The Creature Double Feature Movie Guide
The Creature Double Feature, on WLVI channel 56 out of Boston, was one of my favorite shows growing up (see my original post HERE). It ran from 1975 until 1984, offering some of the greatest monster movies of all time to the children and adults living in New England. While working on this movie guide, showing each week’s double feature, I noticed two very interesting things. First off, the program director was very good at pairing movies up that were similar, either in title or in subject matter. Second, the classic Universal monster movies did not start to be shown until 1980, six years into the show’s run! Also in 1980 saw a wider variety of Godzilla movies and other films that had not been shown in previous years.
In addition to the weekly double features, channel 56 would also often show a monster movie on Saturday night, calling it Creature Feature. It ran for five seasons and changed time slots a few times. On occasion the station would also run a Creature Week, showing a monster movie each night, Monday through Friday, at 8 PM. Then in 1983, from January 22 until June 18, channel 56 went to a single movie starting at 12 PM before returning to the double feature format at the end of June. Then it ran as a double feature until September 24 when it again went back to a single weekly film for the remainder of the year. Though most of these showings were at noon, there were some weeks when it ran at 2 PM and even 4 PM. For the remainder of the show in 1984, the format stayed as a single movie per week.
Lastly, the Creature Double Feature was resurrected in 2006 and 2007 thanks to car dealership owner Ernie Boch, JR, who was a huge fan of the show growing up. Boch dressed up as The Ghoul, bringing back the horror hosted format of the Creature Double Feature as done originally by the Son of Svengoolie. The first program of the new series aired on June 24, 2006. The two films shown on this occasion were Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster and The Giant Gila Monster. A second episode aired on October 28, 2006, featuring 1973’s Horror Express followed by the original 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. The final showing to date was on October 27, 2007 with the American International Pictures’ (A.I.P.) movies Gammera the Invincible (a.k.a. Gamera) and Attack of the Monsters.
1975
September 6, 1975
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)
September 13, 1975
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
King of the Zombies (1941)
September 20, 1975
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
September 27, 1975
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
War of the Monsters (1966)
October 4, 1975
Rodan (1956)
Monster Zero (1965)
October 11, 1975
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
October 18, 1975
Reptilicus (1961)
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
October 25, 1975
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
Planet of Blood (1966)
November 1, 1975
Voyage Into Space (1970)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1962)
November 8, 1975
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
November 15, 1975
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
November 22, 1975
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Destroy All Planets (1968)
November 29, 1975
Terror In the Crypt (1964)
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
December 6, 1975
Curse of Dracula (1958)
Blood of Dracula (1957)
December 13, 1975
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
December 20, 1975
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
The Killer Shrews (1959)
December 27, 1975
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
1976
January 3, 1976
The Brain Eaters (1958)
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
January 10, 1976
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
January 17, 1976
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
The She-Creature (1956)
January 24, 1976
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
Return of the Giant Monsters (1967)
January 31, 1976
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
The Magic Serpent (1966)
February 7, 1976
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
February 14, 1976
Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
February 21, 1976
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
February 28, 1976
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
March 6, 1976
The Screaming Skull (1958)
Donovan’s Brain (1953)
March 13, 1976
Cat People (1942)
The Ape (1940)
March 20, 1976
The Man from Planet X (1951)
Invisible Invaders (1959)
March 27, 1976
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
The Manster (1959)
April 3, 1976
The Terror (1963)
The Spider (1958)
April 10, 1976
King of the Zombies (1941)
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
April 17, 1976
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
Maneater of Hydra (1967)
April 24, 1976
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)
May 1, 1976
Rodan (1956)
Monster Zero (1965)
May 8, 1976
Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
May 15, 1976
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Destroy All Planets (1968)
May 22, 1976
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Godzilla vs. the Thing (1964)
May 29, 1976
The Day the Earth Froze (1964)
Day the World Ended (1955)
June 5, 1976
The Headless Ghost (1959)
The Killer Shrews (1959)
June 12, 1976
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
June 19, 1976
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
