The Monster Hunter's Handbook: The Ultimate Guide To Saving Mankind From Vampires, Zombies, Hellhounds, And Other Mythical Beasts

The Monster Hunters Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Saving Mankind from Vampires, Zombies, Hellhounds, and Other Mythical Beasts

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A fascinating, eye-popping, and one-of-a-kind handbook of the monsters that have beset mankind for millennia, and the fabulous weapons with which to battle them.

In this incomparable and fully illustrated compendium, classicist Ibrahim Amin reintroduces the ancient art of monster hunting to a whole new generation of intrepid warriors. From a hellhounds three-headed assault to a brain-eating zombie attack, The Monster Hunters Handbook instructs readers in the background of each creature and the dangers each present. It also includes an impressive catalog of the premodern worlds most powerful armament. Illustrated by Richard Horne, the creator of the wildly successful 101 Things to Do Before You Die, this trusty book details everything a new generation of valiant monster hunters needs to know to vanquish antiquitys biggestand baddestbeasts.

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Customer ReviewsVery Cute Book
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
I am a HUGE Horror fan, so when I stumbled upon this book, I was intrigued. Well I can now say it is a very fun read, and I read the whole book in one sitting. The book thoroughly goes every possible monster from every possible, showing tactics to overthrow and conquer the beasts and rewards that one may reap from it. All in All a fun read.

Plain
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :12
In the way of (humorous) survivalist handbooks, this one falls pretty flat. This hardbound gothic looking book presents a variety of monsters for which you could... well... umm.. hunt. The book is broken into two sections, Cryptozoology (legendary creatures) and Cryptohoplology (legendary weapons & armor). The author presents a listing of monsters with a description, killing method, weaknesses, strengths, possible souvenirs, and minor literary references. Unfortunately, theres a lot of repetitiveness between the description and killing method for each entry. There seems to be pretty much three killing methods: melee combat, ranged combat, and imolation through fire. Its pretty much the same in every listing. The weapons section is a little better and the author is well researched enough in mythologies.


Listing of included creatures:
Basilisk Centaur Chimera Cyclops Djinn
Dragon Fairy Ghoul Golem Gorgon
Griffin Harpy Hellhound Hydra Kraken
Manticore Merman Minotaur Mummy Pegasus
Roc Sasquatch Scorpionman Siren Sphinx
Troll Vampire Wendigo Werewolf Zombie

Amongst the weaponry & armor are Excalibur, Mjolnir, Achilles Armor, Kusanagi, Blue Blade, and others.

The book had potential, maybe some humor would have helped but ,for me, it fell flat. The cover looks great, its very quick reading, and from the mythology side it is interesting if brief.

Pretty cool book
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
Its a pretty cool book that explains how to find and kill the most dangerous monsters. It also has a section about weapons (cryptotophology).

Monster Review
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :0
The book has a lot of good information in it, but the art is less then what is to be expected.

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BIG BIRD! - MODERN SIGHTINGS OF FLYING MONSTERS

BIG BIRD! - MODERN SIGHTINGS OF FLYING MONSTERS

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A LEGEND ON LEATHER WINGS! The Indians called it the Thunderbird, a winged monster so vast that the beating of its mighty pinions sounded like thunder. But this ancient beast is not to be held in the cage of mythology. Today, from all over the dusty U.S. / Mexican border come hair-raising stories of modern day encounters with winged monsters of immense size and terrifying appearance. Further field sightings of similar creatures are recorded from all around the globe. The Kongamato of Africa, the Ropen of New Guinea and many others. What lies behind these weird tales? Ken Gerhard is in pole position to find out. A native Texan, he lives in the homeland of the monster some call Big Bird. Cryptozoologist, author, adventurer, and gothic musician Ken is a larger than life character as amazing as the Big Bird itself. Kens scholarly work is the first of its kind. The research and fieldwork involved are indeed impressive. On the track of the monster, Ken uncovers cases of animal mutilations, attacks on humans and mounting evidence of a stunning zoological discovery ignored by mainstream science. Something incredible awaits us on the broad desert horizon. Keep watching the skies!
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Customer ReviewsMore than meets the eye
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :7
I was disappointed when I took this book out of the Amazon.com mailer and saw how thin it was, but when I started reading it I realized it was PACKED with interesting research and personally investigated accounts - NOT just a bunch of speculation as is too often the case with this type of book. Anyone interested in Forteana will enjoy this book and I am adding the author to my list of writers whose books I will look out for in the future.

