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‘Destroy All Humans!’ Is One Giant Step On Mankind’s Boredom!

Black Forest Games and THQ Nordic have given me the chance to relive a part of my gaming past with the revamped Destroy All Humans! that surely will gain a bigger audience full of old and new fans. Some brief history of Destroy All Humans!, the game came out in 2005 from Pandemic Studios and THQ(before the name change) that was a nod to the cold war era alien invasion films and comics of the 1950s that also parodied 1950’s society that mirrored attitudes in the US at the time in ’05. I played and loved the hell out of that game back in the day, so when it was announced they were revamping it, I had to see if it held up. Destroy All Humans! is about an alien named Cryptosporidium-137, or Crypto, a clone, is tasked to go to earth to harvest human brainstems that contain DNA of their species to help further their cloning which is how

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Capt McNeely

Jul 27, 2020

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Even (4) More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now (Part 9)

As things in the real world keep on trucking along, so does this B-movie train! This time around we have radioactive beasts, messages from other worlds, and killer maps! So you know what’s next, turn off the lights, get comfy and enjoy! Oh, and don’t forget about getting snacks! The Hideous Sun Demon (1958) A scientist (Robert Clarke) is accidentally exposed to radioactive isotopes that left him visibly unharmed but whenever he is touched by the light of the sun, he transforms into a lizard creature! I Bury the Living (1958) Possibly one of my favorite films in this little series of articles! A businessman (Richard Boone) is appointed to oversee operations at a cemetery discovers that he has the power to kill anyone by using a map of the cemetery. Day the World Ended (1955) A group of survivors must face the dangers of nuclear fallout, a monster that kills anything in its path, and one of their own

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Capt McNeely

Apr 5, 2020

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Even (4) More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now (Part 8)

We’re back at it again with some more free B-movies that you can check out on YouTube right now! This time around we got you, aliens, mad science went wrong, and unspeakable horrors hiding in caves! The Brain Eaters (1958) A town is besieged by invaders from another world in the form of parasitic creatures that take over the brains of their victims. This film also features Leonard Nimoy in one of his first film roles. Phantom from Space (1953) FCC investigators are on the hunt for an alien that’s invisible when not wearing its space suite and is highly radioactive as it makes its way towards L.A.! The Neanderthal Man (1953) A scientist (Robert Shayne) experiments with bringing stone-age creatures back to life and eventually turns himself into a Neanderthal and goes on a rampage! Beast from the Haunted Cave (1959) A gang of thieves plan on stealing gold bars from a local bank and set an explosive in

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Capt McNeely

Mar 30, 2020

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Even (4) More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now (Part 7)

This time around we have a selection of some good creature features for you to feed on, and even included a bonus film this time around! If you want to see more, check out the links below the article for more free B-movies! Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) A crew is sent to a Pacific island to locate a missing expedition only to find a pair of radioactive crabs that absorbed the minds of the victims of the first expedition and now want to reproduce! Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) An American dub of the soviet film Planeta Bur that shows in the year 2020 the moon is colonized and a space crew goes to Venus and discovers prehistoric life still thriving. Zontar: The Thing from Venus (1966) A made for TV remake of It Conquered the World, the film follows a NASA scientist (Tony Huston) who has been in contact with an alien that claims it will

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Capt McNeely

Mar 28, 2020

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Even (4) More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now (Part 6)

Back with more creatures and bumps in the night to fill your days/nights with the fun campiness that is B-film goodness and other happy finds on YouTube! The Snow Creature (1954) The film is told in two acts involving a scientist (Paul Langton) finding a Yeti (Lock Martin) in the Himalayas and bringing it back to Los Angeles where it escapes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlKnq-3ICYs Tales from the Crypt (1972) Five strangers (Jone Collins, Ian Hendry, Robin Phillips, Richard Greene, and Nigel Patrick) get lost while on a tour of a crypt and meet the infamous Crypt Keeper (Ralph Richardson) who makes them relive their misdeeds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-MngattgrI The Robot VS the Aztec Mummy (1958) The third film in the Mexican “Aztec Mummy” film series, tells about the return of a mad scientist and criminal mastermind who wants revenge against the ancient mummy that thwarted his plans in the previous films by creating a robot to fight it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNQWSJ570rg Indestructible Man (1956) A detective