It Conquered the World (1956)
June 26, 1976
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
The Demon Planet (1965)
July 3, 1976
Red Planet Mars (1952)
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
July 10, 1976
Gog (1954)
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
July 17, 1976
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
July 24, 1976
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
The She-Creature (1956)
July 31, 1976
The Brain Eaters (1958)
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
August 7, 1976
Teenage Caveman (1958)
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
August 14, 1976
Isle of the Dead (1945)
The Undead (1957)
August 21, 1976
The Face of Marble (1946)
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
August 28, 1976
Blood of Dracula (1957)
Curse of Dracula (1958)
September 4, 1976
King of the Zombies (1941)
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
September 11, 1976
The Terror (1963)
Terror In the Crypt (1964)
September 18, 1976
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
The Manster (1959)
September 25, 1976
The Ape (1940)
The Spider (1958)
October 2, 1976
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
October 9, 1976
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
October 16, 1976
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
October 23, 1976
Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
October 30, 1976
Planet of Blood (1966)
The Phantom Planet (1961)
November 6, 1976
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
November 13, 1976
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
November 20, 1976
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
November 27, 1976
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Destroy All Planets (1968)
December 4, 1976
Reptilicus (1961)
Creature of Destruction (1967)
December 11, 1976
Red Planet Mars (1952)
The Man from Planet X (1951)
December 18, 1976
The Face of Marble (1946)
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
1977
January 1, 1977
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
January 8, 1977
Gog (1954)
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
January 15, 1977
War of the Monsters (1966)
Return of the Giant Monsters (1967)
January 22, 1977
Battle Beyond the Sun (1962)
Voyage Into Space (1970)
January 29, 1977
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
The She-Creature (1956)
February 5, 1977
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Konga (1961)
February 12, 1977
Rodan (1956)
Monster Zero (1965)
February 19, 1977
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
February 26, 1977
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968)
March 5, 1977
Donovan’s Brain (1953)
The Brain Eaters (1958)
March 12, 1977
Invisible Invaders (1959)
It Conquered the World (1956)
March 19, 1977
Blood of Dracula (1957)
Curse of Dracula (1958)
March 26, 1977
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
April 2, 1977
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)
April 9, 1977
Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
April 16, 1977
The Headless Ghost (1959)
The Killer Shrews (1959)
April 23, 1977
The Screaming Skull (1958)
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
April 30, 1977
Destroy All Planets (1968)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
May 7, 1977
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
May 14, 1977
Godzilla vs. the Thing (1964)
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
May 21, 1977
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
May 28, 1977
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
June 4, 1977
Day the World Ended (1955)
The Day the Earth Froze (1964)
June 11, 1977
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
June 18, 1977
The Spider (1958)
Maneater of Hydra (1967)
June 25, 1977
Terror In the Crypt (1964)
The Undead (1957)
July 2, 1977
Gog (1954)
Monster On the Campus (1958)
July 9, 1977
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
July 16, 1977
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
The She-Creature (1956)
July 23, 1977
Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
July 30, 1977
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Red Planet Mars (1952)
August 6, 1977
King of the Zombies (1941)
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
August 13, 1977
The Manster (1959)
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
August 20, 1977
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1962)
August 27, 1977
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
The Face of Marble (1946)
September 3, 1977
Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)
The Flame Barrier (1958)
September 10, 1977
War of the Monsters (1966)
Return of the Giant Monsters (1967)
September 17, 1977
The Man from Planet X (1951)
The Demon Planet (1965)
September 24, 1977
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
October 1, 1977
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968)
October 8, 1977
Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
The X from Outer Space (1967)
October 15, 1977
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
October 22, 1977
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
October 29, 1977
The Ape (1940)
Konga (1961)
November 5, 1977
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Destroy All Planets (1968)
November 12, 1977
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
November 19, 1977
Monster Zero (1965)
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
November 26, 1977
Rodan (1956)
Reptilicus (1961)
December 3, 1977
