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In this episode of The Introverted Obelisk, we plunge headfirst into the baffling, burbling waters of Creature from the Haunted Sea—Roger Corman’s 1961 fever dream that somehow mashed together Cold War espionage, mobster slapstick, and a sea monster made of mop heads. We walk through the film’s paper-thin plot, where an American conman fakes a sea monster attack to rob Cuban exiles, only to discover that—surprise!—there actually is a sea monster, and it’s not thrilled about being impersonated.
We’ll unpack the absurdity, the recycled monster costume, and the half-improvised dialogue that somehow holds this leaky raft of a movie together. Along the way, we explore how the film winks at both spy thrillers and monster flicks, all while operating on a budget that couldn’t cover the price of a decent sandwich.
Expect Cold War commentary, confused communists, and a creature that looks like it wandered out of a janitor’s closet and into cinematic history. So grab your flippers and your sense of disbelief—we’re diving deep into this gloriously cheap aquatic oddity.
And don’t worry, no mollusks were harmed in the making of this podcast. Probably.
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