The 1950s was a golden age of cinema, a decade defined by glamorous stars and slow-paced, well thought out narratives. […] ...

But they weren’t all winners. In fact, quite a few ’50s monster movies were extremely rough around the edges. But, of those lesser films, some of them continue to hold a compulsively watchable charm.

Enduring as a prime source of cinematic entertainment, monster movies have created some of the most recognizable creatures in all of fiction and developed a wide range of loyal followers across the ...