One cool thing about running this site is that occasionally I get press releases for stuff that is pretty cool.  I just received one from Famous Monsters of Filmland about an event they are partnering on with streaming television website Shout! Factory: a 24 hour Kaiju movie marathon that will take place this Saturday, July 18.  It will be hosted by Kaiju expert August Ragone. I don’t know if we will get to see any of it here, but the Monster Kid is mega-excited about it. He loves Ultra Seven.

I had not head of Shout! previously, but it claims to be a free, advertising-free streaming channel that also carries a lot of older horror and science fiction movies. So even if Kaiju movies aren’t your thing, you may want to check it out. If you do, I would be interested in knowing your experience and whether you think it’s worth recommending to others.  The lineup for the Kaiju movie marathon is as follows:

12:00AM — Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (1954)
1:45AM — Ultra Q Episodes
5:15AM — Ultra Seven Episodes
6:30AM — Godzilla, King Of The Monsters (1954)
8:15AM — Ultra Seven Episodes
9:00AM — Rodan (1956)
10:30AM — Ultra Seven Episodes
11:15AM — Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
12:45PM — Ultra Seven Episodes
1:30PM — Godzilla Vs. The Thing (1964)
3:15PM — Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
5:00PM — Monster Zero (1965)
6:45PM — Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)
8:15PM — Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975)
10:00PM — Godzilla, The Uncut Japanese Original (1954)
11:45PM — Godzilla’s Revenge (1969)

Also, since I received the press release from Famous Monsters of Filmland, I will share with you that the cover of their next issue, #281, looks like a rather remarkable visual interpretation of “Godzilla vs. Cthulhu”, and it’s worth taking a look.