John Carpenter Set to Host an Epic Kaiju Film Marathon on Godzilla Day

Shout TV is hosting a Godzilla Day event and has invited horror icon John Carpenter to join. Carpenter will be the host of a special four-film marathon featuring kaiju classics on their streaming platform. November 3 marks the Japanese release anniversary of Gojira, also known as Godzilla, King of the Monsters. This movie kick-started the giant monster genre and is now celebrated as Godzilla Day, a day to honor all things massive, radioactive, and city-destroying.

In celebration, John Carpenter, a longtime Godzilla fan and the director of Suburban Screams, will be hosting the Masters of Monsters marathon. He has meticulously selected four thrilling movies from Toho Studios, known for their monster mayhem. The marathon will be available for streaming on their free platform, starting at 3 p.m. EST on November 3, alongside other exciting Godzilla Day activities. These include the launch of new merchandise, a marathon on Pluto TV, and the start of ticket sales for the latest Godzilla film, Godzilla Minus One.

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The marathon will kick off with Gojira, the 1954 film that introduced Godzilla to the world and started a genre of movies featuring actors in rubber suits destroying model cities. Despite its serious tone, Gojira reflects on the horrors of the atomic bomb unleashed on Japan at the end of World War II. Following that, Carpenter will present Rodan from 1956, Toho's first color kaiju film, featuring a gigantic pterosaur-like creature. The third film, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster from 1964, brings together Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra to combat their formidable adversary with triple threats, known as Ghidorah or Monster Zero. This monster has been a persistent rival of Godzilla and was last seen in the 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Finally, the marathon concludes with War of the Gargantuas from 1966, a kaiju film featuring two colossal creatures born from the heart of Frankenstein's Monster battling it out to the detriment of Tokyo.

Stay tuned to our website for future updates and watch the trailer for Masters of Monsters below. The marathon will begin at 3 p.m. EST on Shout TV.

Godzilla Minus One

Release Date December 1, 2023Director Takashi YamazakiCast Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yûki Yamada, Sakura AndōRating PG-13Genres Action, Adventure, DramaWriters Takashi Yamazaki