The Monsters That Made Us #29 – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

by Dan Colon · Published February 24, 2023 · Updated February 23, 2023

All aboard! In this episode, “The Invisible Dan” and “Monster Mike” cruise deep into the Amazon in search of a creature which may bridge the evolutionary gap between man and fish! Join them as they discuss the Gill-man’s painstaking design process, the narrative similarities to King Kong, the breathtaking underwater photography, and why Creature from the Black Lagoon is unquestionably one of the all-time great monster movies.

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