EPISODE · Oct 12, 2022 · 35 MIN
#38: Mid-Century Macabre | "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) & the Story of Milicent Patrick
Kicking off our next series "Mid-Century Macabre" - horror movies from the 1950s/60s is a film with a long-lasting legacy and surprising back story, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954). This week is all about the creatures creator, Milicent Patrick, whose biography exists within the pages of the book "The Lady from the Black Lagoon" by Mallory O'Meara. DIVE IN with me and we will look at the culture impact of the film, its relationship to other monster movies, and how the film came to be. Episode notes can be found here.Follow myself/the pod on Instagram here.Cover art by Isis Petit with coloration by Katie Anderson
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Kicking off our next series "Mid-Century Macabre" - horror movies from the 1950s/60s is a film with a long-lasting legacy and surprising back story, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954). This week is all about the creatures creator, Milicent Patrick, whose biography exists within the pages of the book "The Lady from the Black Lagoon" by Mallory O'Meara. DIVE IN with me and we will look at the culture impact of the film, its relationship to other monster movies, and how the film came to b...
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#38: Mid-Century Macabre | "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) & the Story of Milicent Patrick
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