit larger than your average turkey isn't exactly a terrifying sight to behold. The plot is just a retelling of the one in THE DEVIL BAT which was made by the same studio(PRC) just a few years earlier but Bela Lugosi is a lot more entertaining than George Zucco any day. I now know why this is such an obscure title.

    The all-night PRC thrill show along with the original version of THE SWAMP THING!:

T-BIRD GANG (1959)

  Well at least this is a short film. Promoted as a juvenile delinquent movie this is pretty much a straight up gangster flick about a guy going undercover into a criminal gang(who happen to ride around in a white T-bird) to find out who killed his dad(a security guard) during one of their earlier robberies.  I viewed this after watching HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT(both produced by Roger Corman around the same time and I would guess they probably played together at drive-ins) and found it a bit inferior and a letdown from film.