{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER (1959, Caltiki il mostro immortale) \u2013 Episode 195 \u2013 Decades of Horror: The Classic Era","description":"\u201cThe garden is filled with monsters!\u201d No more weeding! Hooray! Join this episode\u2019s Grue-Crew \u2013 Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, Jeff Mohr, and guest Bill Mulligan \u2013 as they dissect one of Italy\u2019s first horror movies, Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959, Caltiki il mostro immortale), helmed by Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava. Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 195 \u2013 Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https:\/\/classicscifichannel.com\/; https:\/\/classichorrorchannel.com\/; https:\/\/wickedhorrortv.com\/ Synopsis: A team of archaeologists in Mexico encounters an amorphous, blob-like monster that appears to be connected with the collapse of the Mayan civilization. Directed by: Riccardo Freda (as Robert Hamton); Mario Bava (uncredited) Writing Credits: Filippo Sanjust (screenplay) (as Philip Just); Riccardo Freda (screenplay) (uncredited) Special Effects by: Mario Bava (as Marie Foam) Selected Cast: John Merivale as Prof. John Fielding Didi Sullivan as Ellen Fielding G\u00e9rard Herter as Max Gunther (as Gerard Haerter) Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Prof. Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s Assistant (as G.R. Stuart) Vittorio Andr\u00e9 as Prof. Rodr\u00edguez (as Victor Andr\u00e8e) Daniele Vargas as Bob (as Daniel Vargas) Arturo Dominici as Nieto (as Arthur Dominick) Nerio Bernardi as Police Inspector (as Black Bernard) Daniela Rocca as Linda Gail Pearl as Indian Dancer (as Gay Pearl) Armando Annuale as Journalist at Press Conference (uncredited) Orlando Baralla as Scientist (uncredited) Mario Bava as Mexican at Police Station (uncredited) Tom Felleghy as Astronomer (uncredited) Ferruccio Fregonese as Journalist at Press Conference (uncredited) Sandro Mondini as Journalist at Press Conference (uncredited) Renzo Palmer as Narrator (uncredited) Renato Terra as Investigating Officer (uncredited) The Grue-Crew\u2019s subject this episode is Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959, Caltiki il mostro immortale), the \u201cis it Riccardo Freda\u2019s or is it Mario Bava\u2019s\u201d Italian horror movie featuring a giant glob of tripe. Whether Freda\u2019s film, Bava\u2019s film, or both, Caltiki is a fun watch with surprising chills from such a low-budget, early entry in the now legendary Italian horror film industry. Of course, Bava\u2019s cinematography and special effects are splendidly displayed throughout the film. Bill Mulligan comes along for the Bava ride, providing his valuable insights regarding his favorite director. As Bill has written, \u201c(Caltiki) is definitely one of the top 3 blob movies of all time, a genre that is composed of The Blob, The Blob, and Caltiki.\u201d The rest of the Grue-Crew are in complete agreement. At the time of this writing, Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) is available to stream from Tubi and PPV from Apple TV and Amazon Prime. The film is available on physical media as a 2-Disc Special Edition [Blu-ray + DVD] from Arrow Video. For a different take, check out Paul Cardullo\u2019s Groovy Gory Gruesome Gold Review of Caltiki, the Immortal Monster here: https:\/\/gruesomemagazine.com\/2017\/05\/21\/caltiki-immortal-monster\/  Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule \u2013 this one chosen by Jeff \u2013 is The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963, La maldici\u00f3n de la Llorona), a Mexican horror film directed by Rafael Baled\u00f3n and featuring Rita Macedo, Rosita Arenas, Abel Salazar, Carlos L\u00f3pez Moctezuma, and Enrique Lucero. Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com To each of you from each of them, \u201cThank you so much for watching and listening!\u201d ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"