Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Safety Tip Of The Day

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Safety Tip Of The Day - Beware The Deadly Mantis

6 comments:

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Painted in the Monster Cafe...; September 17, 2013 at 10:17 AM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: I always get this mixed up with that giant grasshopper movie with Peter Graves, "The Beginning of the End".; September 17, 2013 at 10:22 AM
DrGoat said...: My favorite is Them, with James Whitmore & James Arness. Great giant ant movie. Those were the movies I grew up with. There are so many good/bad ones. Check out one called Giant from the Unknown. About a giant conquistador that rises from the dead to kill people. Scared the crap out of me when I was little....saw it awhile back...pretty bad. Also The Amazing Colossal Man. I could go on. Love these flicks. Personal favorite, It, the Terror from Beyond Space. It's still pretty scary, but a bit corny. They actually fire a bazooka while they are inside a space ship flying thru space. Gotta love it. I hear it was the inspiration for Alien.; September 17, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Kal said...: Them is very good and I have a soft spot for The Amazing Colossal man when he spears the guy with the giant needle. Any of those giant bug movies are worth a look.; September 17, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Kal said...: Them is very good and I have a soft spot for The Amazing Colossal man when he spears the guy with the giant needle. Any of those giant bug movies are worth a look.; September 17, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: I remember "Them!" quite fondly. I have a copy of "It Terror Beyond Space" around here that I've been meaning to watch eventually.

More often than not I tend to gravitate towards the '40s monster movies. The few I have seen from the '50s have either involved the Gillman or Ray Harryhausen.; September 17, 2013 at 5:27 PM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.