This document lists and discusses various giant monster movies from over the decades ranging from the 1950s to recent films from the 2000s. It mentions classic giant monster films like Godzilla from 1954, King Kong from 1933 and 2005, as well as lesser known titles like Gamera, Hedorah The Smog Monster, and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. The document also references the visual effects work of Ray Harryhausen and the H.P. Lovecraft creature Cthulhu.

1. Giant Monster Appreciation Annalee Newitz www.io9.com

2. Cloverfield, 2007

3. Godzilla 1954 Godzilla 1954

4. Godzilla vs. Ghidorah in Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster (1964)‏

5. Gamera (1997 incarnation)‏

6. Godzilla, United States style (1998)‏

8. Hedorah The Smog Monster (1971)‏

9. The Host (2007)‏

10. Tarantula (1955)‏

11. Them! (1954)‏

12. It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)‏

13. King Kong, 1933

14. King Kong, 2005

15. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)‏

16. Village of the Giants (1965)‏

17. danger: giant boobies

18. Ray Harryhausen effects in 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)‏

19. Cthulhu, by John Couthart

20. Giant Killer (2006)‏