A Must Read book but Ken Misses the point!
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :1
Written in an entertaining magazine style, so easy to read. Fascinating stuff but begs an important question that the author seems to miss completely. With so many eye witness accounts of Pterosaur type creatures surely the obvious implication is that they are not extinct. So the dominant idea that they disappeared 60 million years ago must be wrong. Yet Ken allows another writer (in Appendix 1) to re-affirm that very belief! Appendix 1 ends the book with four pages of pure evolutionary fairytale from a very fertile imagination telling us they vanished 65 million years ago! What a way to end a book filled with accounts of modern day sightings! Unbelievable.

Good, but could have been better...
Rating Point :2 Helpful Point :7
I just bought this book about two weeks ago and since its a light read I finished it in about three days.
It was a pretty informative book as these things go. Being mostly focused on the title creature "Big Bird" of Texas fame it didnt leave much room for the other mystery flying creatures of the world.
Though the author made an effort to include some of these other mystery flyers, it almost came as an afterthought.
Being from the area the author would obviously focus on his own backyard and I dont blame him, but more thought could have been put in the section on creatures from the other areas both in this country and in other countries.
Plus the fact that he included the "Mothman" in his living Pterosaurs theory, which is just insulting. Mothman has never been identified as a Pterosaur by any of the witnesses and this "fact" just seems to be pulled out from thin air, so to speak.
The Book also has many spelling and punctuation errors that could have been found had they had a decent editor.
In all, if youre from Texas or plan to travel there to do research, its a great book on local folklore, but if youre from anywhere else in the world it really has no impact on the Cryptozoological hunt for the mystery flying creatures of the rest of the world.

Close to the edge
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :1
I enjoyed the book, I thought it was entertaining and informative on a subject considered taboo in most scientific circles, however it did not take me "to the edge" or the fringe if you will. The author mostly stayed clear of the most controversial aspects of flying humanoids, and mentioned some cases only in passing ie" flying human November 1975 Rio Grande area, and gave no details. He did not take the proverbial leap of faith and considedered the whole spectrum of the phenomena, the paranormal side, UFOs, etc. He kept it safe.

A fascinating read!
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
I was thoroughly intrigued by the authors account of sightings and other evidence of the existence of these fascinating creatures. A highly enjoyable reading experience!

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Customer ReviewsNeat subject, but not very much depth
Rating Point :3 Helpful Point :10
This Book is a hodgepodge. It ranges form well detailed discussions of pig crypties and strange possible birds to random newspaper articles that are analyzed as to whether they are valid or not. The author indicated that his purpose is to bring to light some lesser known criptids. It leaves me wanting a bit more, but it was worth reading if only to add to my other books on the subject. If you want some neat factoid to think about buy the book if you are looking for deep science look else where.

Great addition to the cryptozoology library
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :2
I have a lot of books on this subject. Its always great to come across one that contains new or previously unheard of material. A good book to add to the collection.

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Customer Reviewsbw scottish/british blob movie: X-the unknown Y?...
Rating Point :2 Helpful Point :0
Lacks blob action: The show needed to show this radioactive-mud-blob MOST OF THE TIME someone approaches it/it approaches someone1 NOT LESS THAN HALF, otherwise only the last 30 or was it 20 or 17 mins. shows the blobthing and even those few,quick scenes r way too brief: just when u want to get into it. Because of this, this dvd is a "2 or 3" people shouldnt give 4s and ridiculus 5s. its nothing to rave on like that and its horribly too X-pensive - x the unknown y. if MORE ACTION ON THE ABOVE, I WOULDVE GIVEN A 5". they couldve made a more fun movie on such a cool concept but no, again, what a waste of that!!!!!!!!!oh, 4 sided triangle-boring, 2.5"

Hammer Collection
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If you remember way back when, you will appreciate the availability of the Hammer movies. These movies were shown infrequently and truthfully I never saw the Four Sided Triangle before. Im not a film critic so I wont go there. Enjoyed them both. I would love to get my hands on Quartermass and the Pit on DVD.

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Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :1
these are fullscreen of some of the first hammer films thats why they are black and white.hammer didnt boom till it went color and had christopher lee and peter cushing most of the hammers had unknows seems the color ones are widescreen or letterbox if its on anchor bay.not all hammer is on anchor bay some is on fox,wb. some mgm and several independant distributers.if you are a hammer fan look at other hammer fans lists that will help ya find the titals some arent available now like "the nanny" and "aniversery"

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Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :23
Anchor Bay Entertainment has begun releasing the lesser-known Hammer films in an economical two-fer format, following behind MGM and their Midnight Movies format. Thats great news for those of us who havent gotten around to purchasing these films individually, as they were originally offered, but bad news from those who have already bought the films when they were originally released to DVD in the single movie format at full price. The discs and special features offered though this set are the same as when they were offered in a single disc format, but now they are two for the price of one. I cant help but wonder if the original releases werent selling very well, so Anchor Bay recovered them and re-released them in this more economical limited edition sets. Who knows?