The Phantom Planet (1961)
Planet of Blood (1966)
December 10, 1977
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
The Screaming Skull (1958)
December 17, 1977
Donovan’s Brain (1953)
The Creeping Terror (1964)
December 24, 1977
Warning From Space (1956)
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
December 31, 1977
The Magic Serpent (1966)
The Spider (1958)
1978
January 7, 1978
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
January 14, 1978
Voyage Into Space (1970)
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
January 21, 1978
Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
January 28, 1978
The She-Creature (1956)
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
February 4, 1978
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
February 11, 1978
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
February 18, 1978
Godzilla vs. the Thing (1964)
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
February 25, 1978
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
March 4, 1978
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
March 11, 1978
The Killer Shrews (1959)
Creature of Destruction (1967)
March 18, 1978
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
The Manster (1959)
March 25, 1978
Gog (1954)
The Terror (1963)
April 1, 1978
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1962)
April 8, 1978
The Headless Ghost (1959)
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
April 16, 1978
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
April 22, 1978
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
War of the Monsters (1966)
April 29, 1978
Maneater of Hydra (1967)
Return of the Giant Monsters (1967)
May 6, 1978
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
May 13, 1978
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
May 20, 1978
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Monster Zero (1965)
May 27, 1978
Reptilicus (1961)
Rodan (1956)
June 3, 1978
Day the World Ended (1955)
Teenage Caveman (1958)
June 10, 1978
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
It Conquered the World (1956)
June 17, 1978
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
The Phantom Planet (1961)
June 24, 1978
The Undead (1957)
Blood of Dracula (1957)
July 1, 1978
King of the Zombies (1941)
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
July 8, 1978
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
Voyage Into Space (1970)
July 15, 1978
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
July 22, 1978
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
July 29, 1978
X, the Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Red Planet Mars (1952)
August 5, 1978
Konga (1961)
The Ape (1940)
August 12, 1978
Donovan’s Brain (1953)
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
August 19, 1978
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
The Face of Marble (1946)
August 26, 1978
Invisible Invaders (1959)
The Man from Planet X (1951)
September 2, 1978
Curse of Dracula (1958)
Mark of the Vampire (1957)
September 9, 1978
The Manster (1959)
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
September 16, 1978
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
September 23, 1978
Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
September 30, 1978
The She-Creature (1956)
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
October 7, 1978
Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
October 14, 1978
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
October 21, 1978
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
October 28, 1978
Gog (1954)
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
November 4, 1978
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
Godzilla vs. the Thing (1964)
November 11, 1978
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
November 18, 1978
Destroy All Planets (1968)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
November 25, 1978
War of the Monsters (1966)
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
December 2, 1978
Blood of Dracula (1957)
The Headless Ghost (1959)
December 9, 1978
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
It Conquered the World (1956)
December 16, 1978
Donovan’s Brain (1953)
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
December 23, 1978
King of the Zombies (1941)
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
December 30, 1978
Red Planet Mars (1952)
The Man from Planet X (1951)
1979
January 6, 1979
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
January 13, 1979
The Colossus of New York (1958)
Voyage Into Space (1970)
January 20, 1979
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1962)
January 27, 1979
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
February 3, 1979
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
February 10, 1979
Return of the Giant Monsters (1967)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
February 17, 1979
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967)
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964
February 24, 1979
Reptilicus (1961)
The Spider (1958)
March 30, 1979
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
March 10, 1979
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
Warning From Space (1956)
March 17, 1979
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
Planet of Blood (1966)
March 24, 1979
Konga (1961)
Maneater of Hydra (1967)
March 31, 1979
Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
April 7, 1979
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
April 14, 1979
The Brain Eaters (1958)
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