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Capt McNeely

Mar 27, 2020

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Even (4) More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now (Part 5)

Nothing good on TV? No problem! We’re back again with more time passing low-budget goodies for you to watch at your leisure, we got some good one this time around! Be sure to check the links at the end for more lists guaranteed to fill your schedule! Robot Monster (1953) Considered to be one of the “worse movies ever made”, this low budget masterpiece of cinematic cheese tells the story of a group of human survivors who are immune to the death rays from a race of gorilla-robot aliens who are part of a hive-mind mentality. The Snake Woman (1961) A young woman (Susan Travers) can transform into a cobra-human creature and attacks the locals in her village prompting an investigator from Scotland Yard (John McCarthy) to come to investigate. The Manster (1959) An American journalist (Peter Dyneley) working in Japan becomes part of a mad scientist’s (Tetsu Nakamura) experiment where he grows a second head on his shoulder. The

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Capt McNeely

Mar 26, 2020

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Even (4) More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now (PT.3)

This B-movie train is not stopping for anything may it be robots, Martians, bugs from space, or gigantic prehistoric animals! If you want more or missed out on the other articles, check the links below! The 27th Day (1957) An English woman (Valerie French), an American reporter (Gene Barry), a German scientist (George Voskovec), a Soviet soldier (Azemat Janti) and a Chinese woman (Marie Tsien) are taken by aliens and each is given a weapon that will destroy all humans on Earth if used within 27 days. Mutiny in Outer Space (1965) The crew of space station X-7 is being killed off one by one by an alien fungus that was brought back on board by a research crew exploring the ice caves of the moon. The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) A scientist (Don Sullivan) helps investigate strange deaths occurring in a seaside town and suspects that his girlfriend’s (Jeanne Carmen) father the local lighthouse keeper (John Harmon) of

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Capt McNeely

Mar 24, 2020

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4-More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now!

With more people having to stay home, why keep it boring? Turn off the lights, get a snack, and get comfy for some more B-movie mayhem! The Crater Lake Monster (1977) After a meteor crashes in a lake, a prehistoric monster emerges from the waters and attacks at random. The local sheriff (Richard Cardella) investigates with the help of three scientists (Bob Hyman, Richard Garrison, and Kacey Cobb) while two locals (Glenn Robers, and Mark Siegel) keep renting out boats to potential victims. The creature effects were directed by legendary stop motion director/artist David Allen. The Bat (1959) The film is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name that was based on the 1920 stage play of the same name that was based on the 1908 novel The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film follows a mystery writer (Agnes Moorehead) who is caught up in a mystery when the serial killer known as “The

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Capt McNeely

Mar 18, 2020

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‘Destroy All Humans!’ Is Coming Back!

Everyone’s favorite sarcastic alien invader from the 2000s is back! No not Zim, Crypto 137! THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games have announced today the remake of the comedic alien invasion game Destroy All Humans! If you never heard of the game, you really missed out! Destroy All Humans! parodies everything we love about 1950’s B-movie alien invasion flicks. Players take on the role of a lone invader named Crypto 137 as he is sent to Earth to collect DNA while at the same time, causing chaotic destruction! Some aspects of the game will be changing, Crypto will now be able to use both his weapons and psychic skills at the same time, as well as his flying combat abilities. There will be a new “Psychokinesis” which is being described as the love child of “A Jedi and Goat Simulator”. The game will also include the restored, much-rumored, never before seen: Lost Mission of Area 42! Destroy All Humans! will

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Capt McNeely

Jun 7, 2019

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