Anyway, the first film, The Four Sided Triangle (1953) is a decent melodramatic science fiction thriller dealing with, what I figure was a relatively new concept at the time, of human cloning. The story involves mainly three individuals, Bill, Robin, and Lena. Bill, coming from a solid background and a wealthy family, is the practical one, while Robin is the flipside of the coin, coming from a poor family, exhibits the dreamer-like qualities of a true visionary, but also suffers the highs and lows of what could be considered a manic-depressive personality. Lena is sort of in the middle, obviously desired by both men, although she can only choose one.

The men, fresh back from college, develop a machine that can perfectly reproduce anything, and this opens up a wealth of possible opportunities, and also allows Bill to profess his love to Lena, prompting their marriage, much to Robins dismay. Robin, bored with the practical applications of the machine already, looks towards new frontiers of duplicating organic matter, and decides one the process is perfected, he should like to duplicate Lena. It works, but not without complications. All in all, not a bad movie, and it seems pretty original for the time, even though it does borrow from the Frankenstein mythos a little bit. The film is slow moving, so patience is required. The surprise ending seemed a bit contrived and fantastical, but the production values were pretty good, making for an interesting, if drawn out, experience.

X - The Unknown (1957) is the much better of the two films here, presenting a very intelligent and wonderful science fiction story that presents the notion of an ancient life form that lives within the Earth and rises through a fissure, seeking out sustenance in the form of radioactive materials. Dean Jagger stars and presents a thoroughly likable character surrounded by a strong supporting cast. Some of the horror elements were quite a bit more visceral that I would have expected, but made for fun and interesting viewing leading up to a suitably climatic finish.

I really liked the notion that the creature, a giant blob of inky, gooey material, wasnt from outer space, but something that has been on this terrestrial plane for a long time, much longer than man. I also appreciated the complications that developed as the characters discerned information about the creature, providing real depth to the story, and elevating this film above the average creature feature.

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Dynamic Duo Mirrors Other Classics
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :15
I purchased this with just reviews and a general understanding of the movies. I was pleasantly suprised. Four Sided Triangle is an interesting story on cloning and the obligitory warnings of playing God. Pretty good acting and original story. Not a lot for true "horror" but a good sci fi movie none the less. Special effects were interesting and relates to what was seen in the original "The Fly". As for X The Unknown you will be reminded of "The Blob" although you need to remember that X came out a year previous. The idea is releatively the same. A bunch of goo terrorizes a local area. Although The Blob has been shredded by some, I think it is still a good movie. X rates up there as well. It is in black and white which true "old" movie fans will appreciate. The acting is solid and the story is interesting and will keep your attention. A worth while twosome to add to your collection.

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The four Sam Katzman films included in his Icons of Horror Collection stand as testaments to the American atomic age, reflecting public terror and awe towards 1950s technology and the accomplishments made in science and medicine. Sam Katzman, an incredibly prolific B-movie producer whose expertise in horror and sci-fi resulted in collaborations with Ray Harryhausen (Jason and The Argonauts), originally masterminded several wonderful thrillers, classic archetypal examples for later films on similar topics. In this DVD set, two of the four films are painfully slow paced, but contain horror scenes that vibrantly combine horror, sci-fi and film noir. Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) catalogues a researching teams attempts to confiscate a diamond stash lodged on an abandoned ship in a harbor guarded by the living dead. Some foggy shots of zombified sailors, eternally guarding the gems as a curse for stealing them, provide chills if even for a few moments. The Giant Claw (1957) introduces the viewer to the age of alien invasions and military paranoia. Opening with a great shot of an Earth diorama orbiting in space, the film chronicles Mitchell MacAfee (Jeff Morrow), an electronics engineer who reports from his aircraft shadows of a large bird dive-bombing his plane. Sally Caldwell (Mara Corday) stands by at home base, continually ready for action. When one does manage to see this elusive shadow, the viewer can almost make out the giant avian claw that looks like a chicken foot. The two films that really make the collection are Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) and The Werewolf (1956), which reinvent the Frankenstein story to chronicle humans-turned-monster in the name of science. In Creature, Dr. Steigg (Gregory Gaye) has reanimated dead men with atomic energy by injecting their brains with radioactive material that exponentially increases their strength to kill normal humans. Great sequences show Dr. Chet Walker (Richard Denning), the heroic scientist hired by police, using a Geiger counter at crime scenes. Live-dead men with stitched up heads wandering stiffly around as a monster mafia, giving hearty doses of humor to this fantastic film. Likewise, The Werewolf features awesome footage of star, Duncan Marsh (Steven Ritch), turning into a wolf while managing to keep his well-tailored suit clean as he runs through the forest. During most of the film, Marsh is fleeing a well-intentioned Sheriff Haines (Don Megowan), and two villains, Dr. Emery Forrest (S. John Launer) and Dr. Morgan Chambers (George Lynn), who accidentally turn him into a wolf when experimenting with radioactive injections that would protect humans from radiation. All four films have the look and feel of the epic Universal movies like The Wolf Man, and The Mummy, and give historical context to buffs researching 1950s monster films. Trinie Dalton