April 21, 1979
Horror House (1969)
Teenage Caveman (1958)
April 28, 1979
Day the World Ended (1955)
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
May 5, 1979
Gargoyles (1972)
The Deadly Bees (1966)
May 12, 1979
King Kong Escapes (1967)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
May 19, 1979
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
May 26, 1979
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Destroy All Planets (1968)
June 2, 1979
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
In the Year 2889 (1967)
June 9, 1979
The Headless Ghost (1959)
Blood of Dracula (1957)
June 16, 1979
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
The Time Travelers (1964)
June 23, 1979
It Conquered the World (1956)
Terror In the Crypt (1964)
June 30, 1979
The X from Outer Space (1967)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1962)
July 7, 1979
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
July 14, 1979
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
July 21, 1979
X, the Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
July 28, 1979
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
The She-Creature (1956)
August 4, 1979
The Day the Earth Froze (1964)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
August 11, 1979
Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)
The Undead (1957)
August 18, 1979
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
The Terror (1963)
August 25, 1979
Warning From Space (1956)
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
September 1, 1979
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967)
September 8, 1979
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
The Brain Eaters (1958)
September 15, 1979
The Demon Planet (1965)
The Phantom Planet (1961)
September 22, 1979
The Mummy (1959)
Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)
September 29, 1979
Voyage Into Space (1970)
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
October 6, 1979
The Colossus of New York (1958)
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
October 13, 1979
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
October 20, 1979
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
Return of the Giant Monsters (1967)
October 27, 1979
The Spider (1958)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
November 3, 1979
Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
November 10, 1979
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
November 17, 1979
Rodan (1956)
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
November 24, 1979
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
December 1, 1979
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
December 8, 1979
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
December 15, 1979
The Time Travelers (1964)
In the Year 2889 (1967)
December 22, 1979
Reptilicus (1961)
Konga (1961)
December 29, 1979
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
Trog (1970)
1980
January 5, 1980
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
January 12, 1980
Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster (1974)
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
January 19, 1980
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
January 26, 1980
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
Slaughter of the Vampires (1964)
February 2, 1980
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
February 9, 1980
The Wolf Man (1941)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
February 16, 1980
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
February 23, 1980
King Kong Escapes (1967)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
March 1, 1980
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967)
Tarantula (1955)
March 8, 1980
Monster on the Campus (1958)
The Thing That Couldn’t Die (1958)
March 15, 1980
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
March 22, 1980
War Gods of the Deep (1965)
The Raven (1963)
March 29, 1980
The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)
The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
April 5, 1980
Werewolf of London (1935)
She-Wolf of London (1946)
April 12, 1980
First Man Into Space (1959)
Planets Around Us (1962)
April 19, 1980
The Phantom Planet (1961)
Planet of Blood (1966)
April 26, 1980
Destroy All Planets (1968)
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
May 3, 1980
Creature from Black Lake (1976)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
May 10, 1980
Frankenstein (1931)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
May 17, 1980
Dracula (1931)
House of Dracula (1945)
May 24, 1980
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Gargoyles (1972)
May 31, 1980
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
June 7, 1980
Creature of Destruction (1967)
It Conquered the World (1956)
June 14, 1980
The She-Creature (1956)
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
June 21, 1980
The Terror (1963)
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
June 28, 1980
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
Man-Made Monster (1941)
July 5, 1980
The Time Travelers (1964)
The Lost Continent (1968)
July 12, 1980
The Mole People (1956)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
July 19, 1980
The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
The Mummy’s Curse (1944)
July 26, 1980
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
The Demon Planet (1965)
August 2, 1980
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
The Leech Woman (1960)
August 9, 1980
Day the World Ended (1955)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1962)
August 16, 1980
