{"id":81817,"date":"2024-10-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=81817"},"modified":"2024-10-04T11:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:37:41","slug":"monster-movie-mayhem-the-black-scorpion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=81817","title":{"rendered":"Monster Movie Mayhem: The Black Scorpion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By CONNOR KEATING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first review I ever wrote for Tiger Media Network was a review of \u201cThe Relic\u201d<\/a> and was the first in a series of four monster movie reviews for the month of October. Since that\u2019s where it all began, I felt it would be natural to bring it back this year. So for October of 2024, I will be reviewing four terrifying monster movies, each one more horrifying than the last. First up, \u201cThe Black Scorpion\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Black Scorpion\u201d is a 1957 monster movie about a series of volcanic eruptions in Mexico that are causing trouble for the locals. A pair of geologists take the opportunity to try studying the volcano\u2019s effects, but end up discovering a series of mysterious attacks and learn that the locals believe a demon bull has cursed the land. While searching for answers, they come across a woman who owns a large cattle ranch that has been mysteriously losing cattle, so the geologists use her place as a little base of operations where they learn that the volcano has opened a massive cavern filled with giant insects and arachnids, and the largest of them is a giant black scorpion. The creatures are on the loose, and it’s up to our heroes to put a stop to the giant scorpions before they tear Mexico to shreds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since this is a 50s monster movie, it has a pretty basic plot. A geological or man-made event causes some sort of strange creature to be awoken, and a series of mysterious attacks occur, our main characters try to figure out what caused them, and when they do figure it out, they try to stop the monster. This is the plot for almost every 50s monster movie, even many of the great ones like \u201cGojira\u201d follow this formula. However, \u201cThe Black Scorpion\u201d feels especially similar to another film that follows this plot structure, \u201cTHEM!\u201d a film that John and I recently reviewed for \u201cIt Came From The DVD Collection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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