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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/16/2007
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Customer ReviewsClassic Katzman
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :2
Had never heard of Sam Katzman before Amazon recommended this 4 movie DVD set. Glad they did. These are 4 great B-Movies. The Giant Claw is similar to other B movies such as some of the Japanese cheese like Gamera etc. Creature With The Atomic Brain is similar to the 1960 sci-fi movies like Not Of This Earth,Brain From Planet Arous anyhow you get the idea. Zombies Of Mora Tau about modern day Diamond Hunters in the South Pacific trying to recover diamonds from a long ago ship wreck garded by Zombies both on land and sea to keep treasure hunters from cashing in on the diamond loot. I really liked this movie. Finally The Werewolf was a nice change from the usually Lon Chaney/JR format. Set in more modern time near Big Bear Lake in California. Over all a very good collection on 2 dvds. Highly recommended.

Simple pleasures from a bygone era...and they look BRAND NEW!!!
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I absolutely love this set. Though I must admit the name Sam Katzman was largely unfamiliar to me, I had previously purchased Sonys "Icons of Horror--Boris Karloff" collection, and was thrilled with that. This set did not disappoint, as I had indeed seen all of these films many times on TV in my youth, and watching them again now has been like welcoming old friends into my home.

The most amazing thing about this set is the quality of the film transfers to DVD--pristine and magnificent, these movies have never looked so good! As an example, I was watching "The Werewolf" last night and just could not BELIEVE the picture quality--I was floored, it literally looks brand new! The prints of these movies shown on TV in the past have been downright murky--"Zombies of Mora Tau," in particular, always looked so foggy/hazy/grainy it was actually difficult to tell what was going on! No longer--these prints are clear as a bell--and its like seeing them with a new set of eyes!

Sony, PLEASE keep up the good work, these "Icons of Horror" (and now "Icons of Adventure" -- equally awesome!) collections are really among the industry standards relating to transfer quality of older low-budget films which normally would have been overlooked--very impressive. I see that the next "Icons of Horror" will be released in October (2008), and will include Hammer films such as one of my all-time favorites, "The Gorgon." A wonderful way to celebrate Halloween this year!

Katzman was a genius at making fun movies!
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
This collection is a great package of old time
saturday matinee classic horror. I had never seen
any of these and they are great! The best worst
movie ever made is here! The Giant Claw! Wow! The
Beast is so unbelievable and funny that its great.
Looks like a big fake toy bird with giant claws and
the close ups are just outrageous but its so bad
its good! Classic! The Werewolf is much better made
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i only got this dvd for the giant claw only. its great dvd its pre rodan.

A Real Suprise!!
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This collection is actually very good. I bought it for The Giant Claw. The Werewolf is one of the best werewolf films Ive seen. As silly as the model of the bird is in the Giant Claw, the film is actually quite good. Well written, directed and acted. If you can just get past the bird and stop laughing long enough, I think you may enjoy this film.