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
August 23, 1980
Attack From Space (1965)
Evil Brain From Outer Space (1965)
August 30, 1980
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
September 6, 1980
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man Returns (1939)
September 13, 1980
Reptilicus (1961)
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
September 20, 1980
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
September 27, 1980
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
October 4, 1980
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
October 11, 1980
The Wolf Man (1941)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
October 18, 1980
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
October 25, 1980
Trog (1970)
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
November 1, 1980
Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
November 8, 1980
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
November 15, 1980
Rodan (1956)
Monster Zero (1965)
November 22, 1980
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
November 29, 1980
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
December 6, 1980
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
The Headless Ghost (1959)
December 13, 1980
The Invisible Woman (1940)
The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944)
December 20, 1980
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Dracula’s Daughter (1935)
December 27, 1980
Warning From Space (1956)
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
1981
January 3, 1981
King Kong Escapes (1967)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
January 10, 1981
The Terror Beneath the Sea (1966)
The Horror of Party Beach (1965)
January 17, 1981
Frankenstein (1931)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
January 24, 1981
Voyage Into Space (1970)
Planet on the Prowl (1966)
January 31, 1981
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Tarantula (1955)
February 7, 1981
Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
February 14, 1981
Creature from Black Lake (1976)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
February 21, 1981
The Savage Bees (1976)
The Deadly Bees (1966)
February 28, 1981
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Gargoyles (1972)
March 7, 1981
War Gods of the Deep (1965)
Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
March 14, 1981
Dracula (1931)
House of Dracula (1945)
March 21, 1981
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
March 28, 1981
Monster on the Campus (1958)
The Thing That Couldn’t Die (1958)
April 4, 1981
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Destroy All Planets (1968)
April 11, 1981
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
April 18, 1981
First Man Into Space (1959)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
April 25, 1981
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
May 2, 1981
The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
Return to Boggy Creek (1977)
May 9, 1981
To Love A Vampire (1971)
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
May 16, 1981
Terror In the Wax Museum (1973)
The Mummy (1959)
May 23, 1981
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
May 30, 1981
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
June 6, 1981
The Black Cat (1941)
The Cat Creeps (1946)
June 13, 1981
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
June 20, 1981
It Conquered the World (1956)
King Kong Escapes (1967)
June 27, 1981
The Terror (1963)
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
July 4, 1981
Dead Man’s Eyes (1944)
X, the Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
July 11, 1981
Attack From Space (1965)
Evil Brain From Outer Space (1965)
July 18, 1981
The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
The Mummy’s Curse (1944)
July 25, 1981
Planet of Blood (1966)
The Demon Planet (1965)
August 1, 1981
House of Frankenstein (1944)
Man-Made Monster (1941)
August 8, 1981
Horror Island (1941)
House of Horrors (1946)
August 15, 1981
The Frozen Ghost (1945)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
August 22, 1981
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
August 29, 1981
Invisible Ray (1936)
Dracula’s Daughter (1935)
September 5, 1981
Reptilicus (1961)
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
September 12, 1981
The X from Outer Space (1967)
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967)
September 19, 1981
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man Returns (1939)
September 26, 1981
Attack of the Monsters (1969)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
October 3, 1981
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
War of the Monsters (1966)
October 10, 1981
The Wolf Man (1941)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
October 17, 1981
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Return of the Giant Monsters (1967)
October 24, 1981
Trog (1970)
Yog, Monster From Outer Space (1970)
October 31, 1981
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
November 7, 1981
Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
November 14, 1981
Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
November 21, 1981
Rodan (1956)
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
November 28, 1981
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
The Leech Woman (1960)
December 5, 1981
Terror In the Crypt (1964)
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
December 12, 1981
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
In the Year 2889 (1967)
December 19, 1981
