Roger Corman

Quite possibly the finest moment of the entire “sword and cleavage” genre

Barbarian Queen is a lovely movie in its own right, but Barbarian Queen 2: The Empress Strikes Back is superior in many respects. Just check out this sequence where the eponymous barbarian queen duels with the main villain to the death. And meanwhile, the sorcerous Princess Tamis meets her fate at the hands of her…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 16

The superhero movie that makes Catwoman look like Citizen Kane

Here are the greatest moments from Black Scorpion 2, the Roger Corman-produced superhero film about the woman in the shiny black bustier and mask. This movie is what you would get if you forced Halle Berry’s Catwoman to guzzle Everclear until its IQ dropped into single digits. The scenes above consist of: 1) a snippet…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 9

3 Cult Classics that Roger Corman Actually Directed

Shout Factory has been putting out the motherlode of Roger Corman productions with its Roger Corman’s Cult Classics series — but a new set features three weird masterpieces that Corman actually directed. Including Attack of the Crab Monsters. According to a great write-up in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Crab Monsters has been hard to get…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 27

What’s more terrifying: gigantic camel spiders or a lady with a cow tail?

This week on Cult Movie Worship we have two equally disturbing movies. One’s about giant killer spiders, the other’s about the Scandinavian wood nymph, the huldra. Plus, check out the latest scifi short obsession! Camel Spiders The next big Roger Corman-produced B-movie hit has to be Camel Spiders because there is nothing more disgusting (and…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 9

Greatest Zero-Gravity Sex Scenes of All Time [NSFW]

You haven’t crossed the final frontier until you’ve had sex in space. It’s the ultimate dream: weightless lovemaking. Here are 11 awesome zero-gravity sex scenes…plus one real-life zero G sexytime moment caught on video. There have long been rumors and reports that NASA astronauts have really had sex in space, but they’ve largely been debunked…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 10

The scenes that were too campy to be included in the campiest Star Wars knock-off

Would you believe that StarCrash, the ridonkulous space opera starring Caroline Munro and David Hasselhoff, was even campier before it was edited for U.S. release? The masterful new 2-DVD set includes loads of deleted scenes, including this batshit supervillain moment. The utterly essential Shout Factory release, created as part of its new Roger Corman Cult…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 28

10 awesome science fiction stories for gamers

Ever since ET for the Atari 2600 wowed gamers worldwide, science fiction and video games have been natural bedfellows. Here are 10 great scifi tales that embrace the aesthetics, technology, and popular tropes of the gaming world. Death Race 2000 (1975) This cult classic was based on a short story by Ib Melchior and produced…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 29

The best worm sex death scene in the galaxy [NSFW]

To celebrate the recent release of Roger Corman classic Galaxy of Terror on DVD, we bring you this io9 flashback . . . to one of the weirdest things you’ll ever see. This scene from 1981 Z-movie Galaxy of Terror will destroy your moral center and make you see giant worms in a whole new…

Movies Annalee Newitz Aug 5

The best Syfy Original Movie trailer ever is for Sharktopus

You can’t go wrong with Sharktopus. Roger Corman helms a movie that is a glorious celebration of giant monsters for giant monster’s sake. And the sharktopus looks awesome! I especially like how it can come on land. Land sharktopus! Click to view Click to view

Trailers Annalee Newitz Jul 15

The Most Luscious Properties in the Public Domain

Here are 10 stories that belong to everybody, stories that still have plenty of juice in them — even if their earlier incarnations left something to be desired. Embryo (1976) Rock Hudson starred as a scientist who was able to accelerate the human gestational process from months to days, yielding the hotness that was Barbara…

io9 Marc Bernardin May 13

Best Use Of Stock Footage Ever In A B-Movie

Last week, Syfy aired the awesomely cheesetastic movie Dinoshark, directed by Roger Corman himself. And in this scene, Corman shows us why he is the master of stock footage repurposed for giant monster fu. Let’s face it: Most of Dinoshark is padding, packed with random teen girl water polo players and idyllic shots of Puerto…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 23

Roger Corman Justifies Sharktopus’ Awesome Existence With “Logic”

Sharktopus versus Dinoshark: Who would win? You asked, we answered. We interviewed B-movie legend Roger Corman about his upcoming features Dinoshark and Sharktopus. Find out how big, how long, and how many mouths these beasts have. We’re really excited about your next two TV movies, Sharktopus and Dinoshark, but we’re curious. Why did you decide…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 3

What Would Happen If Dinoshark Fought Sharktopus?

