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Ben Ramsey 1d ago

In 45 minutes, it’s #Monsterdon! This week, we’re watching The Monster That Challenged the World (1957).

I dunno what to expect, but that monster (in the movie poster) looks like they just want to hug!

Join us! Start the film at 8pm CDT (01:00 UTC), follow the #Monsterdon hashtag, and contribute your own zany commentary. Cheers!

📅 Details: https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret/116352835324374475

🎯 Bingo:
https://hypertext.monster/@cherizilla/116354938600377798

🍸 Theme Drink: https://mstdn.plus/@JoeWynne/116348976501515148

📼 Live Stream: https://social.miyaku.media/@miru/statuses/01KNEYWEZT7YS0CJ39ZFQ2811F

Void Chicken (@[email protected])

Sunday, April 5, 2026, 8PM CT (1AM Monday UTC) IT'S #MONSTERDON we will be watching: The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) "An earthquake doesn't just shake up Southern California -- it awakens a nest of monsters lurking in the Salton Sea. These bloodthirsty sea snails are gobbling up anyone who sets foot in the water." its streaming free on tubi please watch and live post it with us! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50NZq9DNVa0

the Timeloop Café

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

IT’S TIME! IT’S TIME!

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Intro credits with music insinuating danger and mayhem!

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

When there’s a large sign at the entry that reads “U.S. Navy Science Laboratory,” you know it's serious.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

That’s some intense foreshadowing about Hollister.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

This is actually some pretty cool footage of a skydive.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“Hey, Lieutenant!” is the proper thing to yell at the surface of the water when you’re trying to find someone.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Flutterboy 2-4-2 isn’t responding because the number is really 2-4-3.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

She codenamed herself “iron heart” (I think). I love it!

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“It’s Sanders!”

“Quick! Check for his secret recipe! It should be on him in the event of his death.”

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

How could they recognize that as Hollister? He was completely deformed.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“Do you understand?”

“No. Of course not.”

I think these lines don’t mean what the writers think they mean.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“You’re looking at a piece of skin.”

Gross.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“In my serious, medical opinion, this man died from scare. […] Would you like a sandwich from my mortuary cubby?”

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“Speed up your science, scientist!”

“I’d like to talk to you about your beach.”

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Chekhov’s neckerchief!

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“She’s just like her father was. Always choosing the wrong person!”

“He chose you, didn’t he?”

“My point exactly!”

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

That guy’s radio responses as a diver makes him sound extremely bored.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

OH, YES! The monster’s gonna get ‘em!

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

These divers sound psychotic over the radio.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

That guy’s such a back-seat spearman.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

So, the kraken is a scientific fact in this film.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“Should you change your mind.”

“I never do.”

What a rejection!

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

This operator reminds me of Annie Potts playing Janine in Ghostbusters.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Is there a point to the kid with the ink pens?

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Man, go wash your hands! You don’t want to know what that stuff is!

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

I love how passive-aggressive this librarian guy is.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“Hey, you kids!”

Cue Steve Buscemi “How do you do, fellow kids?" meme.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

“I’ll call in…because I don’t want to look at the gate keeper anymore.”

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

I think there was some romantic tension between Dobbs and the switchboard operator.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

The whole premise of this movie is there are creatures we don’t understand who have killed people, and the authorities are doing everything they can to eradicate them. They haven’t once suggested trying to study and understand the creatures.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Lady, you didn't even try pushing Sandy up as far as you could to have her reach the window.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

I feel sad for the monster. I think it’s just misunderstood.

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Not terrible, but not good either. Just right for #Monsterdon.

As always, thanks to @Taweret for hosting, @cherizilla for the bingo card, @JoeWynne for the drink recipe and trivia, @ryan for the live stream, @paco for data analysis at https://gallery.don.monster, @combatwombat for the replay, and all of you for making it awesome!

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Ben Ramsey 1d ago

Addendum: there was, in fact, no point to the kid with the ink pens.

Captain Button 1d ago

Like the photographer kid at the end of Terminator.

#Monsterdon
#TheMonsterThatChallengedTheWorld

@ramsey the KRAYken

#monsterdon #ChallengedTheWorld1957

@ramsey late night psychotic dj

Ben Ramsey 1d ago

@samsagreg Haha! Exactly!