Films like The Mysterious Monsters once piqued my imagination

By Ron Cerabona
June 6 2020 - 12:00am
Tippi Hedren in Roar. Picture: Supplied
Tippi Hedren in Roar. Picture: Supplied

The Mysterious Monsters (1975): The 1970s was a big time for allegedly paranormal stuff - cryptozoology, Uri Geller, UFOs, on and on, that piqued my imagination and sometimes scared me, though I wasn't totally convinced. I remember seeing this pseudodocumentary - hosted by TV stalwart Peter Graves - one weekend afternoon and vaguely recall solemn narration and cheesy reenacments of alleged Bigfoot encounters. YouTube shows that, all too often, nostalgia isn't what it used to be.