The House of Fear (1939)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
December 26, 1981
Warning From Space (1956)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
1982
January 2, 1982
Voyage Into Space (1970)
Planet on the Prowl (1966)
January 9, 1982
Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster (1974)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
January 16, 1982
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
January 23, 1982
Gamera vs. Monster X (1970)
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
January 30, 1982
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Tarantula (1955)
February 6, 1982
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
February 13, 1982
The Spider (1958)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
February 20, 1982
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
February 27, 1982
Gargoyles (1972)
The Deadly Bees (1966)
March 6, 1982
The Terror Beneath the Sea (1966)
The Horror of Party Beach (1965)
March 13, 1982
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
March 20, 1982
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
Slaughter of the Vampires (1964)
March 27, 1982
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
April 3, 1982
Black Friday (1940)
Calling Dr. Death (1943)
April 10, 1982
Creature of Destruction (1967)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
April 17, 1982
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
April 24, 1982
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
May 1, 1982
The Mummy (1959)
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
May 8, 1982
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Tarantula (1955)
May 15, 1982
Dracula (1931)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
May 22, 1982
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)
War of the Monsters (1966)
May 29, 1982
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
June 5, 1982
The Terror (1963)
The Million Eyes of Su-Muru (1967)
June 12, 1982
The Cat Creeps (1946)
The Black Cat (1941)
June 19, 1982
The Crime of Doctor Hallet (1938)
The Crosby Murder Case (1934)
June 26, 1982
The Killer Shrews (1959)
The Headless Ghost (1959)
July 3, 1982
Curse of the Undead (1959)
The Thing That Couldn’t Die (1958)
July 10, 1982
Maneater of Hydra (1967)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
July 17, 1982
Horror Island (1941)
The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
July 24, 1982
The Conqueror Worm (1968)
The Demon Planet (1965)
July 31, 1982
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
August 7, 1982
The Black Castle (1952)
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
August 14, 1982
Invisible Ray (1936)
Invisible Agent (1942)
August 21, 1982
Night Key (1937)
Night Monster (1942)
August 28, 1982
Warning From Space (1956)
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
September 4, 1982
The Phantom Planet (1961)
Planet of Blood (1966)
September 11, 1982
The She-Creature (1956)
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
September 18, 1982
The Time Travelers (1964)
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
September 25, 1982
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
Reptilicus (1961)
October 2, 1982
Majin, Monster of Terror (1966)
Destroy All Planets (1968)
October 9, 1982
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957)
I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957)
October 16, 1982
House of Frankenstein (1944)
House of Dracula (1945)
October 23, 1982
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
October 30, 1982
Trog (1970)
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
November 6, 1982
Tales of Terror (1962)
The Oblong Box (1969)
November 13, 1982
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Rodan (1956)
November 20, 1982
Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
November 27, 1982
Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)
Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
December 4, 1982
Maneater of Hydra (1967)
The Demon Planet (1965)
December 11, 1982
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Evil Brain From Outer Space (1965)
December 18, 1982
The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
1983
January 1, 1983
Atom Age Vampire (1963)
In the Year 2889 (1967)
January 8, 1983
Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
The Time Travelers (1964)
January 15, 1983
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966)
January 22, 1983 (12 PM)
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
January 29, 1983 (12 PM)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
February 5, 1983 (12 PM)
The Deadly Bees (1966)
February 12, 1983 (12 PM)
Squirm (1976)
February 19, 1983 (12 PM)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
February 26, 1983 (12 PM)
The Mummy (1959)
March 5, 1983 (12 PM)
Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster (1974)
March 12, 1983 (12 PM)
Dracula’s Great Love (1973)
March 19, 1983 (12 PM)
Alien Zone (1978)
March 26, 1983 (12 PM)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
April 2, 1983 (12 PM)
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
April 9, 1983 (12 PM)
Future Woman (1969)
April 16, 1983 (12 PM)
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
April 23, 1983 (12 PM)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
April 30, 1983 (12 PM)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
May 7, 1983 (12 PM)
Dracula (1931)
May 14, 1983 (2 PM)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
May 21, 1983 (2 PM)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
May 28, 1983 (2 PM)
Atragon (1963)
June 4, 1983 (2 PM)
