Episode 12 – Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956)

As proof of the power of Ishiro Honda’s masterpeice Gojira this week we are getting some leftovers after Thanksgiving. This is the Americanization known as “Godzilla: King of the Monster”

Episode 10 – It came from beneath the sea (1955)

Stop motion monster movies of the 50’s are some of the biggest banks and hits in Hollywood. Will this streak continue with 1955’s “It Came From Beneath the Sea”? Find out on an all new KAiju Vs. History

Episode 9 – Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

What happens when you rush a sequel but don’t have access to the same stars and visionary director? Well you get a film that fairs better than 1933’s ‘Son of Kong’ but that’s a low bar. Follow a new Godzilla monster and director Motoyoshi Oda as they chart the franchise into sequel territory. We have monster battles, military might on display, and tenuous bonds to the spirit of the first film.

Episode 8 – Godzilla (1954)

Have you ever wondered how they made Godzilla’s roar sound effect? Want to know where the name Godzilla comes from? How about the ins and outs of the films pre-production and how influential was America’s “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”? Well join us on this special Halloween episode as you will learn all that and more!

Episode 7 – THEM! (1954)

On this week’s Kaiju Vs. History we explore the start of the bug rebellion on the big screen. What once was tiny now towers over you, as we inspect the insect sect of 1954’s “THEM!”

Episode 6 – The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

On this weeks episode of Kaiju Vs. History, we discuss the backstory of one of Hollywood’s most successful monster movies since King Kong: The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)!

Episode 5 – Mighty Joe Young (1949)

This week’s episode looks at the spiritual successor to 1933’s King Kong in the form of another giant ape: 1949’s “Mighty Joe Young”

Episode 4 – Son of Kong (1933)

Episode 4 of Kaiju Vs. History “Son of Kong” (1933).

Episode 2 – 100 Years of Daikaiju

Welcome to the second episode of Kaiju Vs. History Podcast. In this episode we go over some of the early examples of monster movies. We dive into the origin of giant Kaiju like creatures in the collective world consciousness. Before King Kong graced the silver screen and after there were several proto-Kaiju and dinosaur films […]

Episode 1 – An Introduction to Kaiju

Welcome to the first official episode of Kaiju Vs. History podcast! This show is an atomic blast through cinema’s feature creatures, from Anguirus to ‘Zilla, watching every single major film in the history of Kaiju. We are going chronologically through the history of this genre, year by year, and we are inviting you to come along with us!