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Though perhaps not as iconic as their Dracula and Frankenstein pictures, this quartet of fright flicks from Englands Hammer Films deliver enough Saturday afternoon creature feature thrills to please devotees of the legendary studios output and vintage horror fans alike. 1964s The Gorgon will be the title to attract the most immediate attention due to the presence of Hammers biggest stars, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, in its cast, and its most celebrated director, Terence Fisher, behind the camera. Its an atmospheric and offbeat entry in the Hammer canon, with one of its most unusual villains: a snake-haired fiend from Greek mythology who turns men into stone. Cushing and Lee are typically fine (both are on the side of the angels for once), and the pictures sole stumbling block is the lackluster makeup for its monster. Lee is also present in supporting roles in two other films in the collection: Scream of Fear (1961), one of several competent psychological suspense features made by Hammer in the wake of Psycho, with Susan Strasberg as a fragile young woman plagued by terrible visions and a house full of suspicious types and Fishers The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), a revamp of the Stevenson story with Paul Massie as the dour scientist whose personality experiments unleash a virile but unhinged alter ego. Hardcore Hammer aficionados will be thrilled to discover that the DVD version is uncut and preserves much of the (mildly) salacious material trimmed for its release in America under the title House of Fright. The final film on Icons of Horror is Curse of the Mummys Tomb, with Hammer exec Michael Carreras (son of company founder James Carreras) behind the camera for a featherweight monster romp that doesnt hold a candle to Terence Fishers Mummy in 1959. Unlike previous Icons of Horror DVDs, the supplemental features here are slim--just the theatrical trailers for each film--though they do offer their own degree of charm, especially the ballyhoo-heavy tone of Mummy and the oddly elegant and unnerving preview for Scream of Fear, which is centered solely around an image of Strasbergs face. --Paul Gaita
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Customer ReviewsIcons of Horror:Hammer Films
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Awesome compilation dvd containing some of Hammer Films great horror films. The simply awesome Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee appear in just about all of them seprately & together(The Gorgon). Highly reccomended to everyone!

Icons Of Horror
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The Icons Of Horror from Hammer Films DVD-Excellent! I think Hammer Films have the best horror movies period.

Personal Opinion
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Icons of Horror shows the best and worst excesses of the Hammer studios. The Curse of the Mummys Tomb while a little confusing is a very well done piece and The Gorgon is worth the value of the whole set in and of itself. However, The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is a very poor and overly drawn out retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, even though it was interesting to see them make Jekyll the uglier of the two and Hyde the suave and handsome member of the pair, placing all of Hydes ugliness on his inside. Scream of Fear is far too confusing and boring to comment on. All in all a good set if only for the Gorgon.

Classic Hammer Horror Collection!
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Curse of the Mummys Tomb & The Gorgon are
two all time classic monster movies ever
made! Curse is the best Mummy movie period.
Both movies are well written & acted with
great settings & atmosphere. The Mummy has
some humor thrown but is very much horror
but well done. The Gorgon is just awesome
with its Universal style story & settings.
Peter Cushing is great as the doctor of the
village & Christopher Lee shows up for a
small but effective role. The ending is
one of the greatest of Hammer movies like
Horror of Dracula. Scream of Fear is a very
well made gothic type movie with twist &
turns to keep you on the edge of your seat.
The ending is very well done. Jeckyl & Hide
remake again with Lee is very well done and
acted but not my favorite. Its worth a look.
This is one of the best Hammer collections &
worth the price of admission to your collection.

3 out of 4 never before DVD released features from Hammer
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The following aspects are enough to highly recommend anyone interested in horror movies from the sixties to get a copy of this compilation: (1) three of the titles included in this package have been previously unavailable in DVD (scream of fear, the gorgon, the two faces of Dr. Jekyll) I am aware of Spanish and British DVD previous releases of "the curse of the mummys tomb (2) restoration and digital transfer is excellent in all 4 movies included (3) you get Christopher Lee playing roles in "scream of fear", "the gorgon", and "the two faces of Dr. Jekyll" (4) you get Peter Cushing confronting C. Lee in "the gorgon".

While "the curse of the mummys tomb", "the gorgon", and "the two faces of Dr. Jekyll" highlight the classical monster flicks from Hammer, "scream of fear" is a little gem that departs from this pattern. This less known movie is a black & white, well acted, scripted and storied mystery and suspense movie that will keep you in your seat despite the characteristic low pace of movies from this time. So, getting "scream of fear" in this package is probably another good reason to get a copy the whole thing. English subtitles are provided for all 4 features. Enjoy.

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RODAN: Rodan, originally released in Japan in 1956 involves a giant monster being awoken from an ancient hibernation by human beings. In Rodan, miners digging far into the earth stumble across a clutch of giant, prehistoric insects which viciously attack several of the miners and prompt a government investigation into the matter. The giant bugs turn out to be little more than food for two gigantic flying beasts called Rodans, who hatch from giant eggs and proceed to terrorize the entire world. WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS: War of the Gargantuas, released in Japan in 1966 as "Frankensteins Monsters: Sanda versus Gaira" and a semi-sequel to Frankenstein Conquers The World. It introduces two giant, hairy humanoids called Gargantuas, which spawned from the discarded cells of Frankensteins Monster from the previous film and are described as brothers. The Green Gargantua is violent and savage, preying upon human beings as he lives in sea water, he is given the name Gaira for "stranger." The Brown Gargantua had been raised in captivity, and is docile and gentle because he resides in the Japan Alps, he is called Sanda for "mountain". The film follows the investigation and military engagements of these creatures until their climatic confrontation in Tokyo.
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