A Brief History of the Beast

Before there was the Godzilla or the giant octopus from It Came From Beneath the Sea, there was the original sea monster--The Rhedosaurus . . . perhaps better known as The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.  In fact, the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms actually inspired Godzilla and set off the "Monster on the Loose" craze of the 1950s.  Released in 1953, this film was based on Ray Bradbury's short story, "The Lighthouse," and was Ray Harryhausen's first great solo work.  With the possible exception of Mighty Joe Young (which Harryhausen also worked on), the first important giant monster film since King Kong.

However, unlike Godzilla (who had over two dozen sequels), there are not that many Rhedosaurus kits.  The ones that do exist tend to be pretty darn good though, so here is a quick look.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

This is part of the "What if" series of boxes that are based on the old Aurora kits.  This particular art was done by Vin Di Fate and comes shrink wrapped for presevation purposes.  It is an odd collectors item that you can pick up for $25 at www.morbidmonster.com

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