Black Sabbath (1964)
June 11, 1983 (2 PM)
Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
June 18, 1983 (2 PM)
The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955)
June 24, 1983
Werewolf of London (1935)
The Wolf Man (1941)
July 2, 1983
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
The Mummy’s Curse (1944)
July 9, 1983
Dagora, the Space Monster (1964)
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967)
July 16, 1983
The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
The Killer Shrews (1959)
July 23, 1983
The Screaming Skull (1958)
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
July 30, 1983
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Return of the Giant Majin (1966)
August 6, 1983
The X from Outer Space (1967)
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
August 13, 1983
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
War of the Robots (1978)
August 20, 1983
The Crater Lake Monster (1977)
Supersonic Man (1979)
August 27, 1983
Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)
Rodan (1956)
September 3, 1983
Warning From Space (1956)
Voyage Into Space (1970)
September 10, 1983
Invasion (1966)
Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
September 17, 1983
Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)
Night of the Witches (1970)
September 24, 1983
Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster (1974)
October 1, 1983 (12 PM)
Panic In Year Zero (1962)
October 8, 1983 (12 PM)
Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
October 15, 1983 (12 PM)
Lifepod (1981)
October 22, 1983 (2 PM)
Fiend Without A Face (1958)
October 29, 1983 (4 PM)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
November 5, 1983 (12 PM)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
November 12, 1983 (12 PM)
The Invisible Man (1933)
November 19, 1983 (12 PM)
The Mummy (1959)
November 26, 1983 (12 PM)
Frankenstein (1931)
December 3, 1983 (12 PM)
Dracula’s Great Love (1973)
December 10, 1983 (12 PM)
The Flesh Eaters (1964)
December 17, 1983 (12 PM)
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
December 24, 1983 (2 PM)
The Stranger (1973)
December 31, 1983 (4 PM)
The War In Space (1978)
1984
January 7, 1984 (12 PM)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
January 14, 1984 (12 PM)
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
January 21, 1984 (12 PM)
To Love A Vampire (1971)
January 28, 1984 (12 PM)
Mars Needs Women (1967)
February 4, 1984 (12 PM)
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1966)
February 11, 1984 (12 PM)
Reptilicus (1961)
February 18, 1984 (12 PM)
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
February 25, 1984 (12 PM)
The Terror (1963)
March 3, 1984 (12 PM)
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
March 10, 1984 (12 PM)
Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
March 17, 1984 (12 PM)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
March 24, 1984 (12 PM)
Monster Zero (1965)
March 31, 1984 (12 PM)
Five Million Years to Earth (1967)
April 7, 1984 (12 PM)
The Skull (1965)
April 14, 1984 (12 PM)
Spider-Man: The Chinese Web (1977)
April 21, 1984 (12 PM)
The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
April 28, 1984 (12 PM)
Evil Brain from Outer Space (1965)
May 5, 1984 (12 PM)
Godzilla on Monster Island (1972)
May 12, 1984 (12 PM)
Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
May 19, 1984 (12 PM)
It’s Alive (1969)
May 26, 1984 (12 PM)
Rodan (1956)
June 2, 1984 (12 PM)
War of the Gargantuas (1966)
June 9, 1984 (12 PM)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
June 16, 1984 (12 PM)
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)
June 23, 1984 (12 PM)
The Brain (1962)
July 7, 1984 (12 PM)
Planet on the Prowl (1966)
July 14, 1984 (12 PM)
Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966)
July 21, 1984 (12 PM)
The Flesh Eaters (1964)
July 28, 1984 (12 PM)
Planet of Blood (1966)
August 4, 1984 (12 PM)
Dementia 13 (1963)
August 11, 1984 (12 PM)
The Haunted Strangler (1958)
August 18, 1984 (12 PM)
Slaughter of the Vampires (1964)
August 25, 1984 (12 PM)
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
September 1, 1984 (12 PM)
A Bucket of Blood (1959)
September 8, 1984 (12 PM)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
November 3, 1984 (12 PM)
Island of the Burning Doomed (1967)
November 10, 1984 (12 PM)
Valley of the Gwangi (1959)
November 17, 1984 (12 PM)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
November 24, 1984 (12 PM)
Munster, Go Home! (1966)
December 1, 1984 (12 PM)
Creature from Black Lake (1976)
December 8, 1984 (12 PM)
Monster Zero (1965)
December 15, 1984 (12 PM)
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)
December 22, 1984 (12 PM)
The Green Slime (1968)
December 29, 1984 (12 PM)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
This list has been quite exhaustive putting together and if there are any corrections to be made, please let me know. Like for instance, I remember the movie Squirm (1976) being shown more than this list says and I thought the movie They Saved Hitler’s Brain (1968) and THEM! (1955) showed multiple times. This blog is definitely a work in progress and if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to get ahold of me via the contact page. Thanks for reading!
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Great list, thanks. I grew up in the Boston raea and saw many of these. Channel 56 might have shown some sci-fi/horror films on the 8 O’Clock Movie instead of on CDF.
I really miss this show. Even though I have seen the various horror hosts around the country, the CDF still holds a special place in my heart.