If you can’t wait for schlockmeister Roger Corman’s upcoming Sharktopus flick, then we’ve got good news. As an appetizer, he’s bringing out Dinoshark (pictured) on Syfy on March 13. Now we’ve got the backstory on both shark epics. THR has the full scoop from Corman himself. About Dinoshark, he says: Global warming causes the glaciers…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 18

James Cameron’s Love-Hate Relationship With Technology

James Cameron started as an effects wizard for Roger Corman, and all of his films have expanded the technology of movie-making. But his films are also all about the ways technology can fail us or destroy us. What gives? With Avatar now making enough money to justify its reportedly obscene budget, it’s the perfect time…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 29

Scariest Post-Apocalyptic Movie Ever Made!

When it comes to the apocalypse, we can deal with zombies, face-melting plagues, or cannibal hordes. But a world overrun entirely by dancing hippies? Get us out of here! In Roger Corman‘s GAS-S-S-S, Or It Became Necessary To Destroy The World In Order To Save It, the military releases a gas that kills everyone over…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 9

A Young Jack Nicholson Encounters Sexy Evil From Beyond the Grave!

1960s flick The Terror is directed by B-grade auteur Roger Corman, and features the cheesy stylings of a young Jack Nicholson (in a great French soldier outfit) and an old Boris Karloff. Plus kissing in tombs and floating rocks! Basically, here’s the story. Jack Nicholson is fancy French soldier who washes up on an island…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 21

Corey Feldman Blows His Brains Out On Camera… Has Viral Marketing Gone Too Far?

This demented video starring Corey Feldman, chanting magically, then blowing his brains out feels like a sad little cry for help. Instead it’s much worse — it’s a trailer-ette for a Netflix original movie, directed by Joe Dante. This little film, that I can’t imagine anyone would want to miss after that viral nonsense, is…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 8

The Apocalypse Should Be Funny: 6 End-of-the-World Comedy Classics

This year has presented us with a plethora of planet-imperiling scenarios, from Watchmen toTransformers. But despite the promising threats of nuclear war and killer robots, I’m left feeling empty. The Apocalypse used to be fun. What happened? It is a proven paradox that during eras of real impending global disaster we have been given what…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams Jun 27

Paging Dr. Phil: My Wife Is An Alien Parasite Puppet!

It’s Roger Corman melodrama at its finest! Dr. Paul Kettering’s wife has been taken over by alien parasites, in the climax to The Brain Eaters. This calls for a husband-wife scenery-chewing contest! But there’s more! Here’s secret footage of a meeting of the U.S. Congress’ secret UFO committee, where chain-smoking men get together to watch…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 19

Sexually Frustrated Female Supremacists Turn To Lava Lamps [NSFW]

In the bleak future world of the year 2500, women have eliminated male aggression and taken over the world. Men’s only job is to look pretty and pleasure the womenfolk in harems, as you can see from this awesome clip from Last Exit To Earth. But then these too-pretty men become sterile, and suddenly all…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 5

Quite possibly the finest moment of the entire “sword and cleavage” genre

The superhero movie that makes Catwoman look like Citizen Kane

3 Cult Classics that Roger Corman Actually Directed

What’s more terrifying: gigantic camel spiders or a lady with a cow tail?

Greatest Zero-Gravity Sex Scenes of All Time [NSFW]

The scenes that were too campy to be included in the campiest Star Wars knock-off

10 awesome science fiction stories for gamers

The best worm sex death scene in the galaxy [NSFW]

The best Syfy Original Movie trailer ever is for Sharktopus

The Most Luscious Properties in the Public Domain

Best Use Of Stock Footage Ever In A B-Movie

Roger Corman Justifies Sharktopus’ Awesome Existence With “Logic”

What Would Happen If Dinoshark Fought Sharktopus?

James Cameron’s Love-Hate Relationship With Technology

Scariest Post-Apocalyptic Movie Ever Made!

A Young Jack Nicholson Encounters Sexy Evil From Beyond the Grave!

Corey Feldman Blows His Brains Out On Camera… Has Viral Marketing Gone Too Far?

The Apocalypse Should Be Funny: 6 End-of-the-World Comedy Classics

Paging Dr. Phil: My Wife Is An Alien Parasite Puppet!

Sexually Frustrated Female Supremacists Turn To Lava Lamps [NSFW]

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