How to Make a Monster (1958 film)
| How to Make a Monster | |
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Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Herbert L. Strock |
| Written by | Herman Cohen Aben Kandel |
| Produced by | Herman Cohen James H. Nicholson |
| Starring | Robert H. Harris Gary Conway Gary Clarke Morris Ankrum Paul Brinegar Robert Shayne John Ashley |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000 (est.) |
How to Make a Monster is a 1958 American horror film drama. It was produced and written by Herman Cohen, directed by Herbert L. Strock, and starring Gary Conway, Robert H. Harris, Paul Brinegar, Morris Ankrum, Robert Shayne, and John Ashley (as himself). The film was released by American International Pictures on July 30, 1958. It played on September 3, 1958 on a double feature with Teenage Caveman. The film is notable for its inclusion of props and studios that were actually used in actual sci-fi horror movies.
The film is a follow-up to both I Was a Teenage Werewolf and I Was a Teenage Frankenstein. Like Teenage Frankenstein, a black-and-white film that switches to color in its final moments, How to Make a Monster was filmed in black-and-white and only the last reel (the fire scene finale) is in full color.