Monster Mayhem It's Alive!  It's Alive! An American Werewolf in London:  1981 / R / 97 Min. Two American tourists find out the hard way that you don't go wandering on the English moors during a full moon.  Directed by John Landis, this frightfest combines some great sarcastic humor with true horror and suspense.   Arachnophobia:  1990 / PG-13 / 103 Min. Jeff Daniels and John Goodman star in this chiller about deadly spiders that terrorize a small American town.  It's both scary and funny at the same time!  The Fly:  1986 / R / 100 Min. Jeff Goldblum plays a brilliant scientist who discovers the secret to teleportation.  Unfortunately, he also unwittingly discovers the secret to DNA splicing, which results in his slow transmutation into a giant fly. Geena Davis also stars.   Frankenstein:  1931 / NR / 71 Min. You want monsters?  Here's the classic that started it all!  Boris Karloff gives a stunningly heartfelt performance as Dr. Frankenstein's misunderstood creation.  Also, much of the equipment used in Frankenstein's lab was not movie trickery, but actually working electrical machinery.  The effect was so good that Mel Brooks used those exact machines four decades later in his own classic, Young Frankenstein.     The Howling:  1981 / R / 91 Min. This is the mother of all scary werewolf movies!!!  Just turn out the lights, if you dare, and hold on for one hell of a ride!  Great special effects, and some comedy, too!    Jaws:  1975 / PG / 124 Min. Don't be fooled by the PG rating!  Steve Spielberg's great white masterpiece about a shark that terrorizes a beachfront town is as scary as they come.  Sure, the shark looks fake, but the real tension and suspense comes from what isn't shown, not what is, and the haunting score by John Williams is enough on it's own to send chills up the spine.     King Kong:  1933 / Not Rated / 100 Min. The perfect blend of action, adventure, and groundbreaking visual effects make this the best of the early monster movies!  Beauty and the Beast gets the Hollywood treatment when a giant ape is brought to America as the 8th wonder of the world.  Many of the effects are still quite impressive, considering the methods available in 1933.    Tremors:  1990 / PG-13 / 90 Min. An update of all those 1950's sci-fi films about mutant monsters.  The difference is a very witty script and great direction.  Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are handymen who try to battle giant wormlike creatures in a secluded desert town.  Lots of fun!

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